World Exclusive! JVP is back with Che Guevara, a highly inventive, ten-variant look at the pop-culture icon Love him or hate him, and given his history, the latter would make more sense, Ernesto 'Che' Guevara has become one of the most iconic figures of the entire 20th century, perhaps of all time. He's a potent reminder of [...]
This is more of a test post, so bear with me. Every month or so, we usually do a round-up of all the guides that have been updated, but that often means it can be several weeks from updating to informing readers of it. Moving forward, we'll do one of these Quicklook modals on the day [...]
A journey through mankind's fascination with dragons continues with the fifth coin in a series by Numiartis Of all the legendary creatures of mythology, the dragon is the one that has inserted itself into the cultures of so many ancient civilisations around the world with ruthless efficiency. Why that is has been a question for the [...]
Parthava Coin seeks to raise awareness of our impact on the natural world with Endangered Animals: Asiatic Cheetah We've had an obvious affinity for coins that raise awareness of mankind's deplorable impact on the natural world, from way back when we first went live in 2013 (also ironically a cheetah) and through dozens of coins since. [...]
Spring Launch Special: CIT, MDM and Mint XXI take different approaches to the popular Lunar Dragon coin market The lunar market continues to be a regular fixture on the numismatic calendar, although less important than it seemed a decade ago. We stopped our annual round-ups back in 2019 after limited feedback on their usefulness, but a [...]
Art Mint's impeccable Mandala Art series draws cultural inspiration from the Indian subcontinent for its ninth issue We've made no secret of our admiration for Art Mint's long-running 'Mandala Art' series, and it's been great to see the series increase in detail over the years as modern minting technology has moved forward. Early issues had intricate [...]
The 18th century world of Chinese Tangram puzzles come to numismatics with Art Mint's playable silver coin Consisting of seven flat polygonal pieces, tangram is what is called a 'dissection puzzle' - one whose pieces can be recombined in different ways to form new shapes. Popularised in late-18th century China, although perhaps having its origins as early [...]
Numiscollect seek out candidates for the title of '8th Wonder of the World', with a coin featuring the Church of Saint George We're all very familiar with the Seven Wonders, including such iconic structures as the Great Pyramids of Giza, and the Hanging Gardens of Babylon, but fewer know that it's actually called the Seven Wonders [...]
Mint XXI dives deep into the natural world for its Autumn Launch with four new coins, headlined by a stunning Rhino. One of our favourite producers, Mint XXI, has just released their new autumn collection, with over a dozen new issues. We'll cover them all in the coming weeks as we battle to get up [...]
Tina’s View, Coins Today’s innovative numismatic look at a tourist's journey around the world, debuts in Paris It's always good to see something genuinely different, and in numismatic terms at least, we reside in times when that is very much a reality. The latest emanates from South Korean producer, Coins Today, no stranger to innovation. The world's [...]
