The Vault Blog

“The role of a firefighter in today’s society--be it urban, rural, natural environment, volunteer, career, industrial, defense force, aviation, motorsport, or other is one of dedication, commitment, and sacrifice--no matter what country we reside and work in. In the fire service, we fight together against one common enemy--fire--no matter what country we come from, what uniform we wear, or what language we speak.” - Lt JJ Edmondson, 1999

Dedication. Courage. Honor. Strength. Commitment. All these terms are synonymous when describing the service one takes on when they become a firefighter.

Firefighters dedicate their lives to the protection of life and property of others...read more

Variety is the spice of life, right? As a silver bullion business, we pride ourselves on offering a number of collecting options. Bars, rounds, poured, different weights. There is literally something for everyone. But what if you are just starting out and are not sure what you should be buying, what sort of designs you like, or exactly how to choose from an overwhelmingly long list? Well, like a knight on a white horse riding in from your favorite story book, here we are offering you a chance to figure it out without putting in all the work.

For the best chance at finding what you like and what you want, we offer custom minted silver mixed design lots from our own minting facility in Winchester, Indiana. Available in different quantity increments as well as your choice of bars...read more

The history of United States coinage is particularly rich. Think about it; the Walking Liberty half dollar design, the American Silver Eagle, the Morgan dollar, colonial issues such as the Halfpenny and early American Tokens. It is quite frankly amazing the amount of work and creative process that is in involved in designing coinage, but the intricacies of past US coinage is perhaps superior to anything done in the last couple of decades. For example? The Liberty Seated series. It was highly successful and designed by the third United States Mint Chief Engraver, Christian Gobrecht.

Born in December of 1785 to a German immigrant and a Plymouth Colony ancestor in Hanover, Pennsylvania, Gobrecht grew up learning the intricacies...read more

Nikki C., Front Counter Manager/The Coin Vault Camera Operator

The year was 2011. That year alone suggests just what kind of dramatic state the numismatic and bullion hobby was in. Chaos some would call it. No not the bad kind; the kind that sees silver reach nearly $50 an ounce which in turn, allows for the busiest of hobbies to get even busier. Some might say it was the perfect time to get hired on in the midst of it all. Some might say the complete opposite. But what we do know is that Nikki...read more

Eagles. They are a popular animal in the numismatics world, especially when it comes to United States bullion.

The American Silver Eagle, the Gold American Eagle, the Platinum American Eagle, the Palladium American Eagle. Yeah, we could say we appreciate this beautiful creature as it’s a national symbol for the United States of America. Nothing says “USA! USA!” like the soaring bald eagle. We know that, you know that, and we can all agree that when opportunities to share that meaning of freedom come, they should not be passed up.

Enter the new SilverTowne Minted core bullion one-ounce silver piece, the Mighty...read more

When one thinks of owning silver, usually they refer to bars and medallions in bulk whether that means in pieces (quantity) or in ounces (5oz, 10oz, etc). It makes perfect sense, but what often some do not think about is the intent when owning silver.

Previously we talked about owning 90% silver coinage and its benefits, which you can read up on at our website. To make a long story short, United States coinage is THE benefit and we all know that carries a lot due to the ever-growing need to learn more and more about our rich history as Americans in this current social and political climate. So continuing the conversation, we now turn to 40% silver. We know there is a question mark above your head right now. Let us explain...read more

Diversity in your portfolio. It is a collector’s dream to have such a thing when it comes to collecting silver bullion. Well, listen up because we have a chance for you to collect more and save money while you do it.

Do you like free shipping? Of course you do. Do you like the opportunity to get it without having to buy more than what you want? Who doesn’t? Welcome to our unofficial official silver of the month club where you do not have to sign up or enter any more information than necessary. All you have to do, the loyal SilverTowne customer, is scroll to the bottom right of the homepage to figure out what piece of silver is featured each month and boom...read more

There is a Presidential Proclamation made every year at this time. This proclamation is a plea to Americans near and far to make it a priority to pay attention to their bodies and to pay attention to all the risk factors that can increase a person’s likelihood of developing cancer and what to do to reduce them.

April is National Cancer Control Month and its importance has been made clear and evident ever since its approved resolution by Congress during President Franklin D. Roosevelt’s term. President Roosevelt signed the National Cancer Institute Act on August 5th, 1937, in attempts to kickstart the future conquest of cancer. These proclamations are federally endorsed annual observations with the last proclamation given by President Donald...read more