The Cretaceous extinction event that ended the reign of the dinosaurs is fertile inspiration for Numiscollect's latest silver coin Mass extinctions are short geological periods in which a large percentage of the Earth's biodiversity disappears, even down to microbial life. Our world has experienced at least five such events, the third of which, occurring at [...]
Numiscollect continues to showcase the planets ecosystems with a numismatic look at the vibrant world of the coral reef The natural wonders of our planet have been a fertile breeding ground for some fine coins over recent years featuring geological wonders, amazing creatures, and the surrounding solar system. One of those has been Numiscollect's 'Our [...]
CIT's first big launch of 2025 impresses, with geology, nature, fantasy, and the cataclysm of Pompeii, adorning new coins One of the most anticipated launch tranches on the numismatic calendar, CIT's Winter Launch for the World Money Fair in Berlin, is now upon us. We expect a wide selection of different styles and themes, and [...]
Numiscollect's innovative Dot Art & Pointillism series has just launched its sixth coin, and it continues to surprise with its wide range of subjects. Pointillism was developed by Post-Impressionist painter Georges Seurat and Neo-Impressionist painter Paul Signac, both Frenchmen working in Paris in the mid-1880’s, from principles discovered by French chemist, Michel Eugène Chevreul. It involves the creation [...]
CIT added another pair of shaped minigold coins to their Golden Highlights series as part of their Autumn Launch, which brings the range up to just shy of 50 issues to date, a landmark we expect them to hit by mid-2025. This little half-gram gold coins have been perpetually popular over the years, with many mints [...]
It's another stonking week for new coin issues, showcasing imagination and minting tech (Week 44, 2024) With the Beijing International Coin Exposition kicking off today, we've seen the usual increased activity in its run-up, and some superb new issues as a result. Quite a few of the issues in our Week 44 collection are hot off the [...]
CIT's Autumn Launch is headlined by excellent Aztec Empire, and Great Wall of China designs. Here's the videos of the launch. The fourth and final release of 2024 for CIT is their Autumn Launch, which is traditionally one of the quietest of the year. There are 11 new issues in this batch, with 2 of them [...]
Our latest weekly look at some of the best new coin issues from different producers (Week 43, 2024) It's our fourth weekly look at some new coins, and some slightly older ones we haven't covered to date, and yet again, the market hasn't disappointed. It's another varied selection, covering many wildly different themes, and in wildly [...]
After a two-year hiatus, Numiscollect's Equinox and Solstice series, featuring ancient relationships to the sun, returns with the Chaco culture It was in late 2021 that Numiscollect debuted a new archaeology series, and it was a different to the usual subjects that have proliferated in modern numismatics over the last decade. Rather than the usual [...]
The Summer Launch from CIT brings us valleys, steampunk, birds, hats, spinning tops, Santorini, and lots of Iron Maiden Eddies It's time for the eagerly anticipated Summer Launch from CIT, and yet again, they haven't disappointed. As always, there's a mix of additions to existing series, one-offs, and potential new series debuts (CIT sensibly see how [...]
