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History, weapons and stackable silver bullion form the basis of Coins Today’s latest wave of coins and bars

By |2026-07-06T16:43:09+01:00July 6th, 2026|Categories: Cast/Minted Bar, Culture, Silver Bar, History, Bullion, Medallion, Silver, Cameroon, Coins Today KR, Samoa|

History, weapons and stackable silver bullion form the basis of Coins Today's latest wave of coins and bars Adding to Coin's Today's range of bullion products, are a couple of new stackable releases, including the fourth in their low-poly lunar range (now a denominated coin), and an all new one. Joining them are the latest in [...]

The Mint of Poland has been busy of late, so here’s a little look at some of their new releases

By |2026-07-02T21:03:44+01:00July 2nd, 2026|Categories: Architecture, Art & Literature, Nature, Coloured, Gilded, Silver, Cameroon, Malta, Niue Island, Mint of Poland|

The Mint of Poland has been busy of late, so here's a little look at some of their new releases It's been a while since we had a look at the Mennica Polska's output, so below is a round-up of some of the more interesting recent releases, and it's quite a varied bunch. There are no [...]

When that alien stag do gets a little out of control! Aliens pop in for some demolition on T&S Coin’s latest

By |2026-06-30T14:54:16+01:00June 30th, 2026|Categories: Culture, Coloured, Silver, Niue Island, T&S Coins|

When that alien stag do gets a little out of control! Aliens pop in for some demolition on T&S Coin's latest 'Take me to your leader' obviously never crossed the mind of the alien on this new coin, seemingly preferring that age-old classic line, 'Hulk smash' instead. The alien invasion of Earth is a classic [...]

The British Grand Prix marks a century of competitive motorsport with a new fifty pence proof coin from The Royal Mint

By |2026-06-29T23:47:33+01:00June 29th, 2026|Categories: Coloured, Gold, Sport, Silver, Royal Mint, United Kingdom|

The British Grand Prix marks a century of competitive motorsport with a new fifty pence proof coin from The Royal Mint Yet another 50p coin has dropped at the Royal Mint, but fortunately it isn't another in the endless run of literature, and pop culture themed issues, but something hardly ever seen on UK coinage - [...]

Chaos at the farm ensues with Pop Coins latest AI-generated range of five humorous animal silver coins

By |2026-06-29T14:36:33+01:00June 29th, 2026|Categories: Culture, Coloured, Silver, Cameroon, Gibraltar, Pop Coins|

Chaos at the farm ensues with Pop Coins latest AI-generated range of five humorous animal silver coins Pop Coins humorous take on anthropomorphic pets continues in 2026 with the debut of a new five-coin range called 'Chaos at the Farm'. The original 2025 range of ten coins was called AI.Nimals Cats and Dogs, and the producer made [...]

250th Anniversary of the US Declaration of Independence proof coins (2026 Royal Mint)

By |2026-06-25T21:27:58+01:00June 25th, 2026|Categories: Quicklooks, History, Gold, Silver, Royal Mint, United Kingdom|

As expected, the upcoming 250th anniversary of the US Declaration of Independence is creating a lot of numismatic interest, and one of the biggest players with intimate interest is Britain's own Royal Mint. A new proof range dropped today, designed by Gordon Summers, the current Chief Engraver of the Royal Mint, in both gold and silver. The [...]

Art Mint’s timely Greatest USA Coins series adds new homages to the early numismatic history of the United States

By |2026-06-23T16:39:16+01:00June 23rd, 2026|Categories: History, Art Mint, Gilded, Silver, Niue Island|

Art Mint's timely Greatest USA Coins series adds new homages to the early numismatic history of the United States With 2026 marking the 250th anniversary of the United States of America, the focus is firmly on the issuer of the world's reserve currency, and what better way to commemorate it than to showcase some of the [...]

Completed in record time, Scottsdale Mint launches the final pair of issues in its 2025 EC8 bullion series

By |2026-06-22T20:05:53+01:00June 22nd, 2026|Categories: Cast/Minted Bar, Culture, Silver Bar, Bullion, Coloured, Silver, Dominica, Saint Lucia, Scottsdale Mint|

Completed in record time, Scottsdale Mint launches the final pair of issues in its 2025 EC8 bullion series In what seems to be an incredible catchup job, Scottsdale Mint have just launched the final pair of coins from the eight that make up the 2025 Eastern Caribbean 8 programme. These are usually spread out over the year, [...]

The Monnaie de Paris jumps into the investment arena with Marianne, a new range of French bullion coins in four sizes

By |2026-06-19T12:25:07+01:00June 19th, 2026|Categories: Culture, History, Bullion, Gold, France, Monnaie de Paris|

The Monnaie de Paris jumps into the investment arena with Marianne, a new range of French bullion coins in four sizes For the first time in over a century, France has a gold bullion coin. In the latter half of the 18th century, the Louis d'or fulfilled this role, replaced through the 19th century by the [...]

The duality of good and evil is visualised on POP Coin’s latest high-relief NEO silver coin

By |2026-06-18T17:56:09+01:00June 18th, 2026|Categories: Art & Literature, Culture, Coloured, Silver, Liberia, Pop Coins|

The duality of good and evil is visualised on POP Coin's latest high-relief NEO silver coin Of all the concepts forming the basis of religions throughout history, the relationship, and usually conflict, between good and evil is without question the most pervasive. From the early faiths of Mesopotamia, Egypt, Greece and Rome, to the Abrahamic religions [...]

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