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Aquaman and Cyborg join Niue's Justice League series of silver coin notes The second and third issues in the New Zealand Mint's Justice League series are now available. Meant to build into a six note set, there will be two new issues in May (Flash and Wonder Woman) and a final issue in June (Superman). Identical in style to the first Batman issue, these are firmly [...]
2018 JUSTICE LEAGUE MOVIE by New Zealand Mint It isn’t just Star Trek and Star Wars that is getting the coin note treatment. The New Zealand Mint has released a set of six Justice League coins, each based on a character from the blockbuster DC Comics Universe movie. The characters featured are all members of the Justice League and encompass Batman, Wonder Woman, Flash, Aquaman, Cyborg and Superman. The second [...]
One of the worlds most expensive comic covers reproduced in fine silver for new series Even though precious metal banknote-style coins are a relatively recent development in the commemorative coin market, it was obvious that there would be modifications to the core format and a desire to push the initial envelope in more ambitious directions. At 150 x 70 mm in size but wafer thin, the coin [...]
Justice League is the latest blockbuster superhero movie to appear on a coin note series It isn't just Star Trek and Star Wars that is getting the coin note treatment. The New Zealand Mint is today releasing the first of six Justice League coins, each based on a character from the blockbuster DC Comics Universe movie. The characters featured are all good guys and encompass Batman, Wonder [...]
World Exclusive: NZ Mint surprises with Darth Vader gold and silver bullion coins for Niue Despite the epic falls in sales of some of the worlds biggest bullion coin ranges, the market for coins with interesting designs and more limited mintages continues to thrive. With such recent fine offerings as the Australian Swan, the Salzburg Mozart, Dragon & Phoenix, the Cayman Islands Marlin, and Disney's Steamboat Willie, [...]
Guardians of the Galaxy Vol 2 joins the growing selection of Marvel Universe silver coins If there can be anything that the word phenomenon can be applied to in the movie world, it's the success of the Marvel Comics Universe (MCU). After decades of failing to repeat the critical acclaim that DC enjoyed with its early Christopher Reeve Superman and Michael Keaton Batman movies, a new direction [...]
After Captain America, Marvel's Doctor Strange gets a domed silver coin of its own. Superhero films continue unabated and it's no surprise that the numismatic worlds celebration of the new 'in' movie genre has also kept pace. With everything from DC favourites like Batman and Superman, to Marvel giants like the Avengers, Spiderman and Captain America, coin collectors, or at least movie fans, clearly like these [...]
Frank Millers brilliant Dark Knight commemorated on a new Fijiian silver coin There's been a deluge of popular culture coins kapowing the market over the last couple of years, from Disney to Star Trek, but a perennial favourite has been the comic book world. Especially popular in North America, outside of the Royal Canadian Mint it's a range of coins struck in the USA [...]
Back in September 2013, shortly after we went live, the Royal Canadian Mint released seven gold and silver coins in commemoration of Superman's 75th anniversary. Co-created by Canadian Joe Shuster, this link was enough for the RCM to commit heavily. They were successful enough to make the Superman coin an annual occurence. In August 2014 came another 3 silver and 1 gold coins, followed in June 2015 by the same again, [...]
It's the third of June and time, although a day earlier than usual, for our latest weekly news nuggets roundup of rumours, releases and site updates, etc. We don't go into great depth here but hopefully you'll find some bits of interest. This week the news that the Royal Canadian Mint are on the verge of launching a one-million mintage Superman silver bullion coin is of most interest. We've been doing [...]
It doesn't matter if you're a fan or not, when you think classic science-fiction, you think of Star Trek. Debuting back in 1966 and continuing for three seasons, the original Star Trek series has rightly taken its place as one of the finest, and most groundbreaking sci-fi series of all time. It was to be a further decade before Trek returned to screens, and since then there have been twelve movies [...]
The relentless movie juggernaut that is the Marvel Cinematic Universe (MCU) powers on this month with the premiere of its latest entrant, Captain America: Civil War. The 13th movie to be released since Iron Man debuted back in 2008, Civil War is the first in Phase 3 that will likely include as many as 11 new films from now until 2019, probably ending with the second Avengers: Infinity Gauntlet movie. A [...]
The New Zealand Mints biggest licence at the moment is undoubtedly Star Wars. More than any other mint, the NZM has released entertainment tie-ins for years, like Doctor Who, Disney and Thunderbirds, only the Perth Mint with Star Trek, and the Royal Canadian Mint with Superman and Looney Tunes are any competition. Star Wars, although it debuted in cinemas back in 1977, is back big time with the latest movie, The [...]
After the launch of a wide range of Superman v Batman: Dawn of Justice movie coins a few days ago, the Royal Canadian Mint have now released the rest of their months output. There's a mix of single coins which we'll look at below, and the launch of several new subscription sets which we'll feature tomorrow. First up is the latest in the hit Venetian Glass series. Featuring hand-blown representations of [...]
The Royal Canadian Mint have done more to popularise the face value selling commemorative coin than just about anybody else, and case in point, this is the 19th release in their $20 for $20 series alone. First debuting in 2011, the series has traditionally featured strongly Canadian themes, but recently has veered off into some pop culture subjects like Superman, a brilliant Bugs Bunny, and now the world's most famous dinosaur, [...]
