Initially a three-coin series featuring the warrior goddess in the Hindu religion, Le Grand Mint's gorgeous trio has now been joined by an unexpected fourth issue in the same style. Durga symbolises the triumph of good over evil, and is portrayed as a multi-armed woman, carrying various weapons, and in the company of a big cat, usually [...]
We had a look at Germania Mint's Golden Eagle bullion coin series a few times in the past, the last time back in July when we had images of a sample one-ounce bullion coin that Germania Mint had kindly sent us. The design is one that doesn't change on a yearly basis, mainly because, unlike most [...]
The Norse goddess Freya, and her amazingly obedient cats, storm out of Le Grand Mint's latest silver coin With Norse mythology being so rich in imagery and lore, we're always excited to see what coin designers produce to bring them to life. Given how popular this pantheon has been over the last fifteen years, we guess [...]
Le Grand Mint's insect themed 'Èntoma' silver coin series adds the Scarab Beetle, joining earlier Bee and Ladybird issues Le Grand Mint (LGM) continues to bring its eclectic mix of nature and geometry to coins with the third in their impressive Èntoma series of silver coins. This series first debuted in 2023, with the bee [...]
Mint XXI marks ten years of Ethereum, with a cryptocurrency themed silver coin Mint XXI continue with their unique range of cryptocurrency-denominated silver coins, with the launch today of the 17th issue in their ‘United Crypto States’ (UCS) series. While almost all the range is denominated in Bitcoin, Dogecoin (made more famous by Elon Musk) [...]
Numiversum Herpeton, Le Grand Mint's bold merging of reptiles and the dimensions of reality, is back with a chameleon coin Producers of some particularly striking designs, and with a distinctive style almost unique to their coins, Le Grand Mint have a range that eschews overused trends, and choosing to follow their own path. We admire them [...]
The Dragon & Phoenix myth is a popular theme in numismatics. Le Grand Mint elevates it to a new level with a stunning new issue One of the most powerful relationships in Chinese mythology, the story of the Dragon & the Phoenix is one that, like most Asian myths, has many different incarnations, some involving a [...]
It's another stonking week for new coin issues, showcasing imagination and minting tech (Week 44, 2024) With the Beijing International Coin Exposition kicking off today, we've seen the usual increased activity in its run-up, and some superb new issues as a result. Quite a few of the issues in our Week 44 collection are hot off the [...]
The Ceratopsids are some of the most recognisable of all the dinosaurs, typified by Triceratops, famously depicted in battle with T. Rex. While Triceratops is the most well known, the family is diverse, having a wide range of different frills and horns, and new species are continually being unearthed. One of those is Regaliceratops (Royal horned face), [...]
Scottsdale Mint has been busy with additions to their Marlin, Mermaid, and Alien bullion coin programs Prolific bullion coin producer, Scottsdale Mint, has a catalogue of different series that puts most of the competition to shame. Everything from religion, through science-fiction, to, most popularly, nature, has a presence in the range. There's gold and silver, some [...]
