KOMSCO arms the legendary Chiwoo Cheonwang with an exquisite dragon-head sword formed in 2.5 ounces of silver Purveyors of some of the most unusual silver pieces on the market today, Coin's Today, seem to have others to join them. They've long partnered with the Korean Mint, KOMSCO, and it's there that the inspiration seems to [...]
Spectres heads to Ancient Rome, with Julius Caesar, the second in its Masters of War high-relief silver coin series Even by the standards of the ancient world, the name Julius Caesar is an iconic one, perhaps even more so than the legendary Alexander the Great, who Caesar so admired. Before he became the leader of [...]
Germania Mint rounds out its popular Goddesses range of cast bars with Nerthus, along with a beautiful Breast Cancer Awareness design Sadly, today sees the day we feature the last in Germania Mint's hugely attractive Goddesses series of two-ounce cast bars. The six-bar series debuted at the beginning of the year, and is ending right [...]
The Great Wall of China continues to astound with CIT's topographical numismatic look at this legendary feat of construction When you think of the history of China, your mind likely wanders over to the Great Wall as its most iconic surviving structure. That history is considerably more interesting, and convoluted, than you might believe. Rather than [...]
Love or politics? Caesar and Cleopatra's relationship continues to garner numismatic attention two millennia later Possibly the most famous, and disruptive, relationship in history, were those between the Egyptian queen, Cleopatra VII, and the Roman generals, Julius Caesar, and Mark Anthony. Caesar was the first to succumb to her charms, bearing him a son they named [...]
The Czech Mint’s three-year, twelve-coin, showcasing the of the great tanks of the Second World War, has, sadly, come to an end with the release of the final design, the Soviet IS-2 heavy. The coins have been released four per year, one each from the Soviet Union, Britain, the US, and Germany, and in 1oz silver, and [...]
It's another stonking week for new coin issues, showcasing imagination and minting tech (Week 44, 2024) With the Beijing International Coin Exposition kicking off today, we've seen the usual increased activity in its run-up, and some superb new issues as a result. Quite a few of the issues in our Week 44 collection are hot off the [...]
The next three planets join Mint XXI's numismatic travels through our solar system using Earth's geology Mint XXI continues its voyage through our wonderful solar system with their range of coins combining a numismatic base, and a geological orb. We've already seen Earth, Mars, and Mercury, and now Jupiter, Uranus and Venus join the range. [...]
Mint XXI's stunning Femina Bellator silver coin series showcasing warrior woman from history, heads to the Celtic World It's fair to say that we consider Mint XXI's 'Femina Bellator' series to be one of our favourites, as we've certainly gushed enough praise over the first three releases in the series. These coins work off of four main [...]
After a fine debut with its Holy Lance dimensional coin, Spectres moves to the 20th-century United States with Teddy Roosevelt's hunting knife Just four months ago, Spectres surprised us with a fully dimensional coin shaped like the famous 'Holy Lance' held in the Imperial Regalia in Vienna. Purported to be, quite incorrectly, the spear that [...]
