Numistrade add HMS Victory to their Nautical Ounce and the horse to the Lunar Ounce bullion and proof coin ranges We're continuing this week's catch-up of bullion coins, and lunars with another combo of the two, this time from German producer, Numistrade. They've recently debuted the tenth in their Lunar Ounce series, and we've also got [...]
The brutality of the Camorra in 1920s Naples is brought to life on the Mint of Gdańsk's latest silver coin It's a common misconception, no doubt a result of their popularity in modern media, that all the Italian organised crime gangs are the Mafia. That isn't the case by a long way, a with that [...]
The Royal Mint marks 200 years of the modern railway, with a new £2 coin homage in silver and gold On 27 September 1825, the Stockton and Darlington Railway, situated in northeast England, began operations. The engineering was overseen by the George Stephenson, and his legendary son, Robert, and amongst the many innovations associated with [...]
Silver Pours goes to war with a highly varied selection of weapon-shaped coins from all the ages We've commented a few times on the ongoing popularity of weapon-shaped, fully dimensional coins, and it seems to be showing no signs of letting up, with even more producers adding their creative juices to the genre. Silver Pours, [...]
The Princess Royal is 75 years old, and The Royal Mint celebrates in gold and silver with a new coin Well regarded for her impressive work ethic and lack of scandal, Princess Anne, the Princess Royal, has long been a steady hand in royal circles. The only daughter of Queen Elizabeth II, she was born in [...]
Scottsdale Mints 'Great Commanders' twelve-coin bullion series nears the halfway mark with the Union General, Ulysses S. Grant We first had a look at this series back in February 2024, after having seen them in hand at the Berlin WMF, and being suitably impressed. Called 'Great Commanders', this is a twelve-coin series of premium bullion coins, released [...]
Art Mint continues its numismatic romp through the great ancient civilisations, with a look at the early Chinese dynasties Art Mint's terrific romp through the ancient world continues with the issue of the fourth of the seven in their two-ounce silver coin series. We've already seen the Sumerian, Indus, and Egyptian civilisations showcased, and now [...]
The triumphs and tragedies of Ancient Rome and Greece feature on the Lithuanian Mint's latest silver coins Here's another catch-up, this time for the Lithuanian Mint, who've been quite prolific of late with a wide variety of styles and formats. We're sticking to familiar, and popular, territory here, with a selection of three, 2oz high-relief [...]
A national symbol in France, Joan of Arc (c. 1412 – May 30, 1431) was a French peasant girl who participated in the Hundred Years' War against England. When 17 years of age, she presented herself to Charles VII, the uncrowned Dauphin of France, claiming divine guidance for her mission to expel the English from France and [...]
It's time we caught up with The Royal Mint's latest bullion coin and bar releases, headlined by a very cool Battle of Britain bar While our bullion round-ups have tapered off to a trickle these days (honestly, the work compiling them was too much, especially as they were designed to lighten the load), they are [...]
