Niue and PiK Coins debut an atmospheric Al Capone silver coin to launch the new ‘Gangsters’ series
Niue and PiK Coins debut an atmospheric Al Capone silver coin to launch the new 'Gangsters' series Murder, extortion, bootlegging, prostitution, bribery, and tax evasion - the life of a gangster is a busy one. Nobody epitomises that more than the classic mobster, Alphonse Gabriel Capone, more popularly known as Al. Born in New York City in 1899, Capone joined the Five Points Gang at an early age, working as a [...]
SPOCK & GIMLI CHIBI (2021 NZ Mint)
Just sneaking into 2021 is the last pair of the New Zealand Mint's 'Chibi' coins, a year that has seen over 40 of them be issued. In light of that, we're not going to dwell on them too much, and suggest heading over to our very comprehensive profile of the series for more information (link below). The two released this time are Gimli from Lord of the Rings, and a pretty cool [...]
Steve McQueen, a movie legend and the epitome of cool, gets his own epically cool bullion coin
Steve McQueen, a movie legend and the epitome of cool, gets his own epically cool bullion coin Like James Dean, Steve McQueen became one of those film legends that burned brightly, but had their light extinguished before their time. Throughout the 60's and early 70's, McQueen and his anti-hero persona, grew into one of the biggest box office draws in the world, peaking in 1974, when he became the highest-paid film [...]
Lick that cookie, or the man with the gun is coming!! An umbrella coin inspired by a hit South Korean TV show debuts
Lick that cookie, or the man with the gun is coming!! An umbrella coin inspired by a hit South Korean TV show debuts We're inundated with fake excellence on a daily basis. Constantly told what is, or isn't, good by those trying to latch onto the next 'big thing', we all get burned so many times by the false promises that we inevitably turn to cynicism. Sometimes, however, the product not [...]
We’re back after a some server issues
We're back after a some server issues Huge apologies to all for the server issues we've had over the weekend. They started around midnight on Friday and carried on until about five minutes ago. We're hoping the issue is fixed, but the cause is still being investigated [...]
Assassins silver coin series returns with the Knights Templar, enemy of the famed Nizari that terrorised the Crusaders
Assassins silver coin series returns with the Knights Templar, enemy of the famed Nizari that terrorised the Crusaders On the surface of it, the choice of the Knight Templar for the second 'Assassins' coin might seem a bit of a stretch. The Order was better known [...]
A superb miniature of Boba Fett headlines our last round-up of film & TV themed coins in 2021
A superb miniature of Boba Fett headlines our last round-up of film & TV themed coins in 2021 The last round-up of film and television coins in 2021, and it's one dominated by the New Zealand Mint, offset by just a single release from APMEX. [...]
Numiscollect’s ‘Growing Up’ series of silver coins charting the life cycle of animals, continues with the Stallion
Numiscollect's 'Growing Up' series of silver coins charting the life cycle of animals, continues with the Stallion A very pretty coin was launched by Numiscollect earlier this year, the first in its new 'Growing Up' series, which gave us a glimpse into the life-cycle of the [...]
Coca Cola World Edition gold bottlecap coins (2021 Crown Mint)
One of the more unusual coin series of recent years, the Crown Mint's bottle cap coin homage to Coca-Cola was a popular item in 2018, that reached new heights with an interesting ten coin series through 2020. Called 'World Edition', it reproduced caps from ten different and [...]
Goddesses of Health Shitala (2022 Mint XXI)
It was back in June 2020 that we covered the first of Mint XXI's new 'Goddesses of Health' range of 50 gram, 50 mm diameter silver coins. We had to laugh about the unfortunate timing of the release, just as a global pandemic took hold, but it [...]
Ghanaian African Leopard bullion coin (2021 Scottsdale Mint)
Today sees the launch of Scottsdale Mint's fifth release in its African Leopard series of limited mintage bullion coins. Issued for the African state of Ghana, this is now a range of one ounce gold (0.9999), and one-ounce silver (0.999) bullion coins, each year carrying a different design. [...]
Art Mint’s elegant ‘Mandala Art’ series returns for a seventh release with a striking Turkish inspired design
Art Mint's elegant 'Mandala Art' series returns for a seventh release with a striking Turkish inspired design We've long admired Art Mint's flagship 'Mandala' series of coins, and it's been a pleasure to watch it grow in ambition and intricacy since it debuted in 2015. The [...]
KOREAN GOLD PHOENIX BULLION COIN (2020, KOMSCO)
It was only two months ago that KOMSCO released the 2020 Korean Phoenix silver bullion coin, and now they've added a one-ounce gold version to sit alongside it. This was a pretty coin in silver form and nothing has been diminished in the trasnsition - quite the opposite. [...]
MANDALORIAN MYTHOSAUR BULLION COIN (2020, NZ Mint)
The New Zealand Mint's Star Wars bullion coin range continues apace with the first issue to reference the new 'The Mandalorian' television series. Called 'The Mandalorian Mythosaur' the coin depicts the official sigil of the bounty hunter clan. It's the first design in the series that isn't [...]
World exclusive! Perth Mints genre-founding ‘Zeus’ from Gods of Olympus is back as a limited run bullion coin
World exclusive! Perth Mints genre-founding ‘Zeus’ from Gods of Olympus is back as a limited run bullion coin Arguably one of the most important coins in the modern collectible market to appear over the last decade, the debut issue in the Perth Mint's 'Gods of Olympus' [...]
Early July updates
Early July updates Just a quick round up of updates to keep you aware of guides and profiles that have been made current. The BULLION COIN PROFILES for Scottsdale Mints limited series (new half-ounce Serpent of Milan), Eastern Caribbean 8 (first 2020 issue), and AllCollect's [...]
MYTHICAL BEASTS: GRIFFIN (2020, Czech Mint)
It was just a couple of months ago that the Czech Mint launched its latest Mythical Beast's collection of gold and silver coins with an introductory pair, the Phoenix and the Dragon. Having seen them in hand, we can attest to them being pretty designs, especially the [...]
Enigmatic Mandalorian bounty hunter, Boba Fett, has his helmet join the NZ Mint’s ultra high relief coin range
One of the better of the New Zealand Mint's many Star Wars ranges of coins and foils, the ultra high relief helmets are reproductions in silver of some of the epic movie franchises most iconic items. First to drop in 2019 was an excellent Darth Vader helmet. If you're [...]