Archive for August, 2011

The Gold To Silver Price Ratio

Over the past 2 decades it has been difficult to invest in silver.  This is because the silver price has been fluctuating, as has the price of gold.  Geologists say that this fluctuation (usually 15 or 20:1 silver:gold) makes sense because there is about 17 times more silver than gold in the earth’s crust.  Of [...]

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Will Palladium Stay in the Game

Palladium investors have been withdrawing their money from the precious metal but some predict this drop in value is only a temporary trend. Palladium fell a total of 5% in 2011. During the previous year, the value of the metal doubled. Within the past week (August, 2011) the American speculative holdings on the precious metal [...]

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Determining Factors of Gold Coin Prices

When someone is thinking about buying gold coins, one of the things that they want to know is what the value of their coins will be if they ever need to sell them. In other words, they want to know the gold coin prices and what determines them. The truth is that there are several [...]

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Buying Silver Coins Under Spot

There are a lot of people who would love to be able to buy silver coins at a discount.  Fortunately, there is one type of coin that you will actually be able to purchase under the spot price of silver.  This type of silver bullion is the 90% silver coin bags, which are oftentimes referred [...]

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Finding a Rare Silver Coin Is a Great Treat

If you happen to be one of the many numismatists in the world today, you likely know what a joy it is to find a rare coin.  Whether you happen to find the coin by chance as part of your change in a store or are able to come across it at a yard sale, [...]

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