We’ve had Pickle Rick, and now Banana Rick breaks into coins from the mad genius that is the cult animated hit, Rick & Morty The chaotic animated series, Rick & Morty, is back at Glines and Rhodes after a small detour to the Mint of Gdańsk, and the NZ Mint, and it's one of their shaped [...]
We've often waxed lyrical over the amazing stackable silver bullion issues that have emanated from South Korean producer, Coins Today, which have impressed in both quality, and variety. Designs have encompassed a diverse range of subjects, but it all started just three years ago with their first release - the Doggaebi.The Doggaebi should be familiar to buyers of [...]
Tokelau Sealife is a 12-coin series of bullion coins featuring aquatic life teeming in the waters around this Pacific island group. It debuted in 2014 under the banner of Australian producer, Treasures of Oz, with the coins struck in the US (at the Highland Mint, we believe). However, the series was relaunched in 2020 with a revised, [...]
Numiscollect employs artificial intelligence in its humorous, ten-coin look at cats and dogs replacing humans in everyday life The last couple of years has seen a revolution in the way that Generative Artificial Intelligence has permeated the internet. This isn't sentience, to be clear, with AI in its current form relatively simplistic, and limited in [...]
We’re back at last! Hi everyone, Firstly, huge apologies for the downtime. As I mentioned a few weeks ago, our host decided to 'upgrade' us to their new server platform, and with just a couple of weeks notice, told us that their new platform had a file limit (inodes) of 250,000 files. Well, we're over [...]
The tenth incarnation of MTB/PAMPs homage to famed candy, PEZ, has arrived, and it's a celebration of Independence Day, the holiday on the 4th of July that marks the official break between the United Kingdom, and its former colony in North America. It's a celebration replete with flags and colourful decoration, and that's exactly what we get [...]
Ares, the god of war, headlines the eighth tranche of coins in Mint XXI'S ambitious look at Greek mythology in silver Another three coins join Mint XXI's impressive Greek Mythology series of silver coins. These are the 22nd, 23rd, and 24th issues to date, and the series will conclude when all 36 have been issued, ending next [...]
Last years beautiful silver bullion representation of St Michael's sword is joined by an even more stunning Sword of St. Gabriel To say we were impressed by the Sword of St. Michael last year would've been a bit of an understatement. It was a fully dimensional, beautifully detailed depiction of a sword, covered with a feathered [...]
The second Eastern Caribbean 8 coin to be released in this batch is this terrific design for Dominica, not to be confused with Haiti's next door neighbour, the Dominican Republic. Dominica is a stunning island, lacking the beaches the Caribbean is famed for, but replacing them with a rainforest replete with a breathtaking biodiversity. The EC8 coins [...]
A little later than normal, Scottsdale Mint continues to work its way through the eight Caribbean nations that make up what is known as the Eastern Caribbean 8. These island states are linked by a common currency issued through the EC Central Bank, and have been the subject of a bullion coin programme since 2018, all issued [...]
