The brutality of the Camorra in 1920s Naples is brought to life on the Mint of Gdańsk's latest silver coin It's a common misconception, no doubt a result of their popularity in modern media, that all the Italian organised crime gangs are the Mafia. That isn't the case by a long way, a with that [...]
A terrific mix of historical themes mark out this week's round-up, and there's a Hot Wheels coin for good measure! (Week 46, 2024) Five new coins this week, headlined by a fantastic collaborative effort between Germania Mint and the Croatian National Bank. In fact, three of the five releases we're looking at here today have [...]
The esoteric coins keep coming! Legendary phones, AI, blingy eggs, and inspiring women (Week 45, 2024) Here we are again with our Friday collation of new coins, and while there are only four this time, it's certainly a varied mix. There's a new addition to Powercoin's look back at early tech, a highly unusual Artificial Intelligence design [...]
Elephants, pandas, dinosaurs, silkpunk, Slavic myths, and eagles star in a wide selection for our latest bullion coin round-up (Week 44, 2024) As promised, we're back with another Wednesday collection of new bullion issues. We're going to settle on one of these every two weeks, rather than weekly, to keep the number of coins per post [...]
The Mint of Gdańsk expands its 'Punk Universe' range with 'Dieselpunk', a steampunk-inspired warfare coin It was only last week that we published our Coin Series Profile featuring the Steampunk series by CIT, but they aren't the only producer issuing a high-end series in this genre. Mint of Gdańsk (MoG) kicked off their range in 2021 [...]
Sherlock Holmes ‘A Study in Scarlet’ reveals itself on a new pair of silver coins from Mint of Gdansk A literary legend, British author Arthur Conan Doyle's fictional detective, Sherlock Holmes, has captured the imagination of readers since he first appeared in 1887. Over the next four decades, a total of 4 novels, and 56 short [...]
Superman joins the Mint of Gdansk's licenced pop-culture coin range, with a new two-ounce, high-relief depiction of the Man of Steel We've seen, and covered, quite a few Superman coins over the last decade, as the iconic superhero remains immensely popular across multiple forms of media, from comics, of course, to film and television. The [...]
The brilliantly anarchic animated series Rick & Morty gets an equally brilliant coin from the Mint of Gdańsk Animation is a true art form, and comes in many forms. The most popular of those are the many modern incarnations in popular culture from around the world. Japanese Anime is a prime example, and so are the [...]
The Mint of Gdańsk debuts the third of its Sea Battles silver coins with Nelson's victory at the Battle of Trafalgar Polish producer, Mint of Gdańsk, is back with some new issues, and the one we'll be having a look at today is the third in their biannual 'Sea Battles' range. The series debuted in 2020 with [...]
The Matrix returns with a classic high-relief, triple-portrait design from the Mint of Gdańsk We've long waxed lyrical about our love for The Matrix, the genre-busting science-fiction movie created by the Wachowski siblings. It's had a mixed experience when it comes to the coin world, with a few releases here and there, none pushing any boundaries, [...]
