Perth Mint launches another new limited mintage nature-themed silver bullion coin - the Quokka Despite a huge range of nature-themed bullion coins emanating from the Western Australian Perth Mint, they continue to experiment with new ideas. The latest to add to the selection available to collectors is one featuring what has been described as 'the happiest [...]
The New Zealand Mints Chibi coins make the jump to the Star Wars Universe with Darth Vader Old Wheezy is back on a coin and this time he represents the first release in the New Zealand Mints 'Chibi' range for Star Wars. We've already seen the big-headed concept on coins for DC Comics and for [...]
Niue's Classic Harry Potter coin series continues with Albus Dumbledore, the wizard headmaster The New Zealand Mint are diving deeper into J.K. Rowling's 'Harry Potter' universe with their latest addition to their 'Classic' range of proof coins. They already have their popular movie poster reproduction coins, and House Banner foils, and we've already seen a Hogwarts and [...]
MDM kick off their first copper-cored coin with T-Rex, the dinosaur that's mad, bad and dangerous to know... Regular readers will have seen several of our recent articles about Precious Metal Collectors innovative copper-cored silver coins. What these involve is the wrapping of a large copper coin with a sizably thick skin of fine silver. The [...]
Mid August updates Just a quick update to keep you informed of what we're up to when it seems quiet.The COIN SERIES PROFILES for 'Evolution of Life' and 'Tiffany Art (both by CIT) have, as promised last time, been brought up to date. A new profile of the recently completed 'Magnificent Life' is also now live.Away [...]
Raised in an ecosystem subject to almost total isolation from the rest of the world for the best part of 800 million years, the Kākā is a parrot that retains primitive features lost in almost all other parrots on the planet. Growing to around 45 cm in length and 450 grams in weight, this arboreal bird with [...]
A coin to celebrate those that rise up to a challenge and overcome, 'In Victoria' is a 17.50 gram silver coin of 38.61 mm diameter, with some selective gilding on the reverse face. Maybe a gift for someone that has beaten a life-testing obstacle, it goes full-on jingoistic with its choice of design.A winged personification of victory (looking [...]
MDM wraps up its distinctive 'Underwater World' series on a high with a super Octopus issue Sadly, Underwater World, German producer MDM's striking sealife series of silver coins, is coming to an end. It;s going out kicking and screaming, however, with a superb final issue - the seventh in a series that began in 2018. What better [...]
Chibi returns to the DC Comics universe with the release of a Wonder Woman shaped coin The Chibi coin collection from the New Zealand Mint continues apace with Wonder Woman, the second in the DC Comics range, following the issue of Batman a short while ago in late June. Batman was followed [...]
Time for the 32nd of Scottsdale Mint's epic Biblical Series of two-ounce silver coins, and it's 'The Judas Kiss' getting the numismatic treatment. For those unaware, the series is based on interpretative woodcuts of 18th century artist, Gustave Dore. Whatever you're views on the subject matter, the woodcuts are clearly superb works and have translated exceptionally well to [...]
