We’re obviously swamped with new releases at the moment, so quite a few will be on our Quicklooks, just to try and ‘surf the wave’. That doesn’t mean only the lesser coins will be covered this way, as you can see here. Woodland Spirits is in one of CIT’s less ambitious formats, a simple 1oz coloured silver coin, yet manages to be, in my view at least, about the most attractive animal coin series on the market.

The Hedgehog release for 2021 is the fourth in the series to date, and quite exceptional. The way the artist has laid out the image to suit a coin is impeccable, the application of colour vibrant and appropriate, and the depiction of the animal, perfect. For me, it’s almost impossible to find fault with this one, and proof positive that CIT invest as much care into the lower end issues as they do in the high-end stuff. Limited to 1,500 pieces, a highly recommended buy for the nature loving collector. We believe this one comes encapsulated with a COA, a shame, but most dealers will have a neat little box available for a nominal sum.