The year is 1857. The setting – a lonely mountain peak in Nevada’s Virginia Range. A sheepherder and prospector by the name of Henry Comstock investigates a large deposit two brothers, Evan and Hosea Grosh, had recently discovered before their untimely deaths. After a few months of unsuccessful digging, Comstock (or familiarly known as “Old…
The entire month of May has been dedicated to the study of zombies and the possibility of an apocalypse. This campaign was initiated by the Zombie Research Society (ZRS) in hopes of educating people on how to prevent and prepare for an outbreak in the coming years. The ZRS takes a serious approach to the month…
The American penny has been around for more than two centuries, and during those 200-plus years the penny has had many changes. Today, pennies are copper-plated zinc, meaning that the composition of the coin is 97.5% zinc and only 2.5% copper. Prior to 1982, though, the copper penny was just that – copper. History shows…
Believe it or not, there’s a coin in the world so rare that you’ll never find one at Provident Metals: the 1933 Saint Gaudens Gold Double Eagle. These coins were minted the year that President Franklin Roosevelt issued a seizure of all gold coinage. The 145,000 Eagles that had been minted for the year were…
Sales for the Mares of Diomedes 1 oz silver and copper rounds for the exclusive 12 Labors of Hercules series from Provident Metals have concluded, wrapping up their one-month run. King Eurystheus sent the Greek demi-god to capture the Mares, which were trained by King Diomedes of Thrace to crave human flesh. Hercules killed King…
England’s royal couple, the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge, also known as Will and Kate, welcomed their second child into the world on May 2nd. Of course, with a new royal baby comes a lot of merchandising, coins included. The Royal Mint of Britain has released four commemorative coins in honor of Her Royal Highness…
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