August, 2025
Harry Potter: The Patronus proof silver coins (2025 The Royal Mint)
Mik Woodgate2025-08-04T09:31:42+01:00August 4th, 2025|
Harry Potter: The Patronus proof silver coins (2025 The Royal Mint)
The final issue in The Royal Mint’s four-coin Harry Potter series has just launched, and following The Winged Keys, The Black Lake, and The Flying Car, we have The Patronus, continuing the theme of featuring classic scenes from the uber-popular film series, released from 2001 to 2011. Harry Potter has been a giant in modern numismatics, as you can tell from our huge Thematic Guide, and with the franchise starting again soon, with an all-new cast, we don’t expect that to decline.
This one has a scene from the 2004 movie, The Prisoner of Azkaban, and depicts Harry casting a Patronus spell to ward off one of the most powerful entities in the Wizarding World, the Dementor. This is sure to be a popular addition to the set of four coins, considering how iconic this scene was.
The same three formats return, with the round £2, one-ounce silver coin being the only one not in the heptagonal 50 pence format that has proven such a huge hit for the mint. The two 50p coins are a coloured 8.0 gram silver, and a clean half-ounce 22kt gold (with a tiny 60 mintage), with all three struck to a proof finish. All are nicely boxed, and come with a certificate of authenticity. It’s a fine looking design for Potter fans. I’m surprised the round coin hasn’t made the transition to the mint’s bullion range, where I reckon it would do pretty well.
I’ve added this one to our huge Thematic Guide, along with Agoro’s latest pair, for your perusal.
| DENOMINATION | COMPOSITION | DIMENSIONS | FINISH | MINTAGE |
| £2 UKP (United Kingdom) | 31.21 grams of 0.999 silver | 38.61 mm | Proof | 760 |
| £0.5 UKP (United Kingdom) | 8.0 grams of 0.925 silver | 27.30 mm | Proof, Colour | 2,510 |
| £0.5 UKP (United Kingdom) | 15.50 grams of 0.9167 gold | 27.30 mm | Proof | 60 |
July, 2025
Bear Trap 1oz stackable silver bullion (2025 Coins Today)
Mik Woodgate2025-07-31T22:18:08+01:00July 31st, 2025|
Bear Trap 1oz stackable silver bullion (2025 Coins Today)
South Korean producer, Coin’s Today, is adding a new design to its highly varied range of stackable bullion products, with ‘Bear Trap’. This one should be a little more affordable, as it comes in at one ounce of fine silver, instead of the usual two, although it does come boxed, which most of these stackable issues don’t.
CT say this isn’t meant to be a literal bear trap, but rather brings to life the classic trading phrase, which describes a false signal of a market downturn, causing traders to sell or short the asset, only for the price to suddenly reverse and start rising. It’s a symbolic design, although there are obvious shades of an actual trap in it. There’s impressive high-relief, and the subsequent back has an incuse mirror of it. It’s antique finished, and has the composition inscribed on the side.
One of CT’s more esoteric issues, we’ll have to wait and see as to how people react to it (let me know in the comments), but the limited mintage, smaller size, and packaging, make it more appealing. Available to order now.
| DENOMINATION | COMPOSITION | DIMENSIONS | FINISH | MINTAGE |
| Undenominated | 31.1 grams 999 Ag | 32.0 x 32.0 mm | Antique | 1,000 |
The Tiger Hunt 1615 A Friend in Need 1903 Tri-metallic silver coins (2024 Precious Metal Collectors)
Mik Woodgate2025-07-15T21:57:27+01:00July 15th, 2025|
The Tiger Hunt 1615 A Friend in Need 1903 Tri-metallic silver coins (2024 Precious Metal Collectors)
Precious Metal Collector’s expansive fine art coin range, using their innovative Tri-Metal production process, continues to expand with a pair of new additions. For those not familiar with these coins, they are formed of a 750 gram zinc core, over which is laid 120 grams of copper, all of which is topped by 2.5oz of fine silver. This results in a relatively affordable coin for their huge dimensions, compared to a fully silver coin, with no visual differences.
The series is primarily classic pieces from the Renaissance Masters, and Peter Paul Rubens’ 1615 work, ‘The Tiger Hunt’, certainly fits that description. It’s a riot of colour and hugely dynamic. The obverse is beautiful as well, which you can see in our full Coin Series Profile of the range. The other is more recent (1903) and considerably more whimsical. Part of a series of 18 paintings by Cassius Marcellus Coolidge, they depict dogs playing poker, and are a popular piece of pop-art these days.
An interesting pair of additions to a very impressive fine art series. After a period of constant Van Gogh works, it’s great to see so much more variety in the range of late. Available to order now.
| DENOMINATION | COMPOSITION | DIMENSIONS | FINISH | MINTAGE |
| 10,000 Francs CFA (Chad) | 2.5oz 999 Ag, 750g 999 Zn, 120g 999 Cu | 165.0 x 125.0 mm | Antique, Colour | 2,500 |
June, 2025
Isaz Rune silver bar (2025 Germania Mint)
Mik Woodgate2025-06-10T16:40:18+01:00June 10th, 2025|
Isaz Rune silver bar (2025 Germania Mint)
After two full years at six issues per year, Germania Mint is now kicking off its third tranche of runic one-ounce silver bars with ‘Isaz’, the 13th of 24 in the series covering the runic alphabet. It’s the eleventh rune of the Elder Futhark and means “ice.” It symbolizes stillness, concentration, and the qualities of ice, such as coldness and immovability, encouraging patience and introspection.
A small shaped bar of 0.9999 silver, each rune is emblazoned on the reverse, and has a UV glow-in-the-dark treatment. Each annual set of six runes has a different shade for the UV colour, and for 2025 it’s an ice-blue colour. They have an aged look which is attractive, and the back of the bar carries the inscribed composition, and the serial number. They come in a bag with a matching rune symbol on the front, and in a box with the C.O.A. Available now.
As always, we’ve added this one to our packed Bullion Profile to the whole series, where you can see all 13 issued to date, and their respective UV colouration.
| DENOMINATION | COMPOSITION | DIMENSIONS | FINISH | MINTAGE |
| Undenominated | 31.1 g of 0.9999 silver | 21.54 x 30.55 x 7.55 mm | Antique, UV ink | 2,500 |
Jeanne d’Arc 2oz high-relief silver coin (2025 T & S Coin)
Mik Woodgate2025-06-09T09:27:15+01:00June 9th, 2025|
Jeanne d'Arc 2oz high-relief silver coin (2025 T & S Coin)
A national symbol in France, Joan of Arc (c. 1412 – May 30, 1431) was a French peasant girl who participated in the Hundred Years’ War against England. When 17 years of age, she presented herself to Charles VII, the uncrowned Dauphin of France, claiming divine guidance for her mission to expel the English from France and secure his coronation. She was granted authority to accompany a French relief army to Orléans, which was under English siege, which was quickly relieved.
After several further battles, she was present when Charles VII as crowned King in July 1429 in Reims. In May 1430, Joan was captured by Burgundian forces during a skirmish at Compiègne. She was subsequently sold to the English and faced an ecclesiastical trial in Rouen in 1431. The charges included heresy, sorcery, and wearing male attire. Following a prolonged interrogation, she was convicted and executed by burning at the stake on May 30, 1431, at the age of 19.
The coin depicts Joan in period armour, on horseback, and soaking up the adulation of the soldiers she inspired. To the left, she is depicted being burned at the stake, watched on by the clergy that sentenced her. There’s some super detail in the background, especially the castle, and overall, it’s a fine encapsulation of her short, tragic life.
This producer’s common obverse returns, an attractive design, and it comes boxed, and with a Certificate of Authenticity. This is actually the second Joan of Arc coin T & S have done, the first being part of their collaborative Legendary Warriors series, done with Pinehurst Coins. We’ll have a full Coin Series Profile up of that series later today. In the meantime, this one is available to pre-order now.
| DENOMINATION | COMPOSITION | DIMENSIONS | FINISH | MINTAGE |
| $5 NZD (Niue) | 62.2 g of 0.999 silver | 45.0 mm | Antique | 500 |
May, 2025
Eastern Caribbean 8: Anguilla & Montserrat gold and silver coins (2024 Scottsdale Mint)
Mik Woodgate2025-05-23T20:02:49+01:00May 23rd, 2025|
Eastern Caribbean 8: Anguilla & Montserrat gold and silver coins (2024 Scottsdale Mint)
The 2024 Eastern Caribbean 8 bullion program had a very late start, but Scottsdale Mint has released them at such an accelerated rate that they’ve already caught up with the issue of these final two designs, one for the volcanic island of Montserrat, and one for the island I spent almost two years on, Anguilla.
Montserrat has some wonderful sealife around it, despite the tumultuous geology, and that’s represented here by a starfish. While the creature itself is portrayed in a realistic manner, the whole design is more stylised overall. The Anguilla coin is prettier, in my view, but the depiction of the island in the background is hugely unrealistic. Anguilla is quite flat, and not very lush. The boat looks good, but the setting is way off. Despite that, as a coin, it looks great in silver bullion form, in particular.
As usual, there are clean silver and gold coins, and coloured silver and gold coins, all an ounce in weight. These should be available to order now. Given how quick the 2024 program has been concluded, we suspect we won’t have to wait long for the 2025 range to kick off. We have a comprehensive three-page Bullion Profile of the series, where you can see every issue to date, including the four variants each of these final 2024 additions.
| DENOMINATION | COMPOSITION | DIMENSIONS | FINISH | MINTAGE |
| $2 East Caribbean | 31.1 g of 0.999 silver | 38.6 mm | BU (Proof-like) | 25,000 |
| $2 East Caribbean | 31.1 g of 0.999 silver | 38.6 mm | Proof, colour | 500 |
| $2 East Caribbean | 31.1 g of 0.9999 gold | 32.0 mm | Proof | 2,500 |
| $2 East Caribbean | 31.1 g of 0.9999 gold | 32.0 mm | Proof, colour | 100 |
Gods: Njörðr 2oz cast silver bar (2025 Germania Mint)
Mik Woodgate2025-05-23T13:46:12+01:00May 23rd, 2025|
Gods: Njörðr 2oz cast silver bar (2025 Germania Mint)
Germania Mint’s second coloured cast 2oz silver bar series, Gods, has now joined Goddesses in the land of completion, with the debut of the sixth issue. Gods is themed around the male deities in the Northern European mythology of the Norse and Germanic peoples, and much to the mints credit, they’ve concentrated on some of the lesser known figures, rather than the same old subjects we’ve seen countless times before.
The final release features Njörðr, who, as the god of the sea and the winds, filled a place analogous to the Greek Poseidon, and the Roman Neptune in the Norse pantheon. He was the father of Freyr and Freyja (obviously not an imaginative namer!), who he sired with his sister, and was also associated with wealth and crop fertility.
A great looking bar, the association with the sea is obvious, with the runic background tieing him definitively to the Norse faiths. The style is a perfect continuation of what has gone before, exhibiting power and dynamism throughout, in contrast to Goddesses, which championed beauty and elegance. Both remain superb examples of the type. Available to order now, it comes boxed with a COA, and is capped at 999 pieces. Be great to see what comes next. I have an idea of what I’d like to see, but who knows – it’s a deep cultural-historical period, replete with subjects. Check out our comprehensive bullion profile of this series, and the whole program.
| DENOMINATION | COMPOSITION | DIMENSIONS | FINISH | MINTAGE |
| Undenominated | 62.2 g of 0.9999 silver | 40.13 x 25.07 x 7.5 mm | Antique, Colour | 999 |
Americana Series II one-ounce coloured silver bars (2025 Scottsdale Mint)
Mik Woodgate2025-05-15T13:28:06+01:00May 15th, 2025|
Americana Series II one-ounce coloured silver bars (2025 Scottsdale Mint)
Scottsdale Mint is growing its huge selection of one-ounce coloured silver bars with a second range of Americana-themed designs. It joins, not only the first series, but also ranges for Easter, Christmas, Valentines, Halloween, and many others. Indeed, we found it hard to keep track, so did one of our comprehensive Bullion Profiles of them for you to check out.
For Series II of Americana, there are 17 new bars, although we have seen designs for 5 more, and there’s also a solitary round for those that prefer them. The 17 bars are a mixed bag, with some questionably jingoistic designs, but also some genuinely excellent ones. Personal favourites are Classic Benjamin, Pastel Bald Eagle, Liberty League, and American Outlaws.
These have different mintage’s, with some set at1,776 pieces, some capped at 999, and some with no cap at all. We’ve marked them in the bullion profile. Available to order now.
| DENOMINATION | COMPOSITION | DIMENSIONS | FINISH | MINTAGE |
| Undenominated | 31.1 g of 0.999 silver | 50.0 x 29.0 mm | BU, Colour | various |
Eastern Caribbean 8: Antigua & Grenada gold and silver coins (2024 Scottsdale Mint)
Mik Woodgate2025-05-14T15:59:57+01:00May 14th, 2025|
Eastern Caribbean 8: Antigua & Grenada gold and silver coins (2024 Scottsdale Mint)
Scottsdale Mint is powering its way through the 2024 Eastern Caribbean Eight (EC8) bullion/proof coin series, the seventh such annual program since its inception in 2018. The concept is simple. Take the eight island nations that make up the Eastern Caribbean financial block, and each year, issue a new coin design for them. This takes the form of a silver bullion coin, a gold coin, and then coloured variants of the gold and silver coins, all weighing a troy ounce each.
The coins are generally released in national pairs, and this time we have Grenada, and Antigua. The coin for Grenada continues the diving theme that has appeared several times before, with an excellent shark diving design, The issue for Antigua & Barbuda taps into the island’s naval history with another Rum-Runner, this one with a Kraken in tow. Another great design, especially in clean silver bullion form.
Just Anguilla, and Montserrat are still to come, and given how fast the first six issued have appeared, we guess you won’t have to wait more than a month or two before seeing them. After that, we may well see a similarly rapid 2025 programme, but we’re speculating there. We have a comprehensive three-page Bullion Profile of the series, where you can see every issue to date, so go check that out.
| DENOMINATION | COMPOSITION | DIMENSIONS | FINISH | MINTAGE |
| $2 East Caribbean | 31.1 g of 0.999 silver | 38.6 mm | BU (Proof-like) | 25,000 |
| $2 East Caribbean | 31.1 g of 0.999 silver | 38.6 mm | Proof, colour | 500 |
| $2 East Caribbean | 31.1 g of 0.9999 gold | 32.0 mm | Proof | 2,500 |
| $2 East Caribbean | 31.1 g of 0.9999 gold | 32.0 mm | Proof, colour | 100 |
Year of the Wild Horse silver, minigold and note coins (2026 CIT)
Mik Woodgate2025-05-06T22:05:14+01:00May 6th, 2025|
Year of the Wild Horse silver, minigold and note coins (2026 CIT)
CIT have added the inevitable 2026 designs to their superb, dimensional Lunar silver coin range, and as always, there’s a half-gram minigold, and a five-gram coin note alongside it. We’ve long been admirers of the innovative designs that have exemplified their Lunar Collection since 2019, and this eighth annual issue is no exception.
The star of the show each year is the one-ounce silver, which is fully dimensional, antique-finished, and adorned with some artistic flourishes. The 2026 horse is a terrific example, maintaining the high standard to date, and would make a very distinctive gift for someone that follows the lunar calendar. It comes in a latex frame, but can stand unaided for display.
The five-gram silver coin note is one of the few in this format still being issued these days, which is a shame, as they’re eminently affordable, and large enough to carry some neat artwork. Finally, in true CIT style, there’s a minigold coin with a depiction of the rearing horse on it. All are available to order now. We’ve added these to our full Coin Series Profile of the range, so please go check out this very neat collection.
| DENOMINATION | COMPOSITION | DIMENSIONS | FINISH | MINTAGE |
| 1000 Tögrög (Mongolia) | 31.1 g of 0.9999 silver | ~40.0 mm | Antique | 999 |
| 1000 Tögrög (Mongolia) | 0.5 g of 0.9999 gold | 11.0 mm | Proof | 5,000 |
| 100 Tögrög (Mongolia) | 5.0 g of 0.999 silver | 150.0 x 70.0 mm | Prooflike | 5,000 |
April, 2025
Star Wars: Luke Skywalker 1 oz silver bullion coin (2025 PAMP/APMEX)
Mik Woodgate2025-04-30T19:41:28+01:00April 30th, 2025|
Star Wars: Luke Skywalker 1 oz silver bullion coin (2025 PAMP/APMEX)
After being relatively quiet for some time, it seems that Star Wars bullion is back on the calendar, with the launch of a new series based around the incredibly popular Original Trilogy, of Star Wars, The Empire Strikes Back, and Return of the Jedi. It’s of little surprise that Luke Skywalker is the subject, for the first time, given that Darth Vader already has five bullion issues of his own.
The design depicts Skywalker, in early clothing from the first film, with a lightsaber raised. To his left is the symbol of the Rebel Alliance, itself also the subject of its own coin. The obverse is one that has the Public Seal of Niue, rather than the effigy of King Charles III.
There are two variants, both an ounce in weight. The 0.999 silver coin has a mintage of 10,000 pieces, with the 0.9999 gold version capped at a tiny 100 units. The silver coins are struck by MKS PAMP, and the gold is sold exclusively through APMEX. Available to order now.
| DENOMINATION | COMPOSITION | DIMENSIONS | FINISH | MINTAGE |
| $2 NZD (Niue) | 31.1 g of 0.999 silver | 39.0 mm | Bullion | 10,000 |
| $250 NZD (Niue) | 31.1 g of 0.9999 gold | 32.0 mm | Bullion | 100 |
Mood: Anger one & two-ounce silver bars (2025 Le Grand Mint)
Mik Woodgate2025-04-22T23:09:39+01:00April 22nd, 2025|
Mood: Anger one & two-ounce silver bars (2025 Le Grand Mint)
Le Grand Mint has added to its range of minted silver bars with a coloured piece that is the first in a series called ‘Mood’. The debut bar is called ‘Anger’ and depicts a female warrior standing in front of a flying dragon. The dragon is said to represent the impetuous, wrathful and ruthless side of anger, while the warrior stands for the control of the emotion. To the bottom-left, are Platonic solids, representing the Four Elements. It’s a nice piece of art by Carmen Testa, eschewing that clinical, digital look, for something altogether more natural.
The back of the bar has that signature Le Grand Mint design, which shows far more intricacy than most of the bars of this type. There are two weights available, both with identical dimensions except for the thickness. There’s a one-ounce, and a two-ounce, the latter fulfilling the role of a piedfort, in principle.
What’s unusual is the very limited mintages of these. Just 333 of the smaller bar, and 222 of the bigger, will be produced, and they all come encapsulated, boxed, and with a Certificate of Authenticity, so very much not a stackers bar. An interesting debut, we look forward to seeing where LGM goes with the series.
| DENOMINATION | COMPOSITION | DIMENSIONS | FINISH | MINTAGE |
| Undenominated | 31.1 g of 0.9999 silver | 46.1 x 25.6 x 3.0 mm | Bullion, Colour | 333 |
| Undenominated | 62.2 g of 0.9999 silver | 46.1 x 25.6 x 6.0 mm | Bullion, Colour | 222 |
Graduation Day one-ounce coloured silver bar (2025 Scottsdale Mint)
Mik Woodgate2025-04-22T12:54:18+01:00April 22nd, 2025|
Graduation Day one-ounce coloured silver bar (2025 Scottsdale Mint)
Scottsdale Mint continues its quest to dominate the minted silver bullion bar market with their latest coloured offerings. Joining Easter, Christmas, Valentines, Halloween, and many others, the new pair celebrate Graduation Day, which marks the awarding of a diploma.
Just two in this range, although there are two silver rounds, also an ounce in weight, also being released at the same time. Like most of these bars, they’re more for the gift market than for stackers or collectors, but we do have a comprehensive Bullion Profile of them up for you to check out, as some of the other designs are exceptional. Available now.
| DENOMINATION | COMPOSITION | DIMENSIONS | FINISH | MINTAGE |
| Undenominated | 31.1 g of 0.999 silver | 50.0 x 29.0 mm | Bullion, Colour | Unlimited |
Lucky Dragon 05 Xuánhuá one-ounce coloured silver bar (2025 Scottsdale Mint)
Mik Woodgate2025-04-22T11:41:31+01:00April 22nd, 2025|
Lucky Dragon 05 Xuánhuá one-ounce coloured silver bar (2025 Scottsdale Mint)
The five-bar ‘Lucky Dragon’ range, from Scottsdale Mint, has come to an end with the debut today of the final design. These bars have released every week over the last month, but each is only sold for seven days, starting on a Monday. The mintage is set at whatever the orders are for that week. There’s also a giveaway with a chance to win the bar with the serial number 001. US collectors can enter that HERE. The giveaway has a couple of other prizes, which you can also read about at that link.
This one goes by the name Xuánhuá, and could well be my favourite of the five, depicting an almost elder statesman of the dragon world, dripping with power and wisdom. This has been a really exceptional series of minted silver bars, that are affordable, and very collectible. All the earlier bars are no longer available to order from Scottsdale Mint, so you’ll have to hit the secondary market if you want one. They’re sold encapsulated, and there seems to be a wooden box available separately.
If minted bars from Scottsdale Mint are your thing, we have just the bullion profile for you…
| DENOMINATION | COMPOSITION | DIMENSIONS | FINISH | MINTAGE |
| Undenominated | 31.1 g of 0.999 silver | 50.0 x 29.0 mm | B/Unc, Colour | Unlimited (1 week) |
Lucky Dragon 04 Kuángyǐng one-ounce coloured silver bar (2025 Scottsdale Mint)
Mik Woodgate2025-04-14T18:34:14+01:00April 14th, 2025|
Lucky Dragon 04 Kuángyǐng one-ounce coloured silver bar (2025 Scottsdale Mint)
As we reported a few days ago, the new five-bar range from Scottsdale Mint, called ‘Lucky Dragon’, sees the fourth issue drop today. The bars are released every week, for five weeks, and only sold for that week. The mintage is capped at whatever the orders are for that week.
The fourth is called Kuángyǐng, and is yet another terrific piece of Asian art. The earlier three bars are no longer available to order from Scottsdale Mint, so you’ll have to hit the secondary market if you want one. They’re sold encapsulated, and there seems to be a wooden box available separately.
There’s also a giveaway with a chance to win the bar with the serial number 001. US collectors can enter that HERE. The giveaway has a couple of other prizes, which you can also read about at that link. The last bar, called Xuánhuá, drops on 21st April. As always, we’ll give a heads-up on those days, so you don’t miss out.
| DENOMINATION | COMPOSITION | DIMENSIONS | FINISH | MINTAGE |
| Undenominated | 31.1 g of 0.999 silver | 50.0 x 29.0 mm | B/Unc, Colour | Unlimited (1 week) |