The Vault Blog

Corporate gifting: how much do you know about it?

Whether you are familiar with it as an employer, employee, or client, its relevance is perhaps more emphasized today than ever before. Gift giving in the corporate world is important and it is used to showcase and enhance relationships that make a business thrive. Letting those who are imperative to your business know how important they are or thanking long-standing customers can be extremely valuable because something as simple as recognition can go a long way.

With the importance of corporate giving, we at SilverTowne have decided to help...read more

United States coinage has a rich history. United States gold coinage is a major contributor to that fact. Why? Beginning in 1795, gold coinage was produced on pretty much a continual and uninterrupted basis. That is, until the year 1933 when the suspension of all gold coinage took place.

In our next edition of our blog series focusing on Whitman Publication’s fourth edition of the top 100 Greatest United States coins, we look at a gold coin which is rare not because of its mintage, but because of how its story ended up. With author Jeff Garrett’s explanation and assistance by Ron Guth, we look deeper at why 1933 was such an important year...read more

Liberty Head Gold Dollar, Indian Princess Gold Dollars, Flying Eagle Cent, Indian Head Cent, Three Cent Piece, Shield Nickel. This list is pretty impressive, especially if it is on a resumé. This list of works and more are on just one engraver’s resumé and his name is James Barton Longacre. He also managed to be the fourth Chief Engraver of the United States Mint.

In our last profile of the United States Chief Engraver Series, we take a deeper look at Longacre’s list of works and how he climbed the ladder to one of the most prestigious positions at the Mint and in the coin busin...read more

It is hard to believe that the new year is upon us. As we get started in 2020, there are a number of special days and holidays to celebrate. On January 9th in particular, it is a day to recognize those police and law enforcement officers that dedicate their lives to protecting and serving their local communities on National Law Enforcement Appreciation Day, also known as L.E.A.D.

While there are a number of ways to show your support for those individuals in law enforcement as they move through everyday difficulty and sacrifice, silver bullion may not be the first thought when doing so which makes it a very unique gift. While we have a number of law enforcement options in our inventory, our particular ...read more

It is back from the Australian outback! Perth Mint’s 2020 1oz Silver Kangaroo BU Coin is here for your collecting pleasure!

Struck in 99.99% fine silver, this 1oz bullion piece is in its fifth year of production at the Perth Mint in Australia. This bullion piece also carries extreme significance due to it being the first bullion piece from Perth that was struck in .9999 fine pure silver instead of the traditional .999 silver.

With over 30 years of silver bullion experience, Perth has once again crafted the new 2019 Kangaroo that features...read more