Art Mint's 'Four Elementals' silver coin series continues with water, and the Undine, a nymph whose fate is tied to loyalty Earth, air, fire and water, the four elements that have entered the popular consciousness as the building blocks of the natural world. Dating back to the Hellenistic period, it was the Greek philosopher Empedocles [...]
Christmas is coming, and Mint XXI debuts a pair of half-ounce silver coins featuring Santa, and his android doppelgänger We rarely cover coins themed for the holidays, like Christmas, Easter, and the like, as they tend to be heavily skewed towards the gift market, rather than for the collectors who frequent our establishment, It doesn't help that [...]
Coins Today continues its four-issue angelic bladed weapons series of silver miniatures with the Halberd of Raphael After the release of the Sword of the Archangel Michael, emblazoned with a famous prayer to him, and then a similarly decorated Sword of Saint Gabriel design, each formed in 2.5 ounces of fine silver, today sees the [...]
Sixties serial murderer and the inspiration for the villain in Dirty Harry, the Zodiac Killer, is the subject of Spectres latest true crime coin Operating in the San Francisco Bay Area between December 1968 and October 1969, the Zodiac Killer was a serial killer who has never been identified, like the infamous Jack the Ripper. There's [...]
Asturmint's contribution to the range of two-ounce cast bars under Germania Mint's new programme has been more extensive than most. They have a seven bar 'Seven Deadly Sins' set, an Independence Day range, and a beautiful Day of the Dead bar, but what we have here are the third, fourth and fifth releases in the Poker Cards [...]
After a two-year hiatus, Numiscollect's Equinox and Solstice series, featuring ancient relationships to the sun, returns with the Chaco culture It was in late 2021 that Numiscollect debuted a new archaeology series, and it was a different to the usual subjects that have proliferated in modern numismatics over the last decade. Rather than the usual [...]
The Archangel Michael's battle with the fallen angel, Lucifer, springs to life on T&S Coins latest silver coin One of the most powerful beings in the Abrahamic religions, the Archangel Michael was the highest of the angels, and the guardian prince of Israel. Like all figures in religion, there are many stories of his exploits, [...]
The tenth of Mint of MK's extravagant Twelve Constellations, or Twelve Zodiac Signs series is now available to order, and it's Capricorn, the goat with the fishtail. The tail originates from the Ancient Greek story of Pan, who, while trying to avoid the monstrous Typhon, began to change into an animal shape. He jumped in the water [...]
Australian dealer and producer, Downies, have issued the 11th design in their very impressive Australia at Night series. The series depicts iconic, and lesser known, native Australian animals, but in a nocturnal environment. It's a neat twist on a subject that is extensively used on modern coins, and to be honest, Downies have done a terrific [...]
The Royal Mint Museum kicks off its podcasts with a six-parter about 'Coins and the Sea' Given the popularity of ships as a theme for modern coins, I thought you might be interested in this new podcast series from the Royal Mint Museum. It's a fascinating place, as you can imagine, so this could well be [...]
