Last April, Powercoin started a new series to sit alongside its retro-themed techstalgic range, except this time, featuring software rather than hardware. The series, called 'Back to the Pixel', kicked off with the now legendary Microsoft Paint, a piece of art creation software that is still in use today, and an integral component of Windows.No such luck for [...]
The Mint of Poland adds the Velociraptor to its lenticular-effect Dinosauria range of silver coins The Mint of Poland has issued the second in its six-coin 'Dinosauria' series, and following Tyrannosaurus Rex, we have another favourite from the Jurassic Park franchise, the Velociraptor. This small predator, barely bigger than a turkey, is believed to have hunted [...]
The first release in what we're expecting to be a busy year for Scottsdale Mint, is the 2025 entrant in one of their most attractive series. The Samoan Seahorse silver bullion series debuted for 2018, with the 2019 coins adding an antiqued variant with a far smaller mintage. In 2023, they added what they term [...]
Paul Hollis Confirmed as 41st Director of the United States Mint WASHINGTON, Jan. 7, 2026 — On Monday, Paul Hollis took the oath of office, becoming the 41st Director of the United States Mint (Mint). Mr. Hollis was nominated by President Donald J. Trump on July 16 and confirmed by the U.S. Senate on December 18. [...]
T&S Coin ends it's 2025 line-up with a striking 5oz Ganesha ultra-high-relief silver coin, accompanied by a 2oz variant Coming in just a little too late for us to cover before the holiday, T&S Coin surprised us with a new format for them, and what looks to be a very impressive strike. This producer has [...]
Ants head out for an infinite walk on Le Grand Mint's M.C. Escher inspired Möbius strip silver coin It seems like insects have staked out a solid claim to numismatics at the start of 2026 with our second one of the day, and it's another quite unusual take on the subject. We've always liked Le Grand [...]
Bee coins have always enjoyed a high standard of design, and Powercoin's first 'Bionic Genesis' issue keeps it up Powercoin's first issue of the year is also the debut issue in the Rome-based producer's latest series, called 'Bionic Genesis'. The increasingly popular theme of fusing nature and technology continues here, with Powercoin themselves having visited [...]
Hobo Coins appear to have had much success with their 'Future in the Past' range of copper rounds, mixing historical figures with futuristic alternate-reality themes, and that series is now three issues old. Joining it is the first in a whole new series called 'Future in the Myth'. Very similar in concept, and identical [...]
The Royal Mint continues to celebrate the historic link between the UK and the US with its latest The Lion and the Eagle bullion range The Royal Mint has been knocking it out of the park of late, with a succession of excellent bullion designs, including an outstanding Count Dracula, the continuation of the Tudor Beasts, [...]
T&S Coin issues their first ever coin for the lunar calendar, and for 2026, it's the Year of the Red Fire Horse. We used to try to cover all of the many lunar coins that were released, but with twelve designs in every series, it soon became both a chore, and less interesting for the [...]
