Kings of Sting! Bullet Ant 1 oz silver coin (2025 Melbourne Coin Company)
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, which translates as '24-hour ant'. This refers to, and I kid you not, the length [...]
Germania Mint’s Runes range of cast bars concludes with Vegvísir, a double-sized ‘completer’. We have an AgAuShoot.
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 modern take on the ancient land of Germania, a region contemporary with the Roman Empire, [...]
Fairy Tales: Thumbelina 1oz silver coin (2026 Lithuanian Mint)
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 story featured on this first 2026-dated entry, and is based on a work by the [...]
The 2025 EC8 bullion range debuted last week, and Scottsdale Mint have ramped up the release rate with a second pair
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 of the eight countries, and today's new issues feature another two, so we're already halfway [...]
The Perth Mint, and Austrian dealer Philoro, debut the prettiest 2026 Kookaburra variant, the ultra-high relief gold proof
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 [...]
Coins Today are back after a break with a striking Sugar Skull, the Maid of Orleans, and chess piece stackables
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 [...]
Carpathian Mint issues the first in its intricately detailed Carved Skull series of cast coin miniatures
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 [...]
Scottsdale Mint’s Eastern Caribbean 8 program is back for an eighth annual series, with a new coloured silver bar companion
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 [...]
Legendary Warriors: Arminius 2oz silver coin (2026 T&S Coin)
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. [...]
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
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 [...]
Hobo Coin launches a striking two-piece copper and silver Libertad hybrid Saint Michael and the Dragon’s Hoard
Hobo Coin launches a striking two-piece copper and silver Libertad hybrid Saint Michael and the Dragon's Hoard Hobo Coin have made some fine copper designs of late, primarily their alternate history range, which came out at around the same time we decided to add a little [...]
POP Coins debuts three new series of ultra-low mintage coins, featuring art, history, and the Aztecs
POP Coins debuts three new series of ultra-low mintage coins, featuring art, history, and the Aztecs Pop Coins have expanded the themes for their already expansive range of relatively affordable silver coins with three new series. Each gets a launch of multiple coins, as has [...]
Micro-coins in gold, platinum and palladium (2026 Mint of MK & Silver Pours)
The tsunami of releases from Mint of MK and Silver Pours in the realm of micro-coins continues, and so does our quest to keep track of them for the collectors among you. For the unaware, these are tiny coins, way smaller than the 0.5 gram minigold and [...]
English rock icons, Pink Floyd, and the legendary Dark Side of the Moon, adorn the Royal Mint’s 14th Music Legends coin
English rock icons, Pink Floyd, and the legendary Dark Side of the Moon, adorn the Royal Mint's 14th Music Legends coin The Royal Mint's successful Music Legends series sees its fourteenth release today. Starting in 2020, this showcases British music talent, and features some [...]
Emporium Hamburg’s Prehistoric Life II bullion coin range continues into 2026 with the first of three issues, Plateosaurus
Emporium Hamburg's Prehistoric Life II bullion coin range continues into 2026 with the first of three issues, Plateosaurus After recently releasing the 2026 entrant in their World's Wildlife bullion coin series, it's the turn of their Prehistoric Life II range to get its first of [...]
History of the Crusades: The First Swedish Crusade 1oz silver coin (2026 Numiscollect)
It's been some three years since Numiscollect added to their History of the Crusades series of silver coins, but we've finally got a new issue, the fourteenth since it debuted in 2009. Each coin has depicted a scene from a specific crusade, the first ten focusing on [...]
Don Quijote 1oz proof silver coin (2026 Asturmint)
Miguel de Cervantes Saavedra, widely regarded as the greatest writer in his native Spanish, wrote his hit novel in 1605. Called ‘The Ingenious Gentleman Don Quixote of La Mancha’, it tells the story of the title character and his many adventures with his horse Rocinante, and his [...]
Poseidon 2oz high-relief silver coin (2026 T&S Coin)
T & S Coin have issued a new coin in their expanding range of two-ounce, high-relief silver coins, and we're heading to that perennial favourite for the subject - Greek mythology. With one of the most varied and unusual pantheons in the ancient world, there are plenty [...]