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What is Doped Gold?

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

US Mint Medals

October 15, 2022 by Buy-Gold.Link in Minting Institutions, Precious Metal Investing, Silver - No Comments

When buying physical precious metals, most investors buy either bullion coins or bullion bars. Other options exist though such as bullion jewelry or decorative objects out of bullion quality silver. These will however cost much higher premiums since they are more expensive to produce (and also because of the lower demand for them). Medals, such ... Continue reading

Royal Mint 886 Collection

July 15, 2022 by Buy-Gold.Link in Gift Ideas, Gold, Minting Institutions, Silver - No Comments

Just like any other commercial business striving for profit, more and more government mints are trying to branch out into other areas. The production of jewelry seems natural for a company that is already renowned for the quality of its bullion products. However, instead of producing 24 karat jewelry which is not really suitable for ... Continue reading

Perth Mint Stamp & Coin Covers

December 30, 2020 by Buy-Gold.Link in Gift Ideas, Minting Institutions - No Comments

Since minting institutions are businesses, they are of course constantly looking for ways to increase their sales. Different mints have adopted different methods to achieve this goal, whether it is the issue of privy-marked coins like the US Mint just recently did with its “75th Anniversary of the end of World War II” American Eagle ... Continue reading

Historic Carson City Mint

August 15, 2020 by Buy-Gold.Link in Minting Institutions - No Comments

Since many coin lovers also have a certain level of interest for the history of minting, I want to introduce the historic Carson City Mint today. Located in a beautiful historic edifice in Carson City (Nevada), this former branch of the US Mint was in operation between 1870 and 1885 as well as from 1889 ... Continue reading

Polish Gold Coins

June 15, 2020 by Buy-Gold.Link in Exotic Coins, Gold, Minting Institutions - No Comments

Most collectors of precious metal coins are constantly looking for ways to expand their collection. Buying coins from the less well-known government mints of smaller countries is one way to do that. However, some smaller countries have their commemorative precious metal coins minted by the big players in this market like the Royal Canadian Mint ... Continue reading

99.999% Pure Gold Coins

May 15, 2020 by Buy-Gold.Link in Gold, Minting Institutions, Precious Metal Investing - 1 Comment

Whereas 22 karat gold coins like the South African Krugerrands used to dominate the gold coin market for a long time, most newly issued gold coins these days are 24 karat. One reason for this might be that many new investors seem to prefer higher purity gold coins and another is that both government-run and ... Continue reading

Swiss Gold Refineries

March 31, 2020 by Buy-Gold.Link in Minting Institutions, Precious Metal Investing - No Comments

During the current coronavirus crisis, the US has already learned what a bad idea it is to procure most of the basic ingredients that medicines are made of from a single country (even more so since it’s a totalitarian country like China). At the end of March, gold investors learned that a large part of ... Continue reading

Commemorative Chinese Gold Coins

October 16, 2019 by Buy-Gold.Link in Gold, Minting Institutions, Rare Coins - No Comments

One government mint that is regularly issuing commemorative coins out of gold and other precious metals is the China Mint. To be more precise, it is the China Gold Coin Incorporation that is charged by the Chinese government with this task. Finding out about the newly issued commemorative Chinese gold coins is not so easy ... Continue reading

The Perth Mint Exhibition

May 15, 2019 by Buy-Gold.Link in Minting Institutions - 1 Comment

For anyone that loves coins, visiting a mint is a special and memorable experience. Industrial tourism has been increasing in popularity for a long time and visitors from all over the world come to see how their favorite car is manufactured or how their favorite beer is brewed. More and more minting institutions have also ... Continue reading

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