Chinese Panda coin: gold, silver and years of issue
Published on 6 October 2026 by Gold Reserve The Panda is struck by the People’s Republic of China. It has been issued in gold since 1982 and in silver since 1983, and its reverse is redesigned every year, as are those of the Australian Kangaroo and Kookaburra. Where the Maple Leaf, the Krugerrand or the […]
Which 50 franc coin is the most valuable?
Published on 2 October 2026 by Gold Reserve Five families of French coins carry the face value of fifty francs, struck over nearly a century and a half and in three different metals. The most valuable is a gold coin, and more precisely a 50 franc gold coin of the Third Republic, known as the […]
Napoleon III bare head or laureate head: how to tell them apart
The bare head runs to 1860, the laureate head starts in 1862, and no circulation strike is dated 1861. Edge, reverse and diameter, the marks that decide.
What are French silver francs worth? Semeuse, Hercule, Turin, 100 Francs
Many French households keep a few silver coins without quite knowing what they are. A Semeuse found in a drawer, an Hercule inherited from a grandfather, a hundred-franc commemorative bought at the post office in the nineties. These coins have one thing in common: they contain silver metal, and that silver has a value that […]
How much is a Mexican 50 pesos gold coin worth?
The 50 pesos weighs 41.67 grams at a fineness of 900, more metal than a one ounce coin. Here is how to work out its value from the gold price, and how to tell a genuine one.
Which gold bar should you buy? From the 5 g minted bar to the 1 kg bar
The right gold bar is not the largest your budget allows, it is the one that lets you sell exactly what you need. Premium against divisibility, across nine weights from 5 grams to one kilo.
The price of gold per gram today: how to read it and work it out
The gold price per gram is the value of one gram of pure gold at the price of the moment. Here is how to read it, and how to turn it into the value of a coin or a bar.
The gold price in August 2026: a sharp rise, is now the time to buy?
On 5 August the gold price gained more than 4% in a single session, close to $4,260 an ounce. What is driving the rise, and how to approach buying without trying to time the low.
Faced with instability, the Turks turn to gold
After the lira fell some 10% in a day, a survey puts gold ahead of the dollar as the place Turks would put their money, 40% against 20%.
Global demand for gold coins and bars at its highest since 2016
Since the fourth quarter of 2016, demand from private buyers for gold coins and bars has not been higher: 86 tonnes in China, twice the five-year average in the United States, and a doubling in Turkey.