UKBullion Blog
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Gold Bullion Still a Good Long-Term Option for Investors
Article Last Updated: Sunday, November 23, 2014
Although the gold market has had a rough patch in recent months, experts are still confident in the ability of the precious metal to recover and rally the market to its strength once again. As the US dollar strengthened over the past year, the value of gold has taken a dip as a direct result of its...
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Popularity and Origins of the American Silver Eagle Coins
Article Last Updated: Saturday, October 18, 2014
The 2014 American Eagle silver coin hit the headlines this week due to a new surge in its popularity. Talk of rationing the coins took place in order to establish the best way to stabilise supplies. The Royal Mint, who sell the coins, said in a statement that the demand for these coins at the presen...
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Is the Dollar Putting Gold at Risk?
Article Last Updated: Friday, October 10, 2014
Gold futures experienced a sharp rise this week in the US. The primary reason for this seems to be the minutes documented by the Federal Open Market Committee. The FOMC brought attention to the gap that is continuing to grow larger between the ever failing global economy and the dollar – which seems...
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A Brief History of Bullion
Article Last Updated: Tuesday, August 26, 2014
Back in 1964 the prime, indeed practically the only, gold bullion coin for investors in the UK was the British Gold Sovereign. Over ninety percent of our gold bullion trade was in gold sovereigns. This is not to say there were no other gold bullion coins available, however, none were as favored, acc...
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Rare Gold Fabergé Egg found in America’s Mid-West
Article Last Updated: Thursday, March 27, 2014
A lost item which once belonged to Russian Empress Maria Feodorovna has been found in America’s Mid-west; it is an ultra-rare Fabergé Golden Egg decorated with diamond-encrusted ribbons of leaves and roses and three large sapphires. Inside the Egg is a Vacheron Constantin watch. The item was purchas...
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2014 Minted Britannia Coin minted with incorrect obverse
Article Last Updated: Wednesday, March 5, 2014
Silver Coin collectors are on the look out for 2014 Britannia and Lunar Year of the Horse coins, as the obverse side of each coin (depicting HM Queen Elizabeth II) was mixed up during manufacturing. The Britannia coin is usually minted with small ‘dentils’ around the edge of the obverse side, whilst...
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$10m USD of rare Gold coins found in California
Article Last Updated: Thursday, February 27, 2014
Image source A Californian couple have discovered a hoard of uncirculated Gold coins which has an estimated value of $10,000,000 USD. The collection is thought to be the biggest find of buried treasure in the history of the United States of America. The find was made last February whilst the couple...
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Earthquakes cause Gold Vein deposits
Article Last Updated: Monday, February 17, 2014
Image source Changes in pressure caused by movements the Earth’s crust creates tiny Gold deposits, known as ‘veins of Gold’ it has been reported. In a study published in Nature Geoscience, researchers have found that veins of gold can occur almost instantaneously, taking in less that half a second....
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Coin collection sells for £28,000
Article Last Updated: Monday, January 27, 2014
A collection of Roman, British and Islamic coins have recently sold at auction, netting its owners £28,000. The assorted coins, numbering 200 in total and dating from 161AD, included a British Gold £5 coin from 1887 which sold for £1,400, and a Roman coin from Marcus Aurelius’s reign between 161 to...
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New Christmas Coins
Article Last Updated: Thursday, December 5, 2013
We currently have a stock of fine and festively minted 1 troy ounce Silver Coins available at just £25 each, or £70 for a set of three. These coins will make for beautiful gifts for Silver Investors and Coin Collectors alike, and are encapsulated in a clear plastic casing with a threaded hanger to m...
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