Eastern Caribbean 8: Dominica gold and silver bullion coins (2023 Scottsdale Mint)
The second Eastern Caribbean 8 coin to be released in this batch is this terrific design for Dominica, not to be confused with Haiti's next door neighbour, the Dominican Republic. Dominica is a stunning island, lacking the beaches the Caribbean is famed for, but replacing them with a rainforest replete with a breathtaking biodiversity. The EC8 coins issued for the country have showcased some of it, and that's the case again, with [...]
Eastern Caribbean 8: St Kitts & Nevis gold and silver bullion coins (2023 Scottsdale Mint)
A little later than normal, Scottsdale Mint continues to work its way through the eight Caribbean nations that make up what is known as the Eastern Caribbean 8. These island states are linked by a common currency issued through the EC Central Bank, and have been the subject of a bullion coin programme since 2018, all issued by Scottsdale Mint. The 2023 collection, the sixth to date, gets two new additions, and [...]
A look at five more designs from CIT’s very impressive Spring Launch tranche, including the latest Woodland Spirit, and the last of the Real Heroes GalleryA look at five more designs from CIT’s very impressive Spring Launch tranche, including the latest Woodland Spirit, and the last of the Real Heroes
A look at five more designs from CIT’s very impressive Spring Launch tranche, including the latest Woodland Spirit, and the last of the Real Heroes
A look at five more designs from CIT's very impressive Spring Launch tranche, including the latest Woodland Spirit, and the last of the Real Heroes Continuing our coverage of CIT's new debuts, we have a better look at five more of them, encompassing an original design, along with additions to two existing series, and new variants of coins issued as part of the Winter Launch tranche. We haven't included the videos again, [...]
The legend of Lady Godiva, and the origin of the ‘Peeping Tom’, are brought to life on a new high-relief silver coin for Chad
The legend of Lady Godiva, and the origin of the 'Peeping Tom', are brought to life on a new high-relief silver coin for Chad Lady Godiva returns to the coin world with a new issue from South Korean producer, Coins Today. This is a full coin, issued for the Republic of Chad, not one of this producer's wide range of stackable bullion, and as such, is supplied boxed with a Certificate [...]
Numiscollect’s ‘Archaeology & Symbolism’ series returns to Buddhism with a three variant Manjushri Mandala coin
Numiscollect's 'Archaeology & Symbolism' series returns to Buddhism with a three variant Manjushri Mandala coin Continuing to power into double figures with an eleventh release, Dutch producer Numiscollect's Archaeology and Symbolism has always been one of the more impressive series around today. These three-ounce silver [...]
City Views, the Royal Mint’s numismatic jorney through the world’s greatest cities, heads to France to showcase Paris.
City Views, the Royal Mint's numismatic jorney through the world's greatest cities, heads to France to showcase Paris. The third of the Royal Mint's interesting, but low profile 'City Views' series is now available, and after London, and Rome, they've headed over to another hugely important [...]
Mint XXIs new silver coin series takes a trip through our solar system using the minerals of our own planet to visualise them
Mint XXIs new silver coin series takes a trip through our solar system using the minerals of our own planet to visualise them Astronomy coins are nothing new, and we've seen quite a wide selection over the years, so standing out in the crowd takes a [...]
Mint of Gdańsk adds to its ‘Chinese Heroes’, ‘Mankind’s Mistakes’, and ‘Human Tragedies’ ranges with new two-ounce silver coins
Mint of Gdańsk adds to its 'Chinese Heroes', 'Mankind's Mistakes', and 'Human Tragedies' ranges with new two-ounce silver coins It's been a great week for new issues, and we hope you've enjoyed the coverage so far. We've concentrated on one producer per day, which we [...]
A striking lunar snake, a clever elephant, and Gryphon, a stunning homage to classic Greek numismatics, stand out in CIT’s Spring Launch
A striking lunar snake, a clever elephant, and Gryphon, a stunning homage to classic Greek numismatics, stand out in CIT's Spring Launch We posted a collation of all the videos that CIT produced for their latest Spring Launch earlier today, so if you want a complete [...]
A mix of rock music, wild animals, Asian culture, heroism, and a stunning look at our numismatic past, feature in CIT’s Spring launch
A mix of rock music, wild animals, Asian culture, heroism, and a stunning look at our numismatic past, feature in CIT's Spring launch The much anticipated Spring Launch from Liechtenstein-based producer CIT hits the market this morning, and we'll be having a closer look at [...]
Mint of MK continues its extravagant interpretation of the zodiac symbols with the addition of Taurus, Cancer, and Gemini
Mint of MK continues its extravagant interpretation of the zodiac symbols with the addition of Taurus, Cancer, and Gemini For our second daily look at new issues, we've alighted on Mint of MK, who have released quite a number of coins over the last few [...]
United States Map 2oz stackable silver bullion (2024 Coins Today)
We covered a pair of new kilogram versions of previous releases from Coins Today a few days ago, and we said we were waiting for images of a third one. We have them now, and it's a follow-on release of this producer's map of the Korean Peninsula [...]
Chinese Myths & legends silver bullion coins (2023 Perth Mint)
Also getting a full reformatting was another Perth Mint, Chinese-themed bullion profile - Chinese Myths & Legends. This is similar in theme to the rectangular range we just looked at, but with a greater selection of subjects, not just the typical dragon, especially in solo form.The 2023 coin [...]
Chibi Spiderman, Count Dooku, and more, silver coins (2023 New Zealand Mint)
There are four new Chibi coins added to the now giganormous profile of a series approaching 140 issues in just 3.5 years, and that's not including almost 25 gilded variant coins. It shows no signs of slowing down, either, with three more dropping on 19 September, and [...]
The Royal Mint’s Shengxiao Lunar series of proof coins roars on with the launch of the 2024 dragon range in gold and silver
The Royal Mint's Shēngxiào Lunar series of proof coins roars on with the launch of the 2024 dragon range in gold and silver Now on its eleventh release, at least in proof form, the Royal Mint's Shēngxiào Lunar range gets its first mythical entrant, the 2024 Dragon. [...]
Updated Star Wars, Harry Potter, and Marvel Comics Thematic Coin Guides
We're particularly proud of our Thematic Guides, which round-up coins, usually from multiple mints, based on the subject, rather than the series. Three of the biggest were updated last week. The first is the only single-mint one of the three, Star Wars, which compiles all the releases [...]
Australian Dragon rectangular gold and silver bullion coins (2023 Perth Mint)
Continuing our updating of various profiles and guides from the start on Friday, the first today is Rectangular Dragons from the Perth Mint. 2023 sees the sixth annual issue of these one-ounce gold or silver bullion coins, and designer, Wade Robinson, has done a sterling job with [...]
Germania Mint grows its silver bullion offerings with the first of their glow-in-the-dark Runes
Germania Mint grows its silver bullion offerings with the first of their glow-in-the-dark Runes They say that simple ideas are almost always the most effective, and the latest bullion offering from Germania Mint is a perfect example. Take a lump of silver, stamp it with [...]