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4 Min Read (Reuters) - A retail investment frenzy in silver driven by social media has left dealers from the United States to Singapore scrambling for bars and coins to meet demand. FILE PHOTO: A quality control agent examines a 2013 enhanced silver eagle silver coin at the United States West Point Mint facility in West Point, New York June 5, 2013. REUTERS/Shannon Stapleton Silver prices extended their rally on Monday to an eight-year high as small investors answered calls on social media las...

Perth Mint Presents The Jewelled Horse 10oz Gold Proof Coin The Jewelled Horse, an exceptional collectible showcasing rare and spectacular treasures from two Western Australian icons – Argyle Pink Diamonds and The Perth Mint. The Jewelled Horse is the fourth release from The Perth Mint’s range of diamond-studded coins showcasing Asia’s revered mythical and mortal creatures. This limited-edition coin – with a mintage of only eight – follows in the footsteps of The Perth Mint’s past...

Landslide in Papua New Guinea kills 15 gold miners, children A landslide in Papua New Guinea’s Central Province buried alive 15 people, including 3 children, on December 28. The horrific incident occurred between 4 and 5 a.m. Heavy rains triggered a large movement of mud, trees and logs which engulfed a makeshift long hut at the base of a hill. Makeshift rescue efforts were unsuccessful, after people attempted to dig through the mud using only shovels and sticks. Bodies recovered from the lan...

By Reuters Staff (Adds comment, details) Jan 6 (Reuters) - Perth Mint’s gold product sales in December eased from the previous month but robust investment demand for the safe-haven metal led average monthly 2020 shipments to double from the prior year, the refiner said in a blog post on Wednesday. Sales of gold coins and minted bars dropped to 76,806 ounces last month, declining 8.7% from a seven-month high reached in November and by 2.7% from a year earlier. Sales of silver coins also slid 1...

The Coin Analyst: The Best Performing Modern Coins of 2020 The fifth annual Coin Analyst review of modern coins that performed best among those issued in 2020 includes some coins dated 2019 and 2021 that were released in 2020. 2020 may have been the year from hell for most of us because of the coronavirus and its many economic and social repercussions around the world, but it was a very good year for the numismatic hobby and the coin market, including the modern coin market. These trends refle...

Vox Completes Acquisition of Brits Royalty and Notes Production & Development Updates From Operating Partners News provided by Share this article Vox Royalty Corp. (TSXV: VOX) (" Vox" or the " Company"), a high growth precious metals focussed royalty company, is pleased to announce that it has completed the acquisition of the Brits Vanadium royalty from Sable Metals and Minerals Pty Ltd (" Sable") covering a portion of Bushveld Minerals Limiteds (LSE: BMN) Brits Vanadium Project (" Brits"), as...

12/17/2020 3:38:59 PM GMT Currencies, led by the euro, on pushing higher The U.S. names Switzerland a currency manipulator? Good Day... And a Tub Thumpin Thursday to you! What a day yesterday... Congress is closer to a stimulus deal, The dollar weakened, Gold & Silver had good days, and Chuck received a Christmas Card from a longtime friend, Michael Checkin! I was pleasantly surprised upon opening the card to see who it was from... I also got one from Tim and Nicole Smith, with their baby boy...

Jeff Garrett: Numismatic Holiday Gift Ideas   Like everyone else, you are probably searching for holiday gift ideas to please that hard-to-buy-for friend or relative. Shopping this year is even more difficult, with most of your options limited to online shopping. As we bring 2020 to a close (thankfully), try celebrating with numismatic gifts for your loved ones, if one or more is a collector or may be inclined to collect. However, numismatists can be quite hard to surprise with gifts. Indeed, ...