Here's the release schedule for the National Bank of Poland, also called the Narodowy Bank, who issue all the coins for Poland. It's a point of confusion for many, but the Mint of Poland, much like the New Zealand Mint, do not issue national currency, but just commemoratives issued for other countries. For [...]
Every year, New Zealand issues a $5 annual coin in silver and over the last couple of years the theme has settled on some of the highly unusual birds that have lived in this fascinating country, but have passed into extinction. Back in 2014 the coin featured a huge penguin called the Kairuku, followed in 2015 [...]
The Mint of Finland's first silver commemorative of 2016 pays tribute to a master confectioner called Karl Fazer, who in 1891 opened a confectionary store in Helsinki that remains open to this day. Now one of Finlands most well known brands, Karl Fazer chocolate has become a part of the Finnish national identity. Born on 16 [...]
Scottsdale Mints ‘Biblical Stories’ coin series is one of the most ambitious for quite some time. Envisaged as a ten year run of sixty coins, released six per year, these are not budget offerings, but limited run, high-end, 2oz antique-finished coins selling for $180 each. All are inspired by the artwork from a highly regarded 19th century wood engraving [...]
We've just updated the bullion sales graph's for the United States and the Perth Mint to round out 2015. Unfortunately, the figures for the Royal Canadian Mint have only been published for the second half of last year, so they lag behind somewhat. We've made a few comments over there, but the graphs will give you a [...]
The Central Bank of Ireland doesn't release many precious metal commemorative coins, usually countable on the fingers of one hand, but they do release some fine ones. With the 100th Anniversary of the Proclamation of Ireland coming up on the 24th April 2016, the bank is keen to commemorate the event and will release [...]
The New Zealand Mints 'Disney Princesses' series powers on to its eighth release with the classic Rapunzel. The first coin debuted back in January featuring Cinderella, the second coin depicted Aurora, from Sleeping Beauty, the third Princess Aurora from The Little Mermaid, the fourth Princess Belle from Beauty and the Beast, the fifth Jasmine from Aladdin, the sixth Snow [...]
Back last September as part of our Ancient Gods week, we covered a new Odin coin, the first of a four-coin set, from US coin dealer Gainesville. Designed by noted coin sculptor Heidi Wastweek, the original artwork looked quite excellent, especially the enhancements made to what is usually a dull obverse on a coin issued for Niue. The full [...]
The New Zealand Mints different take on the rising popularity of coins featuring ancient gods and deities was to step sideways and feature some of the exotic, fascinating, and sometimes downright weird creatures that occupy the same mythical universe. The first coin looked at the three-headed dog that guarded the entrance to the underworld, Cerberus, which [...]
A personal favourite series and one that is deserving of a much wider audience, Numiscollects superb History of the Crusades coins have been launching into the market since back in 2009. Each of these sterling silver antique-finish coins depicts a major character and a scene from the particular Crusade in question. This latest coin [...]
