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Posted on September 09, 2016 at 05:20 PM

American Eagle Gold Coin - 9999 Fine Gold

Weight (oz/g)	Size	Thickness
1.00oz / 31.10g	32.7mm	2.87mm
0.50oz / 15.55g	27.0mm	2.15mm
0.25oz / 7.78g	22.0mm	1.78mm
0.10oz / 3.10g	16.5mm	1.26mm

The beauty and power of America, captured in the graceful Striding Liberty design by Augustus Saint Gaudens for the 1907-1933 $20 U.S. Double Eagle gold coin is the basis for the American Gold Eagle coin. The reverse depicts a nest of American eagles signifying the strength and security of American families. The quality and purity are guaranteed by the U.S. government, and by law, only gold mined in The United States is used in the minting of American Gold Eagles. Since its introduction in 1986, its four sizes, 1 oz., ½ oz., ¼ oz. and 1/10 oz., have become one of the world’s most widely traded gold bullion coins.

Canadian Maple Leaf Gold Coin - 9999 Fine Gold

Weight (oz/g)	Size	Thickness
1.00oz / 31.10g	30.0mm	2.87mm
0.50oz / 13.55g	25.0mm	2.23mm
0.25oz / 7.78g	20.0mm	1.50mm
0.10oz / 3.10g	16.0mm	1.13mm
0.05oz / 1.55g	14.1mm	0.80mm

The Royal Canadian Mint is known throughout the world for its impeccable standards of quality and purity in all its products. Because of its fine gold purity (.9999+), its flawless quality and its appealing design, the Canadian Gold Maple Leaf in particular, first minted in 1979, has become the preferred coin for many investors around the world today. The RCM’s insistence upon faultless planchets (the pure gold blanks from which coins are struck) has led to an enviable reputation among demanding investors and collectors.

Credit Suisse Gold Bar - 9999 Fine Gold

Weight (oz/g)	Size	Thickness
1.00oz / 31.10g	41.275 mm x 23.813 mm	-

The 1 oz Credit Suisse gold bar is a 24 karat gold bullion bar that has been produced at the Valcambi refinery in Switzerland for more than 40 years. Credit Suisse bars are also available in a 10 oz size.

999 Fine Silver

Posted on September 09, 2016 at 05:19 PM

American Eagle Silver Coin - 999 Fine Silver

Weight (oz/g)	Size	Thickness
1.00oz / 31.10g	40.6mm	2.98mm

American Eagle Silver Uncirculated Coins offer silver precious metal purchasers an additional collectible version of the popular American Eagle Silver Bullion Coin. These coins feature a finish similar to its bullion coin counterpart, and they are struck on specially burnished blanks at the United States Mint, West Point, N.Y. The classic Walking Liberty design by Adolph A. Weinman featured on the coin’s obverse has long been a collector favorite.

Canadian Maple Leaf Silver Coin - 9999 Fine Silver

Weight (oz/g)	Size	Thickness
1.00oz / 31.10g	30.0mm	2.87mm

Since it was first struck by the Royal Canadian Mint in 1988, the Canadian Silver Maple Leaf has achieved great popularity. Trusted for its purity (it was the first silver coin ever to achieve a purity level of .9999 fine) and admired for its beauty (a product of the Mint's high tradition of artistry, craftsmanship and technical excellence), this coin offers maximum liquidity, portability and value preservation. Its content and purity are guaranteed by the Government of Canada.

Austrian Philharmonic Silver Coins - 999 Fine Silver

Weight (oz/g)	Size	Thickness
1.00oz / 31.10g	37.0mm	3.20mm

The runaway success of the world famous Vienna Philharmonic bullion coin is not only limited to its golden manifestation. Struck in pure silver, the silver Vienna Philharmonic has also proved to be a massive hit with investors, selling 41 million pieces in the past three years alone.

A-Mark Silver Bar - 999 Fine Silver

Weight (oz/g)	Size	Thickness
1.00oz / 31.10g	3.5 in x 2.0 in	-

A-Mark 10 oz Silver bars are some of the most widely distributed 10 oz silver products available today.

Property vs Silver Ratio

Posted on September 09, 2016 at 05:18 PM

Property vs Silver Ratio...

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Posted on April 19, 2017 at 11:32 AM

Famed investor Jim Rogers: " I would rather buy silver than gold"

Posted on May 04, 2016 at 02:24 PM

New York - Jim Rogers, famed investor and founder of Rogers International Commodity Index (RICI), recently spoke with a business publication and explained that although he owns both gold and silver bullion, he would prefer to buy silver than gold.

For the past 12 years, gold has gone up and has had only one drop in the market by 30 percent. Gold climbed above the $1,700 mark in the early morning trading session Wednesday and many still seek gold to hit unprecedented records, such as $5,000 an ounce in the next few years. Meanwhile, silver bullion has had quite a run as well over the past few years. It is still trading above $30 an ounce and it has been the precious metal to invest in, considering that it dropped 40 percent and is well below its all-time high of nearly $50. Speaking with IndexUniverse.com on Monday, Rogers laid out his near-term outlook for both gold and silver. Akin to those who are cautious about the United States economy, the Federal Reserve and the U.S. dollar, he owns all of the precious metals, particularly gold and silver. Although he wouldn’t buy either right now, he would buy metals if they went down. “I’m not selling, by any stretch. I own it. If it goes down, I’ll buy more. If America bombs Iran, I’ll probably buy more going up,” said Rogers in the interview. “But I own it and, over the longer term, gold is going to go much higher because the world is doing nothing but printing money. And when the world economies get bad again, they're going to print even more money. But I'm not buying now.” At the present time, Rogers would prefer to purchase silver than gold because it’s cheaper than gold and is far from the $50 mark, but he reiterated that he isn’t buying either at the moment.

“So I guess I’d rather buy silver than gold. I’m buying neither at the moment. But if I had to, I’d probably buy silver today rather than gold. But again, I’m not buying or selling either,” added Rogers. Since the year 2000, gold has gone from $200 to $1,700 an ounce. Meanwhile, in the same time period, silver has risen from $4.95 to more than $30 per ounce. It was reported last month that some financial experts, such as Jeff Clark of Casey Research, project gold rising to $2,300 by the year 2014 and possibly even $2,500 by the end of 2014. Clark used a chart between the monetary base and gold prices and found that “one outperforms the other until the other catches up.” Peter Schiff, president of Euro Pacific Capital and former Republican Senate candidate, said that the U.S. will not only experience a currency crisis but also a sovereign debt crisis, higher unemployment numbers, a rise in interest rates and a dramatic increase in food and energy costs.

Original Sources :
http://www.digitaljournal.com/article/
338391#ixzz2EkazFlKc

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Posted on April 19, 2017 at 3:32 AM

Famed investor Jim Rogers: " I would rather buy silver than gold"

Posted on May 04, 2016 at 6:24 AM

New York - Jim Rogers, famed investor and founder of Rogers International Commodity Index (RICI), recently spoke with a business publication and explained that although he owns both gold and silver bullion, he would prefer to buy silver than gold.

For the past 12 years, gold has gone up and has had only one drop in the market by 30 percent. Gold climbed above the $1,700 mark in the early morning trading session Wednesday and many still seek gold to hit unprecedented records, such as $5,000 an ounce in the next few years. Meanwhile, silver bullion has had quite a run as well over the past few years. It is still trading above $30 an ounce and it has been the precious metal to invest in, considering that it dropped 40 percent and is well below its all-time high of nearly $50. Speaking with IndexUniverse.com on Monday, Rogers laid out his near-term outlook for both gold and silver. Akin to those who are cautious about the United States economy, the Federal Reserve and the U.S. dollar, he owns all of the precious metals, particularly gold and silver. Although he wouldn’t buy either right now, he would buy metals if they went down. “I’m not selling, by any stretch. I own it. If it goes down, I’ll buy more. If America bombs Iran, I’ll probably buy more going up,” said Rogers in the interview. “But I own it and, over the longer term, gold is going to go much higher because the world is doing nothing but printing money. And when the world economies get bad again, they're going to print even more money. But I'm not buying now.” At the present time, Rogers would prefer to purchase silver than gold because it’s cheaper than gold and is far from the $50 mark, but he reiterated that he isn’t buying either at the moment.

“So I guess I’d rather buy silver than gold. I’m buying neither at the moment. But if I had to, I’d probably buy silver today rather than gold. But again, I’m not buying or selling either,” added Rogers. Since the year 2000, gold has gone from $200 to $1,700 an ounce. Meanwhile, in the same time period, silver has risen from $4.95 to more than $30 per ounce. It was reported last month that some financial experts, such as Jeff Clark of Casey Research, project gold rising to $2,300 by the year 2014 and possibly even $2,500 by the end of 2014. Clark used a chart between the monetary base and gold prices and found that “one outperforms the other until the other catches up.” Peter Schiff, president of Euro Pacific Capital and former Republican Senate candidate, said that the U.S. will not only experience a currency crisis but also a sovereign debt crisis, higher unemployment numbers, a rise in interest rates and a dramatic increase in food and energy costs.

Original Sources :
http://www.digitaljournal.com/article/
338391#ixzz2EkazFlKc

Soros Buying Gold as Record Prices Seen on Stimulus

Posted on May 04, 2016 at 6:32 AM

Gold’s 12-year rally, the longest in at least nine decades, is poised to continue in 2013 as central bank stimulus spurs investors from John Paulson to George Soros to accumulate the highest combined bullion holdings ever.

The metal will rise every quarter next year and average $1,925 an ounce in the final three months, or 11 percent more than now, according to the median of 16 analyst estimates compiled by Bloomberg. Paulson & Co. has a $3.67 billion bet through the SPDR Gold Trust (GLD), the biggest gold-backed exchange- traded product, and Soros Fund Management LLC increased its holdings by 49 percent in the third quarter, U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission filings show. Central banks from Europe to China are pledging more steps to boost growth, raising concern about inflation and currency devaluation. Investors bought 247.5 metric tons through ETPs this year, exceeding annual U.S. mine output. While both sides said talks Nov. 16 between President Barack Obama and Congress over the so-called fiscal cliff were “constructive,” the Congressional Budget Office has warned the U.S. risks a recession if spending cuts and tax rises aren’t resolved. “We see gold as a hedge against the follies of politicians,” said Michael Mullaney, who helps manage $9.5 billion of assets as chief investment officer at Fiduciary Trust in Boston. “It’s a good time to garner some protection in portfolios by having some real asset like gold.”

Longest Streak

Gold advanced 11 percent to $1,731.10 in London this year, headed for a 12th consecutive annual gain, the longest streak in data compiled by Bloomberg going back to 1920. Prices reached a record $1,921.15 in September 2011. The Standard & Poor’s GSCI gauge of 24 commodities gained 0.7 percent and the MSCI All- Country World Index (MXWD) of equities climbed 8 percent. Treasuries returned 2.7 percent, a Bank of America Corp. index shows. Bullion held through ETPs, the first of which listed in 2003, reached a record 2,604.2 tons yesterday, valued at $144.9 billion. That exceeds the official reserves of every nation except the U.S. and Germany, World Gold Council data show. The SPDR Gold Trust alone holds 1,342.2 tons. Soros increased his investment in the trust to 1.32 million shares in the third quarter, the most since 2010, a Nov. 14 SEC filing showed. The stake, with each share representing about a 10th of an ounce, is valued at $221.7 million. Prices advanced 60 percent since January 2010, when Soros called gold the “ultimate asset bubble.” Michael Vachon, a spokesman for the 82-year-old who made $1 billion breaking the Bank of England’s defense of the pound in 1992, declined to comment.

Official Reserves

Paulson, who became a billionaire in 2007 by wagering against the subprime mortgage market, owns 21.8 million shares in the SPDR Gold Trust, making him the biggest shareholder, a Nov. 15 SEC filing showed. The 56-year-old raised his stake by 26 percent in the second quarter and his holding of about 66 tons exceeds the official reserves of nations from Brazil to Bulgaria to Bolivia. The New York-based hedge fund company reduced its investments in Anglogold Ashanti Ltd. (ANG) and Gold Fields Ltd., the third- and fourth-biggest producers. Armel Leslie of Walek & Associates, a spokesman for Paulson’s fund, declined to comment. Paul Touradji’s Touradji Capital Management LP sold all of its 82,000 shares in the SPDR Gold Trust in the third quarter, according to an SEC filing. Lone Pine Capital LLC, the hedge fund run by Stephen Mandel Jr., cut its stake by 31 percent to 2.6 million shares, and Dan Loeb’s Third Point LLC lowered its bet by 10 percent to 130,000 shares, filings showed last week. Officials from all three companies declined to comment.

Nine Strategists

While some investors expect stimulus to devalue currencies, the median of nine strategist estimates compiled by Bloomberg show the U.S. Dollar Index, a measure against six major trading partners, will average 82.8 next year, from 80.9 now. Steven Englander, Citigroup Inc.’s head of G-10 strategy, said in an interview this month that the currency market is signaling it isn’t yet convinced the Federal Reserve will fulfill its pledge to pump record amounts of cash into the economy through 2015. Third-quarter demand for gold fell 11 percent, the most since 2009, as China’s slowing growth curbed purchases, the London-based World Gold Council said Nov. 15. India, the biggest buyer in the quarter, consumed 24 percent less in the year’s first nine months as bullion priced in rupees reached a record in September. The Washington-based International Monetary Fund cut its 2013 forecast for world growth twice since July, to 3.6 percent.

Inflation Adjusted

While prices rose 25 percent since November 2010, the size of the futures market, based on contracts outstanding, fell 30 percent, bourse data show. The metal, down 3.6 percent from this year’s high, has yet to exceed previous records when adjusted for inflation, with its 1980 record of $850 equal to $2,398 today, data compiled by the Fed Bank of Minneapolis show. Hedge funds and other large speculators pared bets on a rally in futures traded on the Comex bourse in New York by 29 percent since Oct. 9, U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission data show. They’re still holding a net-long position of 140,162 futures and options, about 10 percent more than this year’s average, and increased wagers by 7.7 percent last week. The Fed said Oct. 24 it will maintain $40 billion in monthly purchases of mortgage debt and probably hold interest rates near zero until mid-2015. The European Central Bank said it’s ready to buy bonds of indebted nations and the Bank of Japan raised its asset-purchase program for the second time in two months on Oct. 30.

Quantitative Easing

Gold rallied 70 percent as the Fed bought $2.3 trillion of debt in two rounds of quantitative easing from December 2008 through June 2011. Investors buying bullion as a hedge against inflation and a weaker dollar generally earn returns only through price gains, increasing its allure as interest rates decline. It rose sixfold since the end of 2000, beating the 34 percent advance in the S&P 500, with dividends reinvested, and the 91 percent return on Treasuries. The Dollar Index fell 26 percent. The first face-to-face meeting between Obama and leaders from Congress on the fiscal cliff yielded optimism and few details about how it would be resolved. The $607 billion of automatic spending cuts and tax increases is scheduled to take effect in January. U.S. equities and Treasuries rose Nov. 16 and gold futures were little changed.

Options Trading

Credit Suisse Group AG’s Tom Kendall, the most accurate gold forecaster tracked by Bloomberg over the past two years, sees prices averaging $1,880 in the fourth quarter next year and UniCredit SpA’s Jochen Hitzfeld, ranked second, expects $1,950. Deutsche Bank AG’s Daniel Brebner, the next most accurate, predicts $2,300 in the third quarter. Options traders are also bullish, with the seven most widely held contracts conferring the right to buy at prices from $1,800 to $2,200 between November and March, Comex data show. Central banks added to reserves for 19 consecutive months through August, the longest streak since 1964, IMF data show. Nations from Russia to South Korea to Mexico bought more to bring combined holdings to 31,461 tons, equal to about 18 percent of all the metal ever mined. Barrick Gold Corp. (ABX), the world’s largest producer, will report a 41 percent gain in profit to a record $5.04 billion next year, the mean of 10 analyst estimates compiled by Bloomberg shows. The Toronto-based company’s shares fell 26 percent this year and will gain 43 percent in the next 12 months, according to the average of 23 forecasts.

Monetary Stimulus

Analysts predict Newmont Mining Corp. (NEM) and AngloGold Ashanti, the next-biggest, will also report the most profit ever next year. “It looks as though global monetary stimulus is likely to continue, particularly in the wake of growing fiscal austerity,” said Alan Gayle, a senior strategist at RidgeWorth Capital Management in Richmond, Virginia, which oversees about $47 billion of assets. “That puts pressure on the monetary authorities to stimulate the economy and that will debase the currencies and put a bid under gold.”

Original Sources :
http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2012-11-
20/soros-buying-gold-as-record-prices-seen-
on-stimulus-commodities.html

The Top Ten Reasons to Own Silver

Posted on May 04, 2016 at 6:33 AM

1. Moving into True Money

Would you convert your labor into depreciating fiat paper or into an appreciating tangible asset with intrinsic value?

Silver offers the opportunity to move into true money, an actual store of value, with the potential for substantial gains in future years as its current cycle continues. Protect yourself and your family by acquiring silver with intrinsic value and insulate yourself from the wealth destructive policies of central bankers. In Mike Maloney's words: “Gold and silver have revalued themselves throughout the centuries and called on fiat paper to account for itself.” (Page 202 of Guide to Investing in Gold and Silver) If history serves as any reference, we are poised to repeat the accounting of the Depression Era and the 70's which put precious metal holder's on top.

2. The Common Man's Gold

The acquisition of silver is much more attainable for global populations compared to gold. As silver prices continue to rise, investor’s will further shift away from real estate, stocks, and bonds. The affordability of silver is poised to make it "common man's gold" as it begins to make news and involvement becomes widespread.

3. The Ultimate Insurance Policy

Throughout the last thousand years of history, most episodes of printing have been followed by pronounced periods of inflation or even extreme cases of hyper-inflation, either severely destabilizing the nation’s political stability or culminating in warfare, dictatorships, or a political collapse. A simple glance will quickly reveal that those who capitalized off these unique periods were holders of monetary metals such as silver. Even if you believe these possible outcomes are improbable, ownership of physical silver in the event will provide you the opportunity to not only protect your wealth but appreciate it significantly. Like an insurance policy, while the event probability is low, when fire strikes the benefits largely outweigh the cost. At the current silver price level, the cost of insurance is tremendously cheap in relation to the wealth it would conserve if history does in fact repeat itself.

4. Silver: Much more than a Monetary Metal - Industrial & Medical Applications

Unlike gold, silver has hundreds of industrial and medical applications and its usage is on the rise. Silver’s molecular arrangement and chemical properties make distinctly unique among earth's elements. In Mike’s words: “Of all the elements, silver is the indispensable metal. It is the most electronically conducive, thermally conductive, and reflective. Modern life, as we know it, would not exist without silver.“ (Page 128 of Guide to Investing in Gold and Silver) In the last two decades alone, usage has increased substantially to include an array of electronic and digital products, medical appliances due to its anti-microbial properties, and even clothing. Product such as cellphones, cameras, laptops, mirrors, monitors, etc. all contain trace amounts of silver which is never replenished or returned to stockpiles. As our information age progresses and silver’s chemical uniqueness is more fully understood, demand for this irreplaceable metal will only continue to rise.

5. A Dwarfed Physical Market & Vanishing Inventories

While accessibility to silver may seem abundant in the flood of paper markets around today, physical markets are actually quite constrained and limited. Physical silver's dollar value is 30 / 1600 or 1.5 - 2.0% that of gold’s, while over 70% of this metal is consumed in practical applications. The steady reduction in above ground inventories had been unique to silver amongst virtually all industrial and precious metals. Above ground supply is merely a fraction of what it was when silver hit its all-time high in 1980. Supply continues to be limited as applications in a broad range of fields continue to grow.

6. Uncertainties in Future Supply

The majority of the world’s silver comes from nations marked with political turmoil, labor unrest, and undeveloped economies. Mexico and Peru account for the largest share of production, both of which have fragile political systems and primitive infrastructures to accommodate significant improvements in production. Several Southeast Asian nations are also included in this list, and present similar issues with regard to the consistency of supply. Geopolitical instability can quickly induce nationalizations (most recently in Bolivia), labor strikes, or poor infrastructures (accounts for high rates of flooding, fires, engineering mishaps, etc.) which can be have significant strains on supply.

7. Emerging World Demand

China and India represent two behemoth markets where populations have shown a tremendous appetite for gold and silver. An awakening of emerging market investment demand will contribute to a new demand dynamic for physical silver bullion. Supportive of the monetary aspects are some of the largest untapped markets for consumer electronic and industrial usages. Within the next decades, demand for appliances and technologies which require silver from developing nations is set to rise.

8. End of Manipulation

The most evident form of pricing manipulation on the silver front occurs through the derivative futures contracts traded at the COMEX. The amount of ounces traded on an average day typically exceeds the ounces of investment grade silver available by several factors. In the interview below, Mike provides us with some insight on the nature of manipulation:

9. The Paper Funds Exposed

While futures pricing manipulation gives institutional banks a means for price suppression, the ETFs and other paper derivatives have now involved the public in these mechanisms. These instruments funnel demand away from what would be geared as deliverable silver and into non-redeemable paper in the form of a prospectus or stock certificate. It is not coincidental that over the last decade, dozens of ETFs, pools, certificates, etc. which have emerged are now being marketed for their accessibility and convenience to the retail investor. Make no mistake, these funds are merely paper and the ETF campaign has been largely successful in placing millions of novice investors in funds they truly do not understand. Therefore, acquiring tangible metals and truly protecting yourself is never more than a few clicks away.

10. Gold to Silver Ratio

Finally, the most enduring and lasting indicator of suppression has been the gold to silver ratio. While this ratio has historically oscillated throughout the last 2000 years, it has always revert back to its historical average of 12 to 1. Consider the tremendous upside potential for a silver investor purchasing silver with the ratio at these levels. The current affordability of silver makes it one of the most undervalued assets in recent history.

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Posted on May 04, 2016 at 6:51 AM

This is an updated version of "Economic Armageddon and You." It's an easy-to-understand overview of the global economic crisis.