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September, 2026

The legend that is Freddie Mercury is brought to numismatic life on the Czech Mint’s super new gold & silver coins

By |2026-09-28T18:50:58+01:00September 28th, 2026|Categories: Art & Literature, People, Gold, Silver, Czech Mint, Niue Island|

The legend that is Freddie Mercury is brought to numismatic life on the Czech Mint's super new gold & silver coins One of the greatest vocalists of all time, Freddie Mercury was the lead singe of a band with almost unparalleled popularity, Queen. They had an astounding range, covering everything from gentle ballads, to rock songs that could drown out a massive stadium. The public loved them all, and Freddie [...]

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October, 2024

Here’s our latest look at some of the standout new coin issues from various producers (Week 40 2024)

By |2024-11-24T19:00:40+00:00October 4th, 2024|Categories: Art & Literature, Culture, Bullion, Nature, People, Coloured, Silver, Cameroon, Chad, Cryptocurrency, Mint of MK, MintXXI, Niue Island, Numiscollect, Powercoin, Spectres|

Here's our latest look at some of the standout new coin issues from various producers (Week 40 2024) As you know, we always try to cover as many new coins as we can, but the fact remains, the number of new releases every month is way more than we can handle. Moving forward on a trial basis, I'll be trying out this little Friday round-up of some of the more [...]

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August, 2024

Journey Around the World: London 3 oz silver coin (2024 Czech Mint)

By |2024-08-23T14:23:51+01:00August 23rd, 2024|Categories: Architecture, Quicklooks, Culture, Coloured, Silver, Czech Mint, Niue Island|

It's always great to see the debut issue in a new series from the Czech Mint, who, like the Mint of Poland, have quite an outward looking policy when it comes to subjects. This time we have quite a rarity in that it's a three-ounce silver range, bigger than the mints usual offerings. The series of six coins is called 'Journey Around the World', and each will showcase the landmarks in a major [...]

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February, 2023

Bullion round-up 14: Germania, Czechia, & Slovakia issue new coins and there’s the snake of your worst nightmares

By |2023-03-30T21:30:52+01:00February 27th, 2023|Categories: Bullion roundup, Culture, Bullion, Nature, Bullion Round, Coloured, Gold, Silver, Congo, Czech Republic, Czech Mint, Emporium Hamburg, Germania Mint, Slovakia, South Africa, South African Mint|

Bullion round-up 14: Germania, Czechia, Slovakia, & South Africa get fine new issues, and there's the snake of your worst nightmares Our latest bullion coin round-up is actually the first of two parts, as there are just so many of them to look at in a single post. The other part should be up either tomorrow or Wednesday. We've concentrated on a big release, and a range of new issues [...]

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January, 2023

MODERN MUSIC: Contemporary music on gold & silver coins

By |2026-09-28T18:20:25+01:00January 6th, 2023|Categories: , |

THE MODERN MUSICAL WORLD: A multi-mint round-up of silver and gold coins Despite the prevalence of music in the modern world, there really hadn't been much interest in the numismatic world up until just a few short years ago. Ironically, it was headbangers AC/DC that sparked the modern renaissance, with both the Royal Australian Mint (the band hails from there), and CIT issuing coins for their anniversary in 2018. With [...]

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November, 2022

The Jungle Book 04 – The Wolf Pack & Akela silver coin (2022 Czech Mint)

By |2022-11-30T20:12:24+00:00November 30th, 2022|Categories: Quicklooks, Art & Literature, Silver, Czech Mint, Niue Island|

The fourth and last of the Czech Mint's 'Jungle Book' coins is now available, and features the Wolf Pack and Akela. This has been, stylistically, a very distinctive series by artist, Asamat Baltaev, and is based on the classic Rudyard Kipling book, with not a sign of Disney nonsense anywhere to be seen. All the coins have been released through 2022, and the first three issues depicted Mowgli, Baloo & Bagheera, [...]

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August, 2022

The Jungle Book 03 – Shere Khan silver coin (2022 Czech Mint)

By |2022-08-03T10:15:08+01:00August 3rd, 2022|Categories: Quicklooks, Art & Literature, Silver, Czech Mint, Niue Island|

We were pleasantly surprised by the first of the Czech Mint's 'Jungle Book' coins that we covered back in March. It had an interesting and attractive style, undertaken by one of the mint's stalwart artists, Asamat Baltaev, one we have a high regard for here. Based on the classic Rudyard Kipling book, and not the sanitised Disney film, this is a four-coin set, being released over a single calendar year. As well as [...]

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July, 2022

Our galactic neighbourhood, the Milky Way, shines on new coins from the Czech Mint, and the Austrian Mint

By |2022-07-12T21:43:14+01:00July 12th, 2022|Categories: Nature, Austria, Coloured, Austrian Mint, Silver, Czech Mint, Niue Island|

Our galactic neighbourhood, the Milky Way, shines on new coins from the Czech Mint, and the Austrian Mint There’s no place like home! Our solar system sits within the Milky Way, a barred spiral galaxy approximately 150-200,000 light years in diameter. It’s part of the Local Group of galaxies, which form part of the Virgo Supercluster, itself a component of the Laniakea Supercluster. Staggeringly, the Laniakea Supercluster holds over 100,000 galaxies [...]

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March, 2022

It’s March, and time for one of our Film and Television themed coin round-ups

By |2022-04-01T14:49:53+01:00March 10th, 2022|Categories: Film/TV roundup, Movies & TV, Bullion, Coloured, Gold, Silver, Crown Mint, MDM, MintXXI, NZ Mint/Agoro, Perth Mint, Spain|

It's March, and time for one of our Film and Television themed coin round-ups We had a few weeks away from our film and television coin round-ups, but that doesn't mean they didn't just keep coming! The genre remains a hugely popular one, and it shows no signs of easing off anytime soon. To be fair, it has its fair share of excellent releases, and it is a healthy source of [...]

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October, 2021

The Czech Mint finishes up its four-coin romp through the legend of King Arthur with the final pair

By |2021-10-21T12:02:43+01:00October 21st, 2021|Categories: Art & Literature, History, Silver, Czech Mint, Niue Island|

The Czech Mint finishes up its four-coin romp through the legend of King Arthur with the final pair The legend of King Arthur is one of the most potent in medieval history, so it's of little surprise it appears on coins with some regularity. While many of these are higher end numismatics, it's always pleasing to see the more affordable end of the market get some attention. This four coin set [...]

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July, 2021

Mythical Beasts: Cerberus (2021 Czech Mint)

By |2021-07-20T16:49:39+01:00July 20th, 2021|Categories: Quicklooks, Art & Literature, Culture, Gold, Silver, Czech Mint, Niue Island|

Release number seven in the Czech Mint's pretty 'Mythical Beasts' series is out for order now and features everybody's favourite pooch, Cerberus. The triple-headed dog that guards the entrance to the underworld is done justice by regular mint artist Asamat Baltaev, who has quite a fine portfolio of work at this producer.Same two versions as usual -one ounce silver and a one-tenth ounce gold, the former with a mintage of 1,000 pieces, and [...]

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April, 2021

The legend of King Arthur comes to life with the first two in the Czech Mints four-coin proof silver set

By |2021-04-01T19:05:48+01:00April 1st, 2021|Categories: Art & Literature, History, Silver, Czech Mint, Niue Island|

The legend of King Arthur comes to life with the first two in the Czech Mints four-coin proof silver set One of the most potent stories in British history, the story of King Arthur and his sword Excalibur has permeated popular culture to this day. Unlikely to have any more than the most tenuous of links to historical reality, the legend we know today were added in the Middle Ages, which came [...]

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October, 2020

MYTHICAL CREATURES (2020-2022) by the Czech Mint

By |2022-10-12T23:01:20+01:00October 25th, 2020|Categories: , |

2020-2022 MYTHICAL CREATURES by the Czech Mint Our love for the mythical beasts of ancient lore has never been higher. With modern mega-budget movies like the Lord of the Rings and Harry Potter drawing in huge audiences, as well as the new legends that are inherent parts of the various superhero universes, the weird and fantastical remains a popular escape from the day to day life most of us [...]

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February, 2020

Czech Lion bullion coin returns with a new design and a full selection of sizes in gold and silver

By |2020-02-13T10:05:11+00:00February 11th, 2020|Categories: Culture, Nature, Gold, Silver, Czech Mint, Niue Island|

Czech Lion bullion coin returns with a new design and a full selection of sizes in gold and silver A relatively recent addition to the bullion coin world, having its first debut in 2017, the Czech Lion, issued for Niue but struck by the Czech Mint, has quickly established itself as one of the more attractive offerings on the market. Unlike the Perth Mints iconic bullion coin [...]

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October, 2019

INVENTIONS OF LEONARDO (2019) by the Czech Mint

By |2021-10-30T21:00:27+01:00October 19th, 2019|Categories: , |

2019 INVENTIONS OF LEONARDO by the Czech Mint Renaissance genius Leonardo Da Vinci is no stranger to the coin world and it’s easy to see why. A huge body of incredible artwork and astounding inventions are a veritable visual feast and make splendid numismatics. To date, the vast majority of coins featuring the mans work have stayed firmly in the artistic sphere, but the Czech Mint have chosen to showcase [...]

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