A century on, the transition from Morgan Dollar to Peace Dollar is marked with a new silver coin celebration The first standard silver coin minted by the United States Government since the passing of the 1873 Coinage Act, the Morgan dollar was a 0.900 silver unit of 26.73 grams total weight. Named after its designer, George [...]
The Czech Mint tells the story of Europe's journey to the New World with its 'Discovery of America' coin series We've long been fans of the Czech Mints numerous small series of coins themed around everything from nature, to literature, with a fair bit of history thrown in for good measure. Examples, like their Inventions of Leonardo, [...]
Gyeongbokgung, the Korean royal palace of the Joseon Dynasty, adorns a series of five-ounce silver coins New from Coins Today in Korea, is the third in their series of five-ounce silver coins showcasing one of Korea's most iconic locations, the Gyeongbokgung Palace Complex in Seoul. The series will systematically take a look at some of the striking [...]
Numiartis continues its numismatic journey through Romance of the Three Kingdoms, with the second of the five Tiger Generals We seem to be on a run of new releases from some of the finer producers in the market at the moment, and that continues with the second release in German producer Numiartis' Chinese mythology themed series, [...]
The Greek legend of the heroic Argonauts inspires the Mint of Gdańsk's new silver coin series The story of Jason and the Argonauts is a popular one, full of amazing creatures and heroic adventures. Even amongst the fantastic legends of the Ancient Greeks, it's a wild rollercoaster of a story, but most today will no doubt know [...]
The Royal Mint's 'British Monarchs Collection' adds the 17th century monarch, James I as its second numismatic homage Never one to shy away from a multi-coin, multi-year release programme, the Royal Mint has issued some superb series over the last decade, with the Queen's Beasts standing out as a prime example. Even so, the 21-coin, 5-year [...]
Hercules continues hacking his way through the world's of myth with a coin marking his sixth task - the Stymphalion Birds Powering their way through an ancient tale describing the twelve tasks of the demi-god, Hercules, the Mint of Poland, in conjunction with Coin Shoppe and Magikos Coins, have now launched the sixth of twelve two-ounce, [...]
The East India Company debuts its second annual Trade Dollar with an homage to Britannia in bullion and proof The East India Company (EIC) launched the debut coin in a new series last year, one that draws inspiration from the old 'trade dollar' concept. These were coins of a set weight that were used around the [...]
Easily one of our favourite bullion coin series of the last few years, Scottsdale Mint's brilliant Egyptian Relics series finally gets its 2021 entrant with the release of Anubis. For those unfamiliar with them, these are chunky five-ounce, antique-finished coins with a 'chiselled' edge style, as if hewn from a rock. The series debuted in 2016, and [...]
The Britannia proof range returns for 2022 with striking new core and three-figure exclusive edition designs After a superb showing last year, when the Royal Mint debuted its dual proof Britannia offerings, including the first time a woman of colour had been depicted in the role, we've really looked forward to seeing how the concept would proceed [...]
