The Titanic hit an iceberg 110 years ago, and CIT and the Mint of Poland issue very different coins to mark the event Probably the most famous shipwreck in history, the tragic tale of Titanic's maiden voyage has become the stuff of legend, featuring in countless movies, TV series, and books, as well as starring in [...]
The shaped coin market expands with new releases of Gods, Kings, Presidents, some epic wildlife, and a rocket... With shaped coins becoming ever more popular, we thought we'd have a look at the latest wave of releases from various producers in a single round-up. All of these are more than just standard strikes with an uneven edge, [...]
It's Winter Launch time, and CIT bring out the big guns with an expansive new selection of high-class numismatics It was only a couple of months ago that Liechtenstein-based coin producer, CIT, wowed collectors with what was one of its best release offerings for some time. Some outstanding coins, like the Leaning Tower of Pisa, Legacy [...]
Probably the most enthusiastic of the minigold producers, CIT have a really wide range of traditional, and more eclectic half-gram gold coins, going back over a decade. We were first attracted to the concept by the excellent Ancient Roman inspired series, 'Coins of the Roman Empire', that were issued between 2009 and 2012, but numerous coin issues [...]
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 [...]
CIT raise the bar yet again with a quite outstanding new Autumn Launch range Without question, one of the highlights of the numismatic calendar, CIT's seasonal launches are concentrated bursts of brilliance that we always look forward to here. The Summer Launch was one we described as possibly their best ever, but can the Autumn Launch [...]
Moving from Renaissance masterpieces to the striking works of the 20th century, Micromosaic Passion does de Lempicka It's fair to say that Powercoin's 'Micromosaic Passion' series has been a huge hit, striking a chord with collectors that's seen early coins appreciate heavily on the secondary market. It's easy to see why. It was a clever [...]
The iconic Ancient Egyptian Scarab is brought to life with CIT's gorgeous new dimensional silver coin There's never been a shortage of modern coins featuring the Ancient Egyptian dynastic civilisation, hardly surprising given it persevered for almost three millennia. The sheer scale of monumental construction, the wide variety of iconography and art, and the breadth of [...]
Evolution of Life silver coin series continues its journey through the fossil record with the early hominid, Paranthropus A favourite range of mine, CIT’s superb ‘Evolution of Life’ series of one-ounce silver coins takes the fascinating world of prehistoric life and depicts it in fossil form. The latest issue is the seventh to date and [...]
CIT's new Summer Launch is here and it's one of the best we've seen from this groundbreaking producer We really like CIT's new seasonal release programmes, roughly analagous to the pre-Covid show scene, and it always brings with it a terrific selection of some of the best minting technology can provide, along with inventive and original [...]
