A round up of issues from Russia for the first half of 2021 – War, Religion and History
A round up of issues from Russia for the first half of 2021 - War, Religion and History As promised, here's the second of our round-ups of coin releases from the major Eastern European Mints for the first half of 2021. We've already covered Slovakia, and [...]
Royal Mint marks two centuries since the Gold Standard was introduced with a proof version of the 2016 gold bullion coin
Royal Mint marks two centuries since the Gold Standard was introduced with a proof version of the 2016 gold bullion coin Launched in 2016 to mark the 200th anniversary of Britain creating the gold standard, the Royal Mints gold bullion coin range encompassed a quarter-ounce and a [...]
The teeming life and beauty of the coral reef is the spotlight of the Mint of Poland’s latest coin
The teeming life and beauty of the coral reef is the spotlight of the Mint of Poland’s latest coin Given how popular nature themed coins are, it's pretty surprising that the world's coral reefs are not more common as a subject. The most recent was the very [...]
Shaped coin celebration of guitar legend Fender’s 75th anniversary wraps with the iconic Telecaster
Shaped coin celebration of guitar legend Fender's 75th anniversary wraps with the iconic Telecaster In what looks to be an extremely popular franchise for MTB/PAMP, Fender guitar coins have brought us a neat and unusual homage to one of the music worlds most iconic brands. It [...]
APMEX launches the second of its Seven Wonders bullion rounds – the Hanging Gardens of Babylon
APMEX launches the second of its Seven Wonders bullion rounds - the Hanging Gardens of Babylon We don't cover many rounds here as it's hard enough keeping up with the coins, but we do dabble when we feel it's relevant, and we think that applies to [...]
Grand Shipwrecks in a History series returns with one of the biggest nautical cock-ups of all time – Vasa
'Grand Shipwrecks in a History' series returns with one of the biggest nautical cock-ups of all time - Vasa Naval history is always a solid subject for a coin, going hand in hand with numismatics long association with the rulers of empires and nations, and [...]
A shaped silver coin tries to do the Kessel Run in twelve parsecs in the form of Han Solo’s ship, The Millenium Falcon
A shaped silver coin tries to do the Kessel Run in twelve parsecs in the form of Han Solo's ship, The Millennium Falcon The Star Wars coin tsunami continues with a shaped coin featuring one of the most famous spaceships in all of science fiction - the [...]
Powercoin’s Micropuzzle Treasures returns with a vibrant work by Belarusian modern impressionist painter, Leonid Afremov
Powercoin's Micropuzzle Treasures returns with a vibrant work by Belarusian modern impressionist painter, Leonid Afremov Back with a second release this year, although this is a 2022 dated coin, Powercoin's much admired 'Micropuzzle Treasures' ditches the usual classics for a modern impressionist painter. Leonid Afremov was [...]
The god of the Underworld, Hades, rounds out LPM’s bullion versions of the Perth Mint’s ‘Gods of Olympus’
The god of the Underworld, Hades, rounds out LPM’s bullion versions of the Perth Mint’s ‘Gods of Olympus’ Wrapping up the bullion versions of the Perth Mint, 'Gods of Olympus' trilogy, LPM have today launched 'Hades' the God of the Underworld. Joining Zeus and Poseidon, this [...]
DC Comics legend Aquaman, joins Superman with his own shaped silver emblem coin
DC Comics legend Aquaman, joins Superman with his own shaped silver emblem coin Back in March, the New Zealand Mint issued their first DC Comics emblem-shaped coin and as you'd expect, it was Superman. The debut coin in a new series, the second one launches today, [...]
The skull & crossbones returns with Anne Bonny, the first of the Royal Australian Mint’s ‘Pirate Queens’
The skull & crossbones returns with Anne Bonny, the first of the Royal Australian Mint’s ‘Pirate Queens’ Just like the movie industry, it seems what's in vogue comes in waves, and one of the current subjects that seem to crop up in the bullion coin [...]
JVP’s new Liberator bullion coin adds proof silver and one-gram gold to the range.
JVP's new 'Liberator' bullion coin adds proof silver and one-gram gold to the range. Just a few days ago we covered the launch of the new Liberator silver bullion coin and we made mention of other variants to follow. the first oif these are now up for [...]
Emporium Hamburg’s ‘Prehistoric Life’ bullion coin series heads to the sky with the famous Archaeopteryx
Emporium Hamburg's 'Prehistoric Life' bullion coin series heads to the sky with the famous Archaeopteryx The latest in Emporium Hamburg's cool 'Prehistoric Life' bullion coins here and it's the second of three due in 2021, and the fifth of at least twelve in the series. We [...]
Street Fighter II is 30 and the increased interest in videogame history means coins are here to celebrate
Street Fighter II is 30 and the increased interest in videogame history means coins are here to celebrate It seems that videogames are becoming quite the thing in modern numismatics, and so are shaped character coins. Put those two things together and you have a marriage made [...]
Batman Returns! Mint XXI debuts a high-end silver coin featuring the classic comic book superhero
Batman Returns! Mint XXI debuts a high-end silver coin featuring the classic comic book superhero Few characters in popular culture need as little introduction as the ultra-iconic DC Comics superhero, Batman. The Dark Knight has been the subject of thousands of comics, novels, TV series and [...]
Scottsdale Mint launches its first pair of 2021 Biblical coins as the series enters an epic seventh year
Scottsdale Mint launches its first pair of 2021 Biblical coins as the series enters an epic seventh year In news that will please the many fans of Scottsdale Mint's epic 60-coin, 10-year 'Biblical Series' of two ounce silver coins, it's finally back for [...]