Perth Mint “Mini Roo” Half Gram Gold Coin
I suppose it’s natural that escalating gold prices would lead to smaller sized gold coin offerings. As the price has increased, standard sized gold bullion offerings grow more expensive, and perhaps out of reach for some smaller scale investments.
The Perth Mint recently introduced a half gram gold coin called the “Mini Roo.” This is a [...]
US Mint Still Moving 2009 Gold Eagle Bullion Coins
It’s nearly the end of February, and the United States Mint is still trying to push the remaining inventory of 2009-dated gold bullion coins out the door.
Sales of this year’s 2010 American Gold Eagles began on January 19, 2010. This was later than typical because the United States Mint made the decision to continue producing [...]
Gold and Silver Paper and Physical Markets Realign
Late last year and early this year, a continual observation of the gold and silver markets was the disconnect between the prices quoted on paper markets and the prices that you would actually need to pay to buy physical precious metals. In the past few weeks premiums for physical gold and silver have declined as [...]
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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