We’re having a Germania Week, with new profiles and news, and there’s more
We’re having a Germania Week, with new profiles and news, and there’s more This week is going to be Germania Week, and we're bringing ourselves up to date with one of our favourite producers. I had a quick look through our Germania posts and was shocked to see we'd missed a few of the new releases. My fault, as I'd earmarked the Hildegard and Germania 22 coins for photoshoots, but as [...]
Lunar Dragon Egg (2024 MDM Wholesale)
We've repeatedly commented on the ever earlier launch of lunar coins, often appearing up to a year before the actual change date, but the Year of the Dragon seems to exacerbate that even further. Probably the most popular of the lunar animals, it next comes around in early 2024 - yes, that's right, 2024 - but we've already seen several issues, and expect to see more.The latest is this pretty coin from German [...]
Yale of Beaufort continues the Royal Mint’s journey through Henry VIII’s ‘Tudor Beasts’, a show of love to Jane Seymour
Yale of Beaufort continues the Royal Mint’s journey through Henry VIII’s ‘Tudor Beasts’, a show of love to Jane Seymour It's time for the next in the Tudor Beasts series, the flagship sequel to the Royal Mint's much-loved 'Queen's Beasts' series, which debuted last year with the 'Seymour Panther' in proof form. This is to be a ten-coin, five-year series, with accompanying bullion versions to sit alongside the various proof coins. Today's [...]
The Witcher: Time of Contempt continues the numismatic journey through Andrzej Sapkowski’s fantasy classic
The Witcher: Time of Contempt continues the numismatic journey through Andrzej Sapkowski's fantasy classic The much loved world of Polish author Andrzej Sapkowski 'The Witcher' series of fantasy novels has been successfully making the transition to the numismatic world since 2019. Working their way through the two short story collections, and six main novels chronologically, Mint of Gdańsk has been issuing silver coins in both two-ounce, and one-kilo formats, offering unique designs, [...]
PMC add to their shaped coin range with an odd mix of ancient sportsmen, Serbian scientists, and the inside of a dinosaur…!
PMC add to their shaped coin range with an odd mix of ancient sportsmen, Serbian scientists, and the inside of a dinosaur...! Famed in numismatic circles for their innovative, and expansive 'Bi-Metal Max' silver over copper coins, Precious Metal Collector's also produce some quite unique pieces [...]
Scottsdale Mint debuts three new additions to its expansive range, including a rare 500-mintage Caribbean special
Scottsdale Mint debuts three new additions to its expansive range, including a rare 500-mintage Caribbean special Constantly vying with the Perth Mint on who has the most varied and numerous bullion coin range on the market today, Scottsdale Mint is tipping the scales with some more additions, [...]
The world of film, music, and television is as popular on coins as ever. Here’s the latest round-up of new releases
The world of film, music, and television is as popular on coins as ever. Here's the latest round-up of new releases Our latest regular look at popular culture coins, a seemingly endless task in the current market, encompasses all the usual suspects - Star Wars, Harry Potter, [...]
‘We all live in a yellow submarine shaped coin’. The Crown Mint debuts its homage to the iconic Beatles song and film
'We all live in a yellow submarine shaped coin'. The Crown Mint debuts its homage to the iconic Beatles song and film UPDATE: The Crown Mint has closed down, so this series, and everything else they do, is dead.When the conversation turns to a discussion on [...]
George Washington, the first President of the United States, joins Lincoln with a new, shaped silver coin from Precious Metal Collectors
George Washington, the first President of the United States, joins Lincoln with a new, shaped silver coin from Precious Metal Collectors Back in February, Precious Metal Collectors (PMC) issued a very realistic portrayal of Abraham Lincoln, struck to a high-relief in two ounces of silver. The [...]
After last years Bitcoin homage, Mint XXI returns to the United Crypto States with a Dogecoin
After last years Bitcoin homage, Mint XXI returns to the United Crypto States with a Dogecoin It's a tumultuous time for cryptocurrency, with the markets having taken a heavy battering, but it's still fighting, and still has a cultural hold, at least. Bitcoin is the big [...]
A completer coin forms the swansong for Allcollect’s traditionally designed, Big Five Africa: Mauquoy Edition
A completer coin forms the swansong for Allcollect's traditionally designed, Big Five Africa: Mauquoy Edition A perennial favourite in the coin world, the African Big Five are considered the five most dangerous animals on the continent for hunting on foot, each of them quite capable of finishing [...]
Auragentum moves from the Ice Age to the Viking Age for its new gold bullion coin series
Auragentum moves from the Ice Age to the Viking Age for its new gold bullion coin series Having just wrapped up its 'Giants of the Ice Age' bullion series after a five-year, ten-coin run, we were eager to see what would come next, and we [...]
The 3,000 year old Chinese Sanxingdui culture launches a new coin series looking at the history of Latitude 30 civilisations
The 3,000+ year old Chinese Shu culture launches a new coin series looking at the history of Latitude 30 civilisations Stretching back in time deeper than the Great Wall, the Terracotta Army, and the Emperors, is the ancient Shu Kingdom. While much of it is [...]
A Samurai mask of the Japanese feudal period launches LPM’s ‘Ancient Warriors’ series of dimensional silver coins
A Samurai mask of the Japanese feudal period launches LPM's 'Ancient Warriors' series of dimensional silver coins Coin producers continue to be more adventurous when it comes to designs, and none more so than the increasingly popular dimensional format. Coins that are not just shaped for [...]
THE MANDALORIAN: THE CHILD (2021 NZ Mint)
The Mandalorian coloured silver coin series from the New Zealand Mint seems to have been a good seller, no surprise given the huge popularity of the TV series. The star of the show to date is without question 'The Child', also known as Grogu, or Baby Yoda (which [...]
Perth Mint brings the Great Barrier Reef to life with a huge two-kilogram fine silver coin
Perth Mint brings the Great Barrier Reef to life with a huge two-kilogram fine silver coin One of the most incredible places on this planet, the Great Barrier Reef off the eastern coast of Australia has had relatively little in the way of numismatic celebration. Australian dealer/producer [...]
Thor’s legendary weapon of choice, Mjolnir, is reproduced in miniature for MDM’s latest dimensional silver coin
Thor's legendary weapon of choice, Mjolnir, is reproduced in miniature for MDM's latest dimensional silver coin We could describe how the story of Mjolnir, the famed weapon of choice of the Norse Thunder God Thor, was first told in Skáldskaparmál from Snorri’s Edda. Of how it was [...]
CIT continue their delve into our ancient numismatic past with a stunning reimagining of the Athenian Owl Tetradrachm
CIT continue their delve into our ancient numismatic past with a stunning reimagining of the Athenian Owl Tetradrachm We're all aware of just how important the influence of Athens has been on the development of Western civilisation, but much of the history of this ground-breaking city [...]