Mint of Poland celebrates the Seven Gods of Fortune from Japanese mythology with a high-relief silver coin It's been a while since we took a look at one of the Mint of Poland's two-ounce silver mythology coins that it's issued itself, rather than in partnership with a third party. Their own issues tend to be a [...]
Using high-relief typography is certainly an unusual technique in numismatics, but when your subjects are some of the more iconic sayings and metaphors from history, it becomes all the more appropriate. The subject of the first 'Imprint of Words' coin is a phrase we hear quite often these days, 'Time is Money'. Attributed to the American polymath, Benjamin [...]
Bullion round-up 15: Batman, birds, dragons, scientists, monkeys, and a Slavic sea spirit, Does it get more varied than that! Part two is here, although we called it round-up 15 for clarity, and there's another varied selection from around the world. The Komodo Dragon literally just came out, and barely scraped in, but it's a great [...]
Mint XXI's expansive look at the world of Greek Mythology continues with the third trilogy of new releases joining the pantheon Last September, Mint XXI launched its ambitious new 36 coin 'Greek Mythology' series with three issues, and followed it up in December with a second trio. Now, the third is here. The series will be [...]
WMF '23: Mint XXI issues a dragon coin for a more elegant age - the Flaming Wyvern While dragons are nothing new on coins, we've noticed a huge swing towards the Asian form of the mythical beast - long bodied, delicate, and chasing a pearl. The Wyvern is a two-legged, winged version, popularised in Northern [...]
Bullion round-up 13: Mint of Gdańsk enters the bullion market. Pobjoy, Germania, and the South African Mint expand choice. The thirteenth bullion coin round-up, and our first of 2023, has a fine selection, a mix of old favourites and new arrivals. The big surprise is the Mint of Gdańsk dipping its toes into the bullion waters [...]
Bullion round-up 12: Australia, Cambodia, Cameroon, Samoa, and the UK, add new coins in our last collation of 2022 Our twelfth bullion round-up was due to go live late on Friday, but a refresh to the site's theme framework meant our attention was occupied elsewhere. It comes with quite a few tweaks, which we'll try to [...]
Greek mythology, a 36-coin series, continues with the second trio of releases, Achilles, Demeter, and Cerberus, the three-headed mutt Just a couple of months ago, Mint XXI launched its ambitious new 36 coin 'Greek Mythology' series, and we loved the first trio of coins. To be released over a four-year period in a mix of three [...]
Mint XXI dives deep into the natural world for its Autumn Launch with four new coins, headlined by a stunning Rhino. One of our favourite producers, Mint XXI, has just released their new autumn collection, with over a dozen new issues. We'll cover them all in the coming weeks as we battle to get up [...]
Love: Under the Sheets, is a unique numismatic look at a couple's quiet tender moments We like the unusual here. No surprise when you realise how many coins we not only see, but have to write about, and our biggest enemy is repetition. Carpathian mint's latest certainly fits the bill. We do see love and romance [...]
