The mysteries of Eastern European folklore are a fertile ground for the new Slavic Bestiary silver coin series Regular readers will know that the many mythologies of the world's cultures have been a huge part of the modern coin industry, just as they were in ancient times. The genre has attracted some of the best coin [...]
Fear Tales returns in time for Halloween with the classic story of Hansel and Gretel Powercoin’s dark numismatic take on the fairy tales that emanated from medieval Europe continues with its third release in the Fear Tales series. It’s easy to forget just how disturbing many of these stories are, given how film studios like Disney [...]
The Czech Mint finishes up its four-coin romp through the legend of King Arthur with the final pair The legend of King Arthur is one of the most potent in medieval history, so it's of little surprise it appears on coins with some regularity. While many of these are higher end numismatics, it's always pleasing to [...]
After the writing and publication of our huge Thematic Guide to Harry Potter coins earlier this week, I was quite hoping not to have to look at another new one for a while, but that hope was in vain. The NZ Mint is adding the third of its six Hogwart's House crests one-ounce silver coins to the mix, [...]
Dune. Arrakis. Desert Planet. The movie of Frank Herbert's epic sci-fi novel hits the bullion world via APMEX Easily one of the most complex and well regarded science fiction creations of all time, Dune is an incredible tale, spanning generations of events over expanses of space almost incomprehensible in scale. That it manages to do so [...]
The Snowman is back at the Royal Mint with a new range of coins and more Now a perennial fixture on the Royal Mint's release schedule, Raymond Brigg's 'The Snowman' is back for a fourth successive annual release. Part of the mints ever growing fifty pence media range, this one is quite a bit more restrained [...]
MDM Week: We round up the week with a look at MDM's latest Harry Potter licenced coins, from mini-gold to maxi-silver We're rounding out our catch-up of MDM issues with a collation of some of their recent Harry Potter releases. It's hard keeping track of just who has Potter rights these days, with the NZ Mint, the [...]
MDM Week: The Vikings continue their assault on the coin world with additions to three series Everyone love a good Viking tale. From TV to coins, they've left an indelible cultural stamp on popular culture, and we've found ourselves covering many a fine release over the last few years. MDM are no stranger to the genre, [...]
MDM Week: Tutankhamun, the boy pharoah, was discovered a century ago and the coin world marks the anniversary It's incredible to believe that a relatively minor pharoah, one that was sickly and died at under 20 years old, and one that was buried in the smallest pharoah's tomb in the Valley of the Kings, would [...]
PMC WEEK: The classic Asian tale of Dragon & Phoenix is brought to life as a figure of eight A popular motif in modern coins, the Chinese Dragon adorns everything from bullion to fancy proof coins, sometimes alone, but often interacting with another of the regions expansive mythological entities. The Phoenix is one of the [...]
