Tag Archives: gold

The Young Victoria Collection – Best in Category for 2016

Posted on January 20, 2017 by

The Numismatic Guaranty Corporation (NGC) recently announced its Collector’s Society 2016 NGC Registry Award Winners, and my collection of Young Head Victoria Sovereigns, “The Young Victoria Collection,”1 was awarded Best in Category in the 2016 World Coin Competitive Sets competition … Continue reading →

Posted in Coins | Tagged , , , , , , , | 2 Comments

Unicorn futures

Posted on December 28, 2015 by

It’s almost that time again — 2016 $50 1-ounce US Gold Buffalo coins go on sale on January 20, 2016. Or at least, that’s when most precious metals dealers will start shipping them. The spot price of gold as I … Continue reading →

Posted in Coins | Tagged , , | 4 Comments

Gold: How low can it go?

Posted on May 23, 2013 by

A couple of recent items provide some insights on what’s driving gold prices these days: “What is the Cost of Mining Gold? ” A great info graphic from Virtual Capitalist analyzing the top 50 mining companies in the world. (Then again, just … Continue reading →

Posted in News | Tagged ,

Rethinking the mattress

Posted on March 17, 2013 by

Maybe putting your money under the mattress isn’t such a bad idea after all: Bank depositors in Cyprus learned today of a planned heist on their funds. It was a well organized one that will take 6.75% of all small … Continue reading →

Posted in News | Tagged , , , , , , , ,

Curiouser and curiouser

Posted on March 9, 2013 by

Here’s an interesting tidbit about curious happenings in the gold and silver markets, from a recent interview of investment analyst Eric Sprott by Toronto’s The Gold Report: Eric Sprott: This will sound like a conspiracy theory, but unusual things are happening … Continue reading →

Posted in News | Tagged , , ,

In business down in the tropics

Posted on January 28, 2013 by

Last week I saw an article in MineWeb, “The end of gold cash costs as we know them?”, which noted recent calls for an “all-in sustaining cash cost” measure that “…more fully defines the total costs associated with producing gold. … Continue reading →

Posted in News | Tagged , , , , , , ,

The Young Victoria Collection Wins NGC Best in Category Award for 2012

Posted on January 13, 2013 by

On January 11, 2013, Numismatic Guaranty Corporation (NGC), the official grading service of the American Numismatic Association and the Professional Numismatists’s Guild, announced the NGC Collector’s Society 2012 NGC Registry Award Winners. The Young Victoria Collection was awarded the Best in Category in World … Continue reading →

Posted in Coins, News | Tagged , , , , | 1 Comment

Twist and Shout

Posted on September 13, 2012 by

As anticipated, the Fed today announced plans to burn $40 billion a month, with no end in sight: The Fed said it will buy $40 billion of mortgage-backed securities per month in an attempt to foster a nascent recovery in the … Continue reading →

Posted in News | Tagged , , ,

Got Gold?

Posted on September 8, 2012 by

Just the hint that the Fed might start a third round of quantitative easing (QE3) after Friday’s release of weak US unemployment numbers sent gold prices up $40 in as many minutes: Commodities rose broadly on Friday as the dollar … Continue reading →

Posted in News | Tagged , , , ,

Using the 2012 Standard Catalogue of British Coins

Posted on December 30, 2011 by

I just received my copy of the 2012 Standard Catalogue of British Coins: Coins of England and the United Kingdom, 47th Edition (SCBC hereafter). The SCBC is an indispensable reference for the collector of British coins, and features reference numbers, photographs, descriptions, … Continue reading →

Posted in Books, Coins | Tagged , , , , , , ,