The First French Empire, led by Napoleon Bonaparte, existing for barely a decade between 1804 and 1814. Rising from the ashes of the French Revolution, it was a period of vast military expansion and political dominance across Europe, driven by ambition, and greatly concerning the other major powers. Napoleon’s Grande Armée achieved a series of stunning victories, [...]
Art Mint's 'Greatest United States Coins' adds a second classic numismatic, this time the ultra-rare 1804 silver dollar As promised in our article on the first new coin in Art Mint's 'Greatest United States Coins' series, here's the second of the two 2025 issues in this ten-coin set. You can read more about the series there, [...]
Art Mint creates an homage to ten of the greatest coins in US history starting with the iconic 1833 Double Eagle We're big fans of coins that celebrate the history of numismatics, from CIT's incredible homage to the ancient coin world, to the National Bank of Poland's reliving of their own nation's numismatic legacy. Joining them [...]
After a hard day pillaging and decapitating, the Barbarian King is off on a date on T&S Coin's latest silver coin Headlined by such characters from literature by Conan the Cimmerian, and in history by such figures as Attila the Hun, and Odoacer, the barbarian conqueror of Rome, the legend of the barbarian ruler using visceral [...]
T&S Coin returns to the Warriors Path, embarks on a weird creature journey, and returns to Egypt in gold T&S Coin have just added the second issue in their 'The Warrior's Path' range of silver coins, showcasing the Hatamoto, so we're having a look at that, and catching up with another pair of issues that they've [...]
Melbourne Coins & Collectables Co. are bringing their eclectic sense of style to the ever popular world of moggies with a coin called 'From Feral to Friendly'. As you can deduce from that title, it's all about the link between our (semi) domesticated pets, and the equally magnificent animals that dominate ecosystems around much of the world.Cats [...]
Completely different from just about every other incarnation of Batman, the 1966 television series took the character to camp extremes, and it was a riot!. The Batman's villains gallery has always been odd, but it was taken to extremes with a line-up of top actors taking on such iconic roles as The Joker, Riddler, Catwoman, and King [...]
Powercoin taps into the ancient trading links between Egypt and India, with a cultural mix for five new coins It's a little discussed fact that Ancient Egypt had relatively well-developed links with India. Sailing via the Red Sea, and the Indian Ocean, vessels plied their trade for centuries, carrying silk, precious stones, and spices from [...]
Live Long and Prosper. The iconic Vulcan salute from Star Trek heads up the latest selection of releases from Agoro We haven't caught up with Agoro, the collectible department of the New Zealand Mint, for a while, but we've noticed they seem to be getting a bit more adventurous of late, and we love that here. [...]
Powercoin's quirky Techstalgic silver coin series continues with the ultra-iconic music cassette player, the Walkman Powercoin, known for its range of quirky coins, has dipped once again into our technological dark age for the fourth in its unique 'Techstalgic' series. This range brings, to modern numismatics, some of the earliest steps in mass-produced consumer electronics that [...]
