Release of the New Zealand Mint's HMS Bounty 1/2 Oz Silver Coin

National Precious Metals Dealer Releases the Half-Ounce New Zealand Bounty Silver Coin to U.S. Investors​

EAGLE, I.D. – March 9, 2017 – Money Metals Exchange, a leading U.S. precious metals dealer, just released the Half-Ounce Bounty coin to the public through an exclusive arrangement with the New Zealand Mint.

Demand for half-ounce silver bullion is significant, yet few legal tender mints (including the U.S. Mint) offer this size. Today that’s changing with the release of New Zealand Bounty silver coin in the popular half-ounce size through Money Metals Exchange. This exclusive product availability is due to their unique relationship with the New Zealand Mint.

The release of the half ounce Bounty comes on the heels of last October’s successful release of the full-ounce version. The one-ounce Bounty has the same content and purity as the silver American Eagle, but the difference is the far lower premiums.

Money Metals Exchange expects half-ounce Bounty coin will become as popular as the one-ounce version.

Stefan Gleason, President of Money Metals Exchange, said “We are excited to exclusively offer this coin to U.S. silver investors. Not only does it have an outstanding value in legal tender silver, but also its design is spectacular. No other half ounce silver coin offers a lower premium above the silver spot price.”

The design of the coin features an image of the historic HMS Bounty, a merchant vessel taken over by its own crew in mutiny in 1789 and later burned. The obverse features the iconic profile of Queen Elizabeth II, making this coin instantly recognizable as office legal tender of the British empire.

Money Metals Exchange, a national precious metals company named 2015’s “Dealer of the Year” in the United States by an independent global ratings group, serves nearly 100,000 customers and sells more than $120 million in physical gold, silver, platinum, and palladium each year.