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 [...]
A mix of rock music, wild animals, Asian culture, heroism, and a stunning look at our numismatic past, feature in CIT's Spring launch The much anticipated Spring Launch from Liechtenstein-based producer CIT hits the market this morning, and we'll be having a closer look at a few of them later today. As we always do, [...]
Music Day continues with CIT and MDM heading into heavier rock with Iron Maiden and Motorhead We started the day with a look at the Royal Mint's new George Michael coin, but the coin world is no stranger to music, with hard rock/heavy metal being the usual subject of choice. Bands like AC/DC, and Iron [...]
CIT showcases the latest evolution of their industry-defining smartminting. Iron Knight pushes high-relief detailing to new levels. It was in 2016 that CIT, and German mint BH Mayer, debuted their jointly developed proprietary 'Smartminting' technology to the public. Its most impressive example back then was a gorgeous design called 'The Great Tea Race of 1886', one [...]
CIT wow with their first major launch of 2024, including the debut of Smartminting 4.0 with Iron Knight The first seasonal release tranche of 2024, the Winter Launch, is timed to coincide with the industry's biggest event, the World Money Fair, held in Berlin for three days from tomorrow. It's usually CIT's flagship release, and with [...]
Numiscollect dips back into the Fairy Tale world with a fourth issue - Alice in Wonderland That classic mind-bending tale of wonder in a mad world has returned to numismatics with the fourth in Numiscollect's 'Fairy Tales' series of three-ounce silver coins. Alice in Wonderland is a well known literary masterpiece, full of iconic scenes, and [...]
We've always had a soft spot for the crusades series from Dutch producer, Numiscollect. One of the first coins I ever purchased was the debut issue, and it was the subject of one of our earliest Coin Series Profiles. Initially, it comprised ten coins, following Christian Europe's attempts to retake the lands around Jerusalem, but a follow on [...]
