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Click and Collect: How It Works at Mint Coin Shop

Yes, you can buy coins from us click and collect. Plenty of customers prefer it. Some live nearby. Some want to save on shipping. Some simply like collecting a special coin in person. Whatever the ...

Why We Do Not Run Ballots for New Coin Releases?

Some coin retailers run ballots for sought-after new releases. You register, you wait, and you hope your name comes up. We do not do ballots at Mint Coin Shop. We never have run ballots. Here is wh...

Should You Insure Your Coin Collection? Our Honest View.

Here is a question collectors ask us from time to time: should I insure my coin collection? Okay, here is our personal view. We think there is real value in insuring your coin collection. We are no...

Blind Box Coins Are Having a Moment

Something interesting is happening in coin collecting. Blind boxes have arrived, and they are bringing new people with them. Actually, they arrived a few years ago. What's happened is that the rang...

We Are Not the Royal Australian Mint. Here Is What We Are.

A question we hear often: are you the Mint? No. We are Mint Coin Shop, a privately owned Australian business. We are an authorised dealer for the Royal Australian Mint. We also hold authorised deal...

Most Coin Orders Ship the Same Day. Here Is How We Do It.

Coin collectors do not like waiting. We know this from years of experience. When you order a new release, you want it in your hands, not sitting in a warehouse queue. That is why most orders placed...

The Lord of the Rings Lothlórien Set – A Silver Coin and Art Foil From the Golden Wood

The Lothlórien Collectible Set pairs a 1/2oz silver shaped coin with a 5g silver art foil. Limited to 1,000 worldwide, both pieces individually numbered.

Batman: A Death in the Family 20g Silver Foil – One Comic Panel, Two Very Different Readings

The Batman A Death in the Family 20g silver foil captures the moment that changed the DC Universe. 1,000 made worldwide, with a 100-piece chase variant.

Batman Begins: The Tumbler 1/2oz Silver Coin – Shaped Like the Batmobile That Changed Everything

The Tumbler 1/2oz silver collectible is shaped to mirror the Batman Begins Batmobile. 1,000 worldwide, with a gold gilded chase variant limited to 100.

A Coin With a Hole in It: The 2026 Holey Dollar

Australia's first coins were made by punching holes in someone else's. In the early 1800s, New South Wales was desperately short of currency. Governor Lachlan Macquarie took Spanish silver dollars ...