Articles from September 2017
Diwali and Gold: Gold Price Trends to Watch Out For
Article Last Updated: Friday, September 22, 2017
The Hindu Festival of Light, otherwise known as Diwali, is the most important religious festival in the Hindu calendar. You could almost say it’s the Hindu Christmas in terms of the significance it holds. An essential part of this festival is the practice of buying gold, often jewellery, as a gift f...
Read moreThe Brief History of Silver Coins from The Royal Mint
Article Last Updated: Thursday, September 14, 2017
Silver coins have been a benchmark in British currency since Celtic times, and continue their long life to this day in the form of commemorative silver coins from The Royal Mint. The mint itself was established in the 9th Century and quickly developed into the central authority for all British coins...
Read moreRoyal Mint Gold Coins: Own a Piece of History
Article Last Updated: Thursday, September 7, 2017
Since the time of Alfred the Great, the Royal Mint has been at the heart of the British currency. On a day to day basis, they mint, manage and maintain our coins and bank notes. In 2015, they created a total of over 2 billion coins. It’s perhaps a lesser known fact, however, that the Mint also creat...
Read moreGold Bullion Market Update – August 2017
Article Last Updated: Friday, September 1, 2017
The gold spot price crept up steadily throughout August, opening on the 1st at £957.76 per troy ounce and peaking at £1,022.67 on the 31st. Prior to that late-August peak, however, we saw a 9-month high of £1,005.93 on Friday 18th following an Islamist attack in and around the Spanish city of Barcel...
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