Formally created by Cardinal Richelieu in 1626, the Marine Nationale (French Navy) has spent the last 400 years defending the interests of France, sometimes successfully, as it did during the American War of Independence, and sometimes not so well, as shortly after during the Napoleonic Wars with the Royal Navy. The Second World War did not give [...]
The light aircraft carrier, HMAS Sydney, is showcased on Melbourne Coins big new copper release In 1942, at the height of the Second World War, the under-pressure Royal Navy issued a requirement for a Light Fleet Carrier. These were designed to pack a greater punch than the escort carriers, but be easier and cheaper to [...]
Guns, bombs, ninjas, and The Last Supper. Mint of MK and Silver Pours keep up their reputation for weird and unique coins We can always rely on Mint of MK and Silver Pours to put out some of the more esoteric coins we see here, and they've not let us down again with this eclectic selection of [...]
Mint of MK and Silver Pours bring the blind box concept to miniature firearm coins in copper and silver Over the last few years, we've seen a huge uptick in the number of miniature weapon coins and rounds hitting the market. There's a great mix of modern guns, historical blades, and lots of fantasy releases, and [...]
T&S Coin, in partnership with North Carolina based US dealer, Pinehurst Coins, have added the 13th issue in their 15-coin series 'Legendary Warriors'. These take famous historical warriors from around the world, and picture them in antiqued high-relief on a two-ounce silver coin, with gilded highlights. The series has maintained a good mix of subjects, and a [...]
Silver Pours goes fully dimensional with its cast silver anti-tank gun coin issued for Ghana We've already covered a wide range of cast silver weapons of various types over the last year or two, and their popularity shows little sign of slowing down. While most releases tend to focus on bladed weapons, there are an increasing number [...]
Legendary gaming icon, World of Tanks, has turned 15, and the Mint of Poland issues a fine coin to celebrate One of the world's most popular games has turned 15 years old, and the company that codes it, Wargaming, has just released the biggest update for it in years - Version 2.0. World of Tanks is [...]
Mechanical butterflies, the Wild West, and the bomb to end all bombs feature on Silver Pours and Mint of MK's latest innovative coins Silver Pours have been quite prolific of late, and it's about time we had another dip into a few of the more unusual ones that they've put out since our last look. That coin [...]
Footballs, anchors, and a phoenix-adorned blade. It can only be Coins Today's latest batch of silver coins and miniatures Coins Today have been busy of late, and there have been a couple we haven't covered as I try to keep things a little more varied here (not always successfully, I admit), but the latest batch is [...]
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 [...]
