Korean producer Coins Today debuts ‘To Protect’, a history of military helmets, and ‘World Travel’ a journey around the world by air

By |2022-06-28T18:28:55+01:00June 28th, 2022|Categories: History, Gilded, Silver, Chad, Coins Today KR, Niue Island|

Korean producer Coins Today debuts 'To Protect', a history of military helmets, and 'World Travel' a journey around the world by air A pair of new releases from Coins Today have put in an appearance, and they're quite different from each other. The first of the two is the more impressive, and will chart the history [...]

Cao Cao continues the Carpathian Mint’s numismatic journey through the Chinese epic, ‘Romance of the Three Kingdoms’

By |2022-11-16T03:11:53+00:00June 27th, 2022|Categories: Art & Literature, History, Gilded, Silver, Niue Island, Mint of Poland|

Cao Cao continues the Carpathian Mint's numismatic journey through the Chinese epic, 'Romance of the Three Kingdoms' The 14th century Chinese novel, 'Romance of the Three Kingdoms' has inspired quite a few coins over the last few years, including some super designs from Pela Coins, the Mint of Gdańsk, Mint XXI, and Numiartis. It's to [...]

Exclusive first look! – Themis, the Greek Goddess of Justice, debuts a new coin series showcasing female deities of the ancient world

By |2022-06-24T16:27:18+01:00June 24th, 2022|Categories: Art & Literature, Coloured, Gilded, Silver, Niue Island, Numiartis|

Exclusive first look! - Themis, the Greek Goddess of Justice, debuts a new coin series showcasing female deities of the ancient world The Greek Goddess of Justice, Themis, (her name meaning 'divine law'), was a Titan, one of the twelve children of Gaia and Uranus. She was the second wife of Zeus, and believed to be the [...]

Mint of Gdańsk continues its eclectic tour through the punk universe with a Japanese-inspired ‘Silkpunk’ coin

By |2022-06-22T11:47:52+01:00June 22nd, 2022|Categories: Culture, Coloured, Silver, Niue Island, Mint of Gdansk|

Mint of Gdańsk continues its eclectic tour through the punk universe with a Japanese-inspired 'Silkpunk' coin Continuing their delve into the 'Punk Universe', and following their earlier Cyberpunk coin, the Mint of Gdańsk have now turned their attention to a more unusual, but no less interesting genre - Silkpunk. While Cyberpunk draws from the works of many [...]

Exclusive! Carpathian Mint debuts ‘Memory’, its first coin in a series looking at the end of human civilisation

By |2022-06-20T14:57:34+01:00June 20th, 2022|Categories: Culture, Coloured, Silver, Carpathian Mint, Niue Island|

Exclusive! Carpathian Mint debuts 'Memory', its first coin in a series looking at the end of human civilisation Isn't it strange how one of the things we find the most interesting is our own demise? Numerous TV shows like The Walking Dead, Westworld, and The 100, movies like Mad Max, Armageddon, and Wall-E, as well as [...]

Biblical Series: Cleansing the Temple (2022 Scottsdale Mint)

By |2022-06-15T19:37:25+01:00June 15th, 2022|Categories: Quicklooks, Art & Literature, Silver, Niue Island, Scottsdale Mint|

A bit later in the year than usual, Scottsdale Mint has finally debuted the first of six 2022 issues in their long-running Biblical Series of two-ounce silver coins. This is the eighth year since the series kicked off, and it was always designed to be a decade long program, building into a sixty-coin set. We were a little [...]

The New Zealand Mint expands offering in most of its licenced coin franchises, including the debut of Game of Thrones

By |2022-06-14T22:22:31+01:00June 14th, 2022|Categories: Movies & TV, Bullion, Coloured, Gold, Medallion, Silver, Niue Island, NZ Mint/Agoro|

The New Zealand Mint expands offering in most of its licenced coin franchises, including the debut of Game of Thrones After our catch-up of Mint of Poland releases yesterday, we're doing the same for another popular mint whose output exceeds our ability to keep up with otherwise. Popular culture coins have a huge collector market of [...]

Mythical Creatures – The Sphinx (2022 Czech Mint)

By |2022-06-13T22:31:21+01:00June 13th, 2022|Categories: Quicklooks, Art & Literature, History, Gold, Silver, Czech Mint, Niue Island|

Just a quick heads-up that the tenth in the Czech Mint's nice 'Mythical Creatures' twelve-coin series is now available to buy, and features the Sphinx, most famously known from the millennia old colossal statue that stands guard over the Giza Plateau in Egypt. However, the Greeks also had their own version of the Sphinx, this kind of overlap [...]

The Mint of Poland has been busy. Here’s a round-up of the latest releases – Kitsune, Freya, Triton, and more.

By |2022-06-15T08:15:20+01:00June 13th, 2022|Categories: Art & Literature, Culture, Coloured, Inserts, Silver, Niue Island, Mint of Poland|

The Mint of Poland has been busy. Here's a round-up of the latest releases - Kitsune, Freya, Triton, and more. We've been through phases when it seems like we're covering one Mint of Poland struck coin after another, but after easing off a little, we've found an increasing number of good coins not getting covered, [...]

The Titans series from Numiartis returns with Rhea, the mother of the gods

By |2022-06-01T19:20:55+01:00June 1st, 2022|Categories: Culture, Inserts, Silver, Niue Island, Numiartis|

The Titans series from Numiartis returns with Rhea, the mother of the gods After Cronus and Atlas, Numiartis are back in the world of Greek mythology with Rhea. As with virtually all the gods and goddesses in this pantheon, she has a dubious history. The daughter of Gaia and Uranus (mother and son), she is the [...]

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