There was an air of sadness in the room as the final part of the Bentley Collection went under the hammer. The end of an eighteen month journey of auctions, and thirty four years of collecting, did not however go out with a whimper. 306 lots... read more »
May 13, 2013 11:32 AM / no comments
Baldwin’s are delighted to present part two of the most impressive collection of Indian coinage ever to be sold by public auction. Due to be held on the 31 May at the CIPFA Conference Centre in London the auction will contain 291 lots of... read more »
May 9, 2013 11:39 AM / 1 comment
London - A gold coin discovered near the site of the famous Battle of Bosworth in Leicestershire, bearing Richard III’s personal emblem of the boar, has sold for £36,000 to a private collector, against a pre-sale estimate of £12-15,000... read more »
December 10, 2012 12:54 PM / 1 comment
London Gold Market Report
from Ben Traynor
BullionVault
Thursday 9 August 2012
WHOLESALE MARKET prices to buy gold bullion hovered in a tight range around $1615 an ounce for much of Thursday morning in London – marginally above where they... read more »
August 9, 2012 9:50 AM / no comments
As prices rose, gold use gave way to silver years ago
Olympic medals use a lot of metal but these days the gold medal is mostly silver. The silver medal is sterling silver while the bronze is largely copper. The last time the Olympic Games... read more »
July 26, 2012 12:46 PM / 2 comments
By Ben Traynor – BullionVault
U.S. DOLLAR gold prices held above $1580 an ounce Monday morning in London – broadly in line with last week’s close – while major European stock markets were broadly flat on the day, with the exception... read more »
July 9, 2012 8:18 AM / no comments
London. June 28, 2012. Today Spink, the world’s premier auction house for collectables, sold the first known coin ever issued in Scotland for the staggering price of £8,400. The penny, discovered near Harrogate in North Yorkshire in 1998,... read more »
June 29, 2012 1:19 PM / no comments
Roman silver miliarensis came third
in Nation’s Greatest Find contest
A Roman silver coin dug from a field in Bedfordshire by an amateur metal detectorist which went on to be placed third in The Nation’s Greatest Find 2010 competition... read more »
June 22, 2012 1:50 PM / no comments
from Ben Traynor
BullionVault
Friday 9 March 2012, 09:10 EST
Gold and Silver Down on Week, Stocks and Dollar Rally Following Nonfarms Release, Chinese Inflation News “Could See Boost for Gold’s Value”
SPOT MARKET gold prices... read more »
March 9, 2012 10:06 AM / no comments
from Ben Traynor
BullionVault
Thursday 8 March 2012, 08:45 EST
Inflation “Tying Hands” of ECB as Rates Unchanged in Eurozone and UK, Fed Reaction “Key to Precious Metals Case”
SPOT MARKET prices to buy gold were hovering... read more »
March 8, 2012 3:03 PM / no comments
from Ben Traynor
BullionVault
Wednesday 15 February 2012, 09:00 EST
Euro Crisis “Still Supporting Gold” as Germany’s Concerns Grow over Greece’s Second Bailout
SPOT MARKET gold prices rose to $1732 per ounce Wednesday... read more »
February 15, 2012 3:10 PM / no comments
from Ben Traynor
BullionVault
Tuesday 31 January 2012, 09:00 EST
Gold Set for Biggest Monthly Gain of C21st, But Ends January with “Lackluster” Physical Interest in Asia
U.S. DOLLAR gold bullion prices looked set to record their... read more »
January 31, 2012 10:43 AM / no comments
from Ben Traynor
BullionVault
Wednesday 21 December, 08:45 EST
Gold “Does Not Offer Comfort in Liquidity Crunch”, European Banks “Could Not Refuse” ECB’s “Free Money” Offer
U.S. DOLLAR gold bullion prices... read more »
December 21, 2011 11:25 AM / no comments
from Ben Traynor
BullionVault
Monday 19 December, 08:45 EST
Physical Demand “Will Determine Support for Gold” while Selloff was “Driven by Euro Weakness”
WHOLESALE MARKET gold bullion prices rose to $1607 an ounce Monday... read more »
December 19, 2011 12:26 PM / no comments
from Ben Traynor
BullionVault
Friday 16 December, 08:45 EST
Phys. Demand “Huge” as Gold Touches $1600, but “Bears in Driver’s Seat” as European Govts Fear Possible Downgrades
SPOT MARKET gold prices briefly touched... read more »
December 16, 2011 11:38 AM / no comments