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Sunday, October 12, 2008

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Although at a quick look, gold bars may often seem the cheapest way to invest in physical gold, experts point out that there are some drawbacks. Often the price for a single one ounce bar is the same as for a single one ounce krugerrand.
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Although central banks do not generally announce gold purchases in advance, some, such as Russia, have expressed interest in growing their gold reserves again as of late 2005. In early 2006, China, which only holds 1.3% of its reserves in gold, announced that it was looking for ways to improve the returns on its official reserves. Many bulls hope that this signals that China might reposition more of its holdings into gold in line with other Central Banks.
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If the return on bonds, equities and real estate is not adequately compensating for risk and inflation then the demand for gold and other alternative investments such as commodities increases. An example of this is the period of Stagflation that occurred during the 1970s and which led to an economic bubble forming in precious metals.
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If you are keen on collecting old money you will probably know that a collector's item of old money is called fractional currency. I was really intrigued when I learnt that during the Civil War the United States began printing 50 cents, 25 cents, 15 cents, 10 cents and 5 cents paper money as they run short on change. Now such weird banknotes are highly desired by any true collector.
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Mexico: 50 Peso 1947 golf coin. Mexico's silver and gold coins are highly collected due to the common border shared between Mexico and the United States.
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world gold bullion coins News From Around The World

The Phantom Opera

Thu, 25 Sep 2008 11:53:34 +0000
By Wayne Sayles - Ancient Coin Collecting
Anyone who pays the slightest attention to Washington doings can hardly avoid being struck by the operatic nature of governance. It may be humorous or tragic, by turns, but it can also be mysterious. How do rather consequential things happen? Better yet, who makes them happen? These are ageless ...]

Getting Into The Gold Market - Denver Post

Sat, 11 Oct 2008 00:27:37 GMT

Getting Into The Gold Market
Denver Post, CO - Oct 10, 2008
Actually, gold bullion is any form of pure or nearly pure gold that has been certified for its weight and purity. This includes coins, bars, etc., ...


Free Money From the Fed

Fri, 01 Feb 2008 23:18:18 +0100
The Daily Reckoning, UK -We still dont know which way this thing is going the battle between greed and fear, that is. Stocks held steady yesterday. Oil too. ...

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