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 [...]
Mint XXI dishes up the second wave of its Spring launch, with planets, berserkers, and fine art on the menu For 2025, Mint XXI have split their Spring Launch into two, and we've already covered some of the first wave, including this gorgeous Mermaid issue, and now we have the second, larger batch. The coins [...]
Pik Coins wraps up its four-coin true-crime series 'The Gangsters' with one of the most iconic mob bosses - Lucky Luciano True crime is a hugely popular subject to this day, the inspiration for countless television shows, and Hollywood films, and in its own right. Documentary series on channels like Netflix, regularly top the charts, [...]
Berlin WMF 25: Mint XXI kicks off the year with over a dozen new coins. Here's our first look at three of them. The 2025 World Money Fair in Berlin kicks off next week, and the big producers are announcing their first big releases of the year. One of those we most look forward 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 [...]
Louis Braille's amazing system of tactile writing helping the blind to read is celebrated on a UV-enhanced silver coin In 1809, at the age of just three years old, in a town just 35 km east of the Eiffel Tower, Louis Braille blinded himself in one eye in an accident involving a stitching awl. It [...]
Here's our latest look at some of the standout new coin issues from various producers (Week 40 2024) As you know, we always try to cover as many new coins as we can, but the fact remains, the number of new releases every month is way more than we can handle. Moving forward on a [...]
An iconic artist, a chilly dragon of lore, and the most recognisable turtle on Earth feature in Mint XXI's portfolio With the Chicago ANA show coming up, some of the big producers like to release a tranche of coins at the same time, and Mint XXI did so a little earlier than usual last week. We've [...]
A culture and two legendary people from ancient and medieval history are the stars of three new coins from three different producers History, whether it be the great civilisations, epic battles, or pivotal individuals, has always been a choice subject for modern numismatics, which goes some way to explaining why we've covered so many of [...]
Renaissance genius, Leonardo da Vinci, and his amazing works, are the subject of Mint XXI's latest silver coin for Cameroon Mint XXI has released its latest seasonal batch of coins, always eagerly awaited, and the first one we're looking at is the spiritual successor to a fine coin they released back in 2019. That one [...]
