The Royal Mint's 'Portraits of a Queen' series continues with the Arnold Machin effigy of Queen Elizabeth II The second coin in the first in a new five-issue series commemorating all the effigies of Queen Elizabeth II used on British coinage will launch later today, and following the Mary Gillick effigy, we get to Arnold Machin's effort. [...]
Mint XXI, with their Autumn Launch, bring superb additions to many silver coin series, including Celestial Beauty, and Nature Spirits We're heading into the final launch season of the year, and of the three that concentrate on four main seasonal releases (CIT, Mint XXI, MDM), it's Mint XXI that's the first out of the gate with another [...]
The First French Empire, led by Napoleon Bonaparte, existing for barely a decade between 1804 and 1814. Rising from the ashes of the French Revolution, it was a period of vast military expansion and political dominance across Europe, driven by ambition, and greatly concerning the other major powers. Napoleon’s Grande Armée achieved a series of stunning victories, [...]
The Royal Mint debuts its five-issue 'Portraits of a Queen' coin series, and celebrates the incredible voyage of the RRS Discovery The Royal Mint has a busy month in September, with some new series, one-offs, and continuations of existing, ongoing ranges. We're taking a look at the two latest issues, the former of which, RRS Discovery, [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
