The epic 36-coin Greek Mythology series of silver coins from Mint XXI hits the half-way mark with three new issues It's time for the sixth tranche of issues in Mint XXI's 36 coin series of high-relief silver coins bringing to life the wild creations in the Ancient Greek pantheon. Each tranche consists of three coins, a [...]
Numiartis returns to the Haiyuantang Zodiac Fountain with a second coin, this time featuring the tiger When this series debuted last year, we likened it to an Asian Queen's Beasts in concept, and with the addition of this second design, we stand by that more than ever. Just as the Queen's Beasts sat outside Hampton Court [...]
The Coin Village enters the numismatic world with a high-relief Zeus at Olympia, in three finishes Ancient mythology, along with wildlife, is a hugely popular subject in numismatic circles, and a few producers in particular, like CIT, Mint XXI, and Mint of Poland, all bring their distinct styles to the genre. Joining them today is The [...]
MK's 9 Dragons collection of high-relief silver coins continues with its third issue - The Black Dragon MK continue their journey along the path of 9 Dragons with the launch of the third in the series to date. Last month saw the debut of the collection, starting with the Winged Dragon, and the Scaled Dragon. [...]
Mint XXI Autumn Launch: History's great female warriors, expansive empires and solar deities are showcased in silver After taking our first look over CIT's latest batch of release as part of their Autumn Launch, we're now doing the same for Mint XXI, a producer we have no problem putting on the same level of excellence. Mint [...]
A poignant coin with shades of the Ukrainian conflict inspires T&S Coin's beautiful take on the Guardian Angel Benevolent spirits, or divine messengers, tasked with watching over an individual throughout their life, and protecting them from harm. Guardian Angels have been the stuff of legend since antiquity. They possibly originated in very early Judaism, but [...]
South Korean alcohol legends, HiteJinro, hit the century mark, and CTK issue a silver coin to mark the occasion Some of the most iconic brands in the world are alcohol based. That's just as true in South Korea as anywhere else, and one of the biggest is HiteJinro, the world's biggest producer of the classic rice-based [...]
High relief, antiquing, and a little splash of blood for PMC's ten-ounce silver Ares, the Greek god of war, coin The Greek god of punch-ups, Ares, is no stranger to the coin world, and became famous in numismatic circles with the debut of a two-ounce coin from Numiartis a few years ago, that heralded a [...]
MK launches an ambitious new nine-issue, four variant, dragon coin series, packing dual-sided high-relief Although relatively new, producer MK have already made quite a splash with just their first two releases. The first was the size of a dinner plate, and the second actually was one, so we do expect ambitious design when we get [...]
The tenth of twelve coins in the unusually styled ‘World of Cryptids’ series, based on the work of Lithuanian artist, Laimutė Varkalaitė, is now available to order, and features the Jinn. A popular series here, and seemingly with collectors, it encompasses 12 mythical creatures released one-per-month over a year. You can see all the released designs in [...]
