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SPECIAL REPORT: Recovery Forecast 2009 Gold, Silver, Platinum

I warned readers a year ago to expect the unexpected and sounded the alarm of a probable recession. But neither I nor Wall Street nor Washington nor the world’s brightest economists foresaw the shock and awe of monumental surprises that were in store.

Exploring The Device Symbology of U.S. Coins - Part I

With this first issue of 2009, we commence a three-part series exploring the devices and symbols utilized on some of the most important United States coins of the last 150 plus years.

Gold Safe Heaven in the Financial Hurricane

Even as the fierce outer winds of Hurricane Ike roared through my neighborhood in Beaumont, Texas, in September, I was keeping an eye on another even scarier storm – the big blow whipping and ripping through the U.S. financial system, including stock indexes dropping at record rates.

Great Coins. Great Collector

Coin collecting used to be called “The Hobby of Kings” because primarily wealthy aristocrats pursued it. Today, it has been rechristened “The King of Hobbies” – and far from being the province of the elite, it’s a thoroughly democratic pastime enjoyed by people of all ages, social strata and income levels.

Inflation Tsunami Coming! Pack GOLD in Your Survival Kit

A tsunami of double-digit hyperinflation swells under the global economy, racing toward us with unnerving speed. This is not just a threat to the U.S. economy but to the entire globe.

Reading A Coin’s Road Map Part III - Commemoratives to Modern Issue Coins

With this month’s issue, we conclude our three-part summer series exploring the main device symbols on some of the most historic United States coins ever produced.

Why All Your Important Coins Should Be Certified.

According to one of the former U.S. Mint Directors, in 1998, the number of coin collectors in the United States was approximately two million. By 2001, this number had exponentially exploded to an estimated 60 million and counting. Largely as a result of innovative U.S. Mint programs, like the State Quarters and the Presidential Golden Dollars, this number has continued to swell. By late 2007, the U.S. Mint estimated the number of U.S. coin collectors to be approximately 140 million, nearly half of the entire population in America. The serious collectors among this group demand that their coins be certified. If you wish know more about the certification process and why it has become so important, please call us Toll Free at (800) 321-8700 and request a FREE copy of the article "Why All Your Important Gold, Silver and Platinum Rare Coins Should Be Certified". This in depth article, written by our Chief Numismatic Consultant Mike Fuljenz, received a Numismatic Literary Guild award for Best Article in a specialized category and it is your FREE just for the asking. Order your FREE copy today!