The Royal Mint and the United States Mint tease a new collaborative coin design from their Chief Engravers

By |2024-01-09T17:10:50+00:00January 9th, 2024|Categories: Culture, History, Silver, Royal Mint, United Kingdom, United States, US Mint|

The Royal Mint and the United States Mint tease a new collaborative coin design from their Chief Engravers A quick heads-up for some interesting news concerning a new collaborative effort between The Royal Mint, and the United States Mint that will develop as the year goes on. The last time this happened was back in September [...]

The Ancient Egyptian themed ‘Gods of Anger’ returns with Osiris, the lord of the dead and the underworld

By |2024-01-08T20:32:51+00:00January 8th, 2024|Categories: History, Gilded, Silver, Carpathian Mint, Niue Island|

The Ancient Egyptian themed 'Gods of Anger' returns with Osiris, the lord of the dead and the underworld In Egyptian mythology, Osiris is a prominent deity associated with death, resurrection, and fertility. He is revered as the god of the afterlife and the underworld, as well as the judge of the deceased. Osiris is often depicted [...]

Numiartis continues its numismatic biography of the Five Tiger Generals, with the controversial Ma Chao

By |2023-12-20T16:39:19+00:00December 20th, 2023|Categories: Culture, History, Silver, Niue Island, Numiartis|

Numiartis continues its numismatic biography of the Five Tiger Generals, with the controversial Ma Chao Numiartis continues its run through the legendary Five Tiger Generals of Chinese lore with Ma Chao, the third in the series. The warlord, who died in 222 AD, was not well liked in his time, or by most historians since, [...]

Love and war in numismatics. Cupid and Sparta are the featured extremes on T&S Coins latest two issues.

By |2023-12-19T23:34:01+00:00December 19th, 2023|Categories: Culture, History, Gilded, Silver, Cameroon, Niue Island, T&S Coins|

Love and war in numismatics. Cupid and Sparta are the featured extremes on T&S Coins latest two issues. Nobody would argue that 2023 hasn't been a terrific year for new producer T&S Coins. That it's also their first year is something particularly noteworthy, although the pair behind the company, whose initials gave the company its name, [...]

The Royal Kraków Mint celebrates a legend of the Wawel Dragon from the medieval history of its home city

By |2023-12-15T21:53:00+00:00December 15th, 2023|Categories: Culture, History, Coloured, Silver, Niue Island, Royal Krakow Mint|

The Royal Kraków Mint celebrates a legend of the Wawel Dragon from the medieval history of its home city Dating back to at least the 13th century, the legend of Smok Wawelski (the Wawel Dragon) tells of a giant dragon that terrorised the city of Kraków, known as a man-eater, but appeased with cattle provided by [...]

Coins Today’s epic stackable bullion range add beautiful shaped designs from Ancient Egypt, and from Norse mythology

By |2023-12-11T15:21:34+00:00December 11th, 2023|Categories: Art & Literature, Bullion, History, Silver, Coins Today KR|

Coins Today's epic stackable bullion range add beautiful shaped designs from Ancient Egypt, and from Norse mythology Coin's Today have a stackable range of silver bullion second to none. Designs ranging from medieval shields, through historical religious iconography, to scientific achievements, have all been given the stackable treatment. What puts these up on a pedestal, is [...]

Art Mint immortalises the Mesopotamian Sumerians, on the first of its 7 Ancient Civilisations silver coin series

By |2023-11-29T18:37:00+00:00November 29th, 2023|Categories: Architecture, History, Coloured, Art Mint, Silver, Cameroon|

Art Mint immortalises the Mesopotamian Sumerians, on the first of its 7 Ancient Civilisations silver coin series Emerging in the early Bronze Age in what is now south-central Iraq (southern Mesopotamia), Sumer is one of the first civilisations in human history, certainly in the wider region. Situated in an immensely fertile region around the valleys of [...]

Time for fish & chips! Coin’s Today grows its quirky silver bullion offerings with the Silver Fish, and the Value Disk

By |2023-11-30T11:02:34+00:00November 29th, 2023|Categories: Art & Literature, Bullion, History, Silver, Coins Today KR|

Time for fish & chips! Coin's Today grows its quirky silver bullion offerings with the Silver Fish, and the Value Disk Coins Today are back with another pair of highly unusual offerings in their silver range, and they couldn't be any more different from each other than they are. We've had an extraordinarily diverse selection from [...]

The Czech Mint rounds out the second of three sets of four Second World War tank coins with the fearsome Panther

By |2023-11-27T10:50:51+00:00November 27th, 2023|Categories: History, Military, Gold, Silver, Czech Mint, Niue Island|

The Czech Mint rounds out the second of three sets of four Second World War tank coins with the fearsome Panther In 2022, the Czech Mint debuted a new four-coin series featuring one of my favourite thing - tanks. This isn't a popular subject in numismatic circles, with military hardware seemingly less popular than ever, [...]

Minigold’s biggest cheerleader, CIT Coin Invest, expands its already wide and varied range with five new coins

By |2023-11-24T21:04:23+00:00November 24th, 2023|Categories: History, Nature, Sport, CIT Coin Invest, Cook Islands, Palau|

Minigold's biggest cheerleader, CIT Coin Invest, expands its already wide and varied range with five new coins So what do we consider a minigold? Basically, gold coins under a gram in weight fall under this general classification, and it's become particularly associated with the 1/2 gram weight, as the majority of issues in this class tip [...]

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