AGAUSHOOT: Steamboat Willie gold 1kg by New Zealand Mint Released in December 2014, this is basically a statement coin from the New Zealand Mint who had just signed up for the worldwide numismatic Disney licence. Over the next few years, there was a literal tsunami of Disney coins covering just about every character they created, but it's here, with this epic gold proof coin that it kicked off huge levels of interest. Struck in a kilo of gold, the mintage was microscopic, and if I remember correctly, just 18 were eventually produced, We were fortunate [...]

AGAUSHOOT: Impact Moments Meteorite by Germania Mint/Numizzmi Released in November 2021, this collaboration between Germania Mint and Numizzmi remain, for me at least, one of the finest coins ever released with the theme of prehistoric life. It's a two-ounce silver coin which depicts that day in the Yucatan Peninsula some 65 million years ago, that an asteroid crashed into the Earth, ending the reign of the dinosaurs.Cleverly sliced into the coin is a genuine piece of Muonionalista meteorite. The depiction of the Triceratops is utterly sublime, genuinely first class. The obverse shows the aftermath, with that [...]

AGAUSHOOT: Withcraft Herbalist by Germania Mint Released in November 2025, by Germania Mint, Herbalist is the second in the biannual series called Witchcraft, the first of which was the 2023 Seeress issue. There are three variants in this range, headed by a two-ounce high-relief coin, with colour, antiquing, and an inset mineral. The other pair are an ounce in weight, with a part-gilded 'Ritual' version, and the usual bullion coin. The original news article can be seen HERE. A fine series, we think, and part of this producers impressive Germania World bullion range. [...]

AGAUSHOOT: Spinosaurus, by MCI-Mint Released in April 2015, by German producer, MCI-Mint, this immediately appealed because it was a dinosaur, of course, something regular readers will know we have a lot of love for here. It was a one-ounce antique-finished silver coin, and as you can see, the depiction hasn't aged well given the phenomenal research done on this amazing animal over the last decade. The original news article can be seen HERE. MCI-Mint seems to have given up issuing coins, moving into their TV shopping channel in Germany. The model in the photoshoot is from [...]

AGAUSHOOT: Vegvísir, by Germania Mint Released in June 2026 to conclude the Germania Mint's three-year long 'Runes' programme of one-ounce cast silver bars, this 'completer' bar is double the weight, and features small images of all 18 of the runic symbols released over its lifespan. In some of the images below, you can see it sitting on some of the original rune bars. The original news article can be seen HERE, and you can see all the range in our Bullion Profile covering them all. Our AgAuSHOOT [...]

FIFA WORLD CUP 2026: The precious metal coin summary The 2026 FIFA World Cup, the 23rd tournament, is taking place in North America, spread across 14 cities in Canada, Mexico, and the United States. Comfortably the most watched (by over half the world population), and loved sporting event in the world, this time (it's held every four years) it's been steeped in controversy, and divided opinions due to the nature of the US Trump administration, and the usual crap we have to put up with from FIFA, who appear to have taken monetisation to [...]

EASTERN CARIBBEAN 8 COLOURED PROOF (2018-) by Scottsdale Mint Scottsdale has been issuing some great limited run bullion coins over the last few years, such as the Cayman Islands Marlin and Hokusai, The Great Wave, but their most ambitious is an eight coin program that will see issues for eight different countries released per year. The eight island nations included in the programme are Anguilla, Antigua & Barbuda, Dominica, Grenada, Montserrat, Saint Kitts & Nevis, Saint Lucia, and Saint Vincent & the Grenadines. All these small island nations share a currency and a central bank. [...]

TUDOR BEASTS (2022-2026) by The Royal Mint We think it’s fair to say that the Royal Mint’s ‘Queen’s beasts’ series has been one of the most popular and admired coin series in recent years, especially in the bullion realm. Tudor Beast’s has an identical base concept. Take ten of the most powerful and iconic heraldic beasts from history, and then have a talented coin designer reinterpret them for a numismatic canvas. The Queen’s Beasts dipped back in time just a few decades, but for this series we’re going back half a millennium for inspiration. Let’s [...]

JAMES BOND 007: A multi-mint guide to the 007 world on gold & silver coins Spanning over sixty years, the James Bond film franchise is also one of the industry's most successful, having grossed over $7 billion at the box office. It was based on a series of spy novels by British author Ian Fleming, starting in 1953. He lived long enough to see the first two films, Dr. No, and From Russia With Love, both fine productions. There have been dozens of coins, in both silver and gold, released for the franchise since [...]

VIDEOGAMES ON COINS: A multi-mint round-up of gaming and numismatics Video games have grown from the weird little hobby of the far-sighted few, to a mainstream juggernaut that drawfs the movie and music industries. It’s easy to understand why. Other forms of entertainment generally involve soaking up someone else's vision, but gaming allows you to control the narrative personally, to a quite extraordinary degree in some modern titles. From early, pixelated beginnings, to today's AAA titles, video games have muscled in on the formerly sedate entertainment industries, with a huge variety of game types, like [...]