James Naismith of Almonte, Ontario invented basketball in 1891...to keep athletes active during the cold winter months while teaching physical education at the International Young Men’s Christian Training School in Springfield, Massachusetts. To celebrate that occasion, the Royal Canadian Mint is now selling a colourized coin with a convex reverse side to depict the likeness of a basketball.
Read More »There’s a New “Silver Sheriff” in Town & He’s NOT American! (+2K Views)
There’s a new Silver Sheriff in town, and it happens to be located north of the U.S. border. While [American] Silver Eagle sales and growth were impressive in 2013, [Canadian] Silver Maple Leaf sales outgunned the competition by a wide margin. [By how much? Take a look.]
Read More »Canadians Take Note: Own Physical Gold via Canadian Mint's New Gold ETRs
The Royal Canadian Mint has announced that it is making an initial public offering of exchange-traded receipts (ETRs) under the mint's new Canadian Gold Reserves program. Unlike other gold investment products currently available which only enable the purchaser to own a unit or share in an entity that owns the gold, the ETRs will enable the purchaser to actually own the physical gold bullion which will be held in the custody of the mint at its facilities in Ottawa. Words: 650
Read More »New Series of Canadian & American Silver Coins Coming to Market (+6K Views)
The United States Mint has taken the demand for more mass production silver bullion coins seriously of late with the expansion of their offering to a planned total of 57 new coins by 2021 with the introduction of their America the Beautiful Bullion Coin Series . Canada's Royal Canadian Mint has followed suit expanding its offering of mass production silver bullion coins to 8 by 2013 with the launch of their Canadian Wildlife Silver Bullion Coin Series Program. Below are the details. Words: 958
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