We've often commented over the last few months on the increasing popularity of the 0.5g coin format that we've termed 'Minigold'. Typically only 11mm or so in diameter, you'd think the coins would be too small to hold much appeal, but increases in the quality of both the design process, and the actual minting of coins [...]
One of the bigger sets of coins featuring Norse mythology, the nine-coin Norse Gods series debuted last September with a pair depicting the two big guns, Odin and Thor. The second pair arrived in November and featured two lesser deities, Hel and Tyr. February saw some more high profile Asgardians, Heimdall and Loki, so with six [...]
The smallest of the series which US coin behemoth APMEX calls its 'APMEXclusives' is now joined by the second of the three coins that it comprises. North American Predators is a 2oz antique-silver series, struck by the Mayer Mint in Germany and produced by Liechtenstein-based industry favourites, Coin Invest Trust for the American dealer, and carries [...]
The fourth annual coin in the Birding series from Dutch producer Numiscollect has been launched and it's a colourful beast. The series jumps from continent to continent featuring one of the popular bird species that inhabit a particular region. A half-ounce in weight, the fine silver coins are coloured on the reverse face and depict a [...]
Numiscollect have long had a history of releasing coins based on the Christian religion, amongst their repertoire being a Biblical Stories series that's recently passed into double figures, a range of church window coins called Sacred Art, along with multiple papal coins. To add to this, the coin producer has launched the first in a more [...]
One of the big numismatic success stories of the last couple of years has been the popularity of meteorite coins. First coming to prominence in late the late noughties, the coin with embedded meteorite fragments has really taken off lately. As with any new genre experiencing lots of entrants, differentiating yourself soon becomes harder and harder [...]
Another of the pleasant surprises from Coin Invest Trust's huge 25-coin release run for the 2016 World Money Fair was this perfect example of just how impressive SmartMinting can be when applied to high relief on a relatively small coin, and to how a very small coin can still keep all the detail and size of [...]
Carrying on with our week-long look at the new coins Liechtenstein-based producer, Coin Invest Trust (CIT) released for the 2016 World Money Fair in Berlin, we head back to a series of well liked coins called Shades of Nature. The third annual release in this attractive range, the Siamese Fighting Fish follows on from the 2014 [...]
Coin Invest Trusts huge release of new coins at this years Berlin World Money Fair encompassed both the regular strike, and a wide range of the more unusual and experimental designs that CIT are known for. The piece featured today is one that probably strays the furthest from being a traditional coin, as instead of having [...]
The World Money fair in Berlin is the showpiece event of the numismatic calendar, encompassing more releases than pretty much all the other events combined. Coin Invest Trust (CIT) are no different in this regard, and despite showing new coins at a few other events during the calendar, always have an exceptional showing here. We've already [...]
