Niue and PiK Coins debut an atmospheric Al Capone silver coin to launch the new 'Gangsters' series Murder, extortion, bootlegging, prostitution, bribery, and tax evasion - the life of a gangster is a busy one. Nobody epitomises that more than the classic mobster, Alphonse Gabriel Capone, more popularly known as Al. Born in New York City [...]
Steve McQueen, a movie legend and the epitome of cool, gets his own epically cool bullion coin Like James Dean, Steve McQueen became one of those film legends that burned brightly, but had their light extinguished before their time. Throughout the 60's and early 70's, McQueen and his anti-hero persona, grew into one of the biggest [...]
The Royal Australian Mint's 'Pirate Queen's' bullion series continues with the legendary Ching Shih It didn't take long for the Royal Australian Mint to replace it's neat inverted triangular shipwreck series with something equally nautical, as in July of this year they debuted the first 'Pirate Queen's' bullion coin. That debut featured the well-known Anne Bonny, [...]
Mahatma Gandhi is celebrated by a new Royal Mint coin on the 75th anniversary of Indian independence Once considered the jewel of the British Empire, by the end of the Second World War, it was clear that there was little appetite in Britain for further conflict, and popular opinion had moved heavily toward the Independence of [...]
Great Commanders coin series marches back into view with the leader of the Mongol Hordes, Genghis Khan It was just six weeks ago that we were applauding the Mint of Gdańsk for its latest Roman Gods coin, which was a significant step-up in quality from the two earlier releases. Now, after a years' hiatus, another [...]
Italian renaissance writer, Dante Alighieri, is celebrated in gilded silver 700 years after his death Considered by many to be one of the finest and most influential literary works in history, The Divine Comedy by Italian writer Dante Alighieri needs little introduction. It's inspired a few coin issues of late, especially a stunning pair from [...]
Innovation in Science continues its look at boundary-pushing scientists from history with the discoverer of Insulin The Royal Mint’s ‘Innovation in Science’ series of fifty pence coins follows John Logic Baird, Stephen Hawking, Rosalind Franklin, and Charles Babbage with a giant event in medical science, the discovery of Insulin. Dr John Macleod, Sir Frederick Banting, Dr [...]
The second in the APMEX bullion coin series 'Icons of Innovation' is out now, and after a super debut with Galileo Gallilei, they've stayed in Italy for the latest one as well. Leonardo da Vinci needs no introduction and is no stranger to the modern numismatic world, so it's good to see the design by experienced coin [...]
Royal Mint extends its 'Innovation in Science' 50 pence coin series with the pioneering Charles Babbage WHERE TO BUY The fourth of the Royal Mint’s ‘Innovation in Science’ coins launches today, and following in the footsteps of John Logic Baird, Stephen Hawking, and Rosalind Franklin, comes another intellectual giant, Charles Babbage. [...]
UPDATED: The Royal Mint continues its 'Myths & Legends' bullion range with the second Robin Hood coin - Maid Marian Ostensibly the replacement for the Queen's Beasts series, the Royal Mint's 'Myths and Legends' program will also tape into the rich tapestry of British history to produce something they hope coin collectors and stackers will desire to [...]
