Gold Coins: A Return to Fundamentals-Driven Demand?

Data internationally shows that demand for gold bullion bars and coins remained robust in 2011 and into January 2012. But this remains a fringe activity of store-of-value buyers rather than a mainstream phenomenon. At this stage few retail investors have any allocation to gold whatsoever and very few have even...

Book Review: Two Gold Coins And A Prayer by James H. Keeffe III

Book Review: Two Gold Coins And A Prayer by James H. Keeffe III Seattle Post-Intelligencer Copyright 2012 Seattle Post-Intelligencer. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed. Published 08:19 p.m., Tuesday, January 31, 2012 Disaster struck on March 8, 1944, when Lieutenant James Keefe was forced to bail out of his B-24 bomber over ...

Business Insight: The many sides of turning coins into cash

Business Insight: The many sides of turning coins into cash Published Feb 3, 2012 08:30AM MDT Steve Deeds, founder of Morgan Gold, a California-based company that specializes in gold coinage, says that in a down economy many people find a hobby or investment in the precious metal content of coins. What’s the best way to get started? Coin collecting is one of the most rewarding hobbies, but most ...

Scrap gold jewelry vs. gold coins: how to get the best gold prices

In the current economic climate, many people in possession of scrap gold jewelry and gold coins are looking for ways to get the best gold prices and convert unused precious metals into ready cash. And while there are plenty of websites and buyers ready and willing to pay quickly for all forms of gold, it is important for sellers to understand the difference between scrap and collectible or gold ...

Gold Coins, Antiques and Fine Jewelry in Government Auction’s Jan. 29th Auction

On Jan. 29th, 2012, California-based Government Auction will host its Historic Government Seized Assets Sale, featuring rare gold coins, fine jewelry and gems; art and antique music machines, with over 2 million dollars in merchandise sold to the highest bidder and bidding for most items starting at $2. The event is structured as an absentee, phone and Internet auction, with Internet live ...

Dig a little to ensure all that glitters is gold

WARS have been fought for it; and love has been declared with it. That is the appeal of the luminous precious metal, gold. The Incas referred to the elusive metal as the "tears of the Sun", while in ancient Egypt, gold was considered the skin or flesh of the gods.