World Coins

Silver Bullion

Silver Bullion

There are a lot of gold coins out there and one of the most popular is the American eagle gold bullion coin. This gold is one of America's official investment grades. The content, purity and weight of the American eagle gold bullion is guaranteed by the United States government.

The coin is 22 karats, since gold is a soft metal they decided to put a mixture of silver and copper to strengthen the coin and keep them looking new. That is why the coin has only 22 parts gold and the other 2 part are silver and copper.

You cannot buy the American eagle gold bullion from the mint directly or from just any dealer; you can buy this coin only to those dealers who are authorized to sell them. Unlike some coin this coin is not bought for their age or rarity.

This coin has been minted starting way back in 1986. The coin is one of the most popular gold coins in the States. It has a feature of liberty's portrait on the front while an eagle flying above its nest is carved on the back. Here are some tips if you want to buy American eagle gold bullion.

You must know first what gold coin you want, the American eagle gold proof or the American eagle gold bullion. The difference between the 2 is that the proof are special collector coin set, its value depends on its condition, age and rarity.

This type of coin are produced in different quantities, comes with a velvet case and a certification of authenticity. Proof Coins are also available on sale directly on the Unites States mint. While the bullion's value is only determine by the current market price of gold at the time the coins are purchased and are sold.

They are not bought by their age or rarity and these coins cannot be purchased from the United States mint. You can only buy these coins to those dealers who are authorized to sell them.

You also have to know what size of the gold coin you want to buy.

Know where to buy the coins for they cannot be purchased on the U.S mint, so if you have close and trusted friends that are experience in this field of business then ask them where you could find a good dealer who can give you a nice offer.

When you buy gold you also have to be preparing to protect them from thieves. You need to have a safe place where you can hide your gold coins, such as safety deposit box or a vault. Some dealers also offer you a storage service.

Gold can good investment if you invest on it wisely. Do you own homework with regards to gold prices and know the risks associated with investing in physical gold.

Find American Eagle gold bullion coins and other information if you want to buy gold bullion on Gordon Smith's website.

How much should I expect to pay for silver bullion?

I know the price of silver is about $11 an ounce right now. However, I went to my local coin shop and they are asking between $17 and $20 for nearly all of their one ounce silver bullion coins. Is this overpriced or is this what I should expect to pay anywhere?

Compare on eBay, which is higher still, then compare on Apmex.com.

Apmex is about as fair as I've seen anywhere. They have Silver American Eagles right now for $3.99 over spot. This is common for such a small quantity for coins.

Bulk silver bullion will only be a few pennies above meltdown price (spot).

Silver Bullion

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Austrian Silver

Austrian Silver

Hello From Austria - Hiking Through The Vineyards Of Southwestern Styria

On a beautiful warm summer day and after a nice filling breakfast we got going early yesterday to embark on our Sunday excursion to the south-western part of Styria. I wasn't particularly well-rested after a full day yesterday that included a hike, a local driving tour and a birthday party, but I was keen to explore the area west of Leibnitz, Styria's foremost winegrowing region together with my brother Ewald, his wife Anneliese and our friends Luis and Isabella.

Distances in Europe are always on a different scale than in North America. Southwestern Styria is only about one hour from my home town of Weiz and nevertheless it is considered a different geographic region from my home area of East Styria. Southwestern Styria enjoys a favourable climate with Mediterranean influences and the temperatures are on average higher than those in the surrounding regions. The area is particularly well-known for its rolling hills, many of which are used as vineyards for growing mostly white, but also some red wines of the Zweigelt or Blauburgunder variety. The most well-known wine of this area is called "Schilcher", a rose-coloured wine, whose special designation can only be applied to wines that were grown in this particular area and made from a type of grape called the "Blaue Wildbacher".

We stopped our vehicle on a parking lot just steps away from the "Weinbauschule Silberberg" (the Silberberg School of Viticulture). This particular schools features a 1.5 km long wine educational trail that provides informational background about the history of wine, about details related to wine-growing as well as a collection of old wine farming implements and tools. A 5 m high statue of St. Urban, the patron saint of the vintners, stands at the beginning of the wine educational trail, and further up the hill there is an oversized metal sculpture of an insect called the wine pest that was brought in from France in the 1800s and almost completely deciminated Styrian wine cultivation.

We slowly hiked up on pathways along the vineyards and had a beautiful view south, and westwards towards the mountain chain separating the Austrian provinces of Styria and Carinthia. Schloss Seggau (Seggau Castle), dating back to the 12th century, was clearly visible nearby, a structure that was once used to defend Austria's border against invading Turks and Hungarians, but today has found new use as a hotel and conference centre.

Once we reached the top of the hill we climbed up the "Kreuzkogelwarte", a lookout tower at an elevation of 496 m that provided a continuous 360 degree view of the surrounding countryside. North of us was the provincial capital of Graz with a backdrop of the mountains of Northern Styria, south of us Slovenia, and west of us the Austrian province of Carinthia.

My brother pointed out a particular hill that also featured a vineyard and was apparently the property of famous Austrian tennis player Thomas Muster, who hails from the nearby district capital of Leibnitz. Thomas Muster, a former number 1 player, was one of the most gifted clay court players in the history of tennis and achieved 44 ATP tour titles throughout his career during the 1990s. Today Thomas Muster heads up his own fashion label called TOMS, runs a vineyard, has gotten involved in the production of high-quality Alpine spring water called TOMS Water, and not surprisingly, developed a tennis racquet called TOMS Machine in collaboration with the Kneissl company, released in 2005. A great tennis career can open many doors...

We continued our hike of the surrounding hills and walked by a so-called "Buschenschank", a rustic local restaurant owned by a vintner who is able to sell his own wine as well as a variety of self-produced culinary products. This is a typical Austrian gastronomic establishment that was originally limited to selling only this-year's wine and had strict limitations as to what type of foods they could serve. Today, many vintner's obtain a full restaurant license in order to sell regular hot foods as well.

After an enjoyable hike along the ridge of a vineyards we started our descent into the valley and spent about 45 minutes walking down a forest road and then headed into a cool forest that took us back to our vehicle. A fifteen minute drive later we arrived at our lunch destination: "Buschenschank Koschak" is a popular local destination for good wines and excellent local Styrian food. We had reserved a table and sat outside under trellises covered with grapes and vine tendrils.

It was seriously time for a traditional Styrian meal: I started with a "Fritattensuppe" (a clear beef broth that features thinly cut pancake strips), my favourite Austrian soup. Then all five of us shared a big platter of Austrian Fried Chicken as well as a Rosemary Chicken with Rice. Austrian fried chicken is very crispy and less greasy than North American varieties and is a staple of traditional Austrian Sunday lunches. Traditionally, the largest meal is eaten at lunch time in Austria, although modern work routines have changes the traditional rhythms of food preparation and consumption as well.

The obligatory side dish is a mixed salad containing lettuce, tomatoes, beans and other varieties of vegetables, marinated with vinegar and pumpkin seed oil. Pumpkin seed oil is a popular Styrian speciality, a specialty oil made from the roasted seeds of pumpkins. Styrian pumpkins are unique: the seeds have lost their wooden shell due to a mutation about 100 years ago and only a tiny silver-coloured membrane protects the seed. This soft consistency of the seeds facilitates efficient pressing of the oil. The final product is a thick, dark green oil that has a nutty flavour and is used primarily as a salad oil, but also to refine soups and other dishes. You can even get a "pumpkin seed parfait" as a dessert, which is exactly what my brother ordered after we were finished.

Incidentally, pumpkin seed oil is the only Styrian delicacy that I buy in Austria to bring back to Toronto, or I might request someone traveling from Austria to bring me a bottle. As a passionate salad eater, Austrian pumpkin seed oil is my favourite salad dressing, bar none. And just recently I found a German delicatessen store that apparently carries Styrian pumpkin seed oil right here in Toronto. So thanks to Toronto's multicultural culinary landscape I might actually be able to get my favourite Austrian delicacy right here without having to beg an Austrian visitor to bring me a bottle.

After a great meal I got really tired, especially considering the fact that I only had a few hours of sleep last night. I slept all the way home in the car and once we got back to my brother's house, I crashed for a few hours. I woke up at about 7 pm, and just before having a light dinner, I hopped on Anneliese's bicycle and went cycling for an hour throughout my home town.

Sunday night Austrian towns are traditionally very quiet since everyone is getting ready to go to work the next day, so the roads were nice and peaceful. When I came back my brother and sister-in-law were ready to go to bed so I turned in early to rest up for today. Well, unfortunately the weather today did not cooperate as planned and the entire morning was grey and drizzly. At noon time I visited my friends Andrea and Herbert, whose daughter Nina had stayed with my husband and me last year to as part of her Canadian stint to work as a nanny.

Andrea is the older sister of one of my best friends from school, and I had not seen her for at least 23 years. It was great to see her again, we had already chatted numerous times for free using www.skype.com, and I knew she had the same love for languages, travel and cosmopolitan thinking as me. She graciously invited me to join her family for lunch and I was listening intently to Andrea's and Herbert's travel stories from Rumania. Just in the last few weeks they had spent some time in Bucharest and in Transsylvania and learned much about Rumania's interesting history as well as about the tyrannical Ceauscescu regime. We all agreed that we view traveling much differently as we get older, that today we really see travel as an opportunity to learn and to understand the world and its historic and environmental contexts.

We decided that we would jointly visit another local tourism attraction tomorrow: the "Katerloch", a famous local limestone cave that is a popular regional tourist destination.

After a little walk in town I met my friends Luis and Isabella and their friend Wolfgang to play a couple of hours of tennis in an indoor tennis facility. The tennis club also features a bistro where we enjoyed a couple of pizzas afterwards and a beer. I thought to myself "these Austrians know how to live". None of the Canadian tennis clubs that I have been at feature a bistro or any kind of gastronomic establishment. So I realized these Austrians have their priorities straight: you can work out and burn calories, but you have to cap it off with a nice tasty meal and a local beer because "Gemütlichkeit" (loosely translated as warm cordiality in a cozy environment) is an important factor here.

After about an hour I thanked my friends for a great tennis match and a cozy evening and headed back to my brother's house to reconnect with him and to rest up for another eventful day tomorrow.

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What countries offer PURE silver bullion coins? ?

I am looking to invest in some....
I know there is the: US silver eagles, Chinese Pandas, Australian Kangaroos and others, Austrian......
But what other countries mint pure (99.93% +) silver coins?
Not looking for Sterling Silver...

Here is a link with information

http://www.24carat.co.uk/silverbullioncoinsframe.html

Antique Pair of Art Deco (Austrian) silver plate candelabra

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Gold Krugerrand

Gold Krugerrand

Current Value of a Krugerrand

In 1967 the government of South Africa decided to increase the marketing of South African gold so they minted the Gold Krugerrand. This coin was the first of its kind and was valued with the monetary value of gold. As investors see the uncertainty in stocks they try other investments like the Krugerrand. The prices of gold have been increasing since the start of this year. In January this year gold was about $846 and then in a time of just six months it reached to $1000. It is expected to go up to $1100 by the end of this year. Resulting in a growth of 30% these coins are generally sold at a premium of 4-5%. If one buys a single coin then it will be at a premium of 10%. These days there are more than 54 million Krugerrands all over the world.

These Gold Krugerrands are durable and are alloyed with a small amount of copper. This makes them 22 karat coins. They contain 11/12th part 24 karat gold and the other 1/12th part is copper. Copper makes them hard. Thus they become resistant to denting and scratching and getting damaged easily. They are also easy to transport and store which increases the Krugerrand value in every other sense also. It served as a prototype for other gold producing nations to launch their own such gold coins.

The value is calculated on the “spot price” and additional premium per coin. The spot price of gold is reported every business day. The spot price can be checked in news papers, on the radio, on the TV and even online. The Krugerrand value depends on the size of the coin also. It is available in one ounce, half an ounce, one fourth an ounce and even one tenth an ounce. What remains same in all of them is the purity that is .917.

The current Krugerrend value is $939.33. This coin is 33.930 grams and weight and 32.77 mm in diameter. The current market trend shows that the Krugerrand value will increase keep increasing thus making it a safe investment.

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Is it true when Mahatma Gandhi died, an autopsy revealed that his small intestine contained 5 gold Krugerrands

Disclaimer:

I take no responsibility for anything, including that incident in Thailand in 1991.

No No autopsy was ever performed.He was shot and killed in 1948.It was not a comen practice back then, Especially if you new what was the cos of death.

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Dollar Gold

Dollar Gold

The Dow, Dollar & Gold – What Goes Down Must Come Up

This year has been a very exiting time for traders and investors. We have seen a steady climb in prices with controlled pullbacks in the broad market and gold.

Using technical analysis we are able to quickly and accurately make informed decisions just from looking at the charts. In the charts below you will see how simple chart patterns along with support & resistance levels can provide excellent low risk entry points. Also you will see how candle stick charts can be an early indicator for prices to reverse direction.

DIA ETF – Daily
The DIA (Dow Jones Index Fund) is trending higher. By applying some basic technical analysis you are able to time your entry points having the odds in your favor.

In this chart I use two simple forms of analysis. The broadening formation (red trend lines), and horizontal support zones shown in blue.

Broadening Formations: This is when the price becomes more volatile making higher highs and lower lows. I think of it as one of those Megaphones for talking to large groups of people. So when a chart has this pattern it’s virtually yelling at me and I start taking profits or tightening my stops.

Horizontal Support Zones: I like to focus on support or resistance zones which are a little different than most traders. I do not use the top and bottoms of previous waves for these levels. Instead I take the average price then expect the support level to be penetrated somewhat as the level is tested. This is how the market keeps you out of the good trades. I cover this in great detail in my Stock Market Trading Education Course available in January.

Analysis: The DIA ETF looks ready for a pullback to the $99- 100 level.

GLD Exchange Traded Fund – Weekly
Gold has been on fire and riding this wave up has been very profitable thus far. Last week a doji candle was formed on the chart and this can signal a change in short term price action.

This chart shows some of the past doji candles and what happened to the price of gold soon after. What this candle is telling us is that the buying and selling pressure is equal. So we know momentum is slowing and we should expect a consolidation or correction.

Because gold has rocketed higher, indeed going almost straight up in the recent weeks, I expect a pullback to be very quick. A drop to the $110 or even the $100 level in the coming weeks is not out of the question, but we all know commodities can go parabolic for several months (straight up). This is why we continue to tighten our stops and keep holding out long positions.

US Dollar – Weekly
The US dollar has been up and down like a yo-yo in the past 15 months. The chart below clearly shows what has been happening with this currency and what I think we could see very soon.

The blue support zone (73-74) is a key pivot point for the dollar. That being said lets take a look at the chart.

During the time when the price is trending higher July 2008 – Feb 2009 we see lower wicks appear more often. This tells me that sellers pushed the price down early in the week but were then overcome by buyers nearer the end of the week. This is bullish price action. Also the broadening patterns during this timeframe’s tops indicate increased volatility and we know that is a sign of weakness.

From March 2009 – Sept 2009 the trend was down and there are longer upper wicks telling us buyers became over powered by sellers each time the price rallied.

In the recent 3 months we observe lower wicks meaning buyers are moving into the US dollar again. Knowing that there is major support below the current price I have to think the dollar could start to bottom around this level.

Trading Conclusion:
The broad market is becoming unstable and looks like it could have more of a pullback this week. I would not be adding to any long positions until we see the market trading near support. Three out of four stocks move with the market so it is crucial to understand the overall market direction when buying and selling stocks and commodities.

Gold is trading at a level which is fuzzy. The weekly chart is neutral and the daily chart is still on fire as it moves up. All we can do is ride our positions and keep raising our stop prices.

The US dollar could start to bottom over the next few weeks. Depending what happens with Dubai this week we could be in for a big bounce in the dollar as investors flock to safety as the US dollar is still the currency of choice if/when other countries start to have a financial melt down again.

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Chris Vermeulen

Disclaimer: I do not own DIA fund

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Chris Vermeulen is Founder of the popular trading site http://www.thegoldandoilguy.com. There he shares his highly successful, low-risk trading method. Since 2001 Chris has been a leader in teaching others to skillfully trade in gold, oil, and silver in both bull and bear markets. Subscribers to his service depend on Chris' uniquely consistent investment opportunities that carry exceptionally low risk and high return.

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Can you make a ring out of a gold dollar?

I know you can make them out of silver dollars or all silver quarters.
But what about gold dollars?
Or, what happens if you dont use an all silver quarter?

i guess so?

Keiser Report №44: Markets! Finance! Scandal!

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Krugerrand Coin

Krugerrand Coin

Krugerrand Bullion Buying Guide

With the gold prices at record highs and the World economy on the downside, more and more smart investors are converting some of their assets to gold in order to hedge against the falling dollar. After all, no other investment has the wealth preserving power as gold does. Buying Gold Bullion especially South African Krugerrand Bullion, is the most practical and popular way of owning gold.

"Bullion" is a form of metal in which its value comes primarily from the worth of the precious metal instead of an imprinted currency value. Gold Bullion coin such as Krugerrand, is priced and sold according to the weight of gold it contains, plus the additional premium it carries. Many countries have or are minting bullion coins. 

The Gold Krugerrand was World's first national Bullion. Minted in South Africa back in 1967, Krugerrand Bullion coins were named after the Old South African president Paul Kruger, Krugerrand's obverse side features Paul Kruger, and the reverse depicts South Africa's national symbol, the Springbok antelope. Today, gold Krugerrands come in four different sizes: 1 oz, 1/2 oz, 1/4 oz, and 1/10 oz. 1 oz gold Krugerrand is by far the most popular Krugerrand coin and is widely traded worldwide.

Here is the 1oz Krugerrand gold coin specifications:
Weight: 33.9305 gram
Gold Content: 1 troy oz (31.104 gram)
Fineness:0.917
Diameter: 32.61 mm to 32.77 mm
Thickness: 2.74 mm to 2.84 mm

There are many sources to purchase Krugerrand Bullion today. You can visit local coin shops, or order from mail catalogs. In my opinion, however, the best place to purchase Krugerrands is online. Online Gold Coin auctioning has become a flourishing and very active market, offering wider selection and up-to-the-minute deals comparing to the traditional coin retail shops.

One tip for buying Krugerrand Bullion online is to buy from a reputable seller. You can look up the sellers' feedback scores, or carefully read the comments from previous customers. Ideally, you would want to do business with a seller with a feedback score of 100%. But you have to take everything into consideration. If a seller has a feedback score of less than 100% he still may be a reputable dealer.

I recommend you checking out Krugerrand Bullion Sale. It is a specialized Gold Krugerrand for Sale site, offering a great selection of Krugerrand coins for sale. This website makes finding your dream Krugerrand bullion coins a million times easier. Be sure to try this website before you buy.

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Wilson Snyder is a freelance writer. Learn more about "Krugerrand Bullion" at Krugerrand Coin for Sale.

What's the Best Gold Coin to buy? Maple Leaf, Krugerrand or British Sovereign?

The Krugerrand has 1 oz. of pure gold in the form of a gold alloy.The Maple Leaf has 1 oz. of pure gold and doesn't wear as well. Both have the same amount of gold so buy the one that has the lowest premium over the spot price of gold. The Maple Leaf also comes in smaller sizes if you can't afford to buy an oz at a time although the smaller sizes will have a little larger premium. The modern British Sovereign is measured in grains not ounces so be sure you understand exactly how much gold your buying for the price. Generally the Sovereign is less available in the U.S. and has a higher premium than the other two.

Testing a 1 oz Gold Krugerrand with a Fisch Coin Tester

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