Starving Liberty Bullion Mintage Announced – Zombucks®

The collapsing staircase below Starving Liberty has fallen, and the seventh design in the Zombucks: Currency of the Apocalypse® series has been contained after three months of activity. Starving Liberty paid homage to the Standing Liberty quarter, which was manufactured by the U.S. Mint and circulated from 1916-1930. Hermon MacNeil designed the original Standing Liberty coin…

First American Gold Rush in North Carolina

If you guessed that America’s first gold rush occurred in California, you’d be wrong!  In fact, the first gold rush in our nation happened in the state of North Carolina. It began in 1799—half a century before the more well-known California Gold Rush—around the area surrounding Charlotte, which was then dusty town called “Charlotte Town”….

Eighth Zombucks Design Released

There will be no fooling around this April 1st. As the latest undead design in the Zombucks: Currency of the Apocalypse™ series from Provident Metals, the Slayed Dollar will be on the attack beginning Wednesday, April 1, 2015. This Zombucks design pays homage to the Trade Dollar silver coin, which depicted a seated Lady Liberty….

Greece, the European Debt Crisis & What it Means for Gold

The ancient country of Greece has a very rich and distinguished history in matters of philosophy, science and the arts. But, unfortunately, modern Greece is struggling with a poor and lackluster economy. Prime Minister of Greece Alexis Tsipras and German Chancellor Angela Merkel met in Berlin last Monday (3/23) to try to reach some sort…

Rare Coins Found At the University of Buffalo

While not technically buried, employees of the University of Buffalo recently “uncovered” priceless coins hidden in the college library – a treasure that would make any hunter gleeful. A professor of classics, Phillip Kiernan, had heard a rumor that the library housed some ancient Greek and Roman coins. When he went to investigate, curator of…

Stymphalian Birds Final Mintage Released

As ordered by King Eurystheus, Hercules was sent to take down the Stymphalian Birds for his sixth labor. Hercules traveled to Arcadia and startled the birds from their nest; shooting the bronze-beaked, metallic-feathered birds with his arrows as they flew from the trees. The carnivorous birds are showcased on the reverse of each 1 oz…