The Treasures of Paris gilded proof silver coin range visits the Institut de Paris for its second outing. The latest in the Monnaie de Paris (Paris Mint) proof coin series called Treasures of Paris has just managed to sneak in before the years end, fulfilling the mints commitment to two debuts [...]
Irish modernist architect Eileen Gray remembered on new proof silver coin. You can generally count the number of precious metal commemorative coins released each year by the Central Bank of Ireland on the fingers of one hand and this year has been no exception. The last of the few is a proof [...]
Great Cities series of proof silver coins from Niue showcases the London skyline. The second of Niue Island's Great Cities coin series is out now and after the debut of New York just a month ago, we're now off to another major metropolis, London. Rather than go for a realistic or coloured [...]
Mint of Poland stakes a claim to the architectural coin throne with Amber Art Baroque. The field of art-architectural coins is growing a little more with the debut of a new series from one of the two premier purveyors of this type of numismatic, the Mennica Polska. King of the hill [...]
Worlds great cities feature on new Niuean proof silver coin series Another new series has its debut from the New Zealand Mint today. Struck to a proof standard in one-ounce of fine silver, devoid of colour, each coin will look at one of the world's great cities through its [...]
Berlin Cathedrals magnificent dome reproduced on Cook Islands domed coin With domed coins enjoying a big wave of popularity, there's a growing selection of fine designs appearing on the market. Like art-architectural, and ancient mythology coins, the domed variety attracts an inordinate amount of very high quality issues, so [...]
Numiscollects Pisa Cathedral coin lifts the Sacred Art series to a whole new level Numiscollects latest in its long running Sacred Art series of silver coins has come forth and it's of a location well known throughout the world. The Piazza dei Miracoli is a walled architectural complex in [...]
The Superb Mineral Arts series continues with the Hagia Sophia in Istanbul Collectors of art-architectural coins usually have a favourite series, even if it isn't always possible to collect them. We'd hazard an educated guess that the two most admired series around are CIT’s seminal Tiffany range, and [...]
Here's a quick look at a coin we missed on release and the sequel to last years superb Temple of Heaven coin. One of the best art-architectural coins on the market, that 100g antique-silver coin was deservedly popular. Keeping the same ultra-high level of relief, made possible by a four-layer technique, this second entrant in the [...]
Around this time last year, European coin producer Modern Numismatics International (MNI), debuted an excellent coin depicting the Roman Colosseum, and did so in an unusual way. At first glance the coin was a standard, cleanly-struck proof piece with a design showing the Colosseum as it is now, but when the coin was moved, a holographic [...]
