History Articles on The Mocatta Bullion Brand

In 1671, Mosses Mocatta founded the Mocatta Bullion in England. The Mocatta business was the world’s leading bullion broker through the 18th century, and first traded with India in 1676 and with China in the 1720s. Licensed at the Royal Exchange from 1710, for more than a century, the firm acted as exclusive bullion brokers to the Bank of England.

On 12 September 1919 at 11:00 am, Mocatta, one of the five founding principal gold bullion traders and refiners of the day performed the first London gold fixing. Mocatta & Goldsmid established the price discovery mechanisms for silver and gold used into the 21st century. Mocatta was later involved in market stabilisations.

Mocatta had a notable role in ending the Indian silver crisis of 1913. In the late 20th century, the Mocatta firm was closely involved in providing liquidity and stability following the Hunt silver corner of 1980. For 300 years Mocatta was the world’s leading bullion broker.

It survived in this incarnation– Mocatta Bullion USA, an online retail platform and precious metals recycler.

“Its good to see the tiger lives on”.

Sandy Goodman, former Mocatta, silver & gold floor trader on the Chicago Boad of Exchange, in the 80’s and 90’s.

Here’s an interesting jump-off point into brand history:

Mocatta Bullion, …has a history longer than the United States has been a country.

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