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2. Brink's-Mat robbery - Wikipedia

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   Brink's-Mat robbery. The Brink's-Mat robbery was one of the largest robberies in British history, with £ 26 million (equivalent to £111 million in 2023 [1]) worth of gold bullion, diamonds, and cash stolen. It occurred at the Heathrow International Trading Estate, London, on 26 November 1983, from a warehouse operated by Brink's-Mat, a former ...

3. Fineness - Wikipedia

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   The fineness of a precious metal object (coin, bar, jewelry, etc.) represents the weight of fine metal therein, in proportion to the total weight which includes alloying base metals and any impurities. Alloy metals are added to increase hardness and durability of coins and jewelry, alter colors, decrease the cost per weight, or avoid the cost ...

4. Gold reserve - Wikipedia

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   Official U.S. gold reserve since 1900 Changes in Central Bank Gold Reserves by Country 1993–2014 Central 2005 and 2014. A gold reserve is the gold held by a national central bank, intended mainly as a guarantee to redeem promises to pay depositors, note holders (e.g. paper money), or trading peers, during the eras of the gold standard, and also as a store of value, or to support the value of ...

5. How to invest in silver: 5 ways to buy and sell it - AOL

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   Each of the ways to invest in silver comes with its own risks and rewards. 1. Coins or bullion. Owning physical silver, either as coins or bullion, is a psychologically and emotionally satisfying ...

6. Gold bar - Wikipedia

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   Gold bar. A gold bar, also known as gold bullion or a gold ingot, refers to a quantity of refined metallic gold that can be shaped in various forms, produced under standardized conditions of manufacture, labeling, and record-keeping. Larger varieties of gold bars, produced by casting molten metal into molds, are called ingots.

7. Bullion coin - Wikipedia

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   A bullion coin (also known as a specie) is a coin struck from highly refined precious metal ( bullion) and kept as a store of value or an investment rather than used in day-to-day commerce. [1] A bullion coin is distinguished by its weight (or mass) and fineness on the coin. Unlike rounds, bullion coins are minted by government mints and have a ...