September, 2026
Halloween Vampire PEZ 6 x 5 gram silver bar set (2026 MTB-PAMP)
Mik Woodgate2026-09-30T13:45:20+01:00September 30th, 2026|
Halloween Vampire PEZ 6 x 5 gram silver bar set (2026 MTB-PAMP)
Manfra, Tordella & Brookes, a part of the Swiss MKS-PAMP group, have just added a new pack to their unique PEZ silver bullion bar series. With the original candy bars and their themed plastic dispensers generating a big worldwide collector market, coming in literally hundreds of different designs since they first appeared in 1949, it was a clever move to take advantage of the collecibility of it all. The PAMP sets have their own dispenser designs, and replacing the candy is a capsule filled with six silver bars, which are exactly the same format as the original candy.
With a heavy emphasis on events and holidays, it’s no surprise that this 14th release in the range has been perfectly timed for the upcoming Halloween with this vampire design. The look is classic Hammer Horror Count Dracula, rather than any of the darker modern interpretations, and that makes sense given the light-hearted nature of the series. The silver bars have their own unique little vampire privy on them. As always, these have some excellent, heavily themed packaging, making it a perfect gift. Available to order now, and you can also read about all the previous issues in one of our comprehensive Coin Series Profiles to the range.
| DENOMINATION | COMPOSITION | DIMENSIONS | FINISH | MINTAGE |
| Undenominated | 6 x 5.0 g of 0.9999 silver | 15.0 x 8.0 mm | Reverse proof | 2,500 |
The Gangsters: Lucky Luciano One Kilo edition silver coin (2026 PiK Coins)
Mik Woodgate2026-09-22T07:56:38+01:00September 22nd, 2026|
The Gangsters: Lucky Luciano One Kilo edition silver coin (2026 PiK Coins)
With True Crime remaining of huge interest today, especially with the plethora of documentaries and dramas on television, it was of little surprise that Pik Coin’s four-issue series of two-ounce silver coins was a sell-out. Indeed, they were popular enough for this producer to start reissuing the originals in a one-kilogram format, which shows a lot of confidence in the designs given the elevated price of silver.
The four coin series was called ‘The Gangsters’, and featured prominent figures from the age of prohibition in the United States. Al Capone was the first, followed by Bonnie & Clyde, John Dillinger, and finally, Lucky Luciano. You can read all about them in their respective articles. The bigger variants are actually starting with the last of the two-ounce coins to be released, Lucky Luciano.
The design is fundamentally unchanged, with just the date and denomination being different. That great-looking common obverse is back, as is the impressive high-relief. The combination of antiquing and gilding continues to be an effective one, and overall, if you have the budget for a kilo silver coin, this seems like a fine choice. Just 99 will be struck.
| DENOMINATION | COMPOSITION | DIMENSIONS | FINISH | MINTAGE |
| $80 NZD (Niue) | 1,000.0 g of 0.999 silver | 100.0 mm | Antique, Gilding | 99 |
Aquarelle & Goddess Zodiac 12 x 1oz silver coins (2026 Pop Coins)
Mik Woodgate2026-09-22T17:52:05+01:00September 22nd, 2026|
Aquarelle & Goddess Zodiac 12 x 1oz silver coins (2026 Pop Coins)
Pop Coins, a producer linked to Dutch producer, and site favourite, Numiscollect, have just issued the final six coins in their Zodiac Aquarelle series, and the final six in the Zodiac Goddesses series. Both are a series of twelve one-ounce silver coins released earlier this year, and both, as the name suggests, are thematic takes on the Zodiac symbols. They join the Space Zodiac, and Anime Zodiac series from 2025, so we now have 48 different issues.
The first range are done in the Aquarelle style, a French term for watercolour painting. It’s an unusual style, but a very attractive one, full of pastel colours, and harking back to the Art Deco period, perhaps. By contrast, the Goddesses series is very much ‘in your face’ with scantily clad, AI-generated images of women, each representing a symbol.
Both series have the common obverse introduced on the 2025 coins, and are similarly packaged in a themed box with a certificate of authenticity. One difference between these two series is the mintage. Like the 2025 ranges, Aquarelle has a mintage of just 99 pieces per design. The Goddesses range hits 199, which despite the increase, is still low for the type. All are available to pre-order now. I’ve added these to our very comprehensive Coin Series Profile, where you can see all the Zodiac ranges, along with the many others issued over the last couple of years.
| DENOMINATION | COMPOSITION | DIMENSIONS | FINISH | MINTAGE |
| 5 CEDIS (Ghana) | 31.1 g of 0.999 silver | 40.0 mm | Proof, Colour | 99 or 199 |
Paper Airplane Gilded Special Edition 2oz silver coin (2026 Powercoin)
Mik Woodgate2026-09-22T12:56:40+01:00September 22nd, 2026|
Paper Airplane Gilded Special Edition 2oz silver coin (2026 Powercoin)
Launched in April 2025, Folded Dreams is one of the most original coin series of recent years, taking the ancient paper folding art of Origami, and turning it into a series of dimensional coins. The first design was shaped just like a classic paper airplane, and that was followed by a paper boat, and then a paper frog.
As Powercoin do with some of their other series, they’ve released a limited special edition variant, and this time the change is a movement from an antique finish, to a fully gilded one. In all other regards, it’s exactly the same as the original, and as that seems to be carrying a bit of an aftermarket premium, that’s probably a good thing for fans of the original that missed out.
It remains a fine, original design, and should appeal to the coin collector who likes something a little left field in their collections. The gilded coin is rarer, with just 199 examples being minted, compared to 499 antiqued coins. Available to order now.
| DENOMINATION | COMPOSITION | DIMENSIONS | FINISH | MINTAGE |
| $2 NZD (Niue) | 62.2 g of 0.999 silver | 15.0 x 54.0 x 90.0 mm | Gilded | 199 |
25th Anniversary of the 9/11 Attacks 2oz silver coin (2026 Tower Mint)
Mik Woodgate2026-09-15T18:44:42+01:00September 15th, 2026|
25th Anniversary of the 9/11 Attacks 2oz silver coin (2026 Tower Mint)
Last Friday saw the 25th anniversary of the Al Qaeda attacks on the Twin Towers of the World Trade Centre in New York. The mainland United States hadn’t experienced this level of casualties in a single event, almost 3,000 people, since the 1906 San Francisco earthquake, and the fact it was a terrorist attack shook the nation to its core. The repercussions from the resulting response are still being felt today, and 9/11 remains ingrained in the American psyche. As they always do, the US rebuilt, and remains unbowed, but events as extreme and unexpected as this are not forgotten.
Obviously the numismatic world was going to offer its own remembrance, and one of the finest comes from Tower Mint, a London-based mint founded by Raphael Maklouf, well known in the coin world for his 1980s effigy of Queen Elizabeth II. Issued for Gibraltar, this new two-ounce silver coin is a fine tribute to the First Responders, who saved so many lives on the day, and in many cases, gave up their own in the efforts.
A firefighters helmet, gilded and antiqued, is the focus here, with a remembrance on the badge, and the number ‘343’, representing the number of responders that died, inscribed on its left. It’s surrounded by imagery from the day, with the original towers and NY skyline reflected in the visor, and a scene of the devastation, including the infamous ‘spire of girders’, in the background. A flag, and some inspiring inscriptions lay in the foreground rubble. An impressive, sympathetic work. The obverse features the pre-event NY skyline with the ‘NEVER FORGET’ inscription.
Along with this silver coin, there are gold variants, although we don’t have full information. There are five-ounce, and one-kilo gold versions, with only one of the latter being struck. There are others, and we’ll try to clarify, but they aren’t for sale on the mints estore. The coin come boxed with a COA, and can be pre-ordered now for delivery from mid-October.
| DENOMINATION | COMPOSITION | DIMENSIONS | FINISH | MINTAGE |
| £5 UKP (Gibraltar) | 62.2 g of 0.999 silver | 45.0 mm | Proof, Gilding, Antiquing | 911 |
400 Years of the Marine Nationale 13g 0.333 silver coin (2026 Monnaie de Paris)
Mik Woodgate2026-09-10T15:12:45+01:00September 10th, 2026|
400 Years of the Marine Nationale 13g 0.333 silver coin (2026 Monnaie de Paris)
Formally created by Cardinal Richelieu in 1626, the Marine Nationale (French Navy) has spent the last 400 years defending the interests of France, sometimes successfully, as it did during the American War of Independence, and sometimes not so well, as shortly after during the Napoleonic Wars with the Royal Navy.
The Second World War did not give the French navy much chance to do anything, as it was primarily a land war at that stage, although their is little doubt they could have handled the German Kreigsmarine comfortably. After the war, the Marine Nationale started a modernisation that has led to todays force being one of the world’s few true blue-water navies, able to project power globally, including the use of nuclear propulsion and arms.
The coin is only 13 grams of 33.3% silver, but that keeps the price down to a very affordable 13 Euros. Despite that, it has the traditional French obverse, and a design that has no noticeable compromises over its pricier counterparts. The design centres around a sailor (wearing the traditional ‘bâchi’ hat) observing the modern French Navy, including a Triomphant-class nuclear submarine, the Charles de Gaulle aircraft carrier, and the newly commissioned Amiral Ronarc’h frigate in the centre. We like it, and it looks well presented in a gatefold pack, especially for the price. Available to order now, they will ship 16th September.
| DENOMINATION | COMPOSITION | DIMENSIONS | FINISH | MINTAGE |
| 10 EURO (France) | 13.0 g of 0.333 silver | 31.0 mm | BU, Colour | 15,000 |
Monster Collection Series III 1oz coloured silver bars (2026 Scottsdale Mint)
Mik Woodgate2026-09-08T11:06:08+01:00September 8th, 2026|
Monster Collection Series III 1oz coloured silver bars (2026 Scottsdale Mint)
Scottsdale Mint’s expansive coloured bullion bar range continues to grow, and the latest is the third annual Monster Collection, released for the Halloween period. We consider this the best of the bars, noted for their consistently high quality artwork, and the 2026 selection of six bars is no exception to that.
Each of the bars tips the scales at a troy ounce, and they’re sold individually, not as a set. Like the red-themed 2024 range, and the orange-themed 2025 selection, there’s a consistent colour this year, wich neatly ties them together as a collection. Each of them is supplied encapsulated, and the mintage is capped at just 499 pieces of each design. The serial number is inscribed in that silver rectangle at the bottom of the front of the bar.
They’re available to order now. We’ve added them to our massive guide to Scottsdale Mint’s coloured silver bars, where you can see the previous Monster Collections, and the scores of other designs. The Christmas bars have just been announced, so we’ll add those shortly.
| DENOMINATION | COMPOSITION | DIMENSIONS | FINISH | MINTAGE |
| Undenominated | 31.1 g of 0.999 silver | 50.0 x 29.2 mm | BU | 499 |
In Silver We Trust Capsuled 3g minted silver bar (2026 Mint of MK)
Mik Woodgate2026-09-08T00:33:51+01:00September 8th, 2026|
In Silver We Trust Capsuled 3g minted silver bar (2026 Mint of MK)
We don’t normally cover simple minted bars here, preferrring to concentrate on releases that carry some artistry, but this new one from Mint of MK seems a bit of fun, that might make a good gift for the new or younger collector in particular. The bar is neat enough, weighing just three grams, with the American Metal Stackers logo on the front, and the serial number (of 10,000) engraved on the side, but it’s the packaging that makes this unusual.
Much like you would get in an arcade claw machine, or a fancy bubblegum dispenser, the bar comes in a two-piece plastic sphere, one half of which is coloured, with the lid being transparent. There appears to be five different colour capsules, which we assume will be randomly chosen when you purchase. The bar sits within, bagged, and with a small certificate of authenticity. As I said, not our usual subject, but a cool little gifting piece.
| DENOMINATION | COMPOSITION | DIMENSIONS | FINISH | MINTAGE |
| Undenominated | 3.0 g of 0.999 silver | 43.0 x 20.0 mm | BU | 10,000 |
August, 2026
Fors Fortuna gold and silver minted bar range (2026 Le Grand Mint)
Mik Woodgate2026-08-11T16:22:49+01:00August 11th, 2026|
Fors Fortuna gold and silver minted bar range (2026 Le Grand Mint)
After a fine debut last March, Le Grand Mint have launched the second of their Fors Fortuna bars with a new design by the same talented Italian artist, Carmen Testa. It features the Roman goddess of fortune, and the personification of luck, a popular deity in the civilisation centred around the modern Italian capital over 2,000 years ago. She was worshipped in a sacellum (a small, open-roof shrine) on the right bank of the Tiber river. She differed from other personifications of wealth, in not striving for balance, but rather representing the capriciousness of life.
The first bar depicted her naked, and traditionally blindfolded, while sitting on the coat-of-arms of Le Grand Mint, rather than the wheel, or ship’s rudder normally present. Coins tumbled from her hand, and the background was a repeating pattern forming LGM’s initials. This second bar keeps all of those elements, differing in the pose of the goddess, where she is standing with her back to us. The back of the bar carries over.
An attractive interpretation of good fortune, there are gold and silver bars available. Gold comes in 0.5g (999 mintage), and 1.0g (999), sizes, with no sign at present of the 20g bar. Silver is unchanged with 1oz (5,000), and 2oz (2,500) variants. We like this one a lot, combining a sensible choice of weights, with great-looking artwork. Available to order now, they come in blisterpacks with a COA.
| DENOMINATION | COMPOSITION | DIMENSIONS | FINISH | MINTAGE |
| Undenominated | 31.1 g of 0.9999 silver | mm | BU | 5,000 |
| Undenominated | 62.2 g of 0.9999 silver | mm | BU | 2,500 |
| Undenominated | 0.5 g of 0.9999 gold | mm | BU | 999 |
| Undenominated | 1.0 g of 0.9999 gold | mm | BU | 999 |
The Divine Comedy Inferno 9 gram silver medal (2026 Hobo Coin)
Mik Woodgate2026-08-10T13:25:46+01:00August 10th, 2026|
The Divine Comedy Inferno 9 gram silver medal (2026 Hobo Coin)
An Italian poet (1265-1321), Dante is widely lauded for his three part ‘Divine Comedy’ which is not only considered the greatest literary work in the Italian language, but also one of the most important of the Middle Ages. He eschewed the traditional use of Latin so that more people would have access to his writing, helping to set the local Tuscan dialect on its path to becoming the modern Italian language.
Inferno is the first part of Divine Comedy, followed by Purgatorio and Paradiso. It tells of the journey of Dante through Hell, guided by the ancient Roman poet Virgil. In the poem, Hell is depicted as nine concentric circles of torment located within the Earth; it is the “realm … of those who have rejected spiritual values by yielding to bestial appetites or violence, or by perverting their human intellect to fraud or malice against their fellowmen”. As an allegory, the Divine Comedy represents the journey of the soul toward God, with the Inferno describing the recognition and rejection of sin.
Inferno has been seen on modern numismatics several times before, including some quite sublime releases, but what Hobo Coin has here is a brilliant design, that incredibly is struck in just nine grams of fine silver. The reverse depicts Dante and Virgil gazing down on the circles of hell as they start their journey. The obverse depicts the pair witnessing the ferryman carrying souls across the river. Set on the Sixth Circle of Hell, the City of Dis sits ablaze in the background.
Both sides are gorgeous, even more so considering ther size and undenominated nature. They come with a COA. We’re very pleased that this level of design and execution is being targeted at the affordable end of the market, with no visual compromises over a simlar one-ounce coin. Hobo Coins are to be commended for their focus on the budget end of the market with their super range of copper, and now silver coins and medals. Available to order now.
| DENOMINATION | COMPOSITION | DIMENSIONS | FINISH | MINTAGE |
| Undenominated | 9.0 g of 0.999 silver | 25.0 mm | BU | 999 |
Tyrannosaurus Rex 1oz proof silver coin (2026 Royal Canadian Mint)
Mik Woodgate2026-08-05T14:56:52+01:00August 5th, 2026|
Tyrannosaurus Rex 1oz proof silver coin (2026 Royal Canadian Mint)
After releasing a superb, but expensive, dinosaur coin just a couple of weeks ago, the Royal Canadian Mint has issued a dino coin with a more affordable price tag, and it’s one that also employs the considerable talents of Canadian palaeoartist Julius Csotonyi. As you can see, the inimitable T. Rex is back in the spotlight, this time sporting a new colouration pattern.
There’s considerable speculation on exactly what T. Rex looked like. It’s hard to tell, given its lifestyle is also the subject of much debate, and it isn’t just the colour that’s in question. Did it have lips to cover its teeth, were there any feathers in certain places, etc. The scheme here looks credible, for sure, especially in the forested environment the coin places the behemoth in.
The world’s greatest terrestrial predator is not alone on the coin. In the sky is another giant, Quetzalcoatlus Northropi, the biggest pterosaur yet found, although Hatzegopteryx may have been heavier. I’m less convinced by the colour scheme here, although like T. Rex, nobody knows what colour it actually was. It’s also posed quite acrobatically, something I understand would also be less likely, but there’s so much speculation on these things, right and wrong are very subjective. What I do know is that T. Rex has nothing to fear from it, with the 250kg pterosaur having about as much chance of taking down an 8,000kg Rex, as I do of turning down a kebab…
Whatever the case, it’s a great-looking coin, and the UV colouring that shows the skeletal structure under black light, is a cool touch. The obverse is the basic one, featuring the RCM’s own, Steve Rosati penned effigy of King Charles III. It comes boxed with a COA, and is available to order right now.
| DENOMINATION | COMPOSITION | DIMENSIONS | FINISH | MINTAGE |
| $20 CAD (Canada) | 31.39 g of 0.9999 silver | 38.0 mm | Proof, UV colour | 8,500 |
Women Warriors 06: Gladiatrix 2oz silver coin (2026 Carpathian Mint)
Mik Woodgate2026-08-04T19:34:32+01:00August 4th, 2026|
Women Warriors 06: Gladiatrix 2oz silver coin (2026 Carpathian Mint)
At one time, the two-ounce, antiqued, high-relief silver, ancient mythology coin, was everywhere, with plenty of fine designs, but also with lots of unfinished series, which often frustrated collectors. Carpathian Mint’s ‘Women Warriors’ series is one that has some fine designs, but importantly, continues to add them to this day, with the debut of the sixth coin.
The premise here is simple. Showcase some of the legendary female individuals and groups that took to battle in the ancient world, some real historical figures, and some from the myths of old. Individuals have included Boudica and Mulan, with the Barbarians, Amazons, and Valkyrie representing the groups. The latest is another group, but one firmly in the real world, and they are the women who fought in the various gladiatorial amphitheatres throughout the Roman Empire in its heyday.
I’m pleased to say that, despite being the sixth design, this one is also my favourite to date, being very dynamic, action-packed, and with a better display of anatomy than earlier coins. The Gladiatrix is attired in Roman armour, and she wields the two series signature elements – a gilded weapon, and a shield formed from inset wood. A defeated opponent lies on the ground beneath her, with some big cats looking to join in the fun. It’s all set in the Colosseum. There’s a fine sense of depth to it, and while the weapons and armour aren’t exactly correct, the series is more about the emotion of the scene, not the history. The common obverse returns, and the coin, of which there will only be 333 struck, comes boxed with a
COA.
Avery nice addition to the series, one we’re pleased to see is getting stronger as time goes by. What next? Maybe Queen Zenobia who took Egypt from Rome, or Artemisia, who fought with Xerxes I against Greece at the sea battle of Salamis. Probably not Triệu Thị Trinh, the 3rd century Vietnamese warrior who kicked out the Chinese in the early 3rd century CE. She was said to be 9ft tall with 3ft breasts she tied behind her back, while riding an elephant into battle. That would be quite the coin… LOL
| DENOMINATION | COMPOSITION | DIMENSIONS | FINISH | MINTAGE |
| $5 NZD (Niue) | 62.2 g of 0.999 silver | 45.0 mm | Antique, Gilding, Wood insert | 333 |
Fender 80th Anniversary 1 gram gold bar (2026 MKS PAMP)
Mik Woodgate2026-08-04T16:32:22+01:00August 4th, 2026|
Fender 80th Anniversary 1 gram gold bar (2026 MKS PAMP)
PAMP has done a fine job with their Fender guitar licence, featuring a brilliant range of guitar-shaped coins in various historical styles and colours, and a range of guitar-picks, which are actually usable. To that, we can add gold bars, specifically this relatively affordable one-gram release that marks the 80th anniversary of the company.
Packaged in a nicely themed blistercard, the bar depicts a guitar and the Fender logo on the front, with a mix of guitars and musical notes in silhouette form on the back. The composition and serial number are also inscribed here, with the COA printed on the back of the blister.
It’s a one-gram piece, and with the recent softening in gold’s price, it shouldn’t be prohibitively expensive, as PAMP seem quite competitive, even with licensed items like this. A nice addition to the franchise, and a release that fits well into the current market popularity of sub-5g bars.
| DENOMINATION | COMPOSITION | DIMENSIONS | FINISH | MINTAGE |
| Undenominated | 1.0 g of 0.9999 gold | 8.9 x 14.7 mm | Proof-like | 15,000 |
July, 2026
Deadly & Dangerous Red Back Spider 20th Anniversary gold & silver coins (2026 Downies)
Mik Woodgate2026-07-16T16:37:13+01:00July 16th, 2026|
Deadly & Dangerous Red Back Spider 20th Anniversary gold & silver coins (2026 Downies)
Well here’s a real blast from the past! Back in 2006, the Perth Mint launched the first Deadly & Dangerous coin, and it was an instant hit, gaining popularity and acclaim in equal measure. Since then, and despite the odds as so few series hit the two-decade milestone, it’s continued on to this day, with the 2026 Giant Centipede coin launching earlier this year. As it’s such a big milestone, we’re also being treated to a special re-issue of the 2006 coin, one we still feel is the best in the series.
The Red Back Spider is an unfairly maligned creature, nowhere near as deadly as you’ve been made to believe, but its distinctive appearance has given it a notoriety of its own. Trust me when I say, you’d rather encounter five of these than a single Sydney Funnel Web Spider… The coin also has a distinctive appearance, and aside from the addition of a small 20th anniversary privy mark, is basically unchanged from the 2006 release, although King Charles II now adorns the obverse.
The main addition is the one-ounce gold variant, which wasn’t offered in 2006, with gold coins only joining the Deadly & dangerous line-up in 2021. It only has a mintage of 99 pieces, with the silver at 2,006 to match the debut year. It’s available to order now. Check out the whole range dating back twenty years in our Coin Series Profile.
| DENOMINATION | COMPOSITION | DIMENSIONS | FINISH | MINTAGE |
| $100 NZD (Niue) | 31.1 g of 0.9999 gold | 38.60 mm | Proof, Colour | 99 |
| $1 TVD (Tuvalu) | 31.1 g of 0.9999 silver | 40.90 mm | Proof, Colour | 2,006 |
Superman Shield 0.1 gram minigold coin (2026 Agoro)
Mik Woodgate2026-07-16T14:31:56+01:00July 16th, 2026|
Superman Shield 0.1 gram minigold coin (2026 Agoro)
Without question, one of the most recognisable symbols in comic book lore, the shield symbol that is emblazoned on the chest of Superman has appeared on numerous coins over the last decade, quite a few of them from Agoro, the numismatic brand of the New Zealand Mint. This time, however, it’s in a format this mint rarely uses, but one that has garnered a lot of popularity in recent years – the minigold.
Minigold coins range up to just a single gram in weight, but most sit below that, often as small as 1/1000th of an ounce. Agoro has kept things a little more impressive than that, choosing 0.1 grams for this neat reproduction of that most iconic of logos. As a result, despite the small amount of metal, this Niue-denominated coin still reaches an impressive 31 mm across.
As you’d expect from Agoro, the packaging is well realised, and the credit-card style blister drops into a more expansive sleeve themed to make a larger image. The mintage is capped at 5,000 pieces, so clearly Agoro have some faith in the format, and I wouldn’t be surprised to see Batman’s logo as a future release. A nice item with a sub-$90 price, that while not fantastic value, is still relatively affordable, and thus collectible.
| DENOMINATION | COMPOSITION | DIMENSIONS | FINISH | MINTAGE |
| $1 NZD (Niue) | 0.1 g of 0.999 gold | 27.5 x 31.0 mm | Proof | 5,000 |