The Vault Blog

Springtime is approaching and with that comes a few things: warmer weather, Easter Sunday, opening day for baseball, and of course, graduations and more graduations. Every year, this achievement means something different for everyone. Whether you know someone who is closing this chapter of their life or not, we all know that it’s perhaps one of the most important life events one could ever experience. Preschool, kindergarten, high school and college graduations are the ending of all endings while at the same time marking a whole new beginning.

Beginnings: the perfect time to introduce that graduate you hold so dear to something new; something like owning and collecting silver bullion...read more

Predominantly in the bullion game, SilverTowne has prided itself on the number of options it has when offering one-ounce, five-ounce, ten-ounce, and more when it comes to bars and rounds. We have even offered 100-ounce bars before making our presence in the silver bullion market quite remarkable. But what some may not realize in addition to silver bars and medallions, we offer silver in a variety of other ways including, but not limited to, 90% silver coinage.

Pre-1965 coinage is loaded with history but in most cases, the market for this type of coinage is not exactly for collector types. Do not let that deter you though as 90% silver coinage, in a general sense, is...read more

Options: the key to securing a successful retail business. We all know that when we walk in a store or browse inventory from the comfort of our own home, if a retailer does not make available numerous options, sometimes we as a consumer society shut them down immediately. It is what it is, but we can tell you what SilverTowne isn’t: one of those retailers.

Whether you have been a loyal customer for years or have just started buying from us, we give our customers that best chance to find exactly what they are looking for. Designs, ounce differentiations, enameled, round or bar, etc. So what makes one better than the other? We love all of our products, so one of the easiest things for us to do is to distinguish...read more

Andy A., The Coin Vault Television Host/Limited Shareholder

As the oldest of the Abel brothers, Andy officially began his full-time tenure at SilverTowne in March of 2005. With a small time period in between where he stepped away to pursue other interests, he returned full steam ahead in April of 2011 when silver hit nearly $50 an ounce and the business needed every bit of help it could garner. Although his “official” time here at SilverTowne has been influential to say the least, he has grown up in this...read more

Chief Engraver of the United States Mint. It has quite the ring to it, doesn’t it?

As the position holds rank as the highest staff member at the United States Mint, the title historically describes someone who is in charge of coin design and engraving at all four mints located across the United States: Philadelphia, Denver, West Point, and San Francisco. Created by Congress with the Coinage Act of 1792, the position was placed within the Department of Treasury and could only be filled with a presidential appointment

But as only 12 individuals officially have held the title since its creation (most recently a 13th was named on February 4th), there could be an argument for the very “unofficial”...read more

Brock Abel, Chief Executive Officer

As of late January 2019, Brock Abel was named as the new Chief Executive Officer at SilverTowne.

One of eight grandchildren to the late founder Leon Hendrickson, Brock has grown up in the business since day one and has now found himself in one of the most important positions to date.

“I’ve worked hard for the last 14 years to get where I am,” he said. “I have great...read more

Perhaps one of the most popular of commemorations happening right now in the numismatic hobby is that of the 1969 moon landing. With the three man crew of Apollo 11 (including most famously Neil Armstrong and Edwin “Buzz” E. Aldrin, Jr.) making their literal prints on the moon, the space race was commanded and finished with success as the United States was and still is the only country to have done such remarkable things within science and engineering. But perhaps also worth mentioning is the aforementioned space race being started by that of President John F. Kennedy in 1961.

As important as Kennedy is within our nation’s history as well as within the numismatic business, he himself has been commemorated on numerous...read more