The second Eastern Caribbean 8 coin to be released in this batch is this terrific design for Dominica, not to be confused with Haiti's next door neighbour, the Dominican Republic. Dominica is a stunning island, lacking the beaches the Caribbean is famed for, but replacing them with a rainforest replete with a breathtaking biodiversity. The EC8 coins [...]
A little later than normal, Scottsdale Mint continues to work its way through the eight Caribbean nations that make up what is known as the Eastern Caribbean 8. These island states are linked by a common currency issued through the EC Central Bank, and have been the subject of a bullion coin programme since 2018, all issued [...]
A look at five more designs from CIT's very impressive Spring Launch tranche, including the latest Woodland Spirit, and the last of the Real Heroes Continuing our coverage of CIT's new debuts, we have a better look at five more of them, encompassing an original design, along with additions to two existing series, and new variants of [...]
City Views, the Royal Mint's numismatic jorney through the world's greatest cities, heads to France to showcase Paris. The third of the Royal Mint's interesting, but low profile 'City Views' series is now available, and after London, and Rome, they've headed over to another hugely important European city, Paris, the capital of France. Each coin in [...]
A striking lunar snake, a clever elephant, and Gryphon, a stunning homage to classic Greek numismatics, stand out in CIT's Spring Launch We posted a collation of all the videos that CIT produced for their latest Spring Launch earlier today, so if you want a complete overview of what's been released today, you can head over [...]
A mix of rock music, wild animals, Asian culture, heroism, and a stunning look at our numismatic past, feature in CIT's Spring launch The much anticipated Spring Launch from Liechtenstein-based producer CIT hits the market this morning, and we'll be having a closer look at a few of them later today. As we always do, [...]
One of the longer running series in Scottsdale Mint's copious range of bullion coins, the African Leopard debuted in 2017 with a silver coin, and has been issued annually ever since. In 2020, a gold variant was added to the range, also an ounce in weight, and in 2022, the African Leopard title was seemingly dropped in favour [...]
The Perth Mint celebrates its 125th anniversary with a numismatic homage to the three Antipodean creatures that have helped define it For all its innovations over the years, and there've been many, the first thing that springs to mind when you mention the Perth Mint are their iconic bullion coins. The mint was set up in [...]
Le Grand Mint launches a new range of minigold coins featuring famous people across multiple fields We like a minigold here, and with the price of the yellow metal hitting new highs, it offers a way to buy it for those on a tighter budget. We've been fortunate over the last decade, as the format has [...]
The Royal Mint's James Bond retrospective continues into the Brosnan-era with the launch of the 90s range Continuing their seven issue romp through the filmography of super-spy, James Bond 007, the Royal Mint has released the fourth coin in the range - the 90s. Each of the seven issues showcases an iconic vehicle from a particular [...]
