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October, 2025

Mint XXI, with their Autumn Launch, bring superb additions to many silver coin series, including Celestial Beauty, and Nature Spirits
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Mint XXI, with their Autumn Launch, bring superb additions to many silver coin series, including Celestial Beauty, and Nature Spirits

Mint XXI, with their Autumn Launch, bring superb additions to many silver coin series, including Celestial Beauty, and Nature Spirits

By Mik Woodgate|2025-10-21T14:56:11+01:00October 21st, 2025|Categories: Culture, History, Coloured, Nature, People, Science, Inserts, Silver, Cameroon, Ghana, MintXXI|

Mint XXI, with their Autumn Launch, bring superb additions to many silver coin series, including Celestial Beauty, and Nature Spirits We're heading into the final launch season of the year, and of the three that concentrate on four main seasonal releases (CIT, Mint XXI, MDM), it's Mint XXI that's the first out of the gate with another fine selection. For the Autumn Launch, there are eight new releases, seven of which are [...]

September, 2025

T&S Coin returns to the Warriors Path, embarks on a weird creature journey, and returns to Egypt in gold
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T&S Coin returns to the Warriors Path, embarks on a weird creature journey, and returns to Egypt in gold

T&S Coin returns to the Warriors Path, embarks on a weird creature journey, and returns to Egypt in gold

By Mik Woodgate|2025-09-24T19:06:33+01:00September 24th, 2025|Categories: Art & Literature, History, Coloured, Gilded, Gold, Silver, Liberia, Niue Island, T&S Coins|

T&S Coin returns to the Warriors Path, embarks on a weird creature journey, and returns to Egypt in gold T&S Coin have just added the second issue in their 'The Warrior's Path' range of silver coins, showcasing the Hatamoto, so we're having a look at that, and catching up with another pair of issues that they've released recently. One of our favourite producers, their designs rarely disappoint, and that seems to [...]

August, 2025

CIT’s Summer Launch debuts and we take a first look at it with four of the amazing coin designs they’ve created
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CIT’s Summer Launch debuts and we take a first look at it with four of the amazing coin designs they’ve created

CIT’s Summer Launch debuts and we take a first look at it with four of the amazing coin designs they’ve created

By Mik Woodgate|2025-08-21T18:52:20+01:00August 21st, 2025|Categories: Nature, Coloured, Gilded, Science, Silver, Cook Islands, CIT Coin Invest, Mongolia|

CIT's Summer Launch debuts and we take a first look at it with four of the amazing coin designs they've created We've covered most of Mint XXI's Summer Launch, and had a little dig into some others, but now it's the turn of the producer that has probably won more awards than another other private mint, the Liechtenstein-based producer, CIT. With their cutting edge Smartminting technology, developed with German mint, BH [...]

L. O. V. E. S. I. L. V. E. R. The Ouija board, and Melbourne Coin Company’s ornate silver coin planchette, have spoken.
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L. O. V. E. S. I. L. V. E. R. The Ouija board, and Melbourne Coin Company’s ornate silver coin planchette, have spoken.

L. O. V. E. S. I. L. V. E. R. The Ouija board, and Melbourne Coin Company’s ornate silver coin planchette, have spoken.

By Mik Woodgate|2025-08-11T15:33:59+01:00August 11th, 2025|Categories: Art & Literature, Coloured, Silver, Cameroon, Melbourne Coin Co., Niue Island|

L. O. V. E. S. I. L. V. E. R. The Ouija board, and Melbourne Coin Company's ornate silver coin planchette, have spoken. Melbourne Coin Company are bringing their sense of the unusual to a couple more silver coins, with the release of the third in their quirky 'Fact or Fiction' series, and the addition of a considerably more unique coin that apes the planchette used in that most mysterious [...]

July, 2025

The Royal Mint marks 200 years of the modern railway, with a new £2 coin homage in silver and gold
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The Royal Mint marks 200 years of the modern railway, with a new £2 coin homage in silver and gold

The Royal Mint marks 200 years of the modern railway, with a new £2 coin homage in silver and gold

By Mik Woodgate|2025-07-25T11:54:50+01:00July 24th, 2025|Categories: History, Gold, Science, Silver, Royal Mint, United Kingdom|

The Royal Mint marks 200 years of the modern railway, with a new £2 coin homage in silver and gold On 27 September 1825, the Stockton and Darlington Railway, situated in northeast England, began operations. The engineering was overseen by the George Stephenson, and his legendary son, Robert, and amongst the many innovations associated with this project, were malleable iron rails. It helped cement the reality of mass rail transport [...]

Here’s a July 2025 round-up of some new silver and gold bullion coin releases from around the globe
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Here’s a July 2025 round-up of some new silver and gold bullion coin releases from around the globe

Here’s a July 2025 round-up of some new silver and gold bullion coin releases from around the globe

By Mik Woodgate|2025-07-12T17:32:04+01:00July 10th, 2025|Categories: Culture, Bullion roundup, Bullion, Movies & TV, Nature, Gold, Silver, Emporium Hamburg, Germania Mint, NZ Mint/Agoro, PAMP, Royal Mint|

Here's a July 2025 round-up of some new silver and gold bullion coin releases from around the globe It's been a few months since our last round-up of new bullion coins, so here's a selection of some of the latest. It isn't comprehensive, as I lack the arm count of an octopus, but they do represent a good mix of themes and producers, across gold and silver. I've added a [...]

A testament to the legacy of British musicians, the Royal Mint’s ‘Music Legends’ range adds its eleventh entrant – Iron Maiden
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A testament to the legacy of British musicians, the Royal Mint’s ‘Music Legends’ range adds its eleventh entrant – Iron Maiden

A testament to the legacy of British musicians, the Royal Mint’s ‘Music Legends’ range adds its eleventh entrant – Iron Maiden

By Mik Woodgate|2025-07-08T00:00:19+01:00July 8th, 2025|Categories: Art & Literature, Gold, Silver, Royal Mint, United Kingdom|

A testament to the legacy of British musicians, the Royal Mint's 'Music Legends' range adds its eleventh entrant - Iron Maiden We think it's fair to say that Music Legends, the Royal Mints trawl through the epic popular modern music history of Britain, has been a big success. It debuted in 2020 with 'Queen', and it currently brings us to the second issue of 2025, and the eleventh to date - [...]

May, 2025

A Japanese cultural icon, and a powerful Egyptian god are the latest to wander under the gaze of T&S Coin
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A Japanese cultural icon, and a powerful Egyptian god are the latest to wander under the gaze of T&S Coin

A Japanese cultural icon, and a powerful Egyptian god are the latest to wander under the gaze of T&S Coin

By Mik Woodgate|2025-05-27T16:15:13+01:00May 27th, 2025|Categories: Art & Literature, Culture, History, Coloured, Gilded, Silver, Niue Island, T&S Coins|

A Japanese cultural icon, and a powerful Egyptian god are the latest to wander under the gaze of T&S Coin Two new issues from T&S Coin are the focus of our attention here, and both are all-new, not part of any ongoing series, although one of them, at least, is the debut issue in a new one. This talented producer has concentrated on a classic modern numismatic format, the 2 oz, high-relief, [...]

March, 2025

The signs of the zodiac, and goddesses from around the world feature on a new 5oz silver coin from Coins Australia, and the Perth Mint
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The signs of the zodiac, and goddesses from around the world feature on a new 5oz silver coin from Coins Australia, and the Perth Mint

The signs of the zodiac, and goddesses from around the world feature on a new 5oz silver coin from Coins Australia, and the Perth Mint

By Mik Woodgate|2025-03-04T15:14:19+00:00March 4th, 2025|Categories: Art & Literature, Culture, Coloured, Silver, Coins Australia, Tuvalu|

The signs of the zodiac, and goddesses from around the world feature on a new 5oz silver coin from Coins Australia, and the Perth Mint The signs of the zodiac are one of those perennial themes in the modern coin world, with one or two series in progress at any one time, but most of them take a traditional view of this ancient form of mysticism. However, a new coin from [...]

January, 2025

Mint of MK kicks off the new year with an eight coin look at the relationship between Buddha and the days of the week
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Mint of MK kicks off the new year with an eight coin look at the relationship between Buddha and the days of the week

Mint of MK kicks off the new year with an eight coin look at the relationship between Buddha and the days of the week

By Mik Woodgate|2025-01-08T16:21:19+00:00January 8th, 2025|Categories: Art & Literature, Culture, Gilded, Silver, Chad, Mint of MK|

Mint of MK kicks off the new year with an eight coin look at the relationship between Buddha and the days of the week Mint of MK have kicked off 2025 with their first multi-coin release to debut in a single launch. This talented producer has issued some superb series over the last couple of years, like their Twelve Constellations, and 9 Dragons ranges, but usually spread out over a [...]

December, 2024

The Air Elemental, the Sylph, adorns the third of four coins in Art Mint’s beautiful two-ounce silver coin series
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The Air Elemental, the Sylph, adorns the third of four coins in Art Mint’s beautiful two-ounce silver coin series

The Air Elemental, the Sylph, adorns the third of four coins in Art Mint’s beautiful two-ounce silver coin series

By Mik Woodgate|2024-12-10T14:44:47+00:00December 10th, 2024|Categories: Art & Literature, Art Mint, Coloured, Inserts, Silver, Cameroon|

The Air Elemental, the Sylph, adorns the third of four coins in Art Mint's beautiful two-ounce silver coin series Art Mint continues its four-coin journey through the four elements of earth, air, fire and water, with Sylph, the Air Elemental. We've covered the first two issues, Earth/Gnome, and Water/Undine, in previous articles, and Air/Sylph follows that tight design ethos to the letter, and the principles laid out by the 16th [...]

Mint of MK have been exceptionally busy of late, so this week we look at their latest releases in our round-up (Week 48, 2024)
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Mint of MK have been exceptionally busy of late, so this week we look at their latest releases in our round-up (Week 48, 2024)

Mint of MK have been exceptionally busy of late, so this week we look at their latest releases in our round-up (Week 48, 2024)

By Mik Woodgate|2024-12-06T21:14:14+00:00December 6th, 2024|Categories: Art & Literature, Culture, Nature, Coloured, Gilded, Silver, Cameroon, Mint of MK|

Mint of MK have been exceptionally busy of late, so this week we look at their latest releases in our round-up (Week 48, 2024) After a horrible two weeks with what turned out to be a kind of flu, I'm getting back to normal, and didn't want to miss our regular weekly round-up of new releases. It's a little different this week, concentrating on just one prolific producer's new issues - [...]

The One Who Waits – the Grim Reaper – launches a chilling new six-coin series called ‘Figures of Death’
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The One Who Waits – the Grim Reaper – launches a chilling new six-coin series called ‘Figures of Death’

The One Who Waits – the Grim Reaper – launches a chilling new six-coin series called ‘Figures of Death’

By Mik Woodgate|2024-12-03T00:26:51+00:00December 2nd, 2024|Categories: Art & Literature, Coloured, Gilded, Silver, Cameroon, Coins N'More|

The One Who Waits - the Grim Reaper - launches a chilling new six-coin series called 'Figures of Death' Throughout history, cultures, including the greatest civilisations, have held a fascination with death and the afterlife. Particularly famous examples are the Aztecs, whose gruesome sacrifices to the gods of war and death are the stuff of legend, and, of course, the Ancient Egyptians, whose Book of the Dead is considered one [...]

November, 2024

The Chinese contribution to mankinds scientific progress is showcased on The Coin Company’s latest five-ounce silver coin
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The Chinese contribution to mankinds scientific progress is showcased on The Coin Company’s latest five-ounce silver coin

The Chinese contribution to mankinds scientific progress is showcased on The Coin Company’s latest five-ounce silver coin

By Mik Woodgate|2024-11-20T15:40:00+00:00November 20th, 2024|Categories: Coloured, Science, Silver, Perth Mint, Tuvalu, The Coin Company|

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 Lu Shou, amongst others (we really should profile this range!), but this latest coin is [...]

Love or politics? Caesar and Cleopatra’s relationship continues to garner numismatic attention two millennia later
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Love or politics? Caesar and Cleopatra’s relationship continues to garner numismatic attention two millennia later

Love or politics? Caesar and Cleopatra’s relationship continues to garner numismatic attention two millennia later

By Mik Woodgate|2024-11-11T13:23:32+00:00November 11th, 2024|Categories: History, Coloured, Gilded, Silver, Cameroon, T&S Coins|

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 Caesarian (Little Caesar), although Caesar never acknowledged the child as his own. In fact, he [...]