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Born from a passion for history, precious metals, and collecting coins, our mission is to make bullion ownership and coin collecting accessible, trustworthy, and rewarding for everyone.

09/10/2026

More Than an Ounce of Gold 🇺🇸🪙

The 1 oz American Gold Eagle has become one of the most recognizable gold bullion coins in the world but its story only began in 1986.

The obverse features Augustus Saint Gaudens' iconic image of Lady Liberty, originally created for the $20 Double Eagle in 1907. The modern Gold Eagle brought that historic American design into a new era of precious metals ownership.

Each 1 oz Gold Eagle contains one full troy ounce of pure gold and is backed by the United States government for its weight and gold content.

But why do people own physical gold?

For thousands of years, gold has been valued because it is scarce, durable, tangible, and recognized around the world. Today, many people include precious metals as one part of a diversified approach to preserving wealth, an asset they can physically hold and own outside of traditional paper investments.

Gold doesn't promise quick returns, and its price will rise and fall. For many long-term buyers, that's not the point.

It's about diversification, tangible ownership, and holding an asset with a history of value that stretches back thousands of years.

History you can hold. Wealth you can hold. 🪙


09/09/2026

A silver dollar created to symbolize peace after World War I.

The 1921 Peace Dollar marked the beginning of a new era in American coinage. Designed by sculptor Anthony de Francisci, the coin features Lady Liberty on the obverse and a bald eagle resting atop a mountain on the reverse, with a single word beneath it:

PEACE.

The design was created following World War I and was intended to represent the nation's hope for peace.

But the 1921 is especially interesting.

Unlike later Peace Dollars, the first coins were struck in high relief, giving the design greater depth and a more sculpted appearance. The high-relief design proved difficult to strike consistently, so the relief was lowered beginning in 1922.

Only 1,006,473 Peace Dollars were struck in 1921, making it the lowest-mintage regular issue of the series.

Struck from 90% silver, this wasn't just another silver dollar—it was the beginning of one of America's most recognizable coin designs.

More than a century later, its message is still just one word: PEACE. 🪙


09/02/2026

America's first commemorative half dollar was created for one of the biggest events of the 19th century.

The World's Columbian Exposition Half Dollar was issued in 1892 and 1893 to help commemorate the 400th anniversary of Christopher Columbus's voyage to the Americas and support the World's Columbian Exposition held in Chicago.

The obverse features a portrait of Christopher Columbus, while the reverse depicts his flagship, the Santa María, above two hemispheres.

Struck from 90% silver, these half dollars were sold as souvenirs for $1 each, twice their face value, to help raise money for the exposition.

The fair itself became an enormous cultural event, attracting millions of visitors and showcasing new technology, architecture, products, and ideas from around the world.

More than 130 years later, these coins remain tangible souvenirs from one of the most famous world's fairs in American history.

Sometimes a coin wasn't made just to spend, it was made to remember. 🪙


09/01/2026

Before silver stacking looked like it does today, there was the Engelhard Prospector.

Introduced in the early 1980s, the 1 oz. Engelhard Prospector Silver Round has become one of the most recognizable pieces of vintage American bullion.
The obverse features a prospector panning for gold above the words “THE AMERICAN PROSPECTOR".

Engelhard was once one of the biggest names in precious metals refining, but its investment bullion products are no longer produced. That history has helped turn pieces like the Prospector into something more than just generic silver.
Today, they're sought after by both silver stackers and vintage bullion collectors.

One ounce of silver with a little bullion history attached. 🪙


08/31/2026

Before Washington appeared on the quarter, America carried a very different design.

This 1918 Standing Liberty Quarter features Lady Liberty standing between two gateways, holding a shield in one hand and an olive branch in the other symbols of both defense and peace.

The Standing Liberty Quarter was introduced in 1916 and remained in production only until 1930, making it one of the shorter-lived quarter designs in U.S. history.

Struck from 90% silver, these coins circulated during a remarkable period that included World War I, the Roaring Twenties, and the years leading into the Great Depression.

More than a century later, the Standing Liberty Quarter remains one of the most distinctive designs ever used on American coinage.

This is what 25 cents looked like over 100 years ago.


08/26/2026

Rising silver prices actually forced the U.S. Mint to change this coin. 🪙

This 1854 Seated Liberty Half Dime was struck during an important change in U.S. coinage. After rising silver prices caused many silver coins to disappear from circulation, Congress reduced the weight of several silver denominations in 1853.

To make the newly reduced weight coins easy to identify, the U.S. Mint added arrows beside the date. The arrows appeared on Half Dimes in 1853, 1854 and 1855, creating a distinctive chapter in the Seated Liberty series. Made from 90% silver, the Half Dime was America's five-cent silver coin long before the nickel became the standard.

Sometimes a tiny design detail tells a much bigger economic story.


08/25/2026

This dime was already circulating more than 25 years before the Civil War began.

The 1835 Capped Bust Dime is a piece of early American coinage featuring Lady Liberty wearing a cap inscribed with the word LIBERTY.

Designed by John Reich and later modified by William Kneass, these dimes were struck from silver and produced during a period when America's coinage looked very different from what we carry today.

At just ten cents, this little coin would have had considerably more purchasing power in 1835 than a dime does today.

Nearly two centuries later, it survives as a tangible piece of early American history.


08/20/2026

Sometimes the smallest details make a coin interesting.

This 1856 Seated Liberty Dime features the Large Date variety, one of two date styles that collectors can find for this year, along with the Small Date.

Designed by Christian Gobrecht, the Seated Liberty Dime features Lady Liberty holding a shield and liberty pole, imagery representing freedom and the defense of the nation.

Struck from 90% silver, these dimes circulated through everyday American commerce more than 165 years ago.

And for collectors today, something as simple as the size of the date can make one coin different from another.

That's why it always pays to look a little closer. 🔍🪙


08/19/2026

Yes, America really had a 2-cent coin.

This 1869 Two-Cent Piece comes from one of the shortest lived denominations in U.S. history. The series was produced from 1864 through 1873 and was struck from a bronze alloy of 95% copper and 5% tin and zinc.

But its biggest contribution to American coinage wasn't its denomination.

The Two-Cent Piece was the first U.S. coin to carry the motto “IN GOD WE TRUST” when the series debuted in 1864 a motto that would eventually become familiar on American money throughout the country.

A denomination that lasted only a decade left behind a legacy that continues more than 150 years later.


08/13/2026

Small in size. Still real gold. 🍁

The 2026 1 Gram Canadian Gold Maple Leaf is proof that owning physical gold doesn't have to start with a full ounce.

Produced by the Royal Canadian Mint, this fractional Maple Leaf contains 1 gram of .9999 fine gold and carries one of the most recognizable bullion designs in the world.

Fractional gold gives buyers the ability to start small, add over time, and build a precious metals position at their own pace.

You don't have to start with an ounce.

You just have to start.


Address

3530 Village Drive, Suite 200
Lincoln, NE
68516

Opening Hours

Monday 8:30am - 5pm
Tuesday 8:30am - 5pm
Wednesday 8:30am - 5pm
Thursday 8:30am - 5pm
Friday 8:30am - 5pm

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+15315003450

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