European central banks are selling less gold. They used to keep the price down - perhaps not intentionally - by selling tons of the stuff every year. It was mad, of course. The British government - under then- chancellor of the exchequer, now Prime Minister Gordon Brown - actually sold a huge quantity of gold in 1998/99 at the lowest price in two decades. This was the famous “Brown Bottom” to the gold market. Soon after, we came out with our Trade of the Decade - selling stocks on rallies, buy

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Gold is that precious metal which has been used as coins, in jewelry, religious idols, in bars to look at and hoard, clothing, cutlery, and food service since history was first recorded-and probably before. Uses now include electrical … 12 Vote(s)

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Jewelry - The Luxuriously Rich History of Ancient Jewelry Tuesday 30 September 2008 @ 8:44 pm Since the beginning of time, humans have made use of creating ornamental jewelry for their personal adornment. In fact recently, there have been located Nassaruis shell beads, that date back as far as one hundred thousand years. That is a very long time when you consider the manufacturing of functional and decorative jewelry. However, historically many jewelry items were first created as a means o

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Rep. John Larson and five other House members proposed on Friday gold and silver coins emblematic of the life and legacy of Mark Twain. Mark Twain was the pen name for Samuel Clemens, whose many works are still mostly in print after nearly a century past his death in 1910. Clemens is one of the best known Americans in the world with over 6,500 editions of his books translated into 75 languages. The commemorative uncirculated and proof coins for collectors would be issued in 2010, which is t

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Well with the turbulent times of the economy, stock market etc, the only thing that is still pretty safe, and a wise future investment in my opinion is Gold. So i thought id post some tips. Decide the reasons for buying gold. Are you going to buy gold for an investment or is it for enjoyment? I.E jewelry or collectable item such as coins. Jewelry is the most readily available form of buyable gold, but has the least liquidity. The resell sale value of gold jewelry will usually never be th

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The $5 Half Eagle Gold Coin: An Illustrious Gold Bullion Coin By Christina Goldman on Sep 30, 2008 in Finance | 0 Comments by Christina Goldman The $5 Half Eagle gold coins were minted in the United States from 1795 to 1929. These gold bullion coins enjoy some of the most illustrious history of gold coin minting in America. They have the distinct honor of being the first ever struck for the United States as a five dollar gold piece. Authorized on April 2, 1792, this beautiful gold coin weig

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by Christina Goldman The $5 Half Eagle gold coins were minted in the United States from 1795 to 1929. These gold bullion coins enjoy some of the most illustrious history of gold coin minting in America. They have the distinct honor of being the first ever struck for the United States as a five dollar gold piece. Authorized on April 2, 1792, this beautiful gold coin weighed in at 135 g with .9167 fineness. The $5 Half Eagles were minted with different designs during certain yearly periods of t

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As we see in the recent events of the past few weeks, few are as eminently qualified to speak about or even to comprehend the real reasons and causes of the current financial meltdown than US Congressman Ron Paul. Today, in a continuation of his recent writings on the excesses and abuses of big government […]

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The article below was written by Ben Stein of the New York Times: Imagine, if you will, that a man who had much to do with creating the present credit crisis now says he is the man to fix this giant problem, and that his work is so important that he will need a trillion dollars […]

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Four numismatic articles are referenced on CoinNews every Tuesday and Thursday. These articles are not authored by us, but we recommend collectors read them for their unusual or interesting content. Have you written or know of an article that should be highlighted on CoinNews? Please let us know! Here are today’s articles: Architect urged mint to employ good cents By Bruce Rushton, The State Journal-Register As a fledgling architect, “Wally” Henderson designed the restoration of the Old

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