A series that really piqued our interest in copper numismatics in the latter half of this year has now debuted its third issue. The series, called Future in the Past, features famous figures and their civilisations from the ancient period, and gives them a modern twist, almost part Cyberpunk, and part Steampunk. The series debuted with [...]
We took a detour from the usual silver and gold to have a look at a cool copper round from Hobo Coins, one that featured an alternative history look at Ancient Rome by melding it with high-tech elements. That was the first release in a series called ‘Future in the Past’, and the one featured here, Tutankhamun, [...]
Silver Pours adds a gorgeous copper-cored art coin, featuring Vincent van Gogh's 1888 work, Café Terrace at Night An absolute giant in the world of fine art, Vincent van Gogh had a unique grasp of colour and style that has remained unmatched. A Dutch Post-Impressionist painter, he produced an expansive body of works, including portraits, landscapes [...]
While we do focus overwhelmingly on silver and gold coins, we do dabble in rounds, bars, and other metals, if the item is interesting enough. This new copper round from Hobo Coin fits that bill, and is the first release in a series called 'Future in the Past', which looks to blend historical elements, and give them [...]
Easily one of the best fine art coin ranges ever made, Precious Metal Collector's multi-metal range offers an impressively sized numismatic showcase of some of the great masterpieces. Over the last couple of years, the focus has broadened to include lesser known pieces, with works by artists rarely seen on coins. However, the latest issue is back [...]
One of nature's biggest ever cats gets one of numismatics biggest coins. Smilodon debuts on MDM's hybrid metal format Double Silver Giant, a series of big copper/silver hybrid coins, is back with its sixth annual release. The first four coins were buried deep in the prehistoric past, but the 2024 coin jumped forward to the [...]
The wacky world of bugs is commemorated with a copper round celebrating the South Korean animated TV series, 'Larva' The animated TV show, 'Larva' debuted in 2011 in South Korea, and was an immediate hit. It tells of the misadventures of a pair of larvae, 'Yellow', a dimwitted, but ultimately happy caterpillar, and 'Red', also a [...]
The latest in Precious Metal Collector's copious line-up of fine art coins is now available to order, and this time it's a 1799 work by Jacques-Louis Davis, called 'The Intervention of the Sabine Women'. The painting is based around the story of early Rome, who set out to raid the neighbouring Sabine people, and capture their [...]
Poland's national bank has a fine portfolio of coins taking inspiration from this Central European nation's long and eventful past. At times a major European power, Poland also has a significant history in the world of numismatics. A fine example of this is one of our all-time favourite series, Treasures of Stanislaw August, and another is this [...]
One of our favourite prehistoric life coin series is German producer, MDM Wholesale's, super-sized Double Silver Giant series, of which there have been four issues to date. These coins are unusual, in that the bulk of their makeup is copper, which can be clearly seen on the edge. However, the front and back are formed in silver, each [...]
