The Ancient Egyptian worship of the Scarab inspires Mint XXI's elegant turquoise-inset silver coin Ancient Egyptian iconography is just incredibly beautiful, so tapping into that for modern numismatics is a bit of a no-brainer. While we always seem to see the distinctive architecture, it is the small items that have given us such a fascinating [...]
Kryptonian superhero, Superman has his iconic symbol brought to life in silver for a new shaped proof coin One of the most iconic emblems, not just in comic books, but in popular culture in general, the shield logo of Superman is rivalled only by that of Batman as something instantly recognisable wherever you go. Said to [...]
The Royal Mint celebrates 150 years of the Royal Albert Hall and there's a mint first domed coin incoming One of the more popular tourist attractions in London, and one of the worlds premier locations for musical events, the Royal Albert Hall was built in Victorian times and named after the recently deceased husband of the [...]
Scottsdale wraps up its 2020 run of Biblical coins with the launch of the final two coins. 2021 coins delayed. We've had several enquiries about Scottsdale Mint's epic and long running Biblical Series of sixty coins, which for the first time did not get all six annual coins released last year. Scottsdale, and many other mints, [...]
Powercoin ties up its beautiful Eternal Sculptures series with an epic five ounce Bernini-themed special A nice surprise today sees Powercoin release one final 'tribute' piece in its extremely elegant 'Eternal Sculptures' series of fine art coins. Launched in 2016, the five-coin series showcased some of the world's greatest sculpted masterpieces in a unique way. Employing [...]
The first of the 2021 issues in the Czech Mints 'Mythical Beasts' series has now launched, and following such fantastical creatures as the Griffin and the Dragon, comes the multi-headed Hydra. These are attractive and competitively priced issues in a genre that normally attracts a hefty premium with high-end design and specs. The series has a consistent [...]
Precious Metal Collectors reproduces Leonardo da Vinci's 'The Last Supper' in giant style Precious Metal Collectors have brought to market some impressive issues in their numerous copper-cored coin ranges, but their latest is a chonky beast even by those standards. The technique they use is simple enough. Wrap a relatively small quantity of fine silver around [...]
A quick heads up that the second of the Royal Mint's new Mr Men coin series is available today. Depicting Mister Strong and Little Miss Giggles, it's the second of three coins in the series launched as a celebration of fifty years since the first book was published in 1971. These are simple books with simple artwork, [...]
Pobjoy Mint's pretty 'Pegasus' bullion coin returns for its fifth annual release with the design it has carried since 2018. The debut coin had a completely different look, but that only lasted for the 2017 issue year, the mint now going with this design annually. Depicting Pegasus rearing up with his wings outstretched, it will be familiar [...]
Mars & Ares, Greek and Roman personifications of the same god, kick off a new Mint of Poland coin series A new series from the Mint of Poland looks at the 'winners and heroes' of the ancient world, although this debut coin seems to concentrate on the duality of gods and how they're seen by the [...]
