John Wedding The Mexican 50 Peso Gold Coin is the type of item that is not only highly valued for its gold content, but it is also a piece of history ingrained in the consciousness of Mexicans everywhere. First issued in 1921, this coin commemorates the Centennial of Mexican Independence from the Spanish Empire. In 1910 the … Read more
The 2006 American Buffalo one-ounce gold coin was introduced in late January 2006 to coin dealers and precious metal investors by the US Mint. Since that time, the coin has become very popular with many collectors and investors. This is true because coin’s design features a neat replica of the buffalo designed used on 5-cent … Read more
In 1907 a new gold coin was introduced by the US Mint. The 1907 $10 Dollars Indian Head Gold Coin was created by the world renowned sculptor Saint Gaudens at the request of then President Theodore Roosevelt. Roosevelt insisted the coin pay tribute to the American Indian and Saint Gaudens acted on the President’s directive. … Read more
The 1933 Double Eagle Gold Coin is one of the rarest Double Eagle coins in the world, due to the fact that none ever made it into official circulation. This was because in 1933 Franklin D. Roosevelt passed a law that banned the ownership of gold coins in the United States for general circulation – … Read more
The 1984 gold Canada Maple Leaf one-ounce $50 coin was the sixth in the series of one-ounce gold Canadian Maple Leaf gold coins that were issued by the Royal Canadian Mint. The coin continued was initially made available for sale by the general public by coin dealers and precious metal dealers across Canada. The coin … Read more
During the 1970s, there was no more popular coin than the South African Krugerrand. The Krugerrand, which was minted starting in 1967, was the only major gold bullion coin to be produced at this time, and by 1980 it accounted for nearly 90% of all gold coins on the market. The name of the Krugerrand … Read more
This hugely anticipated gold coin was issued in January of 2009 by the US Mint and is a recreation of one of the most famous coins to ever be created in the USA – the $20 Double Eagle coin released in 1907. The original coin was designed by Augustus Saint-Gaudens but back in 1907 it … Read more
Canada and the Royal Canadian Mint was the first country to produce an almost pure gold coin when they introduced the very popular gold Maple Leaf coin in 1978. Twenty years later, the Royal Canadian Mint decided they could and would produce an even purer gold coin. The accepted standard for a solid gold bar … Read more
The Mexican 50 Pesos Gold Coin was first minted from 1921 through 1931, suspended, and then from 1943 through 1947. The coin is called the Centenario, in celebration of the 100th year anniversary of Mexico’s 1821 independence from Spain. Minted at Casa de Moneda, the continent’s oldest mint, the Centenario represented the first one ounce … Read more
In the world of gold bullion coins, the Canadian Gold Maple Leaf is one of the purest and most sought-after in the world. With its gold content at 0.9999 millesimal fineness, equivalent to 24 golden carats, the Gold Maple leaf contains nearly zero other base metals but is almost entirely pure gold from the mines … Read more
The 2011 American Buffalo, one troy ounce, .9999 gold coin was first released by The United States Mint facility in West Point, New York in 2006. The 2006 coin was the first 24-karat gold coin to be struck by the Mint. The 2011 coin has a face value of $50. and is available both as … Read more
The 2005 Canada Maple Leaf 1 ounce gold coin is one of the world’s most popular gold bullion coins. Collectors and investors prefer the Canadian Maple Leaf to other 1 ounce gold coins because of the purity of the gold content. Most other gold coins contain an alloy to give it more strength and durability. … Read more