The microprocessor has changed the world. Art Mint celebrates by marking the 50th anniversary of commercial availability It's incredible that something so small, could have had an impact so large, on human history. The microprocessor was first made commercially available, the Intel 4004, just fifty years ago in 1971. It brought with it an acceleration in [...]
Fine art is brought to numismatic life with an interesting multi-mint selection of artists and styles Fine art has always been a popular subject in the numismatic world. We've seen many series over the last decade alone, covering a broad range of artists, in a wide selection of styles, and that isn't even including the ancient [...]
Art Mint's elegant 'Mandala Art' series returns for a seventh release with a striking Turkish inspired design We've long admired Art Mint's flagship 'Mandala' series of coins, and it's been a pleasure to watch it grow in ambition and intricacy since it debuted in 2015. The last two issues in particular, the Gothic and the Persian, [...]
Beethoven is 250 years old and Art Mint has him stare into your soul from its latest coin We've seen just a few Beethoven coins this year. It is the great composers 250th birthday in 2020 and we expected to see quite a few more, but at least it isn't the sad situation we had in 2014 [...]
A stunning, intricate, high-relief 'Nine Dragons' coin brings Art Mint's visual talent to the Far East Far East Asian history and culture has, despite the current unpopularity of the Chinese leadership, become a staple of the modern numismatic world. It's easy to see why. A rich and ancient culture filled with striking imagery and imaginative stories, there's [...]
The modern credit card is 70 years old. Celebrate by using your credit card to buy Art Mint's new credit card coin! UPDATED. Love them or hate them (I'm guessing that split is about 10:90!), credit cards have become an indelible part of modern culture. Indeed, the rush away from cash continues unabated. The cards [...]
Mandala Art reaches new heights of relief and excellence with its Persian themed sixth annual issue Art Mint's Mandala series first appeared back in 2015 with a beautiful interpretation of a Kalachakra Mandala, replete with a crystal centre. Since then, they've issued a single piece every year in this series, although there was also [...]
Notre Dames famous stained glass window is immortalised on Art Mint's stunning new silver coin Very much in the news after the catastrophic fire earlier this year, the stunning architecture of Notre Dame Cathedral in Paris has been the inspiration for many works of art in countless different mediums. Numismatics have been no exception [...]
Think you've seen it all? Think again. Art Mint releases a silver, playable classical music CD coin One thing that has characterised the modern collectable coin market has been the increased use of technology to enhance just what can be done. In most cases, that has led to levels of design and relief which [...]
Art Mint debuts its fifth Mandala silver coin with Gothic, possibly the series finest release yet Launched early in 2015, Art Mint's beautiful new Kalachakra Mandala coin was a big hit, selling out in very quick order. It was something quite new, depicting the concentric, symmetrical patterns of the ancient meditative design [...]
