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Numiscollect’s ‘Archaeology & Symbolism’ series returns to Buddhism with a three variant Manjushri Mandala coin
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Numiscollect’s ‘Archaeology & Symbolism’ series returns to Buddhism with a three variant Manjushri Mandala coin

Numiscollect’s ‘Archaeology & Symbolism’ series returns to Buddhism with a three variant Manjushri Mandala coin

By Mik Woodgate|2024-05-01T12:55:58+01:00May 1st, 2024|Categories: Art & Literature, Culture, History, Coloured, Gilded, Silver, Mongolia, Numiscollect|

Numiscollect's 'Archaeology & Symbolism' series returns to Buddhism with a three variant Manjushri Mandala coin Continuing to power into double figures with an eleventh release, Dutch producer Numiscollect's Archaeology and Symbolism has always been one of the more impressive series around today. These three-ounce silver coins journey around the world reproducing cultural artifacts from a [...]

City Views, the Royal Mint’s numismatic jorney through the world’s greatest cities, heads to France to showcase Paris.
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City Views, the Royal Mint’s numismatic jorney through the world’s greatest cities, heads to France to showcase Paris.

City Views, the Royal Mint’s numismatic jorney through the world’s greatest cities, heads to France to showcase Paris.

By Mik Woodgate|2024-04-30T11:52:35+01:00April 30th, 2024|Categories: History, Gold, Silver, United Kingdom, Royal Mint|

City Views, the Royal Mint's numismatic jorney through the world's greatest cities, heads to France to showcase Paris. The third of the Royal Mint's interesting, but low profile 'City Views' series is now available, and after London, and Rome, they've headed over to another hugely important European city, Paris, the capital of France. Each coin in [...]

Mint XXIs new silver coin series takes a trip through our solar system using the minerals of our own planet to visualise them
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Mint XXIs new silver coin series takes a trip through our solar system using the minerals of our own planet to visualise them

Mint XXIs new silver coin series takes a trip through our solar system using the minerals of our own planet to visualise them

By Mik Woodgate|2024-04-29T09:45:26+01:00April 29th, 2024|Categories: History, Nature, Science, Inserts, Silver, Ghana, MintXXI|

Mint XXIs new silver coin series takes a trip through our solar system using the minerals of our own planet to visualise them Astronomy coins are nothing new, and we've seen quite a wide selection over the years, so standing out in the crowd takes a little more than it does in other genres. Never one [...]

Mint of Gdańsk adds to its ‘Chinese Heroes’, ‘Mankind’s Mistakes’, and ‘Human Tragedies’ ranges with new two-ounce silver coins
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Mint of Gdańsk adds to its ‘Chinese Heroes’, ‘Mankind’s Mistakes’, and ‘Human Tragedies’ ranges with new two-ounce silver coins

Mint of Gdańsk adds to its ‘Chinese Heroes’, ‘Mankind’s Mistakes’, and ‘Human Tragedies’ ranges with new two-ounce silver coins

By Mik Woodgate|2024-04-26T15:08:27+01:00April 26th, 2024|Categories: History, People, Inserts, Silver, Niue Island|

Mint of Gdańsk adds to its 'Chinese Heroes', 'Mankind's Mistakes', and 'Human Tragedies' ranges with new two-ounce silver coins It's been a great week for new issues, and we hope you've enjoyed the coverage so far. We've concentrated on one producer per day, which we will likely continue through at least some of next week, [...]

A striking lunar snake, a clever elephant, and Gryphon, a stunning homage to classic Greek numismatics, stand out in CIT’s Spring Launch
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A striking lunar snake, a clever elephant, and Gryphon, a stunning homage to classic Greek numismatics, stand out in CIT’s Spring Launch

A striking lunar snake, a clever elephant, and Gryphon, a stunning homage to classic Greek numismatics, stand out in CIT’s Spring Launch

By Mik Woodgate|2024-04-25T21:56:08+01:00April 25th, 2024|Categories: History, Banknote / Foil, Lunar Calendar, Gold, Silver, Cook Islands, CIT Coin Invest, Mongolia|

A striking lunar snake, a clever elephant, and Gryphon, a stunning homage to classic Greek numismatics, stand out in CIT's Spring Launch We posted a collation of all the videos that CIT produced for their latest Spring Launch earlier today, so if you want a complete overview of what's been released today, you can head over [...]

Mint XXI opens up the Spring season with a stunning range of coin issues. Here are the first three that caught our attention.
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Mint XXI opens up the Spring season with a stunning range of coin issues. Here are the first three that caught our attention.

Mint XXI opens up the Spring season with a stunning range of coin issues. Here are the first three that caught our attention.

By Mik Woodgate|2024-04-23T12:07:50+01:00April 23rd, 2024|Categories: History, Coloured, Silver, Cameroon, MintXXI|

Mint XXI opens up the Spring season with a stunning range of coin issues. Here are the first three that caught our attention. It's going to be a busy week with many producers releasing their Spring collections, and we'll do our best to chip away at them, although it will be a shallower dive than [...]

T&S Coin follows Sparta with another great legend of the Ancient Greek world – the Trojan War
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T&S Coin follows Sparta with another great legend of the Ancient Greek world – the Trojan War

T&S Coin follows Sparta with another great legend of the Ancient Greek world – the Trojan War

By Mik Woodgate|2024-04-22T09:43:32+01:00April 22nd, 2024|Categories: Art & Literature, History, Gilded, Silver, Niue Island, T&S Coins|

T&S Coin follows Sparta with another great legend of the Ancient Greek world - the Trojan War It was only last December that we covered the Sparta release from T&S Coin and came away impressed by it. Today, we're looking at the newly released second issue themed around Ancient Greek history and mythology, Troy, more specifically, [...]

Excalibur, the sword of Arthurian legend, launches a new silver coin series from the Carpathian Mint
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Excalibur, the sword of Arthurian legend, launches a new silver coin series from the Carpathian Mint

Excalibur, the sword of Arthurian legend, launches a new silver coin series from the Carpathian Mint

By Mik Woodgate|2024-04-18T23:22:18+01:00April 18th, 2024|Categories: Art & Literature, History, Gilded, Silver, Carpathian Mint, Niue Island|

Excalibur, the sword of Arthurian legend, launches a new silver coin series from the Carpathian Mint One of the world's most popular stories from history is the Arthurian legend. Telling the story of King Arthur and the Knights of the Round Table in Camelot, it's now firmly rooted in the cultural memory of British people, [...]

Canada marks the centenary of the Royal Canadian Air Force, with a coin showcasing the aircraft it’s used in service of its people
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Canada marks the centenary of the Royal Canadian Air Force, with a coin showcasing the aircraft it’s used in service of its people

Canada marks the centenary of the Royal Canadian Air Force, with a coin showcasing the aircraft it’s used in service of its people

By Mik Woodgate|2024-04-05T17:22:47+01:00April 5th, 2024|Categories: History, Military, Silver, Canada, Royal Canadian Mint|

Canada marks the centenary of the Royal Canadian Air Force, with a coin showcasing the aircraft it's used in service of its people A respected military force for its entire history, the Royal Canadian Air Force (RCAF) was formed on 01 April 1924, from the CAF, itself inaugurated in 1920. However, Canadian pilots were a [...]

Myths and legends, both old and new, are the focus of new releases from the Mint of Poland
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Myths and legends, both old and new, are the focus of new releases from the Mint of Poland

Myths and legends, both old and new, are the focus of new releases from the Mint of Poland

By Mik Woodgate|2024-03-15T20:09:20+00:00March 15th, 2024|Categories: Culture, History, Coloured, Silver, Niue Island, Mint of Poland|

Myths and legends, both old and new, are the focus of new releases from the Mint of Poland Just as we did a couple of days ago with the New Zealand Mint, here, we're playing a bit of catch-up with some of the Mint of Poland's latest releases, specifically, their more ambitious designs. This mint [...]