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March, 2023

Myths and Legends at the Royal Mint continues with the wizard Merlin, the second in the Arthurian Legend subseries

By |2023-03-30T09:32:42+01:00March 30th, 2023|Categories: Culture, Bullion, Gold, Silver, Royal Mint, United Kingdom|

Myths and Legends at the Royal Mint continues with the wizard Merlin, the second in the Arthurian Legend subseries Earlier this year, the Royal Mint's Myths's and Legends bullion coin series made a couple of big changes, moving from the legend of Robin Hood to the legend of Camelot for its next trilogy of releases, and also adding proof variants to the range. As well as the change in subject, we also [...]

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The Royal Mint wraps up its four-coin tribute to Harry Potter with a view of the legendary school, Hogwart’s

By |2023-03-27T00:01:13+01:00March 27th, 2023|Categories: Art & Literature, Coloured, Gold, Silver, Royal Mint, United Kingdom|

The Royal Mint wraps up its four-coin tribute to Harry Potter with a view of the legendary school, Hogwart's Today sees the Royal Mint wrap up its four-coin series of coins celebrating the 25th anniversary of J. K. Rowling's ultra-popular Harry Potter novels, specifically the publication of Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone. We've already seen Harry Potter, the Hogwarts Express, and Albus Dumbledore on prior issues, and the last coin [...]

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The Royal Mint’s ‘Great Engravers’ returns with a fifth issue, and it’s the Petition Crown, a real British numismatic rarity

By |2023-03-16T17:45:57+00:00March 16th, 2023|Categories: History, Gold, Politics & Finance, Silver, Royal Mint, United Kingdom|

The Royal Mint's 'Great Engravers' returns with a fifth issue, and it's the Petition Crown, a real British numismatic rarityt The fifth in the Royal Mint's hit 'Great Engravers' series features a reproduction of a coin with an almost mythical reputation. The Petition Crown, A pattern coin designed in 1663 by Thomas Simon, a noted medallist, was never actually put into circulation, simply because he was late putting his design [...]

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Biblical Series 46: Samson and the Gates of Gaza (2022 Scottsdale Mint)

By |2023-03-02T16:20:01+00:00March 2nd, 2023|Categories: Quicklooks, Art & Literature, Silver, Niue Island, Scottsdale Mint|

Number 46 of the 60 coins in Scottsdale Mint's epic 'Biblical Series' is upon us, and it's Samson and the Gates of Gaza this time around. He's depicted coming home from Ikea after a trip with Delilah, and she obviously decided to buy the big gate, Bakbrayka. What man doesn't sympathise with him? Hopefully, Delilah bought him some meatballs, or a hotdog for his efforts. Seriously though, and steering you away from a [...]

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February, 2023

ICONS OF INSPIRATION (2021-) by APMEX

By |2024-03-26T11:22:49+00:00February 24th, 2023|Categories: , , , |

ICONS OF INSPIRATION (2021-) by APMEX While it's true that the majority of bullion coins are themed around national emblems, nature, or popular culture, there remains plenty of room for more unique offerings in a market that has grown in variety over the last decade. One of our favourites is 'Icons of Inspiration', a look at some of the great minds that have influenced human advancement in the past. Launched [...]

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Dumbledore continues the Royal Mint’s celebrations of Harry Potters 25th anniversary – the first with a King Charles III obverse

By |2023-02-16T18:05:57+00:00February 16th, 2023|Categories: Art & Literature, Coloured, Gold, Silver, Royal Mint, United Kingdom|

Dumbledore continues the Royal Mint's celebrations of Harry Potters 25th anniversary - the first with a King Charles III obverse The third of four coins in a series celebrating the 25th anniversary since the publication of 'Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone' is now here, and features the wizard Dumbledore. He follows coins issued last year with Harry Potter on one, and Hogwarts Express on the other. As they were 2022 issues, [...]

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The 2023 World Money Fair is here, new updates, and say hello to Cossack!

By |2023-02-01T07:19:26+00:00February 1st, 2023|Categories: News Nuggets, Site Update|

The 2023 World Money Fair is here, new updates, and say hello to Cossack! Say hello to Cossack, our new mascot. I really wasn't keen on a new cat after losing Burka just before Christmas, but a series of weird coincidences led us to this little fella. He's a rescue, a year old, has a head like a battering ram (which is handy, because that seems to be [...]

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January, 2023

Clockwork Evolution returns with the slow, precise movements of the turtle going mechanical on Powercoin’s latest

By |2023-01-23T03:03:07+00:00January 23rd, 2023|Categories: Coloured, Nature, Science, Silver, Palau, Powercoin|

Clockwork Evolution returns with the slow, precise movements of the turtle going mechanical on Powercoin's latest Our biomechanical overlords are back! Powercoin's stylish Clockwork Evolution series has just debuted its third issue, following the Bee design in late 2020, and a particularly nice Ladybird design earlier this year. That latter coin was the 2021 issue, delayed because of Covid, and the new one here is a 2022 coin, so they're almost [...]

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The first new updates of the year, and looking ahead through 2023

By |2023-01-10T01:47:09+00:00January 10th, 2023|Categories: News Nuggets, Site Update|

The first new updates of the year, and looking ahead through 2023 We're slowly building up a bit of momentum as 2023 gets underway, and we've concentrated on getting some housework done, and updating a few bits here and there. It's a lot of work, and as many of you know, everything on this site is done by me alone, a genuine one-man band, so what you see here is literally [...]

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December, 2022

Greek mythology, a 36-coin series, continues with the second trio of releases, Achilles, Demeter, and Cerberus, the three-headed mutt

By |2022-12-02T18:55:31+00:00December 2nd, 2022|Categories: Art & Literature, Culture, Gilded, Silver, Cameroon, MintXXI|

Greek mythology, a 36-coin series, continues with the second trio of releases, Achilles, Demeter, and Cerberus, the three-headed mutt Just a couple of months ago, Mint XXI launched its ambitious new 36 coin 'Greek Mythology' series, and we loved the first trio of coins. To be released over a four-year period in a mix of three different weights - 1 oz, 2 oz, and 3 oz - they employ high-relief, antique-finishing, [...]

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November, 2022

Mint XXI dives deep into the natural world for its Autumn Launch with four new coins, headlined by a stunning Rhino.

By |2022-11-24T00:46:07+00:00November 23rd, 2022|Categories: Coloured, Gilded, Nature, Inserts, Silver, Cameroon, Ghana, MintXXI, Niue Island|

Mint XXI dives deep into the natural world for its Autumn Launch with four new coins, headlined by a stunning Rhino. One of our favourite producers, Mint XXI, has just released their new autumn collection, with over a dozen new issues. We'll cover them all in the coming weeks as we battle to get up to date, but we're starting off with a look at the four designs focused around [...]

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The pivotal Second World War Battle of Midway is the second in the Sea Battles series of silver coins

By |2022-11-21T14:12:39+00:00November 21st, 2022|Categories: History, Military, Silver, Mint of Gdansk, Niue Island|

The pivotal Second World War Battle of Midway is the second in the Sea Battles series of silver coins One of the Mint of Gdańsk's many ongoing antiqued coin series, 'Sea Battles' sees its second release, following the pivotal ancient Battle of Salamis with the equally pivotal Battle of Midway, arguably one of the most important battles in the Pacific theatre in World War 2. A sea battle fought over the [...]

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The Royal Mint launches new issues featuring Rome, Harry Potter, and childrens classic, The Snowman

By |2022-11-01T20:22:32+00:00November 1st, 2022|Categories: Art & Literature, History, Coloured, Gold, Silver, Royal Mint, United Kingdom|

The Royal Mint launches new issues featuring Rome, Harry Potter, and childrens classic, The Snowman The Royal Mint has been very active of late, and we've covered most of the new issues, of course, but the market is busier than ever of late, so to aid a more complete coverage, we're going to be falling back on these multi-release articles. This time, we'll have a look at three of the mints [...]

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August, 2022

The world of film, music, and television is as popular on coins as ever. Here’s the latest round-up of new releases

By |2022-08-26T16:25:45+01:00August 26th, 2022|Categories: Film/TV roundup, Bullion, Coloured, Movies & TV, Gold, Silver, Crown Mint, NZ Mint, The Coin Company|

The world of film, music, and television is as popular on coins as ever. Here's the latest round-up of new releases Our latest regular look at popular culture coins, a seemingly endless task in the current market, encompasses all the usual suspects - Star Wars, Harry Potter, etc. - as well as a rarer entrant into the genre, CIT, with its Iron Maiden music range, featuring Eddie from the band's iconic album [...]

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MOMENTS OF LOVE (2019) by Mint XXI

By |2024-02-27T17:12:20+00:00August 17th, 2022|Categories: , |

MOMENTS OF LOVE (2019) by Mint XXI It isn't often we see a subject like sex featured in its own coin series. Hinted at perhaps, but not front and centre (no pun intended...). If you're going to do it respectfully, then showcase the classic text on the subject, the Indian work, Kama Sutra. This is an ancient text, tracing its roots back well over 2,000 years, and sets out the [...]

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