Here at Provident, we make an ongoing effort to support your investing goals. And our website includes a lot of cool features to help with your journey. In this blog post we’ll break down some of our site features that you may not know about. The first step in any good investing strategy is knowledge,…
Just when you thought all the new 2018 releases had been unveiled, the South African Mint caught the industry by surprise. For the first time ever, the venerable Krugerrand is being issued as a low-premium silver coin. This coin is unique in that it’s both brand new and steeped in tradition at the same time….
In 1971, a man using the alias D.B. Cooper boarded a Boeing 727 at the Seattle-Tacoma Airport and held the crew and passengers hostage with a bomb threat. He forced the pilot to land for fuel, then demanded $200,000 in ransom (which is equivalent to about $1.2 million today). Once the money was transferred onto…
Half Dollars are rarely seen in circulation today, but for over a century, they were a backbone of daily commerce. They offered an excellent combination of purchasing power and convenient size. Whereas Silver Dollars were bulky (and less user-friendly than $1 paper notes), the Half Dollar was a staple of everyday pocket change. In fact, at…
Thanks to you, our Egyptian Gods series of 2 oz ultra high relief silver rounds has grown quite popular since the release of Cleopatra in 2015. She was followed with the release of Anubis and Sobek, and most recently, Khnum. With Khnum now available, we have stopped production on Sobek in order to honor our…
Recently, gold spot price hit its lowest point in 2018, and it’s still hovering on the low side. What does this mean? Well, first of all, it’s a great time to buy gold since prices are down. But it also signifies changes in the economic and geopolitical atmospheres. According to a variety of data, the…