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According to a recent Reuter’s report, US Mint sales of American Eagle gold coins and silver coins decreased in August. However, it was the second-highest month of sales this year, behind July, which saw the highest sales in over two years. Continue reading
When it comes to precious metals, silver usually falls under gold in the desirability factor. This is because silver has been used in making fine jewellery, silverware, fine service wear and, of course, in creating coins for currency. Continue reading
As the prices of silver tumbled last month, the Perth Mint saw the Australian sales of bullion gold escalate to a nine-month high while the silver jumped to an eight-month high in July. Mint bullion sales also surpassed their year-ago levels. Continue reading
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Why is there such an interest in silver investment these days? Perhaps many people realize that coins and silver always seem to stand the test of time. What is it that we all need to know when it comes to investing in coins and silver? Continue reading
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Silver investment, broadly speaking, has played an important role in the world as a means of currency or ornamentation for nearly 50 centuries.
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Silver is a greyish-white metal with a soft and shiny appearance. Silver is a chemical element with the atomic number 47 and Ag as its chemical symbol. It is found in lead and copper ores, and it’s used to make coins, art pieces, jewellery, and utensils. Currently, silver metal is used in industrial applications, photography, electronics, and dentistry.
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During the six long years of the Second World War, the naval warfare endured by the Allied forces in the waters of the Atlantic Ocean was strongly supported by the Canadian Merchant Navy who provided them with the much-needed personnel, food, fuel and weapons.
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As per preliminary reports from US Mint, sales of silver coins hit a 10-month low in May. It sold hardly 2.02 million ounces of American Eagle silver coins in May, the weakest total since July 2014 and down by almost 28% from 2.8 million ounces in April.
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For a long time now, India has been in productive competition with china over being the biggest coin fabricator in Asia. India started indulging in coin fabrication in 2011 and has been doing well up to 2014. Continue reading
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After several years of record highs in silver mining, it looks as though silver output will start to decrease this year. For more than ten years, silver output has shown a steady increase, with each year a little higher than before. This year, however, there will likely be no new record.
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