Lucky Dragon 05 Xuánhuá one-ounce coloured silver bar (2025 Scottsdale Mint)
The five-bar 'Lucky Dragon' range, from Scottsdale Mint, has come to an end with the debut today of the final design. These bars have released every week over the last month, but each is only sold for seven days, starting on a Monday. The mintage is set at whatever the orders are for that week. There's also a giveaway with a chance to win the bar with the serial number 001. US collectors [...]
Spectres releases a striking two-ounce, three-dimensional, silver baseball coin
Spectres releases a striking two-ounce, three-dimensional, silver baseball coin Today, the coin producer, Spectres, joins a small group who've released spherical coins. German producer, MDM, has issued several in the past, including planetary ones, and some sports coins, primarily football (the proper one) and cricket, and even hefty, solid, one-kilo offerings. Spectres coin is hollow, which keeps it relatively affordable, and it tips the scales at two ounces. At 40 mm [...]
It’s April 2025, so we thought it was time for a little bullion coin catch-up on new releases
It's April 2025, so we thought it was time for a little bullion coin catch-up on new releases I thought it was time for another catch-up on recent bullion coin debuts, so here we are. The idea was originally to make these a regular feature, but honestly, it's too much work collating and editing images, so we'll keep to a more relaxed schedule.A nice mix this time, with new ones from stacker [...]
Lucky Dragon 04 Kuángyǐng one-ounce coloured silver bar (2025 Scottsdale Mint)
As we reported a few days ago, the new five-bar range from Scottsdale Mint, called 'Lucky Dragon', sees the fourth issue drop today. The bars are released every week, for five weeks, and only sold for that week. The mintage is capped at whatever the orders are for that week.The fourth is called Kuángyǐng, and is yet another terrific piece of Asian art. The earlier three bars are no longer available to order [...]
Downies continues its attractive ‘Australia At Night’ nature coin series with a 12th issue, the Bottlenose Dolphin
Downies continues its attractive 'Australia At Night' nature coin series with a 12th issue, the Bottlenose Dolphin Coin series featuring the natural world, especially wildlife, have remained an extremely popular genre in modern numismatics. Virtually every producer has issues with this theme, and there are several [...]
An April 2025 round-up of new YouTube videos from mints and producers around the world
Again, it's been a while since we dipped our toes into YouTube videos, but they make a nice way to catch up on releases we don't have time for, which, to be honest, is quite a few! It's a nice mix again, and a couple of them will be covered [...]
Jesus Cross 1oz silver coin (2025 Precious Metal Collectors)
Here's a quick look at a new version of a coin that Precious Metal Collectors released back in 2023. Shaped like a wooden cross, it's adorned with the image of Jesus on both faces. On the reverse, it bears the inscription 'INRI', which is Latin for Iesus [...]
A classic car is the latest cast silver miniature to join Coin’s Todays portfolio
A classic car is the latest cast silver miniature to join Coin's Todays portfolio We weren't sure whether to cover this release, which, as a cast silver miniature, is pushing the boundaries of what we usually write about, but with the increasing popularity of cast weapons, [...]
Pik Coins wraps up its four-coin true-crime series ‘The Gangsters’ with one of the most iconic mob bosses – Lucky Luciano
Pik Coins wraps up its four-coin true-crime series 'The Gangsters' with one of the most iconic mob bosses - Lucky Luciano True crime is a hugely popular subject to this day, the inspiration for countless television shows, and Hollywood films, and in its own right. [...]
Art in all its forms are a popular theme at Powercoin. Their latest pair showcases ridiculous modern and nascent digital art
Art in all its forms are a popular theme at Powercoin. Their latest pair showcases ridiculous modern and nascent digital art Powercoin have had a long association with art as a theme for their coins, going back over a decade to their nanochip issues, and continuing [...]
Fried Egg 16.8 gram silver coin (2025 Mint of Poland)
We thought we'd throw in something a little light-hearted, and what better way to start the day than a fried egg. The Mint of Poland has always had a penchant for the unusual, and this certainly fits that description. It isn't the first time we've had [...]
Lucky Dragon 03 Tianyi one-ounce coloured silver bar (2025 Scottsdale Mint)
A few days ago, we reported on a new five-bar range from Scottsdale Mint with a rather intense release schedule. Called 'Lucky Dragon', the bars are released every week, for five weeks, and only sold for that week. The mintage is capped at whatever the orders are [...]
Valentines Day range of 1 oz silver bars (2025 Scottsdale Mint)
Just a quick heads up that we've updated our comprehensive Bullion Profile of Scottsdale Mint's coloured minted bullion bars to include the new range of eleven bars themed around the upcoming Valentine's Day. There's around 60 different designs in the range to date, and we expect many [...]
Dia de los Muertes: Radioactive Catrina 2 oz cast silver bar (2025 Asturmint)
The two-ounce coloured, cast silver bar program at the Germania Mint continues apace into 2025 with the second release in Asturmint's 'Dia de los Muertos' range. Unlike many of the other ranges that make up this program, this series debuts just a single release annually, which makes [...]
Egypt, one of the greatest civilisations in history, is the third subject of Art Mint’s award-winning silver coin series
Egypt, one of the greatest civilisations in history, is the third subject of Art Mint's award-winning silver coin series After an award-winning first issue in which Art Mint debuted a superb new coin showcasing the ancient Mesopotamian Sumerian civilisation, which they followed up with an equally [...]
Top World Coins debuts its first launches of 2025, with alien artists, psycho clowns, and a miner who overdid the diet
Top World Coins debuts its first launches of 2025, with alien artists, psycho clowns, and a miner who overdid the diet Today sees the launch of three new releases from Top World Coins, two of which mark the debuts of new series, with the last [...]
Keep an eye on the Royal Mint’s 1984-inspired George Orwell coin, because it will be keeping an eye on you
Keep an eye on the Royal Mint's 1984-inspired George Orwell coin, because it will be keeping an eye on you "A hugely talented writer and visionary thinker, George Orwell is best known for his critically acclaimed novels Animal Farm (1945) and 1984 (1949). One of the [...]
Le Grand Mint concludes its three-coin homage to the Hindu goddess, Durga, with a 2025 release in silver and gold
Le Grand Mint concludes its three-coin homage to the Hindu goddess, Durga, with a 2025 release in silver and gold A warrior goddess in the Hindu religion, Durga represents the triumph of good over evil, fighting demonic forces threatening peace and balance. She is usually [...]