It's been some three years since Numiscollect added to their History of the Crusades series of silver coins, but we've finally got a new issue, the fourteenth since it debuted in 2009. Each coin has depicted a scene from a specific crusade, the first ten focusing on what we consider the traditional campaigns, and the last four, [...]
Miguel de Cervantes Saavedra, widely regarded as the greatest writer in his native Spanish, wrote his hit novel in 1605. Called ‘The Ingenious Gentleman Don Quixote of La Mancha’, it tells the story of the title character and his many adventures with his horse Rocinante, and his squire, Sancho Panza, most of which are distortions of fantasies [...]
One of natures most loved marine animals, the Seal, launches Numiscollect's Above the Surface silver coin series Smart, playful, and extraordinarily effective in their environment, seals are part of a group called pinnipeds. This group, which includes sea-lions, and walruses, are carnivorous, fin-footed and semiaquatic. They hunt fish, crustaceans, and squid, able to do so at [...]
Rock'n'Roll headlines Top World Coins latest three-coin launch, with a dark spider and a Guardian Angel in tow Top World Coins have debuted their Spring Launch coins today, and the three coins include two that are the first in whole new series, while the third continues one of our favourites. There seems to be some realisation [...]
T&S Coin have been busy of late, with new coins featuring everything from death and gods, to historical events T & S Coin have been busier than usual of late, and have released several silver coins in their signature two-ounce, high-relief format, and they've also continued to create proof gold variants of some of their more [...]
Spring is here, and Mint XXI adds new coins to some of its best series, and debuts 'Secret Societies' It's the time for the big producers to debut their second big tranche of releases for 2026, and the first to do so is Mint XXI, home to some of the very best coins being released today. [...]
Initially a three-coin series featuring the warrior goddess in the Hindu religion, Le Grand Mint's gorgeous trio has now been joined by an unexpected fourth issue in the same style. Durga symbolises the triumph of good over evil, and is portrayed as a multi-armed woman, carrying various weapons, and in the company of a big cat, usually [...]
Art Mint's 'Seven Ancient Civilisations' 2oz silver coin collection jumps across the Atlantic to the Mesoamerican Maya culture After wandering through the Middle East and Asia, Art Mint's excellent Seven Ancient Civilisations series jumps over the Atlantic for its one and only visit to the Americas. The Mayan civilisation has its roots around 2,000 BCE, [...]
The breadth of talent of the artists decorating the covers of science-fiction novels is, perhaps, one of the most under-rated genres out there. Taking the vision put in words and designing a cover that encapsulates it in a single work is a serious talent. It's not uncommon for people to rebuy a sci-fi novel sequence, just for [...]
Mint XXI rounds out its first big release of the year with a stunning selection of nature coins, and the return of a classic We've already had a look at five new issues from Mint XXI's Winter Launch, those themed around history and mythology, and here we peek at five more. Three of them represent [...]
