• A new report from SD Bullion identifies California as the top state where Americans are most likely to find gold. Other top states include Washington, Oregon, Nevada, and Idaho.

• The UK’s Royal Mint has turned gold waste from electronics, like circuit boards, into luxury jewelry pieces featured in Paris Fashion Week.

• A rare gold coin from the California Gold Rush – and tied to early Mormons – was showcased in a recent Utah coin show. It is estimated to be worth over $1 million.

• In 2015, Lady Bird Johnson was featured on the first First Spouse $10 Gold coin, produced by the West Point Mint.

• The Bank of Ghana recently announced a new range of gold bullion coins aimed at local investors as part of the banks’ domestic gold purchase program.

• In anticipation of the 2025 Osaka Expo, Japan has announced plans to release a 10,000 yen ($70) gold coin, priced at 268,000 yen. The coin features a rainbow with Myaku-Myaku.

• A group of metal detectorists in Southwest England unearthed over 2,500 silver coins dating back nearly 1,000 years. The coins feature King William I and his predecessor Harold II.

• The Royal Mint has introduced its 2025 Sovereign coin series, with the first-time edition of a silver option and the final edition of rose gold.

Rosland Capital now offers the first coin in a collection honoring Jack Nicklaus, whose record of achievement and sustained excellence within the game are unmatched. The coins were created in association with PGA TOUR; they are minted by Swiss-based MKS PAMP, one of the world’s finest producers of precious metal coins.

Jack Nicklaus has 120 professional tournament victories worldwide, and his major championship record remains unequalled: 18 professional major championship titles (six Masters, five PGA Championships, four U.S. Opens, three Open Championships).

Nicklaus was recognized as golfer of the 20th Century or Golfer of the Millennium by almost every major golf publication and media outlet in the world. He was also named Individual Male Athlete of the Century by Sports Illustrated and one of the 10 Greatest Athletes of the Century by ESPN.

• Mint State 67 1901-S Liberty Head half eagle coins are prized for their rarity. Coin World recently provided analysis on its scarcity and exceptional condition, all qualities making it especially desirable to collectors.

• Many high-end brands promote the gold used in their luxury products, like purses and jewelry, as “eco-friendly” but the reality may be that supposedly “recycled” gold has minimal impact on reducing the negative effects of mining.

• Customs Inspectors in Hong Kong recently seized $1.7 million (USD) worth of gold disguised as machine parts heading toward Japan.

• As we head into the election, a recent Bloomerg survey revealed that gold is viewed as the best safe-haven asset in a potential second Trump presidency.

• Gold prices recently continued to rise as the likelihood of a Fed rate cut decreases.

• Fidelitrade’s Jon Potts discusses several reasons for owning gold in this recent Kitco interview.

• After recent U.S. inflation data showed a modest increase, gold prices have firmed up.

• Archaeologists working in Turkey recently discovered a hoard of Persian gold coins thought to have paid mercenaries during the days of Alexander the Great.

• The U.S. Mint was selected as the 41st Coin of the Year winner for its 2023 High Relief gold $100 American Liberty coin, featuring an eagle and a bristlecone pine design.

• Iraq has reportedly increased their gold reserves to over 145 tons, according to the World Gold Council.

• The U.S. Mint announces that the 2024 American Eagle 1 ounce gold uncirculated coin is now available for order.

• Isaac Newton’s efforts to eliminate England’s massive coin counterfeiting inadvertently led to the country adopting the gold standard in 1695.

• A metal detectorist in Norway recently discovered a gold coin issued by the Byzantine Empire.

• A nearly complete date set of 19th century gold dollar coins has been revealed by Matador Rare Coins, after spending over 100 years in a vault.

• In 2019, the Australia Post and Royal Mint released 26 limited-edition legal tender dollar coins as part of the “Great Aussie Coin Hunt” – now a collector reveals some of the super rare versions that can be worth upwards of $450.

• The 2024 Maine Innovation dollar recently made its debut as the third release of the U.S. Mint’s American Innovation $1 Coin Program.

• The U.S. Mint recently released a new U.S. Army 1 ounce silver medal, the latest in its series honoring the nation’s armed forces.

• A farmer in Kentucky breaks his silence on his find of a hoard of more than 800 gold and silver Civil War-era coins.

• The New Zealand mint recently launched totally unique Batman-shaped silver coins to honor the comic book icon.

• New collectible 2024 Kennedy half dollars have been released by the U.S. Mint.

• During the United States’ bicentennial celebration in 1976, the U.S. Mint released several distinct bicentennial quarters, some of which now command big price tags.

• Australia’s largest mint, the Perth Mint, is celebrating its 125th anniversary by releasing five special coins, with a limited mintage of just 500 each, featuring an image of Charles III.

• A special subset of the famous Fairmont Collection, known as the Fairmont Collection Reserve+, is being released by GovMint and features an exceptional set of $5 Gold Liberty Half Eagle and $10 Gold Liberty Eagle coins.

• The Royal Canadian Air Force’s centennial is being honored by the Royal Canadian Mint with a 2024 $20 Fine Silver Coin featuring the Lockheed Martin F-35 Lighting II, with King Charles III on the obverse.

• In 1976, the U.S. Mint released special bicentennial quarters, many of which are highly sought after and some worth almost $20k.

• Historical analysis has recently revealed that the silver coinage boom in England starting in 660 CE was powered by melted Byzantine silver.

• Australia’s oldest mint, the Perth Mint, is celebrating its 125th anniversary with the release of five commemorative coins.

• A selection of vintage gold coins from the Fairmont Collection, a hoard of more than 13,000 pre-1933 gold U.S. coins, has been announced by the largest direct-to-consumer collectible coin retailer, GovMint.

• The Royal Canadian Mint has released its 2024 $20 Fine Silver Coin to commemorate the Royal Canadian Airforce’s centennial.

• A nearly-complete date set of 19th-century U.S. gold dollar coins, assembled by legendary coin dealer Henry Chapman and previously housed in a Philadelphia bank vault, was just revealed by Matador Rare Coins in New York.

• The U.S. Mint has commissioned 25 outside artists to contribute design proposals for upcoming U.S. coins and medals.

• The Yukon river gold rush of the late 19th century brought a sense of adventure now commemorated in a 2024 $10 gold coin created from alluvial gold and now in high demand by collectors around the world.

• The 1976 “Liberty Cap” half cent is one of America’s truly rare coins with a remarkable and unique design.

• A new program to celebrate the 13 states of the Central States Numismatic Society will be launched this year, starting with a coin dedicated to Iowa.

• Considering buying gold for the first time? Check out Rosland’s “First-Time Gold Buyers’ Mistakes” page to get started.

• Many numismatists collect trial strikes – coins struck as an experiment, often with unique minting errors.

• A rare Celtic coin, recently sold at auction for double its guide price, will be donated to a local museum by its buyer.

• Coins can vary widely in size, with the larger coins often considered the most popular. However, many “tiny” coins have been produced throughout the world and over time that would make excellent collection pieces.

• The largest legal-tender coin in the world is the Australian One Tonne Gold Coin, with a face value of AU$1 million and weighing 2,200 pounds – or roughly the weight of 11 real kangaroos.

• Rosland has collaborated with a number of sports organizations, like the PGA Tour and International Tennis Federation. Follow our sports Instagram for more information and the latest from these unique collections.

• 2024 is the Year of the Dragon, and mints everywhere have been celebrating with unique coin designs.

• An uncommon mint error that many collectors are on the lookout for is called “rotated alignment”, where the dies were rotated in variance to the standard orientation.

• Two new coins from Niue feature a view of Mars from its largest moon Phobos, available in gold and silver.

• 2022 was a record-breaking year for archaeological finds by the public, according to the British Museum.

• The American Numismatic Association is offering college scholarships for young ANA members.

• Archeologists are uncovering jewelry and coins in an ancient Roman cemetery, just 50 miles north of Rome.

• The U.S. Mint has randomly inserted 250 certificates of authenticity signed by Director Ventris C. Gibson into boxes of the limited edition three-coin Harriet Tubman Birth Bicentennial Proof coin set.

• The AT&T Pebble Beach Pro-Am and WM Phoenix Open are scheduled for February, commemorate the events with Rosland’s officially-licensed PGA TOUR coin series.

• New coin collectors should consider these ten inexpensive coins to start building their collection.

• The American Innovation series from the U.S. Mint has launched its 2024 coin series honoring Illinois.

• The U.S. Mint and the U.K.’s Royal Mint have announced a collaborative design for the 2024 Liberty and Britannia program.

• A mysterious Peruvian coin from 1899, a year no coins were minted, is analyzed by scientists to find its origin.

• Coinweek provides a collector’s guide to the 1971-S Jefferson nickel, covering its background, mintage, grading, varieties, and market values.

• The Royal Mint announced their commemorative coins for 2024, honoring the British Olympic Team among other themes.

• Rosland CEO Marin Aleksov discusses the differences between refineries and mints.

• Juno, the Roman Queen of the Gods, was also the patroness of mint-workers and as such is frequently featured on ancient Roman coins.

• The U.S.’s Bullion Depository at Fort Knox is famous for its security. Known as a “classified facility”, very few people are able to access Fort Knox but one writer shares his experience inside the mysterious vault.

• A new AI app for coin collectors is in development that promises to accurately identify and grade coins from mobile phone photos.

• The U.S. Mint released its final two products for 2023 in late December, including the 2023 Uncirculated Coin Mint Set and U.S. Marine Corps Bronze Medal.

• The Professional Numismatists Guild recently held a security symposium for coin dealers in Orlando, Florida.

• A metal detectorist in Norway recently found a very rare coin known as a “histamenon nomisma” from Byzantium – 1600 miles from its origin.

• Rosland Capital CEO Marin Aleksov covers the latest gold and silver pieces to be added to Rosland’s exclusive Formula 1® Collection.

• The Stack’s Bowers U.S. Currency Auction, held in November 2023, realized over $2.8 million in sales of U.S. currency.

• The International Tennis Federation has kicked off its 2024 schedule. On Instagram @roslandsports has the latest in Rosland’s sporting collaborations, including the ITF.