T&S Coins revisits its sold-out 2023 Amenhotep and Nefertiti design for its first range of proof gold coins It was late in 2023 that T&S Coins released their Ancient Egyptian themed coin, Amenhotep & Nefertiti, showcasing the love between two figures who tried to change the religion of the whole civilisation, from the worship of a [...]
Pop Coins sets off on a trip around the world's most fascinating sites with a new limited series, and the chance of an upgrade Pop Coins have added a new themed series to their range of ultra-low mintage, one-ounce coloured silver coins, following several series sporting some pretty cool AI art. Like those, this new [...]
The Air Elemental, the Sylph, adorns the third of four coins in Art Mint's beautiful two-ounce silver coin series Art Mint continues its four-coin journey through the four elements of earth, air, fire and water, with Sylph, the Air Elemental. We've covered the first two issues, Earth/Gnome, and Water/Undine, in previous articles, and Air/Sylph follows [...]
Mint of MK have been exceptionally busy of late, so this week we look at their latest releases in our round-up (Week 48, 2024) After a horrible two weeks with what turned out to be a kind of flu, I'm getting back to normal, and didn't want to miss our regular weekly round-up of new releases. [...]
The One Who Waits - the Grim Reaper - launches a chilling new six-coin series called 'Figures of Death' Throughout history, cultures, including the greatest civilisations, have held a fascination with death and the afterlife. Particularly famous examples are the Aztecs, whose gruesome sacrifices to the gods of war and death are the stuff of [...]
The most varied selection yet in our weekly look at some of the new coin releases (Week 47, 2024) A bit later than normal, here's our weekly round-up of some of the more interesting releases that have come to our attention over the last week. We should have been live on Friday, but we had a small [...]
Louis Braille's amazing system of tactile writing helping the blind to read is celebrated on a UV-enhanced silver coin In 1809, at the age of just three years old, in a town just 35 km east of the Eiffel Tower, Louis Braille blinded himself in one eye in an accident involving a stitching awl. It [...]
A terrific mix of historical themes mark out this week's round-up, and there's a Hot Wheels coin for good measure! (Week 46, 2024) Five new coins this week, headlined by a fantastic collaborative effort between Germania Mint and the Croatian National Bank. In fact, three of the five releases we're looking at here today have [...]
Love or politics? Caesar and Cleopatra's relationship continues to garner numismatic attention two millennia later Possibly the most famous, and disruptive, relationship in history, were those between the Egyptian queen, Cleopatra VII, and the Roman generals, Julius Caesar, and Mark Anthony. Caesar was the first to succumb to her charms, bearing him a son they named [...]
The esoteric coins keep coming! Legendary phones, AI, blingy eggs, and inspiring women (Week 45, 2024) Here we are again with our Friday collation of new coins, and while there are only four this time, it's certainly a varied mix. There's a new addition to Powercoin's look back at early tech, a highly unusual Artificial Intelligence design [...]
