Of course, for us Netflix users, the most famous Mint in the world is now the Madrid Mint because of the award-winning series Casa De Papel ….a mint where a group of robbers take “money heist” to a whole new level! But in real life, the Royal Mint of Spain is certainly not the most […]
At last!
It was starting to feel like Groundhog Day – the same range, time after time… then last week gold finally broke out to the upside. Not by much, but the range has changed and we are now in a period of consolidation. With the exception of just under a fortnight in November last year when […]
Weekly markets round-up
Welcome to a very brief overview of the recent performance in the markets. The essentials are captured in the table below and each week we will show a chart of interest. After gold’s performance in the first quarter of this year, when it posted its first quarterly decline since the September quarter of 2018, the […]
South African Krugerrand
The South African Krugerrand is undoubtedly the best-known gold coin in the world. With a market share of 60 percent on the German market, it has become indispensable for German investors and is regarded as the epitome of gold investments in coins. Exactly 51 years after the 1 oz Gold Krugerrand, the South African mint […]
Sales of silver coin reach new heights in 2013
New figures have revealed the extent of the sales for silver coins in 2013 and have shown in the past 12 months there has been an almost unprecedented demand. Three of the most productive mints in the world – the US, Canada and Perth (Australia) – have all confirmed that 2013 has seen silver coin […]