Art Mint's 'Seven Ancient Civilisations' 2oz silver coin collection jumps across the Atlantic to the Mesoamerican Maya culture After wandering through the Middle East and Asia, Art Mint's excellent Seven Ancient Civilisations series jumps over the Atlantic for its one and only visit to the Americas. The Mayan civilisation has its roots around 2,000 BCE, [...]
Comic book child rebel, Dennis the Menace, celebrates 75 years with a new issue from The Royal Mint We wouldn't normally cover two fifty pence coins from The Royal Mint so close together, but this one snuck up on us just a few days after we covered the new Winnie-the-Pooh release, and the truth is, [...]
The artistic process has a personification, as the Queen of Creativity rides in on Le Grand Mint's latest silver coin The latest coin from Le Grand Mint has just launched, and is one of the modern classical designs they've built a reputation producing in recent years, with releases such as Freya, for example. That coin was [...]
Winnie the Pooh is 100, and the Royal Mint debuts the first in a three-coin collection celebrating the anniversary The Royal Mint continues its expansive run of pop-culture fifty pence coins with the debut of the first in a new three-coin collection celebrating the centennial anniversary of A.A. Milne's classic children's tale, Winnie the Pooh. Published [...]
Architecture coins shine in CIT's Winter Launch, with an all-new Tiffany, and the final release of a classic series We’re rarely surprised by the quality of CIT's quarterly launch tranches, but even by their standards, the Winter 2026 batch was exceptional. We've already covered a terrific dinosaur coin (because of course!!), and a stunning dragon design, [...]
The breadth of talent of the artists decorating the covers of science-fiction novels is, perhaps, one of the most under-rated genres out there. Taking the vision put in words and designing a cover that encapsulates it in a single work is a serious talent. It's not uncommon for people to rebuy a sci-fi novel sequence, just for [...]
Mint XXI rounds out its first big release of the year with a stunning selection of nature coins, and the return of a classic We've already had a look at five new issues from Mint XXI's Winter Launch, those themed around history and mythology, and here we peek at five more. Three of them represent [...]
Melbourne Coin Company's esoteric wander down the cake aisle of their local supermarket continues with the second release of their Aussie Kids Party Treats series. The producer that gave us those really cool Ouija board coins, has developed a quirky reputation, and we love their different take on the classic coin. While Aussie food isn't deadly like [...]
CIT debuts 'Thunder Dragon', a stunning clash of Samurai and mythical beast that has to be a contender for the years best! We're taking a more relaxed tack with our World Money Fair coverage this year, and while we usually try to lump the whole of a seasonal release, in this case CIT's Winter Launch, [...]
CIT's Winter Launch kicks off with one of our favourite subjects, the ever-classic dinosaur coin, and it's a beauty If you want to get in the good graces of AgAuNEWS, release a dinosaur coin, but make it a good one, and show us you actually expended some effort on its design and execution. We commented recently [...]
