The Coin Village enters the numismatic world with a high-relief Zeus at Olympia, in three finishes

By |2023-11-08T23:53:43+00:00November 8th, 2023|Categories: Art & Literature, Culture, Gilded, Silver, Chad, The Gold Village|

The Coin Village enters the numismatic world with a high-relief Zeus at Olympia, in three finishes Ancient mythology, along with wildlife, is a hugely popular subject in numismatic circles, and a few producers in particular, like CIT, Mint XXI, and Mint of Poland, all bring their distinct styles to the genre. Joining them today is The [...]

MK’s 9 Dragons collection of high-relief silver coins continues with its third issue – The Black Dragon

By |2023-11-07T20:49:04+00:00November 7th, 2023|Categories: Architecture, Art & Literature, Culture, Gilded, Silver, Chad, Mint of MK|

MK's 9 Dragons collection of high-relief silver coins continues with its third issue - The Black Dragon MK continue their journey along the path of 9 Dragons with the launch of the third in the series to date. Last month saw the debut of the collection, starting with the Winged Dragon, and the Scaled Dragon. [...]

A poignant coin with shades of the Ukrainian conflict inspires T&S Coin’s beautiful take on the Guardian Angel

By |2023-10-31T23:18:29+00:00October 31st, 2023|Categories: Culture, Gilded, Silver, Cameroon, T&S Coins|

A poignant coin with shades of the Ukrainian conflict inspires T&S Coin's beautiful take on the Guardian Angel Benevolent spirits, or divine messengers, tasked with watching over an individual throughout their life, and protecting them from harm. Guardian Angels have been the stuff of legend since antiquity. They possibly originated in very early Judaism, but [...]

A look at some of the widely variable recent releases from collector favourite producer, the Mint of Poland

By |2023-10-30T09:27:29+00:00October 30th, 2023|Categories: Coloured, Gilded, Inserts, Silver, Cameroon, Mint of Poland, Niue Island|

A look at some of the widely variable recent releases from collector favourite producer, the Mint of Poland Time for a quick review of new releases emanating from the popular Mint of Poland. Widely admired for their superb issues through third-parties, like many of the quite superb ancient mythology themed coins, they've tended to be less [...]

High relief, antiquing, and a little splash of blood for PMC’s ten-ounce silver Ares, the Greek god of war, coin

By |2023-10-24T16:16:45+01:00October 24th, 2023|Categories: Culture, Gilded, Silver, Chad, Precious Metal Collectors|

High relief, antiquing, and a little splash of blood for PMC's ten-ounce silver Ares, the Greek god of war, coin The Greek god of punch-ups, Ares, is no stranger to the coin world, and became famous in numismatic circles with the debut of a two-ounce coin from Numiartis a few years ago, that heralded a [...]

MK launches an ambitious new nine-issue, four variant, dragon coin series, packing dual-sided high-relief

By |2023-10-20T20:48:46+01:00October 20th, 2023|Categories: Architecture, Art & Literature, Culture, Gilded, Silver, Chad, Mint of MK|

MK launches an ambitious new nine-issue, four variant, dragon coin series, packing dual-sided high-relief Although relatively new, producer MK have already made quite a splash with just their first two releases. The first was the size of a dinner plate, and the second actually was one, so we do expect ambitious design when we get [...]

Aztec Sun Stone stackable gilded 1kg silver bullion (2023 Coin’s Today / Chitown Coins)

By |2023-10-17T01:24:02+01:00October 17th, 2023|Categories: Quicklooks, History, Bullion Round, Gilded, Silver, Coins Today KR|

We often wax lyrical about the stackable silver bullion range of South Korean producer, Coin's Today, and for good reason. Encompassing a massive breadth of subjects, and sizes ranging from half-ounce to a kilo, there's something for every taste, and with them being non-denominated bullion, they remain relatively affordable. One of them, released in August 2022, was [...]

It was a decade ago that the hit television series Peaky Blinders had its debut, and PiK Coins celebrates in silver

By |2023-10-10T16:38:53+01:00October 10th, 2023|Categories: Movies & TV, Gilded, Silver, Niue Island, PiK Coins|

It was a decade ago that the hit television series Peaky Blinders had its debut, and PiK Coins celebrates in silver A wonderful television series, Peaky Blinders told the story of a criminal gang fighting for control of the streets of early 20th century Birmingham. Headlined by a brilliant Cillian Murphy, and with an outstanding [...]

The 2,600 year old Lydian Stater, possibly the world’s first government issued coin, is reproduced for WCA’s latest issue

By |2023-10-09T12:35:24+01:00October 9th, 2023|Categories: History, Gilded, Politics & Finance, Silver, Chad, World Coin Appreciation|

The 2,600 year old Lydian Stater, possibly the world's first government issued coin, is reproduced for WCA's latest issue Introduced into the Lydian Empire by King Alyattes in the latter part of the 7th century BCE, the Lydian Stater is considered by most numismatic historians to be the first example of a state-issued coin in history, [...]

Precious Metal Collector’s taps into the Christian religion with an exquisite Jesus cross silver coin

By |2023-10-02T11:48:03+01:00October 2nd, 2023|Categories: Culture, Gilded, Silver, Chad, Precious Metal Collectors|

Precious Metal Collector's taps into the Christian religion with an exquisite Jesus cross silver coin One of the most well-known and historically significant stories of the last two millennia, the tale of the crucifixion of Jesus, and the resurrection, has shaped the world's most popular religion to this day. Also a significant figure in Islam, [...]

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