With their unique designs, historical significance, and rarity, Pre-1933 US Gold Coins offer collectors and investors a glimpse into the past and a tangible connection to the stories of our ancestors.
These gleaming pieces of history are valuable precious metal assets and windows into a fascinating era.
The French 20 Franc Gold Coin played an extensive role throughout the world as a store of value and wealth.
The actual gold weight in each gold 20 francs coin is 5.80 grams, the equivalent to .1867 troy ounces.
From 1804 until 1914, millions of gold 20 Francs coins were minted and circulated throughout Europe, Africa and the Americas as part of merchant and commercial trade.
Border police in India have arrested a woman attempting to cross the border wearing 2 kg of gold bars under her clothes.
Customs authorities have seized more than 604 kilograms of gold at Mumbai airport alone over the last year.
Zimbabwe has had a long history of economic instability. From 2004 until 2009 the country experienced five years of hyperinflation.
More than ten years later, the economy is Zimbabwe is still in shambles. The Zimbabwe dollar was reintroduced in 2019. More periods of high inflation quickly followed.
The latest officially released figures estimate that 1.6 metric tons, the equivalent to 1,600 kilos of gold were included among the stolen stash.
Unofficially, some media in Canada also reports a large amount of cash was stolen in an unknown currency
The mines in Egypt’s Eastern Desert represent an incredible source of income for the country. Gold from the El Sukari mine is already being used to grow the Central Bank of Egypt’s reserves which have recently been reported to have increased to 125 tons of gold.
The man, who wishes to remain anonymous, made the discovery while metal detecting in Victoria’s goldfields, the region at the heart of Australia’s gold rush in the 1800s.
Elected officials from both the Texas Senate and House have proposed complementary bills to create a state issued digital currency option that would be backed with gold and fully redeemable for either fiat cash or gold.
Fractional gold bars minted with a weight of less than 1 troy ounce. In some cases they are measured in fractions of an ounce in increments that are similar to coins, such as 1/10 oz, 1/4 oz and 1/2 oz.
APMEX sold more than 1 million troy ounces of silver in the past 7 days, and 27,000 troy ounces of gold.