2009 Ultra High Relief Gold Double Eagles: US Mint Can’t Deliver Their Own Hype
Back in December, I examined the upcoming 2009 Ultra High Relief Double Eagle Gold Coin offering from the US Mint. I expressed the opinion that the US Mint would have problems handing demand for the new coin. Several months later, the US Mint has had problems with virtually every aspect of the product, from the [...]
Examining the Gold ETFs, Gold Reaches New Highs
With gold continuing its run, there’s been plenty of gold appearances in the mainstream press. But the more interesting discussions usually happen elsewhere. Here’s a few noteworthy blog posts and articles related to gold.
One thousand tonnes in the trust!
The SPDR Gold Shares ETF continued its rapid inventory growth and surpassed one thousand tonnes this week. [...]
Gold, Silver, and Platinum Year To Date Performance
Gold, silver, and platinum have all been strong performance so far this year, but which has done the best? The table below presents the price of gold, silver, and platinum at the start of the year, today’s price, and the change. The performance of the S&P 500 is thrown in for good measure.
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Gold and Silver Market Manipulation, Paper Market Crash, Platinum Jumps
Beneath Cash4Gold’s shiny veneer, a dull reality
The Cash4Gold Superbowl ad certainly brought the company a lot of mainstream attention. However, it also brought to light many questions about their payment levels and practices.
Gold ETF inventory increasing at record pace
An interesting observation from the author. When the pace of increases spikes, the price of gold usually [...]
January 2009 US Mint Gold, Silver, and Platinum Bullion Sales
Many track the tonnes in the trust for Gold and Silver ETFs in order to gauge the continuing growth in investment demand for precious metals. This year, I wanted to try my own version of tracking precious metals investment demand by reporting monthly sales totals for the US Mint’s bullion coin programs. Hopefully this will [...]
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