World Exclusive! JVP is back with Che Guevara, a highly inventive, ten-variant look at the pop-culture icon Love him or hate him, and given his history, the latter would make more sense, Ernesto 'Che' Guevara has become one of the most iconic figures of the entire 20th century, perhaps of all time. He's a potent reminder of [...]
We've made no secret of our love for this terrific bullion coin series, issued by US mega-dealer, APMEX. Called Icons of Inspiration, each release showcases the work of one of history's eminent minds. What lifts this series is the artwork by coin designer Joel Iskowitz, a narrative artist that has produced around 50 works for the US Mint [...]
A long-running series at the Narodowy Bank (National Bank of Poland), its full title is The Enduring Soldiers Accursed by the Communists, and it remembers the soldiers in Poland that continued the fight against the Communists after the Second World War. Surprisingly, few have much knowledge of this period, which was mainly clouded by the celebrations [...]
The Royal Mint's 21-issue 'British Monarchs' collection continues with its second Hanoverian king, George II,the eighth release to date Continuing to power its way through this 21-coin multi-year programme of proof gold and silver coins, the Royal Mint is today releasing the eighth in the British Monarchs series. The collection spans the Royal Houses of Tudor, [...]
The ancient hooligan, Hercules, strangles a bull for the seventh task of twelve in Niue's silver coin series This series of twelve coins produced by Coin Shoppe in Canada, and Magikos Coins in Poland, is struck by the Mint of Poland, and follows their classic format of two ounces of silver, high-relief, rimless, and antique finished. [...]
PiK Coin's look at the infamous 20th century gangsters continues with the bank robber, John Dillinger The world of the popularly known gangsters, that became synonymous with American culture in the inter-war period of the mid-20th century, is rarely seen on coins, but in 2021, PiK Coins debuted the first of its new series, simply called 'Gangsters',. [...]
The Roman Goddess Juno is showcased on new silver coins from the Mint of Poland, and the Mint of Gdańsk Juno, the ancient Roman goddess, holds a prominent place in mythology and religion. She's often depicted as the queen of the gods, the wife and sister of Jupiter, and the mother of Mars and Vulcan. With her [...]
Coins Today launches half-ounce versions of four of its stackable designs, and a kilo of the Aztec Shield We've made no secret of our admiration for the stackable silver offerings from South Korean producer, Coins Today, which are both broad in style, and exceptionally well struck. Veering from science and technology, to historical artifacts, there's pretty [...]
The East India Company marks the 250th anniversary of the Boston Tea Party with a new proof coin range The Boston Tea Party, that took place on December 16, 1773, was a protest organized by the Sons of Liberty, a group of American colonists, against the British government's imposition of a tax on tea. Disguised as [...]
The Lithuanian Mint showcases its broad talents with a selection of coins from ancient gods to the circus A mint we've covered many times before, but still underserved a little, the Lithuanian Mint has blossomed in recent years to a serious competitor to producers like the Mint of Poland, CIT and Mint XXI, for example. Their [...]
