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February, 2023

Exclusive! Parthava Coins joins the numismatic nature market with ‘Jaguar’, a striking first Night & Day coin
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Exclusive! Parthava Coins joins the numismatic nature market with ‘Jaguar’, a striking first Night & Day coin

Exclusive! Parthava Coins joins the numismatic nature market with ‘Jaguar’, a striking first Night & Day coin

By Mik Woodgate|2023-02-25T18:15:12+00:00February 23rd, 2023|Categories: Coloured, Nature, Silver, Palau, Parthava Coin|

Exclusive! Parthava Coin joins the numismatic nature market with 'Jaguar', a striking first Night & Day coin The big cats have dominated nature coins for quite some time, and there have been some quite stunning designs over the last few years, ranging from realistic depictions, to cultural imagery. Possibly the most powerful of them all has been the realistic portrait, and these are often the most difficult for a coin designer [...]

Numiscollect draws upon the fascinating subject of African rock art for its first in a new Prehistoric Art silver coin
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Numiscollect draws upon the fascinating subject of African rock art for its first in a new Prehistoric Art silver coin

Numiscollect draws upon the fascinating subject of African rock art for its first in a new Prehistoric Art silver coin

By Mik Woodgate|2023-02-20T14:02:38+00:00February 20th, 2023|Categories: Art & Literature, History, Coloured, Silver, Djibouti, Numiscollect|

Numiscollect draws upon the fascinating subject of African rock art for its first in a new Prehistoric Art silver coin As far as the world of art goes, is there anything more fascinating and mysterious as prehistoric rock art? Away from the sheer pretentiousness of much of the art world, especially the often comically appalling modern art scene (yes, it's my opinion, but I'm taking it to the grave...), cave [...]

CIT extend multiple ranges with new additions as part of their expansive Winter Launch. here are some of them.
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CIT extend multiple ranges with new additions as part of their expansive Winter Launch. here are some of them.

CIT extend multiple ranges with new additions as part of their expansive Winter Launch. here are some of them.

By Mik Woodgate|2023-02-10T19:22:16+00:00February 9th, 2023|Categories: Coloured, Gilded, Gold, Silver, CIT Coin Invest, Cook Islands, Palau|

CIT extend multiple ranges with new additions as part of their expansive Winter Launch. here are some of them. As is usually the case at World Money Fair time, we have more coins to cover than is humanly possible, but we'll have a good go using our multi-coin format. We really wanted to have a better look than we usually do at CIT's coins, as they're obviously one of the [...]

Archaeology and Symbolism – Antikythera Mechanism silver coin (2023 Numiscollect)

By Mik Woodgate|2023-02-02T21:15:39+00:00February 2nd, 2023|Categories: Quicklooks, History, Gilded, Silver, Cook Islands, Numiscollect|

The tenth issue in Numiscollect's fascinating 'Archaeology and Symbolism' series features one of the most fascinating objects from the ancient world - the Antikythera Mechanism. Described as possibly the oldest example of an analogue computer, it was designed to predict astronomical positions and eclipses, perhaps decades in advance. Work on exactly how it was designed is still the subject of much debate and examination.This new release continues to display the march of progress, with [...]

WMF ’23: CIT keep up their exacting standards with another varied and impressive Winter Release
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WMF ’23: CIT keep up their exacting standards with another varied and impressive Winter Release

WMF ’23: CIT keep up their exacting standards with another varied and impressive Winter Release

By Mik Woodgate|2023-02-02T14:06:13+00:00February 2nd, 2023|Categories: Coloured, Gold, Silver, CIT Coin Invest, Cook Islands, Palau|

WMF '23: CIT keep up their exacting standards with another varied and impressive Winter Release Here's just a quick round-up of CIT's latest Winter Launch using their always excellent videos. We've already covered their very unusual Spinning Coin in a post yesterday, but as is always the case at the time of the World Money Fair, we can't cover everything in such detail at one sitting. We absolutely will be delving [...]

WMF ’23: CIT takes its mastery of clinical precision to new heights with an impeccable spinning coin
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WMF ’23: CIT takes its mastery of clinical precision to new heights with an impeccable spinning coin

WMF ’23: CIT takes its mastery of clinical precision to new heights with an impeccable spinning coin

By Mik Woodgate|2023-02-01T10:33:03+00:00February 1st, 2023|Categories: Science, Silver, CIT Coin Invest, Cook Islands|

WMF '23: CIT takes its mastery of clinical precision to new heights with an impeccable spinning coin The World Money Fair always brings out the best in CIT, the multi award-winning Liechtenstein-based coin producer, and previous years have seen the event used to debut the best of their offerings. This year is no different, and we're taking a slower, more measured look than we have previously (the video-based post is coming, [...]

WMF ’23: The epic destruction of Pompeii in 79 AD inspires Numiscollect’s first Fury of Nature coin
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WMF ’23: The epic destruction of Pompeii in 79 AD inspires Numiscollect’s first Fury of Nature coin

WMF ’23: The epic destruction of Pompeii in 79 AD inspires Numiscollect’s first Fury of Nature coin

By Mik Woodgate|2023-02-01T08:12:09+00:00February 1st, 2023|Categories: History, Coloured, Silver, Palau, Numiscollect|

WMF '23: The epic destruction of Pompeii in 79 AD inspires Numiscollect's first Fury of Nature coin Numiscollect's latest series is simply called 'Fury of Nature', and as we're discovering to this very day (the NZ Mint's city of Auckland is currently flooded, for example), nothing shows fury like Mother Nature herself. It's a clever idea for a series, given even ancient historical records are filled with accounts of natural catastrophes, [...]

January, 2023

Clockwork Evolution returns with the slow, precise movements of the turtle going mechanical on Powercoin’s latest
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Clockwork Evolution returns with the slow, precise movements of the turtle going mechanical on Powercoin’s latest

Clockwork Evolution returns with the slow, precise movements of the turtle going mechanical on Powercoin’s latest

By Mik Woodgate|2023-01-23T03:03:07+00:00January 23rd, 2023|Categories: Coloured, Nature, Science, Silver, Palau, Powercoin|

Clockwork Evolution returns with the slow, precise movements of the turtle going mechanical on Powercoin's latest Our biomechanical overlords are back! Powercoin's stylish Clockwork Evolution series has just debuted its third issue, following the Bee design in late 2020, and a particularly nice Ladybird design earlier this year. That latter coin was the 2021 issue, delayed because of Covid, and the new one here is a 2022 coin, so they're almost [...]

After failing to cheat Death at chess, Powercoin tries a game of poker, with their second ‘You Can’t Cheat Death’ coin
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After failing to cheat Death at chess, Powercoin tries a game of poker, with their second ‘You Can’t Cheat Death’ coin

After failing to cheat Death at chess, Powercoin tries a game of poker, with their second ‘You Can’t Cheat Death’ coin

By Mik Woodgate|2023-01-13T01:02:35+00:00January 13th, 2023|Categories: Culture, Coloured, Silver, Palau, Powercoin|

After failing to cheat Death at chess, Powercoin tries a game of poker, with their second 'You Can't Cheat Death' coin The battle with Death for the right to life has left the chessboard and headed to the gaming table for a deadly hand of poker. Last February, Powercoin launched a new series of three-ounce silver coins called 'You Can't Cheat Death'. The first coin drew heavily from the classic 1957 [...]

MARVEL COMICS: A guide to the Marvel World on silver and gold coins
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MARVEL COMICS: A guide to the Marvel World on silver and gold coins

MARVEL COMICS: A guide to the Marvel World on silver and gold coins

By Mik Woodgate|2024-04-09T12:52:13+01:00January 9th, 2023|Categories: Popular Culture|

MARVEL COMICS: A guide to the Marvel World on coins With the popular culture world driving new collectors into our hobby, it's fair to say the volume of new issues has grown exponentially since the first of the modern wave dropped in 2013. The superhero genre was always going to be part of that, especially since the explosive growth of the two major cinematic universes The biggest of them, indeed [...]

November, 2022

Numiscollect seek out candidates for the title of ‘8th Wonder of the World’, with a coin featuring the Church of Saint George
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Numiscollect seek out candidates for the title of ‘8th Wonder of the World’, with a coin featuring the Church of Saint George

Numiscollect seek out candidates for the title of ‘8th Wonder of the World’, with a coin featuring the Church of Saint George

By Mik Woodgate|2022-11-25T21:25:20+00:00November 25th, 2022|Categories: Architecture, History, Inserts, Silver, Cook Islands, Numiscollect|

Numiscollect seek out candidates for the title of '8th Wonder of the World', with a coin featuring the Church of Saint George We're all very familiar with the Seven Wonders, including such iconic structures as the Great Pyramids of Giza, and the Hanging Gardens of Babylon, but fewer know that it's actually called the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World, and only one of them is still standing. As a result, [...]

Powercoin extends its Micromosaic Passion, and Cyborg Revolution series with five classic ladies and an angry doggy
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Powercoin extends its Micromosaic Passion, and Cyborg Revolution series with five classic ladies and an angry doggy

Powercoin extends its Micromosaic Passion, and Cyborg Revolution series with five classic ladies and an angry doggy

By Mik Woodgate|2022-11-14T18:05:10+00:00November 14th, 2022|Categories: Art & Literature, Coloured, Science, Silver, CIT Coin Invest, Palau, Powercoin|

Powercoin extends its Micromosaic Passion, and Cyborg Revolution series with five classic ladies and an angry doggy Along with their Micropuzzle Treasure series, Micromosaic Passion was an interesting concept whereby finely struck lines, in conjunction with high-quality colour, gave the impression the image was built up of smaller pieces. The puzzle coins were very well done, but we particularly liked the mosaic ones for the flowing pieces, expertly realised to form [...]

Eternal Sculptures II’s second issue is based on an amazing piece of work by Genoese artist, Francesco Queirolo
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Eternal Sculptures II’s second issue is based on an amazing piece of work by Genoese artist, Francesco Queirolo

Eternal Sculptures II’s second issue is based on an amazing piece of work by Genoese artist, Francesco Queirolo

By Mik Woodgate|2023-09-28T21:00:18+01:00November 8th, 2022|Categories: Art & Literature, Coloured, Silver, Palau, Powercoin|

Eternal Sculptures II's second issue is based on an amazing piece of work by Genoese artist, Francesco Queirolo After a fine five-coin run, Powercoin's 'Eternal Sculptures' series, that debuted in 2016, ended, but its popularity meant it soon returned, but using a new format. The transition from two-ounce silver, to three ounces, has brought with it the inevitable price increase, but it's also enabled a more impressive size - something always [...]

October, 2022

The Vairochana Buddha coin is the latest issue in Numiscollect’s journey though history’s cultural artifacts
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The Vairochana Buddha coin is the latest issue in Numiscollect’s journey though history’s cultural artifacts

The Vairochana Buddha coin is the latest issue in Numiscollect’s journey though history’s cultural artifacts

By Mik Woodgate|2022-10-26T23:44:52+01:00October 26th, 2022|Categories: Culture, History, Gilded, Silver, Mongolia, Numiscollect|

'The Vairochana Buddha coin is the latest issue in Numiscollect's journey though history's cultural artifacts One of the best coin series depicting mankind's cultural heritage, Numiscollect's 'Archaeology and Symbolism' showcases some of the fine artifacts and concepts from past centuries. To date, there have been eight releases, covering civilisations from multiple continents, and millennia. What we have here is the ninth, and the second design in the series to feature the [...]

The Greek god of the Sun, Helios, joins Numiscollect’s superb Ancient Gods series of smartminted silver coins
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The Greek god of the Sun, Helios, joins Numiscollect’s superb Ancient Gods series of smartminted silver coins

The Greek god of the Sun, Helios, joins Numiscollect’s superb Ancient Gods series of smartminted silver coins

By Mik Woodgate|2022-10-06T14:15:39+01:00October 6th, 2022|Categories: Art & Literature, Culture, Silver, Cook Islands, Numiscollect|

The Greek god of the Sun, Helios, joins Numiscollect's superb Ancient Gods series of smartminted silver coins Helios was the Ancient Greek personification of the sun, and a deity that grew in prominence as Greek and Roman cultures began to merge in late antiquity. Like all the old gods, he also had quite a few side gigs in his repertoire. In this case, Helios was also the god of sight, guardian [...]

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