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Open the Box: The Superman 5g Silver Foil Blind Box

You don't know what's inside until you open it. That's the whole point. The Superman: The Man of Steel Blind Box is a 5g silver foil — officially licensed DC, issued by Niue — packed in sealed Supe...

The Day Supergirl Died: Now Struck in Silver

Crisis on Infinite Earths Issue #7 came out in 1985. DC had been building toward something genuinely devastating across the series. When it arrived, Supergirl threw herself at the Anti-Monitor to s...

The 2026 50c Coin Roll: 20 Uncirculated Coins from the Royal Australian Mint

The 50c is the largest coin in Australian circulation. At 31.51mm across and 15.55g each, it's hard to miss — yet most people barely look at one. The dodecagonal shape, the Australian coat of arms ...

The 2026 $2 Coin Roll: 25 Uncirculated Coins Straight from the Royal Australian Mint

Australia's $2 coin has been in circulation since 1988. Most people see them daily, fish them from the bottom of bags, or lose them in the car console. What they rarely see is a $2 coin that has ne...

Seven Coins. Seven Locomotives. One Place to Find Them All.

If you've been following the Steam Giants series, you know what's in it. Seven locomotives — one from each state, plus the Commonwealth Railways — each on a 50c coloured uncirculated coin from the ...

A Coin With Deep Roots: Perth Mint's 2026 Quarter Sovereign Marks a Royal Centenary

The Perth Mint opened in 1899 as a branch of Britain's Royal Mint. Its original purpose was straightforward — strike sovereigns from Western Australian gold. Over the next three decades, more than ...

350 Coins. One Troy Ounce. John Mercanti's Wedge-Tailed Eagle in Ultra-High Relief Gold

The wedge-tailed eagle is Australia's largest bird of prey. A wingspan of up to 2.8 metres. Thermal currents carrying it above 2,000 metres. That distinctive wedge-shaped tail visible from a long w...

The Shark-Nosed Governor: South Australia's 520 Class and the Coin That Does It Justice

No. 520 was named after a Governor who loved railways enough to have a large-scale model railway installed at his own property. The South Australian Railways returned the gesture by putting his nam...

The Upside Down on a Coin: Perth Mint's Stranger Things Hawkins 2026 Release

Stranger Things first aired in July 2016. Ten years on, it still holds a strange grip on people. The show earned over 70 awards, including Emmys and a Screen Actors Guild Award, and its fanbase nev...

Still Running: 6029 Is the Largest Operating Steam Locomotive in Australia

Every other locomotive in this series is preserved. Displayed behind a fence or under a roof. 6029 still hauls trains. AD60 Class Beyer-Garratt 6029 is the largest operating steam locomotive in Aus...