WMF '23: The world of fine art is interpreted by the world of numismatics, and often with a unique twist. Always a staple of the modern collectible coin world, fine art seems to have grown in popularity in recent years, not just in the old style of just reproducing the original work, but in an ever [...]
The Aliens are back for round two! Scottsdale Ghanaian bullion series returns with a new design Producers of the industry's most wide-ranging selection of bullion coins on the market today, Scottsdale have coins for everything from ancient history, to the natural world. Issued for nations around the world, and in a wide range of formats, you [...]
Decorated in 530 BCE by the Euphiletos Painter, the Panathenaic Amphora is a terracotta amphora painted as a victory prize for that year's Panathenaic Games in Athens. The 622 mm tall vase has on one side a depiction of Athena Promachos, a common image on this type of pottery, and on the other side is a stadion (foot [...]
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 [...]
Late last year, Mint XXI debuted a really inventive new take on Vincent Van Gogh's seminal masterpiece, 'Starry Night'. A popular choice to grace the face of a modern coin, 'Starry Night' is usually reproduced in full, or in part, but Mint XXI's take was altogether more interesting. With the targetted use of high-relief, the work was reinterpreted [...]
Edvard Munch's super-iconic painting, 'The Scream' is reimagined on Mint XXI's latest silver coin Art lives or dies on its ability to evoke emotion, and something that at first glance makes you think 'I could do better than that', suddenly has you entranced, drawn into the emotion that the artist had imparted into the work. A [...]
The hectic world of ants launches Mint XXI's new 'Nature Architects' series of high-relief silver coins Who hasn't ever been fascinated by ants? Dating back to the early Cretaceous period at least, ants have had considerable diversity throughout their long time on this planet. It's estimated that there are approximately 22,000 species, many forming colonies comprised [...]
Fine art is brought to numismatic life with an interesting multi-mint selection of artists and styles Fine art has always been a popular subject in the numismatic world. We've seen many series over the last decade alone, covering a broad range of artists, in a wide selection of styles, and that isn't even including the ancient [...]
It was back in June 2020 that we covered the first of Mint XXI's new 'Goddesses of Health' range of 50 gram, 50 mm diameter silver coins. We had to laugh about the unfortunate timing of the release, just as a global pandemic took hold, but it was a very vibrantly coloured, antique-finished coin, with a bit [...]
Today sees the launch of Scottsdale Mint's fifth release in its African Leopard series of limited mintage bullion coins. Issued for the African state of Ghana, this is now a range of one ounce gold (0.9999), and one-ounce silver (0.999) bullion coins, each year carrying a different design. Mintages are fairly low on the 2021 silver coin at [...]
