Archive for January, 2009
Gold Bulls and Bears, Gold Super Bowl Ad, Global Financial Pyramid Scheme
With gold now at a six month high, here's a brief round up of some gold stories. Gold jumps as economy falters The mainstream press has once again started "name dropping" the $1,000 level for gold in their stories.
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US Mint Raises Premiums on Silver Eagle Bullion Coins (Again)
Today, the United States Mint published notification that they would be raising the premiums charged for American Silver Eagle bullion coins. This refers to the premium above the price of silver at which the US Mint sells the bullion coins to Authorized Purchasers. The premium will increase from $1.40
Silver Availability, CFTF Silver Investigation, Morgan Stanley Gold Forecast
As gold closes above the $900 level in US Dollars and reaches new all time highs in the euro, British pound, and Canadian dollar, let's take a look at some recent gold, silver, and precious metals related stories that are worth reading. Real
Actions of the US Mint Discourage Gold Ownership
Over the past several months, the United States Mint has announced a series of actions and policy changes that make it more difficult for the average individual to buy gold. There have always been plausible or semi-plausible explanations, but the consequence of each action has been to limit or discourage
Gold and Silver ETF, Gold vs. Platinum, Gold Revaluation Debate
It's another Gold and Silver Blog Round up, exploring some gold , silver and precious metals related articles and blog posts from around the web. COMEX commercial positions
2008 US Mint Gold, Silver & Platinum Bullion Coin Sales
With the dust somewhat settled for the prior year, we now have some complete US Mint sales data on sales of gold, silver, and platinum bullion coins. As expected, the numbers show some large percentage increases from prior year sales. In particular silver bullion sales reached an all time record high
Platinum Tops $1,000, 2008 Average Price of Silver, Bearish call on Gold
A brief round up of some of the more interesting gold, silver, and precious metals articles and events from the past week. Platinum Tops $1,000 on Stimulus Outlook; Gold, Silver Drop Even
US Mint Unveils New Pricing Policy
The US Mint unveiled a new pricing policy which covers all Gold and Platinum Numismatic Products. This pricing policy does not refer to any of the bullion offerings, but only the numismatic
Investing in Rhodium, GLD ETF Holdings, COMEX Delivery
I haven't had a round up in some time, so here's one to bring us up to date with some of the most interesting gold, silver, and precious metals related stories found around the internet. Rhodium:
Did Platinum Just Break Out?
After falling below the $900 level in late October, Platinum spent more than two months trading in a relatively tight range between $780 and $900. In the final days of 2008, Platinum pushed above $900 and now stands at $946. This recent move looks bullish to me. Chart courtesy of
