CIT release their 2026 Summer Launch, and we have a look at the new smartminted wildlife themed coins The Summer Launch season, inextricably linked to the big ANA Show in the United States, is the second biggest after Winter, itself tied to the World Money Fair in Berlin. Three or four of the biggest producers issue [...]
The penultimate silver coin in Art Mint's impressive 'Seven Ancient Civilisations' series showcases the Greeks First coming to prominence in the 12th century BCE, at a time known as the Greek Dark Ages, and surviving until the accepted end date of classical antiquity (600 CE), Ancient Greece spent most of this time as a loose conglomeration [...]
CIT debut their Spring Launch today, with the sad end to two of our favourite series, but with new ones joining Spring is well and truly upon us, and with us having already covered Mint XXI's releases earlier this month, it's time for CIT to shine with their own impressive launch. It's an eclectic mix, [...]
T&S Coin have been busy of late, with new coins featuring everything from death and gods, to historical events T & S Coin have been busier than usual of late, and have released several silver coins in their signature two-ounce, high-relief format, and they've also continued to create proof gold variants of some of their more [...]
A final look at CIT's Winter Launch coins reveal a vivid and imaginative mix of styles, and a psycho clown We’ve already covered a large chunk of CIT's outstanding Winter Launch, concentrating on the designs that centre around a favourite subject of theirs, architecture, as well as a favourite of ours, dinosaurs, along with a stunning dragon [...]
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, [...]
The Austrian Mint issues Quantum Physics, the 24th issue in its award-winning bi-metal niobium and silver series At one time, the Austrian Mint's annual niobium coin was one of the most popular and eagerly awaited series in modern numismatics. Despite a mintage of around 65,000 pieces, they regularly sold out in short order. While those days [...]
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, [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
