MDM dives into multiple ancient cultures with Norse, Japanese, and Egyptian themes immortalised in silver and gold Continuing our look at the new releases in MDM's Autumn release, and sticking with the unintentional theme of the week - the ancient world - we have three new releases here, all very different in style, and subject. [...]
The Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) is a mixed martial arts (MMA) organisation, hosting competitive events worldwide. Established in 1993, the UFC has become the pinnacle of MMA, showcasing elite fighters from various disciplines. Fighters compete in a caged octagon, employing a combination of striking and grappling techniques. The UFC has gained global popularity for its intense, unpredictable bouts, [...]
A quick, and final heads up that the in our view, outstanding ‘World of Cryptids’ series, based on the work of Lithuanian artist, Laimutė Varkalaitė, is drawing to a close. The Lithuanian Mint has released the final two coins for order. Released through 2023 at the rate of about one-per-month, it takes a left field look at [...]
Spectres stays in the ancient historical world, following Hannibal Barca with another Roman nemesis - Cleopatra One of the most famous women in history, Cleopatra VII, the last Pharaoh of Ancient Egypt, was born in 69 BCE in Alexandria, the cultural and intellectual centre of the Hellenistic world. She belonged to the Ptolemaic dynasty, a Greek [...]
Emperor Qin Shi Huang's amazing Terracotta Army was discovered fifty years ago, and MDM celebrates in silver We're kicking off our coverage of MDM's new release batch for the 2023 Beijing Coin Expo with, appropriately enough, an icon of China - the famous Terracotta Army of Emperor Qin Shi Huang. It was fifty years ago, in [...]
"Nooo, Mr Bond, I expect you to buy!". The Royal Mint celebrates six decades of 007 with Little Nellie. Last year saw the 60th anniversary of the first of the serious James Bond movies, back in 1962 when Dr. No debuted to widespread critical acclaim, creating legions of fans that persist to this day. The [...]
The Buddhist statue in Seokguram Grotto provides inspiration for a limited mintage kilo silver bar Purveyors of some of the finest silver bullion releases of the last decade, South Korean producer, Coin's Today, also releases some fine numismatic issues as well. Best of all, their choice of subjects is often quite unique, and not covered [...]
Another new Star Wars series from the New Zealand Mint has debuted, this time taking the shaped, antique-finished format from the ship-shaped series, the latest of which is Bo-Katan's Gauntlet Starfighter, and applying it to an emblem. The coin features the Mandalorian Mythosaur, popularised in the hit TV show, and likely to become a more important thing moving [...]
The epic 36-coin Greek Mythology series of silver coins from Mint XXI hits the half-way mark with three new issues It's time for the sixth tranche of issues in Mint XXI's 36 coin series of high-relief silver coins bringing to life the wild creations in the Ancient Greek pantheon. Each tranche consists of three coins, a [...]
New producer, T&S Coin, have been impressing us lately with a high quality selection of new releases, all sporting a fine sense of style, mainly based around an antique finish, with, in all but one case, gilded highlights. All of them have also tipped the scales at two-ounces, but that doesn't mean that every coin will fit [...]
