Fort Knox Archives

This is an illustration of a United States $20 gold coin alongside a ledger entry showing the daily melting of gold coins into gold ingots in 1937.

Converting Gold Coins Into Bullion Bars After 1933

Bullion & Precious Metals Roger W. Burdette - January 19, 2024

By Roger W. Burdette, special to CoinWeek ..... Much has been made of President Roosevelt’s Executive Order 6102 forbidding the hoarding of gold coin, gold...

Ten Notable US Mint Directors and What They Are Known For

US Coins Charles Morgan and Hubert Walker - November 29, 2022

By Charles Morgan and Hubert Walker for CoinWeek ..... 1. David Rittenhouse (April 1792 - June 1795) The term “polymath” is usually employed to describe the...

Chief Lynn Malerba Appointed as Treasurer of the United States

People CoinWeek - June 28, 2022

Chief Lynn Malerba will become the first Native American to serve as Treasurer of the United States and will lead the newly established Office...

David Motl, Former US Mint Acting Deputy Director, Agrees to Exclusive NGC Signature...

Dealers and Companies Numismatic Guaranty Company - September 26, 2019

David Motl, who formerly served as the Acting Principal Deputy Director of the US Mint during a particularly innovative time in its history, has...

CoinWeek Podcast #81: Is There Gold at Fort Knox? Of Course There Is!

CoinWeek Podcast CoinWeek - October 16, 2017

CoinWeek Podcast #81: Is There Gold at Fort Knox? Of Course There Is! Mobile phone users. Stream this podcast for free by downloading the podomatic app or...

The Mnuchin M’neuver: Treasury Secretary’s Recent Gaffes Part of Larger Story?

Bullion & Precious Metals Hubert Walker - September 19, 2017

Tubman on the Twenty might not be a priority, but what does he want with Ft. Knox? By Hubert Walker for CoinWeek .... Former Goldman Sachs...

Gold & Silver PAC September 2017 e-Newsletter

Bullion & Precious Metals CoinWeek - September 7, 2017

By Scott Barman for the Gold & Silver PAC ..... Gold & Silver News From the Political Coordinator Hurricane Harvey has devastated southeast Texas. While Houston is...

U.S. Mint Releases Fort Knox Audit

Bullion & Precious Metals Gainesvillecoins.com - March 2, 2017

By Everett Millman - Gainesville Coins ....... One of the most sensitive secrets protected by the Washington establishment is the massive cache of gold reserves...

CoinWeek Podcast #49: Q&A With U.S. Mint Principal Deputy Director Rhett Jeppson

CoinWeek Podcast CoinWeek - December 8, 2016

CoinWeek Podcast #49: Q&A with U.S. Mint Principal Deputy Director Rhett Jeppson Mobile phone users. Stream this podcast for free by downloading the podomatic app or subscribe...

The Coin Analyst – Should the U.S. Return to the Gold Standard?

Bullion & Precious Metals Louis Golino - August 8, 2016

By Louis Golino for CoinWeek ...... August 15 marks the 45th anniversary of the end of the gold standard. In 1971 President Richard M. Nixon...

The Coin Analyst: GOP Platform Calls for New Gold Standard Commission

Bullion & Precious Metals Louis Golino - September 6, 2012

By Louis Golino for CoinWeek ..... Republicans, or at least many of their political leaders, just can’t seem to get enough of the gold standard. Marsha Blackburn, a...