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 [...]
The Great Wall of China continues to astound with CIT's topographical numismatic look at this legendary feat of construction When you think of the history of China, your mind likely wanders over to the Great Wall as its most iconic surviving structure. That history is considerably more interesting, and convoluted, than you might believe. Rather than [...]
It's another stonking week for new coin issues, showcasing imagination and minting tech (Week 44, 2024) With the Beijing International Coin Exposition kicking off today, we've seen the usual increased activity in its run-up, and some superb new issues as a result. Quite a few of the issues in our Week 44 collection are hot off the [...]
CIT's Autumn Launch is headlined by excellent Aztec Empire, and Great Wall of China designs. Here's the videos of the launch. The fourth and final release of 2024 for CIT is their Autumn Launch, which is traditionally one of the quietest of the year. There are 11 new issues in this batch, with 2 of them [...]
Our latest weekly look at some of the best new coin issues from different producers (Week 43, 2024) It's our fourth weekly look at some new coins, and some slightly older ones we haven't covered to date, and yet again, the market hasn't disappointed. It's another varied selection, covering many wildly different themes, and in wildly [...]
The Summer Launch from CIT brings us valleys, steampunk, birds, hats, spinning tops, Santorini, and lots of Iron Maiden Eddies It's time for the eagerly anticipated Summer Launch from CIT, and yet again, they haven't disappointed. As always, there's a mix of additions to existing series, one-offs, and potential new series debuts (CIT sensibly see how [...]
CIT Summer Launch: A cowboy hat and the return of the spinning top coin showcase the extreme end of smartminting's talents The CIT Summer Launch is upon us, and around two-dozen new issues have debuted as part of it. As always an eclectic mix, we usually do a preview using the CIT videos to kick off [...]
Rome's extensive monumental history is mined for inspiration for the first in a new series of coins celebrating Italian landmarks Europe is awash with some of the finest architecture on the planet. Despite a tumultuous history of war and revolution, the continent remains a haven of truly iconic landmarks, and probably topping that list is Italy. The [...]
A look at five more designs from CIT's very impressive Spring Launch tranche, including the latest Woodland Spirit, and the last of the Real Heroes Continuing our coverage of CIT's new debuts, we have a better look at five more of them, encompassing an original design, along with additions to two existing series, and new variants of [...]
A striking lunar snake, a clever elephant, and Gryphon, a stunning homage to classic Greek numismatics, stand out in CIT's Spring Launch We posted a collation of all the videos that CIT produced for their latest Spring Launch earlier today, so if you want a complete overview of what's been released today, you can head over [...]
