In this day and age of paper fiat money backed by nothing but a promise comes a long history of US Mint coinage. Money in the 1800s and early 1900s was real gold and silver coins. At one time real folks like you and I would have in our pocket fine gold and silver coins […]
Technology and other NASDAQ stocks suffered their worst month in April since 2008. As the Federal Reserve tries to unwind the mess they created with interest rate increases and quantitative tightening, the destruction of paper wealth they created over the last twenty years is being ripped apart. Stocks and bonds are taking big hits as […]
The Morgan Silver Dollar was a United States minted coin from 1878 to 1904. It was then minted heavily in 1921 under The Pittman Act, authorizing the melting and coinage of millions of silver dollars. The design was replaced by the Peace Dollar later in 1921. The Morgan Silver Dollar is 90% silver and 10% […]
Many of us today are absorbed with what the market is doing today. Computer monitors and screens across the world display price tickers. Trading is rampant and speculation frenzied. The desire to get the next hot tech stock or the promising biotech is obvious. The internet chat rooms are looking for the next heavily shorted […]
2020 was an abysmal year for those of us who believe in limited government and fiscal responsibility. Over the weekend, the US Senate set us on a path towards an even worse 2021 from a fiscal responsibility perspective. Clearly, the US and the world have turned a corner on the fight against COVID19. Both cases […]
Silver is an essential component in many industries. Next to petroleum, silver is the most used commodity for industrial purposes. Its unique properties make it nearly impossible to substitute and its uses span a wide range of applications. Silver was a recent recipient of internet hype. This is exciting for the trader, but for wealth […]
Many investors have not heard the term junk silver. Junk silver is a term frequently used by coin investors looking for different ways to purchase a store of value without paying collectible coin costs. Junk silver is not scrap silver and typically is nowhere near brilliant uncirculated condition.
As gold and silver reflect the lost purchasing power of the US dollar, the price of gold and silver has a pretty good chance to go up over time. In years past during times of a roaring bull market for gold and silver, many dealers will have large advertising budgets to market gold and silver […]
Markets are starting to shake. The summer is over and a Presidential election is around the corner. No one is exactly sure when the pandemic situation will go away. The economy is limping and could take a serious step back from a possible recovery. In such an environment of uncertainty, precious metals should be a […]
New Pacific Metals Corp from Vancouver, BC recently did a diagram that outlined how silver performs. The benefits, uses, and characteristics of silver were discussed. This could be the seventh silver bull market since 1970. Silver has always had intrinsic value in human history and it continues to provide security in volatile financial markets. Silver […]
Click on the image to download our Guide to Owning Bullion & Coins, a basic tool for new and experienced metal investors.
