The Royal Mint’s heraldic Tudor Beasts 10-coin series hits its mid-point, with the Seymour Unicorn

By |2023-09-26T13:30:44+01:00September 25th, 2023|Categories: Culture, History, Gold, Silver, United Kingdom, Royal Mint|

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 [...]

Dutch Castles: Kuinderburcht Bridge Silver Ducat (2023 Royal Dutch Mint)

By |2023-09-11T21:01:34+01:00September 11th, 2023|Categories: Architecture, Quicklooks, History, Silver, Koninklijke Nederlandse, Netherlands|

It was in 1586 the Ducat coin in the Netherlands had its debut, followed in 1659 with a silver version. The Royal Dutch Mint has produced many coins inspired by the original, including the 'Twelve Provinces' series, that ran from 2015 to 2019, and in 2020, following that with 'Dutch Castles'. What we're looking at here, is the [...]

The Courage To Be. UA. silver coin (2023 National Bank of Ukraine)

By |2023-09-11T18:01:55+01:00September 11th, 2023|Categories: Quicklooks, History, People, Silver, National Bank of Ukraine, Ukraine|

Despite everything currently going on in this vast European country, Ukraine is still producing numismatics. The theme has, quite understandably, veered towards the current conflict, with other issues this year featuring the Armed Forces, and events, such as the criminal destruction of the Mariupol Drama Theatre. Called 'The Courage To Be', it celebrates the bravery shown [...]

Germania Mint grows its silver bullion offerings with the first of their glow-in-the-dark Runes

By |2023-09-04T10:39:55+01:00September 4th, 2023|Categories: Art & Literature, Culture, History, Bullion, Coloured, Silver, Germania Mint|

Germania Mint grows its silver bullion offerings with the first of their glow-in-the-dark Runes They say that simple ideas are almost always the most effective, and the latest bullion offering from Germania Mint is a perfect example. Take a lump of silver, stamp it with a character, and if done right, you have something packed [...]

World Exclusive! JVP is back with Che Guevara, a highly inventive, ten-variant look at the pop-culture icon

By |2023-09-01T17:19:15+01:00September 1st, 2023|Categories: History, People, Inserts, Silver, Congo, JVP Investment|

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 [...]

Icons of Inspiration Thomas Edison bullion coin (2023 APMEX)

By |2023-08-31T18:44:41+01:00August 31st, 2023|Categories: Quicklooks, APMEX, History, Bullion, People, Science, Gold, Silver, Niue Island|

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 [...]

Enduring Soldiers “Warszyc” silver coin (2023 National Bank of Poland)

By |2023-08-31T17:27:53+01:00August 31st, 2023|Categories: Quicklooks, History, Military, Coloured, Silver, Poland, Narodowy Bank|

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

By |2023-08-29T00:36:10+01:00August 29th, 2023|Categories: History, Gold, Silver, Royal Mint, United Kingdom|

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

By |2023-08-11T20:50:33+01:00August 11th, 2023|Categories: Art & Literature, History, Gilded, Silver, Niue Island, Mint of Poland|

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

By |2023-11-09T23:43:36+00:00July 26th, 2023|Categories: History, People, Gilded, Silver, Niue Island, PiK Coins|

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',. [...]

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