Scottsdale Mint adds a second coin to its War Elephant series of gold and silver bullion coins We have a feeling it's going to be another bumper year for new releases at the Scottsdale Mint, and we're starting off our coverage with the second in a series that debuted in 2022 - War Elephant. This [...]
National buildings, national institutions, heroes of history, and heroes of sport headline the Royal Mint's 2024 circulating designs Hers's a little detour from our break to take a traditional look at the new Royal Mint circulating designs which were unveiled today. Perhaps a less political mix this year, we have a pair of designs marking [...]
After finishing Allegories and Mythical Forest in 2023, Germania Mint ends the year with the launch of Witchcraft: Seeress With the finishing up of Germania Mint's 'Allegories' and 'Mythical Forest' ranges, their Germania World selection had shrunk considerably, but fortunately, because we’ve been big admirers of the Germania World range, there's a new addition to bring [...]
The Royal Mint digs into our prehistory for the third trio of dinosaur coins in its Tales of the Earth series Back with a third trilogy of coins, the Royal Mint's 'Tales of the Earth' range yet again delves into our planet's past natural history using one of the best paleo artists working today, Robert [...]
Bond's iconic undersea Lotus Esprit S1 represents the legendary spy's celluloid journey through the 1970s With a debut just four weeks ago, the Royal Mint is already following up it's look at the film career of the legendary spy, James Bond, with the second of seven coins in the series. Each issue will showcase the films [...]
The Royal Australian Mint debuts its own Koala bullion coins for 2024, and there's a high-relief proof in tow One of their core bullion ranges, the Koala has been a staple of the Perth Mint since 2007, but it now seems its Antipodean rival, the Royal Australian Mint, has a series all of their own. [...]
EIC's annual Una & the Lion coin range returns for 2024, with a new visual interpretation of the classic story Una & the Lion, based on a poem from the 16th Century epic poem by Edmund Spencer, has been a popular motif in modern coins, mainly inspired by the beautiful William Wyon’s 1839 coin, that [...]
Scottsdale debuts their third Equatorial Guinea Giraffe bullion coin, and there's Jesus and a Unicorn as well One of the most innovative, and expansive bullion producers in the world today, Scottsdale Mint has a huge range of offerings, encompassing an equally huge range of themes. They continue to cram in as many releases as possible before [...]
The Royal Mint employs the talents of John Mercanti with The Lion and the Eagle, a nod to the US/UK relationship We've all heard about the 'Special Relationship' that exists between the United States, and the United Kingdom, two nations, who over the last three centuries, have been amongst the most powerful in history. However close [...]
The Czech Mint rounds out the second of three sets of four Second World War tank coins with the fearsome Panther In 2022, the Czech Mint debuted a new four-coin series featuring one of my favourite thing - tanks. This isn't a popular subject in numismatic circles, with military hardware seemingly less popular than ever, [...]
