Under the order of King Eurystheus, Hercules traveled to Crete to capture the Cretan Bull for his seventh labor. The powerful bull was destroying crops and demolishing orchard walls, so Hercules snuck up behind the beast and apprehended it with his own bare hands. Hercules seized the Cretan Bull, and hopefully you did too, as…
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…
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….
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…
Augean Stables Final Mintage Released
In an attempt to embarrass Hercules, King Eurystheus sent the Greek hero to clean the Augean Stables as his fifth labor. The stables housed more than 1,000 livestock and hadn’t been cleaned in more than 30 years Hercules accomplished the task by cleverly rerouting two nearby rivers and washed away all of the filth in…
Staring Straight into Silver’s Solar Potential
It’s been about a year since we last talked about silver’s multi-faceted role in industry — from computer electronics to medical technology — but that hardly means the sector has remained stagnant. In fact, to the contrary. The Silver Institute recently reported that strong investor demand and healthy industry usage for silver has been on…
