Gold oxidation chemistry
Something of a tradition that's been going on for years: http://www.usatoday.com/news/nation/2006-12-07-goldcoins_x.htm
What does toned 24K gold look like? What is the chemical mechanism behind it?
Does that include pure gold and platinum? Alloyed gold has copper and/or silver which can react with air, but I thought gold itself was inert?...
Splitting up a transaction to avoid the reporting requirements is called "structuring", it's illegal, and I've read about someone getting into big...
Tulving's web site says they ship UPS, and their products include bullion coins. Apparently UPS sometimes ships things that they say they don't...
I can't find it now, but once when I was Googling for information about fundamental analysis for gold, I ran across someone's book which said gold...
One source is http://www.elementsales.com/ecoins_desc.htm#pp, 5.3 grams for $660. One gram for $120 at http://www.rhodiumcoin.com/, I believe...
Are the situations really comparable? Cotton is not what most people would consider a hard asset. (Continuing the humor (and waiting for someone...
GLD does publish a list of the bars they own, and their current inventory makes them the sixth largest holder in the world. To turn into a purely...
Investment performance comes and goes, but transaction costs go on forever. Investing in a product like the gold ETF or BullionVault gives you...
Industrial use is pretty small potatoes. About 70% goes into jewelry. In the West gold jewelry is a luxury good that suffers in recessions, but in...
Even in inflation-adjusted terms it's at a post-'84 record. This is an Event, worth discussing and trying to explain even though it's only an...
This thread is making me feel ignorant. (But then, that is situationally appropriate). What am I missing or miscounting to make me like #3? The...
We know there was a big demand spike from individual investors too, because last year coin premiums went up, fractionals disappeared from...
According to the World Gold Council, the increase in demand has not come from jewelry or industry but from "identifiable investment demand", e.g....
Other ways to get what you want If you get them appraised now, it's less likely that your survivors will let them go for a lowball bid. You...
There are literally hundreds of theories about why Rome fell. The history of Britain has more to teach us, especially since there are good...
If wild cats are OK, there's a 3-oz silver proof Rwandan 1000-franc coin featuring lions with "diamond" eyes.
Re: back of the closet I'm not an expert on this but have read that burglars do check closets.
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