Does it have a gun? You'll wish it did because that would probably be less painful than getting stung by Paraponera clavata, more commonly known as the Bullet Ant. Native to the lowland rainforests of Central and South America, it has a fearsome reputation amongst local peoples, and many other names, including hormiga veinticuatro in Venezuela, [...]
Germania Mint's Runes range of cast bars concludes with Vegvísir, a double-sized 'completer'. We have an AgAuShoot. Affordable, simple silver releases will always have a place in the market, and one of the more interesting ranges of the last few years has been Germania Mint's 'Runes'. This producer has invested considerable time and effort world-building their [...]
Since its 2021 debut, the Lithuanian Mint has regularly added new issues to its 'Fairy Tales' range of one-ounce silver coins, usually two or three of them. This talented producer has just issued the 15th in the series to date, and they're stepping it up in the design stakes with a neat new border frame.Thumbelina is the fairy [...]
The 2025 EC8 bullion range debuted last week, and Scottsdale Mint have ramped up the release rate with a second pair We covered the launch of the 2025 Eastern Caribbean 8 bullion range just last week, and it seems Scottsdale Mint are wasting no time working their way through last year's delayed programme. That launch covered two [...]
The Perth Mint, and Austrian dealer philoro, debut the prettiest 2026 Kookaburra variant, the ultra-high relief gold proof The Perth Mints annual bullion coin release in September is one of the most eagerly awaited events in the coin calendar. They add new annual designs to their core bullion series - Koala, Kangaroo, Kookaburra, and the Lunar - [...]
Coins Today are back after a break with a striking Sugar Skull, the Maid of Orleans, and chess piece stackables Regular visitors will know we have limitless admiration for Coin's Today's range of bullion products, which often manage to combine ambitious design with the ability to be stacked. The range has covered an exceptionally wide [...]
Carpathian Mint issues the first in its intricately detailed Carved Skull series of cast coin miniatures The market has welcomed an ever more eclectic range of three-dimensional coins over the last few years, and has been rewarded with some quite extraordinary designs as a result. Joining the genre is the Carpathian Mint with the first in [...]
Scottsdale Mint's Eastern Caribbean 8 program is back for an eighth annual series, with a new coloured silver bar companion Launched back in 2018, the Eastern Caribbean 8 program had Scottsdale Mint offer bullion coin designs for the eight countries that fall under the umbrella of the Eastern Caribbean Central Bank. Most of these are small [...]
Legendary Warriors, a 15-coin series of two-ounce silver coins by T&S Coin, in partnership with North Carolina based US dealer, Pinehurst Coins, has received its penultimate issue with the release of Arminius. These coins feature famous historical warriors from around the world, in antiqued high-relief with gilded highlights. The series has a decent mix of subjects, and a [...]
A first issue from T&S Coin, an addition to the Royal Mint's Tudor Beast's series, and fractional Germania coins bump up bullion choice It's been a while since we did a round-up of the bullion market, as they involve a lot of work in collating and optimising images for the site, but I've concentrated on three [...]
