Australia’s Christmas Beetle 30 g silver-plated coin (2027 Melbourne Coin Company)
Native to Australia, and for once not being violent, poisonous, or venomous, the Christmas Beetle (Anoplognathus) is so-named because of its increased visibility around Christmas time (they have summer weather at this time in the Southern Hemisphere). They're part of the wider Scarab family, and grow to a large 20-30 mm in length, some species exhibiting irridescent colouration. They eat eucalyptus, meaning they're probably not getting Christmas presents from Koala's! Melbourne Coins [...]
Legendary Warriors 15: Attila the Hun 2oz silver coin (2026 T&S Coin)
Launching in 2023 as a collaboration with Pinehurst Coins, Legendary Warriors from T&S Coins is a series of fifteen two-ounce silver coins depicting some of histories greatest warriors. Encompassing people from the ancient world through to the 19th century, and across several continents, they're consistently themed with antiquing and gilding, with all exhibiting a high quality of design. Attila the Hun is not only the latest coin to be issued, but [...]
Pik Coins returns to celebrating the US 250th anniversary with a two-piece bar incorporating a Silver Eagle bullion coin
Pik Coins returns to celebrating the US 250th anniversary with a two-piece bar incorporating a Silver Eagle bullion coin While the 250th anniversary of the United States hasn't brought the expected tsunami of coin releases we were expecting at the start of the year, there has been quite a bit of interest, with some diverse offerings for the celebrations. PiK Coins released a neat two-ounce silver bar earlier this year [...]
The arcane mysteries of the Tarot mark Pop Coin’s first range to embrace the blind box concept. Will you be lucky?
The arcane mysteries of the Tarot mark Pop Coin's first range to embrace the blind box concept. Will you be lucky? For over 600 years, a pack of cards called The Tarot, have been used to play games across parts of Europe, beginning in 1430s Italy, and spreading through Europe from there. In 18th century France, the cards captured the attention of occultists, and from there, the Tarot deck took on [...]
The Perth Mint issues the ultimate version of its iconic Redback Spider coin, in gold with diamonds
The Perth Mint issues the ultimate version of its iconic Redback Spider coin, in gold with diamonds A huge hit for The Perth Mint back in 2006, and the debut release in the mint's hit Deadly & Dangerous series that continues to this day, the Redback [...]
Memento Mori blows the house down with a skeletal Rock Star, and a bat is the latest Creatures of Nocturne coin
Memento Mori blows the house down with a skeletal Rock Star, and a bat is the latest Creatures of Nocturne coin Joining the Autumn launch bonanza is Top World Coins with their Mint XXI produced selection of three silver coins, all of them additions to [...]
The Germania Mint & Mint of Poland collaborative ‘Representatives of the Species’ series concludes with a vibrant Toucan coin
The Germania Mint & Mint of Poland collaborative 'Representatives of the Species' series concludes with a vibrant Toucan coin With over 40 species, all of them striking in appearance, it's probably fair to say that most people know of Toucans. The large and brightly coloured beaks, [...]
An intricately detailed Shield of Achilles is Precious Metal Collector’s latest gilded silver coin
An intricately detailed Shield of Achilles is Precious Metal Collector's latest gilded silver coin First described in Homer's epic tale of the Trojan War, The Iliad, the Shield of Achilles was used by the Greek hero in his fight with Hector. It's the first known [...]
A flat world on the back of elephants, and an alien artist are the latest numismatic oddities from the minds at T&S Coin
A flat world on the back of elephants, and an alien artist are the latest numismatic oddities from the minds at T&S Coin While they still issue coins from the usual popular ancient gods and mythology genres, in my opinion at least, the best issues that [...]
Autumn marks the final big launches of 2026, and Mint XXI kicks us off with an outstanding selection of seven coins
Autumn marks the final big launches of 2026, and Mint XXI kicks us off with an outstanding selection of seven coins Some of the biggest independent producers have been issuing the bulk of their coins each year in four seasonal tranches, the latest of which, [...]
The hit ‘Artefacts’ series from Germania Mint continues with the god Odin’s weapon of choice, Gungnir, on two new coins
The hit 'Artefacts' series from Germania Mint continues with the god Odin's weapon of choice, Gungnir, on two new coins The head of the Norse/Germanic pantheon, Odin, seems to be getting a lot of attention from Germania Mint, with minigold bars, and a terrific Sleipnir coin [...]
100th Anniversary of the Showa Period 1oz silver coin (2026 Japan Mint)
Japan is different from other countries in the way that it categorises its past. It defines periods in its history with names, and since 1868, has done so when the Emperor of Japan takes the throne. There have been five such periods since the 1868 Meiji Period [...]
Take me to your Beeder! Powercoin’s second Bionic Genesis 5oz silver coin debuts, and we round-up some issues we missed
Take me to your Beeder! Powercoin's second Bionic Genesis 5oz silver coin debuts, and we round-up some issues we missed Rome-based producer, Powercoin, has been extra busy of late with a flurry of new releases. We haven't covered them all, of course, as I try to [...]
A note about our Twitter/X page being down
A note about our Twitter/X page being down Hi All, The crap keeps coming! Our Twitter (X.com) account has been suspended for apparent 'inauthentic behaviour'. I've appealed and been denied, but have zero idea of why, given that the aforementioned 'inauthentic behaviour' seems to cover [...]
Halloween Vampire PEZ 6 x 5 gram silver bar set (2026 MTB-PAMP)
Manfra, Tordella & Brookes, a part of the Swiss MKS-PAMP group, have just added a new pack to their unique PEZ silver bullion bar series. With the original candy bars and their themed plastic dispensers generating a big worldwide collector market, coming in literally hundreds of different [...]
Classic mystery-solving board game, Cluedo, features on a new range of coins from The Royal Mint
Classic mystery-solving board game, Cluedo, features on a new range of coins from The Royal Mint The Royal Mint has been particularly busy on the heptagonal 50 pence front of late, with coins celebrating the show 'Wicked', and the anniversary of the original Star Trek. This [...]
The legend that is Freddie Mercury is brought to numismatic life on the Czech Mint’s super new gold & silver coins
The legend that is Freddie Mercury is brought to numismatic life on the Czech Mint's super new gold & silver coins One of the greatest vocalists of all time, Freddie Mercury was the lead singe of a band with almost unparalleled popularity, Queen. They had [...]
An update on the current situation of site and myself
An update on the current situation of site and myself Hi All,You may have noticed that I've managed to be a bit more busy around the site through September, but it won't be back to full normality for a while longer. The back pain has turned out [...]