MKS PAMP Group has announced the return of the Engelhard brand to the market with a new generation of faithfully recreated precious metals products. The revival has been made possible under official licence from BASF Environmental Catalyst and Metal Solutions (ECMS), a standalone division of BASF SE and the owner of the Engelhard brand since acquiring it in 2006.
Launched at the American Numismatic Association’s 2025 World’s Fair of Money – which took place 19-23 August in Oklahoma City, United States – the company says the reintroduction of these classic products pays tribute to Engelhard’s legacy in the precious metals industry. The brand has been replicated in four separate product types, both rounds and bars – a 1 oz silver Prospector round, 1/10 oz gold Prospector round, 3oz silver cast bar, and the Engelhard Liberty set.
First struck in 1982, Engelhard’s original 1 oz silver Prospector offered a distinctive type of silver bullion for collectors. The Engelhard Corporation was a major refiner of precious metals and the cessation of its bullion minting resulted in the bars and products becoming sought after on the secondary market, typically at a premium.
The revived silver Prospector round retains the design of the eponymous kneeling prospector motif on its obverse – a symbolic tribute to the pioneering spirit of precious metals exploration.
The reverse depicts the classic Engelhard ‘E’ logo alongside precise markings of weight and purity. Every detail of the round has been ‘meticulously replicat[ed]’, true to the original – from the relief height to typography. The rounds will be packaged in original-style Engelhard moulded tubes, intended as a nod to vintage authenticity.
In addition, mintage of the gold 1/10 oz Prospector round has been limited to 5,000 pieces and features the same design as that utilised on the silver version. Each round is secured in tamper-evident packaging to ensure authenticity.
The 3 oz silver cast bar also has a limited mintage of 4,000 pieces, with each featuring the weight and purity of the bar along with the Engelhard name and a unique serial number.
The limited-edition Engelhard Liberty set includes 1 oz, 5 oz, and 10 oz silver bars modelled after the original 1986 Liberty designs. The obverse of each bar within the set features the weight and purity of the bar below a depiction of the Statue of Liberty Torch held aloft. The reverse features the full display of the Statue of Liberty. The sets have been made available exclusively through APMEX, with mintage limited to 500 sets.
The United States Mint has also unveiled a new release in line with the World’s Fair of Money, its first laser-engraved coin. The 1 oz American Eagle silver proof coin features a special laser-engraved privy mark.
First launched in 1986, these specific American Eagle coins offer a collector version of the investment-grade American Eagle silver bullion coins. The popular silver collectibles are struck at the US Mint at West Point and thus hold the ‘W’ mint mark. Every coin includes a reeded edge variation for enhanced security, in addition to the first-time use of laser technology to create the privy mark, which depicts a laser beam with rays of light flowing from the centre.
In addition to this privy mark, the obverse features a depiction of Adolph A Weinman’s full-length figure of Liberty in full stride, enveloped in folds of the flag, with her right hand extended and branches of laurel and oak in her left. The US Mint utilised its historical assets to render a closer reflection of Weinman’s original vision and detail that includes the addition of his traditional artist mark.
The reverse depicts the eponymous eagle flying into land, carrying an oak branch – a design featured since 2021.
Mintage of the coin has been limited to 100,000 pieces.
