Minted Legends produces premium collectible trading cards struck on pure precious metal — a marriage of best-in-class graphic design, classical numismatic illustration, and the Aurum® manufacturing process.
Each Minted Legends card is printed directly onto a substrate of pure 24-karat gold or .999 fine silver — a process invented and perfected by Valaurum. The card is the asset. The artistry is the experience.
Licensed directly from Whitman, the canonical publisher of American numismatics. Every coin chosen has earned its place on a list curated by leading dealers, researchers, and collectors.
Card copy is written by Jeff Garrett — author of the source book, past president of the American Numismatic Association, and one of the most respected voices in U.S. coin history.
Art direction by Karvin Cheung — designer of Upper Deck's original Exquisite Collection®, the watershed release that defined the modern premium trading card category. Cheung brings the visual language of the most coveted sport releases to American numismatics, applied here with restraint and reverence.
Struck on a proprietary substrate developed by Valaurum, makers of the original Aurum® gold note. Each card carries verifiable, reclaimable precious metal — the cardstock is the bullion.
Minted Legends will work through all 100 entries from Whitman's 100 Greatest United States Coins across five releases of twenty entries each. From there: the 100 Greatest United States Modern Coins, and the rest of the canon beyond.
Minted Legends partners with brands, institutions, dealers, and private collectors to produce bespoke precious-metal trading card sets — commemorative editions, corporate gifts, anniversary releases, and one-of-a-kind projects.
Minted Legends exists at the intersection of three traditions: the centuries-old craft of numismatic illustration, the modern art of premium trading card design, and the cutting-edge science of precious-metal manufacturing. Every release is a small monument to that intersection — built by people who took the long way to get here.