After a long Covid-induced delay, Scottsdale finally round out the 2021 schedule of its ten-year, sixty-coin Biblical Series of two-ounce silver coins. We've covered all of these to date, as we do get a good few questions about their availability, so if you want to know more about the other 41 coins released to date, feel free [...]
A great idea for a coin series, Urban Hunters will take a look at some of the predators that have made the metropolis their hunting grounds. It's incredible how well some creatures have adapted to human habitats, and the soaring structures of man's cities are an ideal place for a falcon to carve itself out a profitable [...]
Solidarity with Ukraine! Monnaie de Paris launches a medal with 80% of proceeds going to the Red Cross. Go buy them! Predicated on a whole pack of lies, Putin's invasion of Ukraine is one of the most illogical and unnecessary wars in modern history. That this disturbing individual and his cronies can force a conflict between [...]
Last year, MDM debuted the first of its Colours of Wildlife series, with a cool-looking Tiger coin. Ostensibly the sequel series to the producer's, sometimes very pretty 'Underwater World' series, it carried on with the same format (3 oz silver, concave high-relief, resin fill), but switched out the blue resin infill for a foliage green instead. Now it's [...]
Powercoins 'Eternal Sculptures' series returns with 'Moses', and with a new style and increased weight Whatever your views on religion, it's inarguable it has inspired some great works of art. Biblical figures have always been the subject of choice for the great Renaissance Masters, and the legendary Michelangelo Buonarroti was no exception. One of his finest [...]
There aren't many bullion series with annually changing designs that can boast of hitting fifteen issues, but joining that club this year is the Rwandan African Ounce. At one time, this was a big hit, with early issues attracting some serious prices on the aftermarket, and while that interest has cooled somewhat, no doubt due to the massive [...]
Round 2! Fight! Chun-Li is the second iconic Street Fighter character in LPM's videogame-inspired bullion coin series Last November, we were impressed by the first in LPM's new Street Fighter bullion coin series, Ryu. Rather than reproduce the pixel-art of the games, they featured realistic portrayals of the character, and did so with great success. The [...]
The Mint of Poland delves into the world of myths and legends with three new silver coin releases The most prolific of coin producers when it comes to the ancient myths and legends genre, the Mint of Poland has released some quite stunning issues over the last few years. Strangely, most of them are produced [...]
The chaos on Earth disappears when you admire it from space. LPM coin, 'Blue Marble', features the iconic 1972 Apollo 17 image Apollo 17 was the final mission in the hugely successful Apollo program, which NASA initiated in 1968 to put a man on the moon. The final mission, Apollo 17, took off on 07 December [...]
A big and varied selection of the latest gold and silver bullion coins in our February 2022 roundup of new releases The bullion coins continue to come out, so it's time for another of our lightweight round-ups of the new releases. There are a few missing, like the new Wedge-tailed Eagle from the Perth Mint, [...]
