A funny thing happens to gold and silver most Decembers. Prices tend to go down and this December may be the best time buy gold and silver since last summer. Prices for both metals have been on a slight downward trend, from a high of $1549 on September 3 for gold to $1460 as this article is being wr...
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Why risk adding to the pile of boring Father’s Day gifts when collectible coins, bullion, and currency are so much more memorable?
Gold is Great
There’s nothing quite like real gold, and a Gold American Eagle makes a memorable gift. This beautiful coin features Lady Liberty w...
Father’s Day is coming and what better way to show your dad how much he means to you than handing him a few million bucks? Crazy, you say? You may not have a lot of ready cash on hand, but you’ll be surprised at how little it takes to get your hands on a few million dollars…Zimbabwe dollars, at leas...
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In recognition of the 100th anniversary of The American Legion, the US Mint has issued commemorative coins and coin sets in gold, silver, and nickel-clad copper. Founded on March 15, 1919 after the end of the First World War, The American Legion’s primary focus is on service to veterans, service mem...
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As the US economy roars along gold prices fall. It’s a simple matter of allocation of capital. Investors see more upside in places like the stock market and real estate than in precious metals, so that’s where the money goes. But gold investors need not despair. Low prices are less a disaster than a...
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How many times have you thought that you mother deserves a medal for all she’s done for you? Why not act on that sentiment and give her a bronze, silver, or gold medal for Mother’s Day?
Medals with Meaning
Over the years the US Mint has produced medals that commemora...
As the US slid deeper into the Great Depression, President Franklin D. Roosevelt was desperate to prop up the country’s economy. Besides implementing a host of so-called “alphabet programs” like the WPA and CCC, he looked at the nation’s gold reserve and decided it needed to be in government hands, ...
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To celebrate National Coin Week (April 21-27), more than 200 members of the group Coin Dealers Helping Coin Dealers will place thousands of old coins—from century-old Indian Head and early Lincoln cents to vintage silver dimes and quarters and older paper money—into circulation around the US in The ...
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The U.S. Mint is celebrating the 50th anniversary of the historic Apollo 11 moon landing mission by issuing a series of commemorative coins in silver, gold, and silver clad. The Apollo 11 50th
Anniversary Commemorative Coin Program marks one of the most ground-breaking events in American histor...
