We’ve completed our trip around the world for sovereign bullion, but we had to leave out a number of amazing pieces by private mints that represent their countries well. If our tour of North America, South America, Europe, Asia, the Middle East, Africa, and Australia and the Pacific wasn’t enough for you, consider adding these private mint rounds!
United States
The U.S. is privileged to have many excellent private mints, but we’re partial to our Don’t Tread on Me rounds in silver and copper. The design draws from the Revolutionary War and a quote from President Thomas Jefferson.
England
London-based Baird & Co. offers uncommon precious metals for investors ready to step out of the gold and silver box, including extremely fine .9995 palladium, rhodium, and platinum bars.
Germany
Geiger Edelmetalle–which mints Armenia’s Noah’s Ark coin–also produces silver bars. The 1 oz Geiger Silver Bar features the beautiful Schloss Guldengossa, a German castle that Cinderella would be happy to call home.
Switzerland
The Swiss are well-represented, with Credit Suisse and PAMP Suisse dominating the market for private-mint gold bars.
Vatican City
The Pope Francis I 1 oz Silver rounds were produced by California’s Golden State Mint, but represent the city-state of Vatican City exceptionally well. They honor the late Pope with an obverse portrait and feature the Vatican on the reverse.
South Africa
Most of the world’s diamonds come from South African mines. Provident Metals now offers melee packages of diamonds, measured for weight and purity.
Israel
Coins from Israel’s Holy Land Mint feature Jewish icons and stories from the region, including significant moments in the Bible. They produce .999 fine gold bars and .999 silver rounds.
What are your favorite private mint investments? Does where they were minted affect your strategy?
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I prefer the RCM Silver Maple Leaf and any of the offerings in their $20 for $20, $50 for $50, and $100 for $100. series. The coins are extremely well designed and minted. They are exceptional eye candy not to mention their worth.
I don’t pledge allegiance to any particular private mint, nor do I particularly like any of their designs, but I do have to say that the Stagecoach Silver products from the Northwest Territorial Mint are unique. 1oz rounds & bars that can be subdivided into fractional pieces, like the Valcambi bars. Perfect for when the Apocolypse (i.e. the collapse of the US Dollar) hits and we’re turned into a barter society.
I believe NWTM was also the originator of the Silver Bullet Bullion.
Sunshine mint. Attractive, quality products at discounted prices. Live the embedded authentication strip.