Mint of MK and The Gold Village take their quirky sense of style to the culinary coin genre with this unusual instant noodle homage
Mint of MK and The Gold Village take their quirky sense of style to the culinary coin genre with this unusual instant noodle homage Food isn't one of the commoner themes in modern numismatics, but it does attract a higher proportion of unusual ideas than most others. Even the Monnaie de Paris got in on the trend with a fried egg, and we've had coins shaped like a bar of chocolate, and [...]
Beauty and the Beast, that classic tale of deep love over superficiality, is brought to life on T&S Coin’s latest silver coin
Beauty and the Beast, that classic tale of deep love over superficiality, is brought to life on T&S Coin's latest silver coin Last year, T&S Coin debuted a beautifully designed 'Behind the Mask' coin, built around the idea that evil may hide in plain sight behind a beautiful facade. Their latest coin flips that on its head, making the point that ugliness can just be skin-deep, and good can blossom [...]
The Solar System bi-metal silver coin (2024 Precious Metal Collectors)
Released today is the latest in Precious Metal Collector's range of hybrid silver/copper coins, and in a step away from fine art or Asian mythology, they're taking steps into the final frontier with our solar system. As one of PMC's bi-metal coins, it's a size far greater than the two ounces of silver would suggest, aided by the use of 11.5 ounces of copper as a core. The coin is thick, 80 [...]
Middle Earth Map 5oz silver coin (2024 New Zealand Mint)
A giant of the literary and film worlds, irrespective of genre, J.R.R. Tolkien’s ‘Lord of the Rings’ sequence has topped bestseller lists around the world for decades, They made the move to the big screen in 2003, with an epic trilogy helmed by Peter Jackson, which amassed 17 Oscars (including a staggeringly 11 out of 11 nominations for The Two Towers), and made $3 billion in box-office takings alone. There's a [...]
Canada marks the centenary of the Royal Canadian Air Force, with a coin showcasing the aircraft it’s used in service of its people
Canada marks the centenary of the Royal Canadian Air Force, with a coin showcasing the aircraft it's used in service of its people A respected military force for its entire history, the Royal Canadian Air Force (RCAF) was formed on 01 April 1924, from the [...]
The Perth Mint celebrates its 125th anniversary with a numismatic homage to the three Antipodean creatures that have helped define it
The Perth Mint celebrates its 125th anniversary with a numismatic homage to the three Antipodean creatures that have helped define it For all its innovations over the years, and there've been many, the first thing that springs to mind when you mention the Perth Mint are [...]
Gebo Rune silver bar (2024 Germania Mint)
Germania Mint has released the eighth in its very popular 'Runes' range of one-ounce silver bars. Each of these carries a runic symbol from the early Northern European cultures, and this release is Gebo. It literally means 'gift', and is associated with trade, sacrifice, altruism, balance, and [...]
Le Grand Mint launches a new range of minigold coins featuring famous people across multiple fields
Le Grand Mint launches a new range of minigold coins featuring famous people across multiple fields We like a minigold here, and with the price of the yellow metal hitting new highs, it offers a way to buy it for those on a tighter budget. We've [...]
Top World Coins debuts the top world dinosaur, politicians, and creator on a new trio of silver coins
Top World Coins debuts the top world dinosaur, politicians, and creator on a new trio of silver coins Top World Coins are back with a new selection to add to their expanding range. Two of them are additions to existing series, with Rushmore the second in the [...]
Site updates. Changes to the Homepage, the usual tweaks, and Easter
Site updates. Changes to the Homepage, the usual tweaks, and Easter Hi All, As you may have noticed, we've made a small tweak to the Homepage, reducing and moving the rarely utilised 'News Nuggets' (which show on the main NEWS page now anyway), to just [...]
Biblical Series 53, 54, and 55: The Sermon on the Mount +2 silver coins (2023 Scottsdale Mint)
The 60-coin, 10-year Biblical Series program of two-ounce silver coins, continues its inevitable march to completion with the debut of the 52nd, 53rd, and 54th issues. Scottsdale Mint has brought the series up-to-date much quicker than we thought they would, and this finalisation of the 2023 releases, means [...]
Nymphs, the Ancient Greek personifications of the natural world, shine on a new silver coin from T&S
Nymphs, the Ancient Greek personifications of the natural world, shine on a new silver coin from T&S While the gods and goddesses in the Greek Pantheon dealt with the affairs of man, it was left to the lesser deities to pick up the slack in other [...]
The New Zealand Mint expands its pop-culture ranges, and ventures outside that genre with cowboys and tarot
The New Zealand Mint expands its pop-culture ranges, and ventures outside that genre with cowboys and tarot It's been a while since we did a good round-up of the New Zealand Mints coins, so here's a long overdue catch-up on a more varied selection than [...]
Treasure Island, a tale of adventure, pirates, and a parrot, inspires T&S Coin’s new silver coin release
Treasure Island, a tale of adventure, pirates, and a parrot, inspires T&S Coin's new silver coin release One of the most famous adventure stories of all time, Treasure Island was written by Scottish author Robert Louis Stevenson in the early 1880s, and has been a staple [...]
NASA doesn’t want the dinosaurs fate to be our own. Melbourne Coins new issue showcases the DART tech designed to safeguard Earth
NASA doesn't want the dinosaurs fate to be our own. Melbourne Coins new issue showcases the DART tech designed to safeguard Earth Scientist's mutter the word 'Chicxulub' with a mixture of fear and awe. Some 66 million years ago, an asteroid, somewhere between 10-15 km in [...]
Scottsdale Mint has been busy with additions to their Marlin, Mermaid, and Alien bullion coin programs
Scottsdale Mint has been busy with additions to their Marlin, Mermaid, and Alien bullion coin programs Prolific bullion coin producer, Scottsdale Mint, has a catalogue of different series that puts most of the competition to shame. Everything from religion, through science-fiction, to, most popularly, nature, has [...]
The Royal Mint launches its eagerly anticipated 2024 Britannia proof range and it’s a beautiful piece by a French artist
The Royal Mint launches its eagerly anticipated 2024 Britannia proof range and it's a beautiful piece by a French artist One of the highlights of the numismatic calendar, certainly for the more classical-leaning collector, has been the Royal Mint's proof Britannia range. The series split [...]
A new Zodiac series, a snake-haired Medusa, a zombie samurai, and a nautical cat showcase MK and The Gold Village’s imagination
A new Zodiac series, a snake-haired Medusa, a zombie samurai, and a nautical cat showcase MK and The Gold Village's imagination Mint of MK and The Gold Village continue their rapid expansion with another selection of new issues. You'd expect there to be either increased [...]