Along with their Robert Lewandowski, and The Witcher series, both extensive in scope, the Mint of Gdańsk recently added the seminal Polish science-fiction author, Stanislaw Lem to its portfolio. A quartet of quite superb silver coins kicked off the programme, with the promise of a pair of gold coins, and a pair of silver coin statues to come. The [...]
Powercoin debuts their new industrial proof finish with a striking silver coin inspired by the Deaths-Head Moth A surprise new release from Powercoin, IN GIRUM IMUS NOCTE isn't part of a new series, but a one-off with a cool design and, we suspect, is more about the debut of the new finish used. Called 'Industrial Proof', [...]
From hunting Romans to stalking a silver coin, the Judean Sicarii are the third in the Assassin's series A cool theme for a coin series, the world of assassination has always drawn attention, not just from the usual conspiracy theorists, but from historians, who understand the sheer weight of impact a few can have on the [...]
Allcollect taps into the mystery around the Egyptian queen, Nefertiti, with an impressive high-relief silver coin Almost a genre all of its own, Ancient Egypt has captivated the world for centuries, leaving behind breathtaking monuments, art, literature, and artifacts. It's allowed us to form a picture of this millennia-spanning civilisation unlike no other from the time. [...]
The New Zealand Mint expands its offerings in the pop-culture coin genre, and there's more to come It's been a while since we did a multi-coin look at the copious output emanating from the New Zealand Mint, although we have been covering quite a few in our Quicklooks of late. We know the whole pop-culture and [...]
The fourth of twelve coins to be released this year in the Lithuanian Mint's 'World of Cryptids' series will be available to buy shortly, and features a South American creature - the Curupira. We're huge fans of this series, with its very distinctive artistic flair. So much so, in fact, that we've knocked up a Coin Series Profile [...]
Having a bad Monday? Mellow out with a cow, or swim with a penguin on the Royal Australian Mint's new bullion coins Not one, but two new bullion coins have dropped at the Royal Australian Mint today, one a continuation of an existing series, the other the first in a new one. The all-new range is [...]
Scottsdale Mint completes its 2022 run in its epic Biblical Series, and we've fully revised our Coin Series Profile of the range Certainly one of the most ambitious coin series we've seen in our time, Scottsdale Mint, back in 2015, committed to a 60-coin, 10-year release program for its Biblical Series. Each of the two-ounce antiqued [...]
MDM pushes silver coin diameters with a reproduction of the 1630 World Map by the Dutch cartographer, Henricus Hondius II The art of cartography is everything that art should be. Endlessly fascinating, historically and scientifically important, maps are a rare glimpse into our past, holding extra beauty today in a world dominated by the brilliance of, [...]
Pobjoy Mint continues to explore Ancient Egyptian history and legend with their third bullion coin for it Following designs commemorating the centenary of the discovery of Tutankhamun's tomb, and one for the centenary of the opening of his tomb and sarcophagus, Pobjoy Mint now changes focus by featuring one of the many gods that made up the [...]
