For the avid coil collector, the American Buffalo gold coin is an item of solid gold beauty. Minted with one troy oz of 24-karat gold, the designers of this coin made an interesting choice in their selection of the old Indian Head nickel as the image for the obverse side. On the reverse is depicted [...]
Gold Chinese Panda Coins
January 31, 2012 By Leave a Comment
The Chinese Gold Panda is one of the most beautiful and intriguing coins in the world. It does not have an ancient history or long tradition. The Chinese mint began to issue them not so long ago in 1982. They are stamped out in a range of sizes, from 1/20 troy ounce to a full [...]
The History of the British Sovereign Gold Coin
January 19, 2012 By Leave a Comment
With a history dating back over 500 years, the British gold sovereign is perhaps the most recognized gold coin in the word. Avidly sought after by collectors for both its historical value and monetary worth, the British sovereign remains a source of fascination for coin collectors around the globe. The First Gold Sovereigns The first [...]
What Is A Gold IRA?
January 10, 2012 By Leave a Comment
Even though you won’t be accessing your IRA or your 401k money until you retire, you are a forward thinker who wants to make sure that your money is placed in the most profitable places that it can be. Playing the stock market with your money — even though this is retirement money that you [...]
Saint-Gaudens Double Eagle Gold Coin
January 4, 2012 By Leave a Comment
Considered by many to be the most beautiful United States coin ever produced, the Saint-Gaudens double eagle was plagued by controversy, the death of the designer and its ultimate wholesale destruction after 1933 when most of the coins were melted down by the U.S. Treasury department. Despite the turmoil surrounding this coin, or perhaps because [...]
American Gold Eagle Coins
December 27, 2011 By Leave a Comment
The American Gold Eagle Coin is considered the most beautiful and elegant gold coin in the United States mint. This coin is the official gold coin of the US and empowered with the authority of the Gold Eagle Bullion Act of 1985, wherein it was first developed and introduced to the public. These coins can [...]
Canadian Maple Leaf Gold Coin
December 13, 2011 By Leave a Comment
Canada has an official bullion gold coin which is known as the Canadian gold maple leaf. The Royal Canadian mint has been charged with the responsibility of producing this coin. This coin was designed by Walter Ott. Being a regular issue coin, it is known to be one of the world’s purest gold coin as [...]
This Week In Gold – Thanksgiving Edition
November 25, 2011 By Leave a Comment
First I would like say Happy Belated Thanksgiving! Yesterday was great for me and the family with all of us still recovering from extended food comas. That recovery, unlike the impending gold price recovery, is likely to be short lived as we have lots of leftovers! Okay, enough about me, let’s take a look at [...]
The South African Krugerrand
November 22, 2011 By Leave a Comment
The South African Krugerrand gold coin, is believed to have been first minted in 1967 and has accounted for almost 90% of the gold coin market. Kruger means “the man depicted on the obverse, depicting President Paul Kruger” and rand refers to “ the South African unit of currency”and the reverse depicts a springbok antelope [...]
Gold In The News, Week Ending 11-18
November 17, 2011 By Leave a Comment
The biggest news this week is likely the continuing erosion of value for the Euro as the entire continent faces growing concern over it’s financial stability. As the Euro declined, investors started betting on the strengthening dollar thereby leading to a decline in gold prices. To illustrate the point further, I have included a few [...]
