American Eagle Gold Proof Sets - A Beautiful Gold Keepsake

November 17th, 2008

by Christina Goldman American Eagle Gold Proof Sets are perfect for the gold bullion collector who esteems to own a beautiful keepsake version of the American Eagle Gold Bullion coin. Each of these gorgeous American Eagle Gold Bullion Proof 4 Coin Sets contain a 1 ounce, 1/2 ounce, 1/4 ounce, and a 1/10th ounce proof coin. Just the Facts (1.) Each coin in the American Eagle Gold Bullion Proof Four Coin Set is considered to be legal tender. (2). Each coin consists of 91.67% gold (22 karat).

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Celtic Coins from 1st Century B.C. Discovered in Cornfield

November 17th, 2008

Oh man, how cool would it be to make such a discovery in your own backyard, so to speak. Cache of Celtic Coins Uncovered in Dutch Cornfield AP/Gemeente Maastricht - Gold and silver Celtic coins found by a hobbyist with a metal detector in a cornfield near Maastricht in the southern Netherlands. AMSTERDAM, Netherlands — A hobbyist with a metal detector struck both gold and silver when he uncovered an important cache of ancient Celtic coins in a cornfield in the southern Dutch city of Ma

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Metal

November 17th, 2008

All our copper is young and pretty. We disintegrate traditionally: knees, cranium, sternum. We dream in hunter green and burgundy but our days are chrome. Gleaming and smooth, these hours are Perfect minutes, unvaried, marching forward. Beneath their feet, we change. These seconds are drops of mercury quivering through our fingers, beautiful and poisonous. We palm a bill or swipe a card and leave toxic traces. We shop and kill, and buy the carcasses of those untouched by the alchemist’s desire.

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Mark Shuttleworth, gold, ubuntu, capitalism, freedom and software

November 17th, 2008

Let’s start with a superb essay by Lew Rockwell: The Myth of Good Government by Llewellyn H. Rockwell, Jr. One of the great and most persistent errors of classical liberals is to believe in “good government,” a government that does “what it is supposed to do.” There is nothing the state can do, which society needs done, that cannot be done far better by the market. Another point that is just as telling: no state empowered to do what is supposedly necessary will restrain itself to those thing

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A return to the Bretton Woods international gold standard is inevitable

November 17th, 2008

Thirty-seven years ago the world’s economies started on the circular track back to Bretton Woods. We will sooner or later be back where we started, with international transactions guided by a fixed gold price. The official output of the G-20 Summit is 3366 words, including 61 instances of the word “should” as in “Financial institutions must also bear their responsibility for the turmoil and should do their part to overcome it including by recognizing losses” and “Incentives should be aligned to

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Gold supported by strong demand (The Globe and Mail)

November 17th, 2008

But higher U.S. dollar, easing inflation to cap gold’s gains

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Selgin on Free Banking

November 17th, 2008

George Selgin of West Virginia University talks with EconTalk host Russ Roberts about free banking, where government treats banks as no different from other firms in the economy. Rather than rely on government guarantees to protect depositors (coupled with regulation), banks would compete with each other in offering security and return on deposits. Selgin draws on historical episodes of free banking, particularly in Scotland, to show that such a world need not be unduly hazardous or filled wit

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Cache of Celtic Coins Uncovered in Dutch Cornfield

November 17th, 2008

Cache of Celtic Coins Uncovered in Dutch Cornfield Print This Article Comment On This Article By CoinLink on Monday, November 17, 2008 Filed Under: Uncategorized From Fox News AMSTERDAM, Netherlands — A hobbyist with a metal detector struck both gold and silver when he uncovered an important cache of ancient Celtic coins in a cornfield in the southern Dutch city of Maastricht. “It’s exciting, like a little boy’s dream,” Paul Curfs, 47, said Thursday after the spectacular find was made pu

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The Amazing Eliasberg 1889-CC Dollar, MS68

November 17th, 2008

The Amazing Eliasberg 1889-CC Dollar, MS68 Print This Article Comment On This Article By Heritage Auctions on Monday, November 17, 2008 Filed Under: Heritage Auction Galleries, Auction News Carson City struck their first silver dollars in 1870, the first year of coinage operations. They continued to strike Seated dollars through 1873, and Trade dollars until 1878, in addition to subordinate silver denominations and gold half eagles, eagles, and double eagles. Beginning in 1878, all of the

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RareGoldCoins.com to sell the “Liberty Cap Collection” of early United States Coins

November 17th, 2008

RareGoldCoins.com to sell the “Liberty Cap Collection” of early United States Coins Print This Article Comment On This Article By Doug Winter on Monday, November 17, 2008 Filed Under: Dealer News Douglas Winter Numismatics is proud to announce that we have been chosen to sell yet another high quality collection of United States coins. This assemblage, formed by an astute specialist in Texas, is known as the Liberty Cap Collection of early United States coins. It features exactly twenty di

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