Silver has been on almost everyone’s mind. Since July, the U.S. Mint has been placing quotas on silver coins—like the American Silver Eagle. This increase in investor interest continues today and the influx is not just affecting the U.S. Mint. The Royal Canadian Mint and Australia’s Perth Mint have also had to take measures to…
Iconic Mammal Kicks Off Prehistoric Animal Series
A colossal creature has returned from the ice age thanks to the Royal Canadian Mint’s first release in the Prehistoric Animals series — The Woolly Mammoth. This massive brute became extinct around 10,000 years ago, but will live on for generations due to the discovery of its fossilized remains in areas like Alaska and Siberia….
Monster Boxes: The Godzilla of Bullion
Godzilla, King Kong, the Kraken–these are a few of the world’s greatest monster legends. And apart from an insatiable desire to destroy anything (and everything) in their path, there is one thing monsters have in common: they are big. Like level-a-city-block-with-a-swipe-of-the-tail-and-leap-from-one-skyscraper-to-the-next big. In fact, the term “monster” is usually applied to objects that are larger…
Concern Over Milk Spots on Silver Maples is Addressed by the RCM. Kind Of.
The Royal Canadian Mint has been under fire for selling Silver Maples that have noticeable milk spots — attributed to the process of cleaning and preparing planchets. The mint’s official position on the problem has basically been this: Silver Maples are one ounce silver coins made primarily for investing, not collecting. The spots have been…
