Initially a three-coin series featuring the warrior goddess in the Hindu religion, Le Grand Mint's gorgeous trio has now been joined by an unexpected fourth issue in the same style. Durga symbolises the triumph of good over evil, and is portrayed as a multi-armed woman, carrying various weapons, and in the company of a big cat, usually [...]
In the final weeks on 2025, Powercoin, one of the more imaginative producers out there, released one of their unusual coins upon the collectors market. Called The Hidden Deck, it was shaped as if a playing card, but not just one fresh out of the deck, it was crumpled up. Enhanced with some perfectly placed antiquing that [...]
Our AgAuShoot of Germania Mint's impressive Witchcraft: Herbalist two-ounce high-relief coin I've finally managed to set up a small space in the office so we can get some actual coin images of our own on the site with a bit more regularity. As promised, we're starting off with the premium version of Germania Mint's excellent 2025 [...]
The Royal Mint marks a century since the birth of Queen Elizabeth II with a new range of gold and silver coins With 21 April 2026 marking 100 years since the birth of Queen Elizabeth II, The Royal Mint has launched a new range of coins in celebration of the centenary. The new range is unusual [...]
The Royal Mint launches the 2026 coin in its flagship Britannia gold & silver range, and this time with a US designer The iconic, and much loved Britannia proof gold and silver range is back with its 2026 edition, and his time it employs the considerable talents of coin designer, Emily Damstra, who has a huge [...]
The artistic process has a personification, as the Queen of Creativity rides in on Le Grand Mint's latest silver coin The latest coin from Le Grand Mint has just launched, and is one of the modern classical designs they've built a reputation producing in recent years, with releases such as Freya, for example. That coin was [...]
Shaped weapon coins reach new levels of esoterica, with Spectres new Dragon Claw Blade Shaped, dimensional weapon coins have come from nowhere to being one of the more inventive, and popular genres in recent years. Several producers issue these, and some are quite extraordinary, encompassing historical weapons like Tutankhamun's blade, and mythological blades of various types. [...]
Melbourne Coin Company's esoteric wander down the cake aisle of their local supermarket continues with the second release of their Aussie Kids Party Treats series. The producer that gave us those really cool Ouija board coins, has developed a quirky reputation, and we love their different take on the classic coin. While Aussie food isn't deadly like [...]
CIT debuts 'Thunder Dragon', a stunning clash of Samurai and mythical beast that has to be a contender for the years best! We're taking a more relaxed tack with our World Money Fair coverage this year, and while we usually try to lump the whole of a seasonal release, in this case CIT's Winter Launch, [...]
Germania Mint debuts a new collection of three silver bullion coins depicting the Norns, the goddesses of fate in Norse mythology I've always found Norse mythology to be a bit of a minefield when it comes to nailing down who did what, when and why, but that's probably true of most religions. However, there are [...]
