Not exactly correct. When the country was founded the dollar was officially defined in terms of being equal to a set amount of silver, or gold...
Just for fun, here is what you get in Silver if you buy the full 2010 Silver Proof Set. This set includes the Kennedy 1/2 dollar and Roosevelt...
People don't really seem to realize these terms are basically meaningless for modern bullion and numismatic coins. Un-circulated & circulated...
Not when you add in their other overhead to order from them. For 10 coins, APMEX weekend price is $34.41/coin. It's explained in the OP.
The 2010 Silver Proof Quarter set (5 quarters) from the US Mint contains 0.90423974724 oz of silver. It also contains a nominal amount of copper...
This is a personal anecdote that can't be challenged or verified. I've never known anyone, still in the stock market, admit to losing money in...
It's hard to imagine that any metal that is sold by the ton could really be considered a "bullion" product.
Almost every Credit Union offers free coin counting for their members. I highly recommend joining if you are eligible for one. The basic...
This is even a bigger crap shoot, IMO, than PMs. It isn't the price, which is nothing more than what the last trade brought, but the volume that...
Anyone who believes that silver and gold futures are affected by similar conditions that affect consumption commodities is setting themselves up...
Son, you are buying bullion, not a numismatic product. A bullion coin comes in whatever they can put it in as the case is irrelevant. If it is...
Silver (and gold) dropped because the comex raised it's margins. There is no other reason. Bankers who are providing shorts are pulling out...
Silver is not mined like this now. This simply sounds like bars of silver (same for gold) that have been refined to the point where it's pure...
Wait, this doesn't make any sense. You started a topic about the quality/condition of the coin (scratches) then when Gainesville tells you they...
Did you even read what I posted? I explained this in my post and you waste our time posting links to the dictionary. (BTW, Websters is the only...
Gold is not a commodity in the conventional sense in that it is not "consumed" as it is the most recycled material on the planet. The only thing...
A speculator is simply one who looks for higher profits by increasing risk so they are not the ones holding down the price by definition....
If you are buying bullion coins online, then unless they are slabbed and graded, the fine print does not guarantee anything except that it will...
If copper is your only goal, you can go down to the hardware store and buy a spool of bare 6 AWG copper wire. On the pennies, if you do this in...
You said that in response to someone's post about a home lab. A home lab setup, even an extensive one probably has no measurable gold in it....
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