The latest coin to emanate from the prolific Mint of Poland is this unusual take on the ancient tale of the Tower of Babel. Said to have been a project by the united peoples of Earth to reach the heavens, God wasn't pleased, and scattered them around the world, giving each group a different language to prevent [...]
American mega dealer, APMEX, has launched the third in its excellent bullion coin series, 'Icons of Innovation'. As with the previous Galileo Gallilei, and Leonardo da Vinci coins, this one is designed by regarded coin and stamp artist, Joel Iskowitz, who clearly knows his stuff based on this series alone. The premise of this series is simple [...]
In a list of the most original and groundbreaking science-fiction movies of all time, The Matrix would sit near the top of all of them. Striking visuals, with a multi-layered story, it was a huge hit when it premiered in 1999, and spawned three sequels. It also popularised 'bullet-time', a filming technique that became the movie's signature [...]
The 2021 Eastern Caribbean 8 bullion coin programme nears completion with the addition of two aquatic releases Scottsdale Mint's premiere bullion coin series, the Eastern Caribbean 8, is continuing to catch up with the delays imposed by Covey, and today sees the launch of the fifth and sixth coins from the eight-coin 2021 program. For [...]
It's Winter Launch time, and CIT bring out the big guns with an expansive new selection of high-class numismatics It was only a couple of months ago that Liechtenstein-based coin producer, CIT, wowed collectors with what was one of its best release offerings for some time. Some outstanding coins, like the Leaning Tower of Pisa, Legacy [...]
Coins Today adds a more affordable two-ounce option to its impressive half-kilo Buddhist stele bullion bar Launched today is a new version of Coins Today's latest bullion bar, the Buddhist Stele. A 500 gram version of this piece was released in mid-December, which came as a surprise because earlier issues have debuted with a small version first. [...]
The third coin in PAMP/MTB's 'Animals of Africa' shaped silver coins is now available. Following the Nile Crocodile and the African Lion, the African Elephant is formed in an ounce of 0.9999 silver, and reaches out to a decent 42 mm in size. It's actually an impressive coin, showing clear advances, especially the very small border, over earlier [...]
New Chibi coins continue to emanate from the New Zealand Mint, and while we've moved most coverage to our semiregular round up articles, there will always be interesting ones we want to cover on release day. Today is such a day, as the mint adds yet another new subseries to the ever-expanding Chibi juggernaut.The first of the [...]
The Royal Mint launches the first in a five-year series of updated historical designs called the British Monarchs Collection This is one of those releases we always look forward to. The Royal Mint has debuted a new multi-year programme of coins tapping into Britain's rich history, in the same vein as recent numismatic hits like the [...]
The lads give way to the ladies with the goddess Hera following LPM’s ‘Gods of Olympus’ bullion coin series Today sees the launch of the fourth in LPM Group's bullion reimagining of the Perth Mint's iconic 'Gods' series of numismatics. Debuting in 2014, they became hugely popular, even crashing the Perth Mint website on release day. The [...]
