The Vault Blog

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

In the late 1890s, a new series of United States coinage was put into production. That series, comprised of halves, dimes, and quarters, was named after their designer, Charles E. Barber. While the Barber coinage was ultimately put into production by the United States Mint, its appeal was met with mixed reviews and in 1915, the Mint decided it best to retire the designs as their minimum circulation requirement was up. What was soon to follow is arguably one of the most popular and visibly appealing series of coins. Their production, beginning in 1916, immediately changed how coins were designed in the future.

In fact, in 2016, their 100th Anniversary was celebrated in 24kt gold by the Mint. Those coins? A Mercury...read more

There are a number of childhood moments, or milestones, that take place that are worth remembering to parents. When you first learn to talk and walk, your first haircut, your first tooth, the first day of school, and so on. There is one in particular that we can help celebrate without keeping the ‘remnants’ of the memory: first lost tooth.

While there are a number of big moments for us as a kid, there are also moments as parents that you get to experience for the first time while actually going through them a number of times afterward. While your child has lost their tooth and placed it under their pillow at night, it is your responsibility to call on that magical creature that comes along and keeps it in exchange...read more

♫...Right down Santa Claus Lane. Vixen and Blitzen and all his reindeer pullin’ on the reins...♫

Countdown to Christmas begins NOW if you have not started already. 15 days officially!

Here in the shop, we have been particularly busy not only helping customers that walk through the door at our retail counter but also have been busy filling orders and engraving all the wonderful silver pieces! With all the designs in our Christmas Collection this year, there has not been a clear cut favorite. What we will say though is if you or anyone else you know has a particular fondness for the jolly guy in red with the white beard, we have a number of silver (and a bronze) pieces that feature him!...read more

To be first in or of anything is quite remarkable if you really think about it. To be the first at a place such as the United States Mint is extremely remarkable. To be the first Chief Engraver of the United States Mint, well that is something no one can ever change. That is history-making.

Continuing our blog series on the highly appointed position that is Chief Engraver of the United States Mint, we uncover the legacy that is Robert Scot. With the first to be named to the position, Scot had a hand in a number of Draped Bust coins, in addition to others, that collectors are still after today...read more

♫ Glory to the newborn King! Peace on Earth and mercy mild, God and sinners reconciled ♫

We are going to be quite frank and to the point. Among the presents and the food and all the other frivolous things that have made Christmas exciting over the years, let us NOT FORGET one all-important thing this holiday season: Christ is THE reason for the season and we MUST take time to reflect, remember, and celebrate the fact that His birth was God’s greatest gift to mankind. As we pass along the gifts from one person to another, let us all remember all that the Lord has given to us in His grace.

With all this in mind, we made sure to include this sentiment in our 2019...read more