Daily Archives: August 13, 2008
Gold Breaks Eight Day Losing Streak, Silver and Platinum Gain
New York gold recovered some of its luster Wednesday as did silver and platinum. After eight consecutive sessions of losses, gold finally pushed its...
Royal Canadian Mint Participates in Beijing’s Olympic Expo 2008
The Royal Canadian Mint's world-famous "Million Dollar Coin" made its Asian debut at Beijing's Olympic Expo 2008 (Olympex). The unveiling was conducted by The...
Royal Mint Issues 2008 UK £5 Gold Brilliant Uncirculated Coin
The British Royal Mint launched brilliant uncirculated 2008 United Kingdom £5 Gold Coins this week and announced that they would have an extremely low mintage of 750. The annual issued coins are struck in 22 carat gold with each measuring an impressive 36.02 millimetres in diameter.
It's the largest coin of the gold sovereign family and weighs 39.94 grammes and contains 1.1771 ounces of gold, which is five times the amount within a single sovereign.
The obverse of heads side of the coins bears Her Majesty The Queen by Ian Rank-Broadley FRBS. The reverse or tails side depicts Benedetto Pistrucci's dramatic portrayal of St George and the dragon.