The Fender Stratocaster guitar is 70 years old and a new mystery coin box offers the chance at one of five iconic colour schemes The latest, and possibly the ultimate example of Fender guitar-shaped coins is this new set, tapping into the randomised contents nature of the New Zealand Mint’s Trading Coin concept, although in a [...]
The Chinese contribution to mankinds scientific progress is showcased on The Coin Company's latest five-ounce silver coin The Coin Company have, with the Perth Mint, released their latest antique-finished high-relief coin, and it's another showcasing five-ounce issue showcasing Chinese history and culture. Previous issues have included the Five Auspicious Creatures, Dragon & Phoenix, and Fu [...]
Germania Mint rounds out its popular Goddesses range of cast bars with Nerthus, along with a beautiful Breast Cancer Awareness design Sadly, today sees the day we feature the last in Germania Mint's hugely attractive Goddesses series of two-ounce cast bars. The six-bar series debuted at the beginning of the year, and is ending right [...]
Louis Braille's amazing system of tactile writing helping the blind to read is celebrated on a UV-enhanced silver coin In 1809, at the age of just three years old, in a town just 35 km east of the Eiffel Tower, Louis Braille blinded himself in one eye in an accident involving a stitching awl. It [...]
The Great Wall of China continues to astound with CIT's topographical numismatic look at this legendary feat of construction When you think of the history of China, your mind likely wanders over to the Great Wall as its most iconic surviving structure. That history is considerably more interesting, and convoluted, than you might believe. Rather than [...]
A terrific mix of historical themes mark out this week's round-up, and there's a Hot Wheels coin for good measure! (Week 46, 2024) Five new coins this week, headlined by a fantastic collaborative effort between Germania Mint and the Croatian National Bank. In fact, three of the five releases we're looking at here today have [...]
It's animals all round for our latest bullion coin round-up (Week 46, 2024) A day late, as I spent most of yesterday updating guides and profiles (and losing the will to live in the process...), here's our fortnightly look at new bullion coins. There are just the four this week, but a decent variety nevertheless, [...]
MDM dips into its wide pop-culture range with Transformers coins, and a Harry Potter high-relief silver behemoth Pop-culture coins remain extremely popular, attracting a wide variety of franchises, and coming to fruition in an equally wide variety of styles. It's often a testing ground for new design types, and innovation abounds, if not always successfully. [...]
Love or politics? Caesar and Cleopatra's relationship continues to garner numismatic attention two millennia later Possibly the most famous, and disruptive, relationship in history, were those between the Egyptian queen, Cleopatra VII, and the Roman generals, Julius Caesar, and Mark Anthony. Caesar was the first to succumb to her charms, bearing him a son they named [...]
The esoteric coins keep coming! Legendary phones, AI, blingy eggs, and inspiring women (Week 45, 2024) Here we are again with our Friday collation of new coins, and while there are only four this time, it's certainly a varied mix. There's a new addition to Powercoin's look back at early tech, a highly unusual Artificial Intelligence design [...]
