The 3,000 year old Chinese Sanxingdui culture launches a new coin series looking at the history of Latitude 30 civilisations
The 3,000+ year old Chinese Shu culture launches a new coin series looking at the history of Latitude 30 civilisations Stretching back in time deeper than the Great Wall, the Terracotta Army, and the Emperors, is the ancient Shu Kingdom. While much of it is still shrouded [...]
A Samurai mask of the Japanese feudal period launches LPM’s ‘Ancient Warriors’ series of dimensional silver coins
A Samurai mask of the Japanese feudal period launches LPM's 'Ancient Warriors' series of dimensional silver coins Coin producers continue to be more adventurous when it comes to designs, and none more so than the increasingly popular dimensional format. Coins that are not just shaped for [...]
Perth Mint brings the Great Barrier Reef to life with a huge two-kilogram fine silver coin
Perth Mint brings the Great Barrier Reef to life with a huge two-kilogram fine silver coin One of the most incredible places on this planet, the Great Barrier Reef off the eastern coast of Australia has had relatively little in the way of numismatic celebration. Australian dealer/producer [...]
Thor’s legendary weapon of choice, Mjolnir, is reproduced in miniature for MDM’s latest dimensional silver coin
Thor's legendary weapon of choice, Mjolnir, is reproduced in miniature for MDM's latest dimensional silver coin We could describe how the story of Mjolnir, the famed weapon of choice of the Norse Thunder God Thor, was first told in Skáldskaparmál from Snorri’s Edda. Of how it was [...]
CIT continue their delve into our ancient numismatic past with a stunning reimagining of the Athenian Owl Tetradrachm
CIT continue their delve into our ancient numismatic past with a stunning reimagining of the Athenian Owl Tetradrachm We're all aware of just how important the influence of Athens has been on the development of Western civilisation, but much of the history of this ground-breaking city [...]
Mint XXI showcases the natural world with impressive Honey Bee, Lioness and Mountain Gorilla silver coins
Mint XXI showcases the natural world with impressive Honey Bee, Lioness and Mountain Gorilla silver coins One of our favourite producers around at the moment, Mint XXI has issued some quite stunning coins over the last couple of years, so it's always a pleasure to get a [...]
French military legend Napoleon Bonaparte died 200 years ago and the coin world marks the anniversary
French military legend Napoleon Bonaparte died 200 years ago and the coin world marks the anniversary Better late than never, as they say, here's our roundup of coins commemorating the bicentenary this week of the death of pint-sized Gallic terror, Napoleon Bonaparte. An icon in [...]
Site updates: early May edition – new guide tweaks and revisions, and more…
Site updates: early May edition - new guide tweaks and revisions, and more... Hi all. I'd hoped to have our round-up of Napoleon Bonaparte anniversary coins up in the week of the 200th anniversary of his death, but getting all the images together and [...]
Pobjoy launches the American Flamingo bullion coin series for the British Virgin Islands in gold and silver
Pobjoy launches the American Flamingo bullion coin series for the British Virgin Islands in gold and silver Another new bullion coin joins the ever swelling 2021 ranks and it's the British Pobjoy Mint doing the swelling. Over the last few years, Pobjoy has increased its offerings of [...]
Australian Zoo bullion coin series is back with a pair of fine Cheetah designs, one in silver, one in gold
Australian Zoo bullion coin series is back with a pair of fine Cheetah designs, one in silver, one in gold The Royal Australian Mint's 'Australia Zoo' bullion coin series continues to grow with the addition of the second consecutive cat - the Cheetah. Last year saw a [...]
Wonder Woman follows Batman as the second release in the New Zealand Mint’s DC Comics bullion range
Wonder Woman follows Batman as the second release in the New Zealand Mint's DC Comics bullion range It seems that popular culture continues its inroads into the bullion coin market with the New Zealand Mint expanding its DC Comics range. Batman debuted via exclusive [...]
Iconic 1969 Coca Cola logo by Elizabeth Arden is the inspiration for the Crown Mints latest silver bullion coin
Iconic 1969 Coca Cola logo by Elizabeth Arden is the inspiration for the Crown Mints latest silver bullion coin The Crown Mint's 'Coca-Cola' coin range is now bigger by one with the launch of a new one-ounce silver bullion coin featuring the logo created in 1969 by [...]
Korean bullion coin Zi: Sin Rattus joins Chiwoo Cheonwang in the transition to three dimensional silver statue
Korean bullion coin Zi: Sin Rattus joins Chiwoo Cheonwang in the transition to three dimensional silver statue Over the last few years, Korean culture has increased its presence in the bullion coin market from almost zero, to one of the more eagerly awaited releases in the calendar. [...]
Hercules undertakes his fifth labour of cleaning the Augean Stables on the latest in a twelve coin series
Hercules undertakes his fifth labour of cleaning the Augean Stables on the latest in a twelve coin series We're pretty sure than when Hercules was given his next task, he didn't think it would involve moving mountains of cow crap. Such is the life of the demi-god, [...]
The Queen’s Beasts – a photo gallery of the one-off ten-kilo gold coin
The Queen's Beasts - a photo gallery of the one-off ten-kilo gold coin We've already just published our new Queen's Beasts coin article, so we won't go over the details again, but suffice to say, there will be some considerable number of jaws dropping at [...]
The Queen’s Beasts are back for a swansong in what may be the series finest hour, and there’s bullion to come
The Queen's Beasts are back for a swansong in what may be the series finest hour, and there's bullion to come What could possibly be better than a Queen's Beast coin? How about a Queen's Beasts coin featuring all ten of the iconic symbols of [...]