Situated about 40 km south of the Turkish city of Izmir, Ephesus was an Ancient Greek city state, built from the 10th century BC by Greek colonists. One of the twelve cities that formed the Classic Greek Ionian League, Ephesus was particularly famous from the late 6th century BC, because of its impressive Temple of Artemis, now considered [...]
The National Bank of Poland offers a set of six silver coins reproducing the nations current circulating banknotes Money is always a popular theme on money, with some excellent modern numismatic series available today, that pay homage to the past. Possibly the finest of them, CIT's 'Numismatic Icons' series, is a cutting-edge example, but there are [...]
We've just had a good look at Coin's Today's super new Tyrannosaurus Rex fossil stacker, but that one is a very limited edition two-coin set, so although it's a stacker, it hardly qualifies as a bullion product. Fortunately, the T. Rex didn't land on its own, and it was accompanied by a true, low-cost stackable bullion round.This [...]
The Royal Mint issues a custom, Platinum Jubilee, 15kg gold coin, the biggest in its history If there was anything the old adage 'If you have to ask the price, you can't afford it' applies to more than a 15 kg gold coin from the Royal Mint, we'd love to see it. As part of the [...]
With the rainbow flag appearing seemingly everywhere these days, often on the frontline fighting for wider political and ethical rights, it comes as little surprise that it's made an appearance in the numismatic world. The Royal Mint is issuing one of its fifty-pence coins to celebrate the 50th anniversary of Pride UK. There are few details of the [...]
First deployed on 16 May 1991, the Polish Border Guard is tasks with securing the territorial integrity of this Central European nation. Few nations in Europe have had the tumultuous history that Poland has, not just through the 20th century, but for hundreds of years before that. The land and sea border of Poland is currently 3,511 km in [...]
A century on, the transition from Morgan Dollar to Peace Dollar is marked with a new silver coin celebration The first standard silver coin minted by the United States Government since the passing of the 1873 Coinage Act, the Morgan dollar was a 0.900 silver unit of 26.73 grams total weight. Named after its designer, George [...]
The East India Company debuts its second annual Trade Dollar with an homage to Britannia in bullion and proof The East India Company (EIC) launched the debut coin in a new series last year, one that draws inspiration from the old 'trade dollar' concept. These were coins of a set weight that were used around the [...]
Solidarity with Ukraine! Monnaie de Paris launches a medal with 80% of proceeds going to the Red Cross. Go buy them! Predicated on a whole pack of lies, Putin's invasion of Ukraine is one of the most illogical and unnecessary wars in modern history. That this disturbing individual and his cronies can force a conflict between [...]
Mint XXI launch their first tranche of numismatics for 2022, and the quality is as high as ever. An early video look. Mint XXI are back with their first group of coins for 2022, and it's another fine mix of art, myth, and nature, with a little bit of modern cryptocurrency thrown in. As we did [...]
