Gold coins
Why China is buying so much gold.
Ten years ago Chinese investment gold demand – demand not related to jewelry, etc – was about 3 to 4 tons a year. By 2009 it had grown to 45 tons. Shen Xiagrong, chairman of the Shanghai Gold Exchange, recently revealed that China’s gold imports had rocketed almost fivefold so far this year, to 209 …
The Gold Sovereign – The ultimate gold survival coin.
The British Gold Sovereign was first produced in 1489, and has been minted on and off ever since. Its major claim to fame is that is has been used repeatedly as survival currency during times of war. During WWII, British spies would have sovereigns sown into their clothes when dropped behind enemy lines. The sovereigns …