The Royal Mint's heraldic Tudor Beasts 10-coin series hits its mid-point, with the Seymour Unicorn Now hitting the half-way mark, Tudor Beast's, the spiritual successor to the Royal Mint's 'Queen's Beasts' series, returns with the Seymour Unicorn. This is the fifth of ten coins in this David Lawrence penned series, digging into the heraldic history of [...]
The Royal Mint marks the accession of King Charles III with the Royal Celebration, heraldic-themed gold and silver bars Launched today, the Royal Mint's latest bullion bar dives deep into the United Kingdom's heraldic traditions with a design quintessentially British, issued to mark the occasion of King Charles II's ascension to the throne. Featuring the four [...]
Fortuna, the Roman goddess of good luck and prosperity, is brought to life on a beautiful new silver coin from T&S It appears from our first looks at their debut releases, that T&S Coin have hit the ground running. We've looked at the 'Behind the Mask' release, and the 'Samson' coin, and found both to be [...]
The Garden of Hesperides is a mythical paradise steeped in ancient Greek lore. Located at the western edge of the world, this garden was said to be home to the Hesperides, nymphs who tended to the exquisite golden apples on a sacred tree. These apples were believed to grant immortality to those who partook of their fruit. [...]
Mint XXI's epic 36-coin Greek Mythology series releases its fifth wave with Hephaestus, Themis, and the Centaur After the launch of four phases from when Mint XXI launched its ambitious new 36 coin 'Greek Mythology' in late 2022, we now get our fifth. Each phase is a mix of the three weights that make up [...]
While the term had been around in British circles since the 1790's, the name 'cocktail' was finally defined in 1806 by The Balance and Columbian Repository of Hudson, New York, who stated it is "A stimulating liquor composed of any kind of sugar, water, and bitters.". Since then, it's developed into a huge cultural phenomenon, with bars [...]
Royal Mint launches the 2024 edition of its perennial Britannia bullion coin, with a King Charles III obverse Today is the day the Royal Mint launches its 2024 Britannia bullion coin range in all its expansive glory. This iconic design is well known to collectors and stackers, and for us, remains one of the very best [...]
Precious Metal Collectors are back after a hiatus with a new copper-cored coin, Eight Dragon Buddha It's been a few months since we covered a new release from Singaporean producer, Precious Metal Collectors, but they're back with a new coin in their signature copper/silver hybrid range. The company has been very successful since it debuted a [...]
The ninth of twelve coins in the very quirky ‘World of Cryptids’ series, based on the work of Lithuanian artist, Laimutė Varkalaitė, debuts this month, carrying the same unusual distinctive artwork. The art is taken from a considerably larger body of work with creatures from almost all continents, included within it. More than enough for a 2024 [...]
The East India Company brings ultimate bling to the coin world with a 3.6 kg gold coin adorned with almost 6.500 diamonds The death of Queen Elizabeth II still resonates, understandable given her 70-year reign. It's almost unimaginable to realise the vast majority of the world's seven billion people were born after she took the [...]
