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U.S. Mint to produce five-ounce silver bullion coins
The U.S. Mint is set to produce five-ounce silver bullion coins for the first time ever. The coins will bear the same designs as new legal-tender quarters of the America the Beautiful Quarters Program, which has just commenced with the release of the Hot Springs National Park quarter. The five-ounce coins will be released "mid-year" and will be distributed through the same system presently used for the Mint's popular American Eagle bullion coin program.More...

The Dangers of Buying Gold
Advertisements promoting gold dominate the airwaves, touting gold as the ultimate investment, the place to be in these times of financial and economic uncertainty. Although it is true that gold has been valued in all civilizations for some 6,000 years, will the respondents enjoy the benefits that the ads promise? Probably not.More...

U.S. Mint to release 2009-dated fractional-ounce Gold Eagles
The U.S. Mint will release 2009-dated fractional-ounce Gold Eagles in early December, and CMI Gold & Silver Inc. is now taking orders. We expect to have the coins for shipment about December 11.More...

Gold Eagles, Silver Eagles readily available
Mineweb.com has just posted an article about the U.S. Mint's American Eagle bullion coin program that will, if widely circulated, create confusion in the gold and silver bullion coin market....More...

Premiums return to normal
In the wake of the financial crisis of late 2008, premiums on all forms of physical gold and silver investment products skyrocketed as investors rushed to buy gold and silver at frenetic paces. At times the buying was so hectic that...More...

Silver squeeze developing?
Gene Arensberg, in his latest Got Gold Report, sees signs "that the chances for an important and historic supply squeeze for physical silver metal developing have increased materially."...More...

Will G20 actions exacerbate problems?
A major G20 meeting presently is going on in London. In November 2008, an emergency G20 meeting was held in Washington. Still another meeting is expected later this year, probably as early as July....More...

Gold is not the only salvation
A recent mineweb.com article, Is gold the only salvation from this financial Armageddon? suggests not only that gold offers a solution to the financial crisis but notes something of which many Americans are not aware: that European banks may be in worse shape than American banks. The author further asserts that the worst is yet to come as far as European banks are concerned. Massive inflation lies ahead for Europeans...More...

Perth Mint Lunar Series mintages released
The Perth Mint finally released mintages for its Lunar Series, which ran from 1996 through 2007. The Mint disclosed mintages of all the Lunar Coins, the silver coins as well as the gold coins.More...

Gold, still a contrarian investment
Resourceinvestor.com interviewed Dr. Marc Faber, economist and editor of "The Gloom, Boom and Doom Report," an economic and financial publication that promotes "against the grain investments." The interview was especially interesting because he sees gold as still a contrarian investment. More...

Only Ron Paul
The country - nay the world - is mired in the subprime toxic waste meltdown, with lenders writing off billions of dollars in losses. So serious is the problem that the Fed has begun lowering interest rates to ward off recession and President Bush has attempted intervention in private contracts to freeze interest rates for some home mortgage borrowers...More...

The usual suspects
Last week saw major fireworks in the gold market. In three days, gold fell $24, from a Tuesday spot of $685 to a Friday spot of $661......More...

Central bank diversification
Reports have surfaced that India's central bank has joined the list of Asian central banks that are considering diversifying their reserve assets.....More...

Fed injected into the presidential campaign
Albeit in a small way, probably for the first time since the creation of the Federal Reserve System....More...

RCM launches five 9s gold coin
Canada's Royal Canadian Mint has launched a .99999 fine 1-oz Gold `Maple Leaf coin....More...

Perth Mint to close Lunar Series
CMIGS has learned that The Perth Mint soon will announce that it will cease production its popular...More...

Buying Cheap Gold Coins: Krugerands
What we are talking about is buying low-premium gold bullion coins, favorites of seasoned gold bullion investors. Premiums are also called markups. All gold bullion coins sell at premiums over spot. More...

First Strike Coins or Strikeout Coins?
First Strike coins are the current hot promotions of telemarketers. Precious metals investors should, in most instances, avoid First Strike coins. This article explains what First Strike are, how they came to be, and the risks they carry. More...

New U.S. Mint Buffalo Coins' Packaging a Nightmare
When the U.S. Mint announced it was adding a .9999 gold bullion coin to its line of gold coins, it looked like a "golden opportunity" for the Mint to capture a big chunk of 24-karat gold coin market. When legislation was passed mandating that the new coin bear James Earle Fraser's designs that graced the legendary Buffalo/Indian Head nickels from 1913 through 1938, the new coin's future looked even brighter. More...

Congress Approves .9999 Fine Gold Coins
New .9999 fine (24 karat) 1-oz legal tender $50 gold coins will be added to the U.S. Mint's line of gold bullion coins in 2006 when President Bush signs into law a bill that Congress passed in December. The legislation calls for the Mint to have the coins ready to distribute by June 2006, but the coins may be ready before then. More...

Gold topping $500 really is a big deal
As gold topped $500, the news became front-page across the country, and radio and TV financial programs led off talking about the price of gold. Invariably, all noted that gold had reached nearly a two-decade high. Yet we doubt that any of the reporters assigned to the story really grasped the importance of gold topping $500. More...

Royal Canadian Mint Introduces Palladium Maple Leaf Coins
The Royal Canadian Mint has begun striking legal tender palladium coins for the first time. Precious metals investors who like palladium should go with the new Palladium Maple Leaf coins instead of the Credit Suisse 1-oz palladium bars and the PAMP 1-oz palladium bars. More...

Perth Mint Releases 2006 Year of the Dog
The 2006 Year of the Dog, the 11th gold coin in The Perth Mint's 12-coin Lunar Series, has been released and is now immediately available for delivery. More...

Gold and Silver Maple Leafs Get New Packaging
Gold Maple Leafs and Silver Maple Leafs are receiving packaging makeovers, changes clearly mandated by investor disfavor with packaging that the Royal Canadian Mint has used since the coins were introduced. More...

Abandoned Gold Standard Guarantees Inflation
In recent weeks, as prices have surged higher, “revived” inflation has become the topic du jour among establishment writers. Unfortunately, these writers point to the usual suspects, i.e. higher energy costs, higher interest rates, etc. In fact, inflation was guaranteed when the United States abandoned the gold standard. More...

New U.S. Mint .9999 Fine Coins a Golden Opportunity
The U.S. Mint turns out the best selling 22-karat gold coins in the world. Now, the Mint has plans to produce a series of 24-karat (.9999 fine) gold coins to challenge the Royal Canadian Mint’s number one position with its .9999 fine Gold Maple Leafs. Because of problems with Gold Maple Leafs, the U.S. Mint may have a golden opportunity to grab a bigger share of the world’s bullion coin market. More...

PCGS, NGC Coin Grading Scam Alert
Trading on the reputations of the PCGS and the NGC grading services, telemarketers are heavily promoting graded U.S. Gold Eagles. CMIGS sees dangers in “slabbed” Gold Eagles and warns investors against buying those coins. More...