A new Zodiac series, a snake-haired Medusa, a zombie samurai, and a nautical cat showcase MK and The Gold Village’s imagination
A new Zodiac series, a snake-haired Medusa, a zombie samurai, and a nautical cat showcase MK and The Gold Village's imagination Mint of MK and The Gold Village continue their rapid expansion with another selection of new issues. You'd expect there to be either increased repetition, or a lowering of quality, perhaps, but it seems [...]
The Gold Village brings the South American Greater Thornbird and its spiky nest to numismatic life
The Gold Village brings the South American Greater Thornbird and its spiky nest to numismatic life Found throughout South America, the Greater Thornbird is an unusual avian, freckle-breasted, around 20 cm in length, and with a loud song. It got its name from the habit of building its cone-shaped nest in amongst thorny branches, adding [...]
A round-up of impressive new issues from Mint of MK and The Gold Village, with dragons, Egypt, and chess themes
A round-up of impressive new issues from Mint of MK and The Gold Village, with dragons, Egypt, and chess themes We've often covered coins from Precious Metal Collectors over the last few years, representing the Singaporean take on modern numismatics as they did. However, late last year, a new producer began quickly making waves, and [...]
The Gold Village debuts its numismatic look into the future with a striking AI design in three finishes
The Gold Village debuts its numismatic look into the future with a striking AI design in three finishes With the biggest buzzword online undoubtedly being 'Artificial Intelligence', and the whole cyborg/cyberpunk genres, it's no surprise to see it garnering some attention in numismatic circles as well. We've seen a bullion coin, and several collectible designs from [...]
MK’s extraordinary Celadon porcelain mounted Claude Monet silver coin returns with a later water lillies painting from 1907
MK's extraordinary Celadon porcelain mounted Claude Monet silver coin returns with a later water lillies painting from 1907 MK's extraordinary Celadon porcelain mounted silver coin, featuring the 1889 Water Lily Pond art of Claude Monet was quite a departure from the numismatic norm. Sitting inside a 30 cm diameter green-tinged porcelain plate, the two-ounce silver [...]
MK Coins expands its ambitious The 9 Dragons series with the Azure and Torch dragons. Here is a gallery.
MK Coins expands its ambitious The 9 Dragons series with the Azure and Torch dragons. Here is a gallery. We produced one of our Coin Series Profiles to this very ambitious range of dragon coins, to keep track of what has been an much faster rate of release than we originally expected. However, MK Coins [...]
MK’s 9 Dragons series reaches the half-way point with the Coiled Dragon. Here are some images.
MK's 9 Dragons series reaches the half-way point with the Coiled Dragon. Here are some images. We've produced one of our Coin Series Profiles to this very ambitious range of dragon coins, with the idea being we'd cover every second or third new release in a news post, with the rest going straight into the profile. [...]
The 12 Guides of Christmas: Number 1 – The 9 Dragons by MK Coins
The 12 Guides of Christmas: Number 1 - The 9 Dragons by MK Coins It's been an extremely busy November, and we're still dealing with a huge backlog, not counting the new ones we've had in just the last few days. However, it's a one-man site, and there are limits, and frankly, [...]
The lunar calendar year is more than just 12 animals, and Double Dragon God of Wealth is a striking numismatic reminder
The lunar calendar year is more than just 12 animals, and Double Dragon God of Wealth is a striking numismatic reminder As we rapidly approach the new lunar calendar year, we can look back at a huge range of coin issues celebrating it. The numismatic world is unusual in that it's often a year before [...]