We’ve seen in recent years the collapse and near collapse of financial giants and companies considered too big to fail. Many of those same financial behemoths are even more leveraged today and the next financial crisis could bring them all down. For this reason, many people are looking for alternative ways to preserve and increase […]
Congressman Ron Paul of Texas is the premier advocate for liberty in politics today. He spoke truth to power in Washington for years, and since leaving office Dr. Paul has continued his message of limited constitutional government, low taxes, free markets, and a return to sound monetary policies based on commodity-backed currencies. Privately owned central […]
Many people ask when they are just starting in coin collecting, “What is the value of the coin?” Oftentimes the answer is that the coin will cost as much as you are willing to pay for it and that amount can vary considerably. For instance, a coin dealer’s offer can be much less than a […]
The U.S. Mint has increased its weekly allocation of American Eagle silver bullion coins. “The U.S. Mint has 2,204,500 ounces of American Eagle silver to allocate this week,” says a memo from the Mint. Previously, the Mint had been allocating 1 million ounces weekly, an official says. By Allen Sykora of Kitco News; asykora@kitco.com
A “grade” is described as a shorthand designed by coin experts (numismatists) to reveal a coin’s appearance. Simply put, if a certain coin collector tells another collector that he owns an uncirculated silver American Eagle, both should already have a concept of the coins appearance without even seeing it, because of the claim of its […]