Before we get into the pricing of precious metals, we need to understand why precious metals are considered investments. An investment is an item (commodity, currency or equity/stock) that has a degree of liquidity. Liquidity is the ability of an item to be converted from one form to another with relative ease. If there is […]
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A new letter is being sent out to holders of safe deposit boxes through JP Morgan Chase. Entitled, “Updated Safe Deposit Box Lease Agreement:, the letter states, “Contents of the box: You agree not to store any cash or coins other than those found to have a collectible value.” Another change is that signatures will […]
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Lots of numbers affect the price of precious metals. I have been following how current events, economic data and even cultural beliefs affect the prices of gold and silver for about 30 years. This information hasn’t been written down in a diary or log – I find that if I write something down I tend […]
We get calls all the time where people don’t know the value of their coins, and they want to know if they are worth anything. Let’s say you inherited a bunch of stuff from a family member or friend, and you run across some coins among the stash. You’re probably asking yourself, “What are these […]
One question we are asked regularly is if there is a silver shortage. This is something people ask us because well, we are in the business of buying, selling and minting of precious metals. Now, it would be easy for me to stand here as a bullion dealer and say, “Of course there is a […]
