The penultimate silver coin in Art Mint’s impressive ‘Seven Ancient Civilisations’ series showcases the Greeks
The penultimate silver coin in Art Mint's impressive 'Seven Ancient Civilisations' series showcases the Greeks First coming to prominence in the 12th century BCE, at a time known as the Greek Dark Ages, and surviving until the accepted end date of classical antiquity (600 CE), Ancient Greece spent most of this time as a loose conglomeration of city states, sharing language and culture, but keeping their own political structures. Names such [...]
The current furore for the ancient tale of the Trojan Horse, is manifested in high-relief silver on Powercoin’s latest smartminted coin
The current furore for the ancient tale of the Trojan Horse, is manifested in high-relief silver on Powercoin's latest smartminted coin The ancient tale of the Trojan War, most famously documented around 500 years after it was said to have occurred by the Greek poet, Homer, is one of the most widely known stories from the ancient world, even more so in 2026 with the years second-biggest movie currently doing [...]
The light aircraft carrier, HMAS Sydney, is showcased on Melbourne Coins big new copper release
The light aircraft carrier, HMAS Sydney, is showcased on Melbourne Coins big new copper release In 1942, at the height of the Second World War, the under-pressure Royal Navy issued a requirement for a Light Fleet Carrier. These were designed to pack a greater punch than the escort carriers, but be easier and cheaper to build than the huge fleet carriers. Sixteen were ordered as the Colossus class. Only four [...]
Fors Fortuna gold and silver minted bar range (2026 Le Grand Mint)
After a fine debut last March, Le Grand Mint have launched the second of their Fors Fortuna bars with a new design by the same talented Italian artist, Carmen Testa. It features the Roman goddess of fortune, and the personification of luck, a popular deity in the civilisation centred around the modern Italian capital over 2,000 years ago. She was worshipped in a sacellum (a small, open-roof shrine) on the right bank of [...]
United Crypto States continues to merge silver and Bitcoin with its latest release celebrating ancient Ukrainian culture
United Crypto States continues to merge silver and Bitcoin with its latest release celebrating ancient Ukrainian culture The Mint XXI produced range of cryptocurrency-denominated silver coins, ‘United Crypto States’ (UCS), has added a new coin today, and to a subset that, we feel, is the best of [...]
Homer’s 2,800 year old epic poem, ‘The Odyssey’, hasn’t just launched a hit film, its hero inspired a new silver coin
Homer's 2,800 year old epic poem, 'The Odyssey', hasn't just launched a hit film, its hero inspired a new silver coin Composed of 24 passages, and written by the Greek poet Homer over 28 centuries ago, the Odyssey is an epic poem. It tells the story [...]
The Divine Comedy Inferno 9 gram silver medal (2026 Hobo Coin)
An Italian poet (1265-1321), Dante is widely lauded for his three part ‘Divine Comedy’ which is not only considered the greatest literary work in the Italian language, but also one of the most important of the Middle Ages. He eschewed the traditional use of Latin so [...]
Powercoin continues its award-winning Camouflage of Nature with a superbly stylised tiger silver coin
Powercoin continues its award-winning Camouflage of Nature with a superbly stylised tiger silver coin The third in Powercoin's awesome 'Camouflage of Nature' series launches today, and continues with a second big cat, always a popular subject. The series debuted in 2023 with a stunning Zebra [...]
Out of Space is Allcollect’s out of this world coin formed from meteorite material almost as old as the Earth itself
Out of Space is Allcollect's out of this world coin formed from meteorite material almost as old as the Earth itself It wasn't so long ago that meteorite coins were a recurring feature of the numismatic calendar, with heavyweight producers like CIT, Numiscollect, and Mint XXI [...]
Tyrannosaurus Rex 1oz proof silver coin (2026 Royal Canadian Mint)
After releasing a superb, but expensive, dinosaur coin just a couple of weeks ago, the Royal Canadian Mint has issued a dino coin with a more affordable price tag, and it's one that also employs the considerable talents of Canadian palaeoartist Julius Csotonyi. As you can [...]
Women Warriors 06: Gladiatrix 2oz silver coin (2026 Carpathian Mint)
At one time, the two-ounce, antiqued, high-relief silver, ancient mythology coin, was everywhere, with plenty of fine designs, but also with lots of unfinished series, which often frustrated collectors. Carpathian Mint's 'Women Warriors' series is one that has some fine designs, but importantly, continues to add them [...]
Fender 80th Anniversary 1 gram gold bar (2026 MKS PAMP)
PAMP has done a fine job with their Fender guitar licence, featuring a brilliant range of guitar-shaped coins in various historical styles and colours, and a range of guitar-picks, which are actually usable. To that, we can add gold bars, specifically this relatively affordable one-gram release that [...]
A sci-fi horror movie that changed the genre provides fertile inspiration for Spectres new Alien Dagger silver coin
A sci-fi horror movie that changed the genre provides fertile inspiration for Spectres new Alien Dagger silver coin "In space, no one can hear you scream." With that tagline, Alien burst onto movie screens in 1979 and forever changed science-fiction horror. Previously full of rubber-suited actors [...]
Guns, bombs, ninjas, and The Last Supper. Mint of MK and Silver Pours keep up their reputation for weird and unique coins
Guns, bombs, ninjas, and The Last Supper. Mint of MK and Silver Pours keep up their reputation for weird and unique coins We can always rely on Mint of MK and Silver Pours to put out some of the more esoteric coins we see here, and they've [...]
Qin Shi Huang, the first Emperor of China, created the Heirloom Seal of the Realm to mark his power. Spectres reimagines it in silver.
Qin Shi Huang, the first Emperor of China, created the Heirloom Seal of the Realm to mark his power. Spectres reimagines it in silver. For centuries, what is now China was a mass of disparate fiefdoms controlled by warlords, and fighting between them was constant. Born [...]
AC/DC rock legend, Bon Scott’s 80th anniversary is marked on new gold & silver bars at the Perth Mint
AC/DC rock legend, Bon Scott's 80th anniversary is marked on new gold & silver bars at the Perth Mint I don’t think many would argue that Australian hard rock band AC/DC aren’t one of the all-time greats. Formed in 1973, they continue to perform to this [...]
Holy Knights is an 8-coin look at the Christian Chivalric Orders that shaped the medieval period, starting with the Jerusalem Knights
Holy Knights is an 8-coin look at the Christian Chivalric Orders that shaped the medieval period, starting with the Jerusalem Knights 'Thou shalt not kill' may well be a core tenet of Christianity, but that didn't stop medieval military orders popping up all over Europe [...]
Dinosaurs are back at the Royal Canadian Mint, along with butterfly and native turtle coins, just like July at the Perth Mint
Dinosaurs are back at the Royal Canadian Mint, along with butterfly and native turtle coins, just like July at the Perth Mint Like the Perth Mint yesterday, it's also been a while since we featured new coins from the Royal Canadian Mint, but again, they're back [...]