In Western Australia, a worker was digging a trench in an Albany backyard when he found a hoard of rare coins. The 400 gold coins are believed to be worth about half a million dollars, and are over 200 years old. While the owner of the property has claimed the coins, the situation is currently [...]
The Krugerrand is South Africa’s official gold bullion coin. This 22-karat coin was first struck in 1967, and was the world’s first gold bullion coin. To put it differently, it was the first coin minted to have its worth tied to the spot price of gold rather than its face value, and was produced to [...]
Are you following the latest developments in silver coin news? Then you have probably heard that as of February 1, 2012 silver is re-gaining momentum in price. As Emirates 24 reported, silver rose by $5.35 PTO, which is almost an increase of 20% within a day. Silver is now at $33.22 PTO. What’s to explain [...]
If you have never been all that interested in coin collecting or trading, then you may have no real knowledge of exactly how valuable coins can really be. Many people that are not involved in the world of coins are not aware that people can actually make a living off of collecting, trading, and selling [...]
Of all the rare coins one can collect, rare gold coins hold the most appeal. After all, men have been chasing gold since the ancient Romans and Greeks. Gold coins were part of America’s currency until 1933. The government issued an order compelling citizens to turn in their gold coins for dollars. Most complied, however [...]
