As you know, we love a weird subject here, and what's weirder than a raging koala dropping out of trees onto the heads of unsuspecting Aussies? The tall tale of the Drop Bear has been around for at least 50 years, and is a staple of Antipodean folklore, right down to the Australian Museum getting in [...]
The Ukrainian War's defiant Snake Island Incident is immortalised on Carpathian Mint's latest silver coin The war in Ukraine rages on to the 700-day mark, with little movement by either side of late, but it remains the defenders of Ukraine that have captured the attention of the world. With initial talk of the country being [...]
Numiscollect dips back into the Fairy Tale world with a fourth issue - Alice in Wonderland That classic mind-bending tale of wonder in a mad world has returned to numismatics with the fourth in Numiscollect's 'Fairy Tales' series of three-ounce silver coins. Alice in Wonderland is a well known literary masterpiece, full of iconic scenes, and [...]
Forget Cocaine Bear, Coins Today debuts Coolcoin Bear, a stackable silver grizzly with attitude aplenty Just four days after we looked at the first 2024 stackable silver bullion release from Coins Today, we have a second to marvel over. While that female torso issue was the second in a series, the one we're looking at here [...]
Scottsdale Mint adds a second coin to its War Elephant series of gold and silver bullion coins We have a feeling it's going to be another bumper year for new releases at the Scottsdale Mint, and we're starting off our coverage with the second in a series that debuted in 2022 - War Elephant. This [...]
MK's extraordinary Celadon porcelain mounted Claude Monet silver coin returns with a later water lillies painting from 1907 MK's extraordinary Celadon porcelain mounted silver coin, featuring the 1889 Water Lily Pond art of Claude Monet was quite a departure from the numismatic norm. Sitting inside a 30 cm diameter green-tinged porcelain plate, the two-ounce silver [...]
We've always had a soft spot for the crusades series from Dutch producer, Numiscollect. One of the first coins I ever purchased was the debut issue, and it was the subject of one of our earliest Coin Series Profiles. Initially, it comprised ten coins, following Christian Europe's attempts to retake the lands around Jerusalem, but a follow on [...]
The Royal Mint and the United States Mint tease a new collaborative coin design from their Chief Engravers A quick heads-up for some interesting news concerning a new collaborative effort between The Royal Mint, and the United States Mint that will develop as the year goes on. The last time this happened was back in September [...]
The Ancient Egyptian themed 'Gods of Anger' returns with Osiris, the lord of the dead and the underworld In Egyptian mythology, Osiris is a prominent deity associated with death, resurrection, and fertility. He is revered as the god of the afterlife and the underworld, as well as the judge of the deceased. Osiris is often depicted [...]
CT's first stackable silver bullion of 2024 adds the female torso to stand alongside the male design from last year What better way to start off our 2024 coverage of the numismatic world than a look at the latest silver stackable from South Korean producer, Coins Today. An expansive range, for which we'll soon have [...]
