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In previous articles, this blog already introduced Olympic Gold Medals as well as commemorative Olympic gold coins. Even though the Beijing 2022 Olympic Games are already history, it might interest some readers to know that special gold and silver coins were produced and issued for these Olympic Games as well. These Beijing 2022 gold and ... Continue reading

With major economies in decline and inflation devaluing currencies, it is no surprise that gold is becoming increasingly popular with investors. Many countries that until recently only rarely issued gold coins have increased their production and this trend can be expected to continue. Even though Spanish gold coins were very important in history, the modern ... Continue reading

Previous articles on this blog already introduced the Royal Australian Mint as well as some of its collectible bullion coin series like the Australian Shipwreck coins. As the mint is always trying to step out of the shadow of its national competitor, the much more famous Perth Mint, it is known to frequently launch new ... Continue reading

The word doping is something that people generally associate with professional athletes taking performance-enhancing drugs in order to be more successful in competitions. A recently uncovered scandal about doped gold involving Australia’s esteemed Perth Mint however has nothing to do with sports but instead with corporate greed. In the world of gold bullion refining, doping ... Continue reading

Many people think that gold bullion coins and gold bars are the only things out of 24 karat gold that can be purchased. That is not the case though as previous articles on this blog about 24 karat gold necklaces as well as 24 karat gold watches have shown. This article now will introduce some ... Continue reading

As a general rule, precious metal bullion coins are available for much lower premiums than collectible coins of the same precious metal purity. The main reason for that is that bullion coins are produced in much higher quantities. Obviously, mints have an interest to sell at least a portion of their bullion coins with higher ... Continue reading

Many coins depict portraits of famous people that left their mark in history. Even though there are generally more portraits of male heroes, quite a few female heroes can be seen on precious metal bullion coins as well. These are mythical heroes though like Lady Britannia which appears on the British Gold Britannias or Lady ... Continue reading

People that are familiar with the traditional Chinese calendar will be aware of the fact that the Chinese New Year this year falls on January 22. That will be the first day of the new Chinese Year of the Rabbit! If you happen to have Chinese friends, now would be a good time to buy ... Continue reading

Most renowned government mints in the world are from first-world countries like the US Mint, Royal Canadian Mint, British Royal Mint or Australia’s Perth Mint. However, gold coins are also regularly issued by many developing countries and even by some of the poorest countries. Earlier articles on this blog such as these ones about Philippine ... Continue reading

Most precious metal investors are aware of the fact that some of the world’s most popular bullion coins are not only manufactured in the standard size of 1 oz. Fractional sizes of 1/2 oz, 1/4 oz, 1/10 oz and 1/20 oz are fairly commonplace and even smaller coin sizes like 1/40 oz, 1 gram and ... Continue reading