Because the first British settlement in Australia was a penal colony, there wasn’t much need for coins or currency. As The Perth Mint noted in a blog, authorities envisioned a “self-sufficient ...

The Perth Mint’s gold product sales fell 33% in July from the previous month, while silver sales slipped to a six-month low, the refiner said on Wednesday.

Campbell River watercolour artist Caren Heine recently had a fourth collector coin featuring her artwork released by the Royal Canadian Mint. Launched on May 16, the half-kilo silver coin depicts a ...