A.I. ART RANGE (2025) by Pop Coins/Numiscollect
With AI art seemingly taking over the internet, for good or bad, it was only a matter of time before it was employed to create designs for coins. Numiscollect, via their new Pop Coins venture, have utilised it for a novel range comprising several small series, each with a common theme.
These are not aftermarket coloured bullion coins, but full, unique coins in their own right, so kudos to Pop Coins for not taking the easy route. Each coin tips the scales at a troy ounce, and is issued for the African nation, the Republic of Cameroon.
Each series has a common obverse, with a wide border filled with small images themed for it. All have a proof finish with a coloured reverse, and most remarkable given the affordable spec, they’re capped at just 99 pieces per design, at least as far as the time of publication. A neat idea, which we’ll track using this guide.
TABLE OF CONTENTS
The series that started it all is probably still our favourite. Depicting five cats and five dogs in human roles, they have a great mix of humour and artistic style. Setting the precedent for following series, they have a common obverse, and a common box. Terrific little series.
The second wave of these AI coins featured, appropriately enough, aliens. There’s a mix of the classic flying saucers in a variety of settings, including a pyramid one, no doubt inspired by the idiotic writings of Graham Hancock, and some various aliens, including the iconic ‘Greys’. The obverse has a neat border filled with aliens and saucers, and the common box is well themed.
In addition to this first issue, Pop Coins also just announced there will be 2 oz versions of each design, to be issued in two waves of five. We’ve asterisked the five designs in the first wave in the coin titles above. The box is slightly different, and can be seen below.
A subject that has garnered significant interest in the numismatic world of late, the Day of the Dead festival, more correctly called Dia de los Muertos, has generated some stunning artwork, and these are no exception. Three designs make up the debut release, and they have a common obverse, and a common box design. The Mechanical Skull design is particularly beautiful.
A range of ‘event’ designs, kicking off with Thanksgiving, Christmas, and the New Year. Again, there’s a common obverse, this time with the border art themed for the major holidays, with scores of small elements from a selection of the filling the space. The box image below is a sample of them.
SPECIFICATION
DENOMINATION | COMPOSITION | DIAMETER | FINISH | MINTAGE |
1,000 Francs CFA (Cameroon) | 31.1 g of 0.999 silver | 40.0 mm | Proof-like. with colour | 99 |