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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Silver and gold have been among the most appreciated gifts since the beginnings of civilization thousands of years ago. They still rank among the most treasured today. Here are some ideas about how to include gold and silver coins and bullion on your shopping list for your special someones. ...
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Silver has been a hot topic since its run-up over the course of the last year. At nearly $18 an ounce, the shiny metal has captured the attention of investors and collectors alike. And one of the best ways to add silver to your portfolio is investing in silver coins, a strategy that offers an additi...
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Ghosts and goblins are everywhere come Halloween night. But you won’t have to worry about werewolves if you have a silver bullet handy. Long favored by Hollywood lycanthrophobes and Lone Rangers, a .999 pure silver bullet propped in your window will give wolfmen and other beasts and bad guys fair wa...
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Silver and gold are sold by the troy ounce, which is about 10% heavier than the “regular” (avoirdupois) once commonly used in the US. So in an apples-to-apples comparison, silver’s current price (about $18/troy ounce) is $16.40 per “regular” ounce. Gold ($1,500/troy ounce) runs about $1350. Your hou...
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We’ll probably never live to see silver reach the peak it climbed during the boom years of the 80s when speculation ran rampant and the shiny metal shot to a record price of nearly $120 an ounce. Twenty years later, it had crashed to barely $6 only to peak again around $55 in April 2011 before slipp...
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The Walking Liberty half dollar is considered one of the most beautiful US coins ever made. And while over 74 million coins were produced between 1916 and 1947, many millions were melted down over the years for their 90% silver content and millions more have been hoarded by collectors and bullion in...
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Make this Father’s Day memorable with gifts of coins and currency that make new memories and bring back thoughts of times past.
Historic Coins and Currency
Available from private dealers, coins and currency from past eras are great ways to remember people and events from the ...
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...
