Hokusai’s iconic Japanese woodcut print ‘Great Wave off Kanagawa’ is the latest copper/silver micropuzzle coin
Hokusai's iconic Japanese woodcut print 'Great Wave off Kanagawa' is the latest copper/silver micropuzzle coin We're big fans of Powercoin's Micropuzzle Treasure series, which employed Smartminting to recreate an unfinished puzzle of a piece of art. Now four coins old, it was joined by a similar series from Numiartis that has seen two releases to date. Both series do have a single flaw, however. At three ounces of silver with small [...]
Star Wars Classic coin series brings in the biggest hit character in the franchise of late – The Mandalorian
Star Wars Classic coin series brings in the biggest hit character in the franchise of late - The Mandalorian Star Wars Classic has always been our favourite of the New Zealand Mints many franchise series, offering as it does, a clean, purer homage to the many characters in the hit movie series, free of gimmickry. It was the first Star Wars series to debut, way back in 2015 with Darth Vader, [...]
Royal Mint debuts the second of three trilogies of 50p coins celebrating the classic childrens books ‘Winnie the Pooh’
Royal Mint debuts the second of three trilogies of 50p coins celebrating the classic childrens books 'Winnie the Pooh' Last year, the Royal Mint debuted what was the first three coins in a nine-coin, three year program dedicated to the world of literary pair A.A. Milne and E.H. Shephard. The former the writer, the latter the illustrator, they created a world beloved by children that is still hugely popular today. With [...]
Exclusive first look: Emporium Hamburg’s flagship ‘Somali Elephant’ bullion coin series debuts its 2022 design
Exclusive first look: Emporium Hamburg's flagship 'Somali Elephant' bullion coin series debuts its 2022 design It seems to be a big day for bullion, with the Perth Mint's new range and now another grand old lady of the coin market, the Somali Elephant, also debuting its 2022 entrant. The Elephant first appeared way back in 2004, which puts it as one of the oldest independantly produced bullion coin series around, [...]
The Perth Mint debuts its 2022 bullion range, with new additions to its iconic core nature ranges
The Perth Mint debuts its 2022 bullion range, with new additions to its iconic core nature ranges The highlight of the bullion calendar is here again, and it's the launch of the Perth Mint's iconic nature-themed core bullion range. Many of these series date back decades and [...]
Celtic Animals – Rabbit (2021 APMEX)
Another new limited mintage silver bullion coin series from APMEX debuted last year, called 'Celtic Animals'. Similar in concept to their 'Mandala Animals' series, it depicts animals not in a natural form, but instead constructed from the symbology associated with that culture. They look like they've been constructed [...]
The iconic Ancient Egyptian Scarab is brought to life with CIT’s gorgeous new dimensional silver coin
The iconic Ancient Egyptian Scarab is brought to life with CIT's gorgeous new dimensional silver coin There's never been a shortage of modern coins featuring the Ancient Egyptian dynastic civilisation, hardly surprising given it persevered for almost three millennia. The sheer scale of monumental construction, the [...]
Sega classic ‘Sonic the Hedgehog’ joins the growing selection of videogame inspired silver bullion coins
Sega classic 'Sonic the Hedgehog' joins the growing selection of videogame inspired silver bullion coins Now here's something that takes me back! I remember struggling to get an import Sega Megadrive when the importers first starting getting them in and was lucky enough to snag [...]
PMC leverages its innovative ‘Bi-Metal Max’ minting technique to showcase Vincent van Gogh’s legendary ‘Starry Night’
PMC leverages its innovative 'Bi-Metal Max' minting technique to showcase Vincent van Gogh's legendary 'Starry Night' It goes without saying that Vincent van Gogh is one of the worlds greatest painters. Widely admired for his eclectic style and use of colour, his body of works has [...]
Lion King Hakuna Matata bullion (2021 NZ Mint)
The 15th bullion release in the New Zealand Mints Disney range launches today, and it's the third in the Lion King sub-series. Reproducing scenes from the movie rather than just showcasing different characters, it's something a little different from the rest of the range and all the [...]
Shrek Donkey Shaped coin (2021 The Coin Company)
In amongst the explosion of popular culture releases, we've seen a growth in shaped coins. That's hardly surprising given the obvious cross-over potential, and everything from Star Wars to Streetfighter II has put in an appearance. We're going to assume that they're very popular as most of [...]
Evolution of Life silver coin series continues its journey through the fossil record with the early hominid, Paranthropus
Evolution of Life silver coin series continues its journey through the fossil record with the early hominid, Paranthropus A favourite range of mine, CIT’s superb ‘Evolution of Life’ series of one-ounce silver coins takes the fascinating world of prehistoric life and depicts it in fossil [...]
Royal Australian Mint continues its aquatic bullion series with a leaping Spinner Dolphin
Royal Australian Mint continues its aquatic bullion series with a leaping Spinner Dolphin Another mint showing an increasing interest in the bullion market, the RoyaI Australian Mint added to their presence with a very nice dolphin pair last December. Depicting a bottlenose [...]
Pictorial – Close-up images of Numiscollect’s exquisite Zhong Kui silver coin variants
Pictorial - Close-up images of Numiscollect's exquisite Zhong Kui silver coin variants We've had some new and better images of Numiscollect's last runs of new issues of which we'll publish some over the coming days. We've always had a great admiration for [...]
The legendary Monkey King follows Erlang Shen in PMC’s Chinese Mythology Gods range
The legendary Monkey King follows Erlang Shen in PMC's Chinese Mythology Gods range Formerly Handled by SK Bullion in Singapore, the honours for distributing the Chinese Gods Mythology series have been snapped up by Precious Metal Collectors, also of the Lion City. [...]
Pobjoy revisit the Penny Black stamp for the postal trailblazers 180th anniversary
Pobjoy revisit the Penny Black stamp for the postal trailblazers 180th anniversary Along with the Royal Mint, the British Pobjoy Mint are prolific issuers of the United Kingdoms's seven-sided 50 pence coin. There has been a plethora of different designs this year, with Pobjoy's [...]
One of Leonardo da Vinci’s greatest works is 500 years old and AllCollect has a coin to celebrate
One of Leonardo da Vinci's greatest works is 500 years old and AllCollect has a coin to celebrate Not only one of the most iconic paintings by the Renaissance master Leonardo da Vinci, but one of the most revered works of art in history, [...]
Star Trek coins boldly go for a neat change, with the Perth Mint’s new Holey Dollar and Delta
Star Trek coins boldly go for a neat change, with the Perth Mint's new Holey Dollar and Delta After an initial period when the Perth Mint was the only coin producer issuing Star Trek themed product, it wasn't long before the convoluted world of [...]