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Australian Florin – 2022 Platinum Edition

May 15, 2023 by Buy-Gold.Link in Platinum, Rare Coins - No Comments

Recreations of historic coins are always a great addition to a coin collection, even more so if they are made out of a valuable precious metal like gold, silver, platinum or palladium. In 2022, Australia’s Perth Mint made the unusual choice to re-issue one of the most famous Australian silver coins, the 1910 Australian Florin, ... Continue reading

Spanish Gold Coins

April 30, 2023 by Buy-Gold.Link in Exotic Coins, Gold - No Comments

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

Australian Antarctic Territory Series

April 15, 2023 by Buy-Gold.Link in Coin Series, Gold, Silver - No Comments

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

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

Unusual 24 Karat Gold Items

March 15, 2023 by Buy-Gold.Link in Gift Ideas, Gold - No Comments

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

Treasured Maple Leaf Coins

February 28, 2023 by Buy-Gold.Link in Coin Series, Gift Ideas, Gold, Silver - No Comments

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

Austria’s Unsung Heroines Coin Series

February 15, 2023 by Buy-Gold.Link in Coin Series, Gold - No Comments

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

Queen Elizabeth II Bullion Coins

January 31, 2023 by Buy-Gold.Link in Coin Series, Precious Metal Investing - No Comments

Due to the recent death of Queen Elizabeth II and the crowning of King Charles III as the new regent of the United Kingdom, it can be expected that the British Royal Mint, Royal Canadian Mint and Australia’s Perth Mint will all make the switch from the late Queen’s official portrait to the new King’s ... Continue reading

Year of the Rabbit Gold Gifts

January 15, 2023 by Buy-Gold.Link in Gift Ideas, Gold - No Comments

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

Myanmar Gold Coins

December 31, 2022 by Buy-Gold.Link in Exotic Coins, Gold - No Comments

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

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