The Matrix returns with a classic high-relief, triple-portrait design from the Mint of Gdańsk We've long waxed lyrical about our love for The Matrix, the genre-busting science-fiction movie created by the Wachowski siblings. It's had a mixed experience when it comes to the coin world, with a few releases here and there, none pushing any boundaries, [...]
World Coin Appreciation debuts a trio of skateboard coins sporting beautiful 900 year old Chinese art Wang Ximeng was a Chinese painter from the Northern Song Dynasty, born in 1096 in Kaifeng, China, and dying just 23 years later, leaving behind a sparse body of work. However, that work left an enduring legacy in the [...]
There are four new Chibi coins added to the now giganormous profile of a series approaching 140 issues in just 3.5 years, and that's not including almost 25 gilded variant coins. It shows no signs of slowing down, either, with three more dropping on 19 September, and a further three in October, including a Thanos 2oz 'Mega-Chibi'. [...]
We're particularly proud of our Thematic Guides, which round-up coins, usually from multiple mints, based on the subject, rather than the series. Three of the biggest were updated last week. The first is the only single-mint one of the three, Star Wars, which compiles all the releases from the NZ Mint's licence, obtained when they got it [...]
Another series we have a very high regard for, the 12-coin (all to be released in 2023), 'World of Cryptids' series, based on the work of Lithuanian artist, Laimutė Varkalaitė, continues with its eighth release. These carry very distinctive artwork, and the artist has cast a net over the whole world for inspiration, with creatures from [...]
We've made no secret of our love for this terrific bullion coin series, issued by US mega-dealer, APMEX. Called Icons of Inspiration, each release showcases the work of one of history's eminent minds. What lifts this series is the artwork by coin designer Joel Iskowitz, a narrative artist that has produced around 50 works for the US Mint [...]
Popeye joins the shaped coin market, along with new Kung Fu Panda, Pennywise, and Ghostbusters releases With this week's release of LPM's new Popeye coin, we thought we'd round-up a few other pop-culture themed, shaped character coins for your perusal. There are quite a few producers getting in on the act these days, and their popularity seems [...]
Numiartis follows the iconic Notre Dame with a look at Venice for its 'Aeternitas' series of silver coins In a repeat of what usually happens when I have a holiday, we continue to get swamped with new coins, so we've set aside the rest of today to wrap some of them up. The latest is this [...]
The NZ Mint merges coins and the trading card world with their new 'mint.' Star Wars randomised coin program Star Wars remains a coin behemoth, and this month, the NZ Mint, who over the last decade has built up an enviable range, is trying out something new, and perhaps more than a little unusual. It's called [...]
The ancient hooligan, Hercules, strangles a bull for the seventh task of twelve in Niue's silver coin series This series of twelve coins produced by Coin Shoppe in Canada, and Magikos Coins in Poland, is struck by the Mint of Poland, and follows their classic format of two ounces of silver, high-relief, rimless, and antique finished. [...]
