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 a Belarusian artist whoe migrated to Cancun in Mexico via Israel, and the United States, creating a distinctly unique visual style.While the name of the [...]
Cerberus (2021 Mint of Poland)
As promised, here's the third coin in a row to feature the three-headed pooch, Cerberus, the guardian of the entrance to the underworld in Greek mythology. The Czech Mint coin was a simple proof coin that's part of their 'Mythical Beasts' series, and the second one was actually a Hades coin that happened to have Cerberus as an element of the design. This third one is easily the most ambitious [...]
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 set is now complete, but originally back in 2015, the Perth Mint then went on to debut a three coin 'Goddesses of Olympus' set, followed [...]
Mythical Beasts: Cerberus (2021 Czech Mint)
Release number seven in the Czech Mint's pretty 'Mythical Beasts' series is out for order now and features everybody's favourite pooch, Cerberus. The triple-headed dog that guards the entrance to the underworld is done justice by regular mint artist Asamat Baltaev, who has quite a fine portfolio of work at this producer.Same two versions as usual -one ounce silver and a one-tenth ounce gold, the former with a mintage of 1,000 pieces, and [...]
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, [...]
Fraser’s Dolphin high-relief silver coin (2021 Royal Australian Mint)
A very pretty series of bullion coins, 'Dolphins' is another nature-themed bullion coin series from a continent famed for them. The Perth Mint has made the subject a staple of their bullion selection, and the other major Australian producer, the Royal Australian Mint, has also jumped in [...]
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 market [...]
Star Wars Guards of the Empire: Sith Trooper (2021 NZ Mint)
It's hard to get too enthused about another Star Wars coin given the number we've covered since the New Zealand Mint acquired the licence in 2014, but we have to admit to a soft spot for their 'Guards of the Empire' series. An antique-finished, one-ounce silver coin series [...]
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 [...]
Grenadian EC8 coins arrive in coloured proof gold and silver formats after a short delay
Grenadian EC8 coins arrive in coloured proof gold and silver formats after a short delay We covered the bullion versions of the latest pair of issues in Scottsdale Mint's interesting EC8 last week, but unusually, the proof coloured variants did not appear [...]
Perth Mint release a neat 12-coin collectors box to hold the new Lunar Series III coin range
Perth Mint release a neat 12-coin collectors box to hold the new Lunar Series III coin range With the advent of the Perth Mints new Lunar Series III bullion range, it's nice to see the mint consider some display options [...]
New Coin Series Profiles and updates – mid September
New Coin Series Profiles and updates - mid September Time for a quick update on changes and additions to the Coin Series Profiles and Bullion Profiles, just so you know I haven't been sitting around doing nothing..;)New CSP's are one for CIT's [...]
Star Wars annual weirdness returns with carol singing rebels on a new festive silver foil
Star Wars annual weirdness returns with carol singing rebels on a new festive silver foil With silver foils remaining popular and clearly here to stay, we're seeing a bit more variety in the styles and subjects than we were initially. The NZ [...]
Biblical Stories series from Scottsdale Mint continues on with Cast the First Stone
Biblical Stories series from Scottsdale Mint continues on with Cast the First Stone Now on its 28th release, Scottsdale Mint's epic Biblical Series of 2oz rimless, high-relief, antiqued silver coins has become a perennial fixture on the yearly numismatic calendar. The program is to issue [...]
Italy marks the 100th anniversary of the death of artist Cesare Maccari on latest 5€ silver coin
Italy marks the 100th anniversary of the death of artist Cesare Maccari on latest 5€ silver coin Cesare Maccari was born on 9 May 1840 was an Italian painter and sculptor who found fame for his works of historical art. It is his work on [...]