The Vault Blog

February is the month for all things heart related. Pink and red is scattered about in your nearest drugstore and/or superstore while heart shaped balloons, bears, and candies grab the attention of anyone and every one’s soft spot.

For anyone focused on matters of the heart, this month also pays close attention to your ticker (cardiac organ) as February 1 marks the beginning of American Heart Month.

Red Ribbons For Awareness

That thing central to your being has been under attack for quite some time in...read more

Legacy. Family. Tradition. SilverTowne. David Hendrickson has contributed to it all.

With over half a century experience in the coin business, David has decided to settle down and spend his time away from the business while leaving SilverTowne in good hands with his sister Tanda and six nephews. After finally deciding to retire from the family business, David spent his last day wandering the halls, chatting with employees, and cleaning out his office on January, 21, 2019.

“It’s time to step aside for my sister Tanda and her three boys to preserve the livelihood and future of the family business,” he said. “She has asked me to continue...read more

Congratulations. You have never heard this word more in the coin hobby than you have in the past few years.

While the hobby has seen it’s fair share of attributions when it comes to certified coins, this attribution has only been relevant since 2017 due to the Mint’s desire to “shake things up” during their 225th anniversary year. They released two sets that would change the way we collected proof American Silver Eagles from then on: the Congratulations Set and the Limited Edition Silver Proof Set.

Since its inception in 2013, Congratulations Sets from the United States Mint...read more

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January 18, 2019 -- After more than fifty years working for SilverTowne with his father the late Leon Hendrickson, David Hendrickson will be retiring on January 21, 2019.

David Hendrickson joined the family business as a very young man and worked with his father to build a multi-million dollar bullion and numismatic business. During his time at SilverTowne, he worked with collectors and investors nationwide. Like his father Leon, David always believed a person could be trusted by...read more

Class reunions. Relationships. Sobriety. Children. A lot can happen in 10 years.

Meaningful moments call for meaningful ways to commemorate them regardless of the ups and downs that we all know occur during such a long duration of time. So why not choose silver: the gift that continues to keep giving during the next decade?

Celebrate a Decade in Silver

Do you know a child turning 10 this year? Why not get them into collecting with a celebratory silver piece commemorating their birthday? With younger generations, it’s our...read more

Benefits. 5K’s. Fundraisers. Ribbons.

All of these events or symbols can be diverse and mean so many different things yet often, they all have the same goal in mind at the end of the day: awareness.

Ribbons for Causes

Most of us have been touched in some way by cancer or disease. Whether watching someone close to us in the fight of their lives or personally living the fight yourself, it seems impossible to sit on the sidelines. Uniting for a cause inspires people to act...read more

Springing into the new year is the 2019 Silver Krugerrand!

This .999 silver bullion piece weighs 1 Troy ounce in brilliant uncirculated condition from the South African Mint. With a 1 Rand denomination, this legal tender coin is technically in its third year of issue but only its second year as a bullion struck coin.

Krugerrand History

First minted in the summer of 1967 to help promote the production of gold in South Africa by the mint, the krugerrand quickly became one of the top gold bullion...read more

In today’s current market tailored to labels, labels and more labels when it comes to PCGS or NGC holdered coins, there is only one name that stands out among the rest: John M. Mercanti.

Born in Philadelphia, it was there that Mercanti received all the artistic training he would need to become one of the most known chief engravers there has ever been as he attended the Pennsylvania Academy of Fine Arts, the Philadelphia College of Art, and the Fleisher Art Memorial School. In 1974, Mercanti began working at the United States Mint as a sculptor-engraver under another well-known chief engraver, Frank Gasparro. Finally in..read more