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– 'Availability of gold strengthens public confidence in the central bank's balance sheet' say Bundesbank – Bundesbank has Audited Reserves amounting to almost 3,400 tonnes, around 68% of Bundesbank's reserve assets – Bank taken series of steps to increase transparency around Germany's gold holdings – Germany has second largest gold holdings in the world; U.S. believed to be largest – Transparency important and all central banks should follow the Bundesbank lead Editor: Mark O'Byrne Germany's central bank serves as an example to central banks when it comes to respecting gold reserves and the public's knowledge of them. The Bundesbank has worked incredibly hard in recent years to [...]

On February 22, Governor Terry McAuliffe signed VA HB 1668 to expand Virginia's sales-and-use tax exemption to include legal tender coins, effective January 1, 2018, to June 30, 2022. Virginia had a short, 6.5-week legislative session. Companion bills were introduced in the House and Senate to fast-track them; both bills passed. The companion bill, VA S 934, missed the deadline for early action by the governor and should be acted on in March. A big thanks to Senator Frank Wagner, who introduced VA S 934, and Delegate Christopher Stolle, M.D., who introduced VA HB 1668. They championed our bills and [...]

Gold and silver futures posted their fourth straight set of session gains Monday, with each ending at about two-week highs. Gold for February delivery tacked on $8, or 0.6%, to settle at $1,265.50... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]

Gold and silver futures posted their fourth straight set of session gains Monday, with each ending at about two-week highs. Gold for February delivery tacked on $8, or 0.6%, to settle at $1,265.50... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]

Aztec Minerals (AZT: TSX-V, OTCQB: AZZTF) (“Aztec”) announces it has signed an option agreement with Baroyeca Gold & Silver (and its US subsidiaries Tombstone Gold & Silver Inc. and Tombstone Resources, collectively “Baroyeca”) to acquire a 75% interest in a package of mineral properties (the “Properties”) containing many of the historic silver mining properties in the famous Tombstone mining district, Cochise County, Arizona. The Properties include the historic Contention Mine and surrounding patented claims totalling 404 acres (163.5 hectares) with an additional 24 acres (9.7 hectares) of unpatented claims. Aztec Minerals CEO Joey Wilkins commented: “Tombstone adds a second district-scale exploration [...]

Aztec Minerals (AZT: TSX-V, OTCQB: AZZTF) (“Aztec”) announces it has signed an option agreement with Baroyeca Gold & Silver (and its US subsidiaries Tombstone Gold & Silver Inc. and Tombstone Resources, collectively “Baroyeca”) to acquire a 75% interest in a package of mineral properties (the “Properties”) containing many of the historic silver mining properties in the famous Tombstone mining district, Cochise County, Arizona. The Properties include the historic Contention Mine and surrounding patented claims totalling 404 acres (163.5 hectares) with an additional 24 acres (9.7 hectares) of unpatented claims. Aztec Minerals CEO Joey Wilkins commented: “Tombstone adds a second district-scale exploration [...]

– 'Availability of gold strengthens public confidence in the central bank's balance sheet' say Bundesbank – Bundesbank has Audited Reserves amounting to almost 3,400 tonnes, around 68% of Bundesbank's reserve assets – Bank taken series of steps to increase transparency around Germany's gold holdings – Germany has second largest gold holdings in the world; U.S. believed to be largest – Transparency important and all central banks should follow the Bundesbank lead Editor: Mark O'Byrne Germany's central bank serves as an example to central banks when it comes to respecting gold reserves and the public's knowledge of them. The Bundesbank has worked incredibly hard in recent years to [...]

Classic gold continues to lead the market, as the ongoing Heritage Dallas Signature sale's Premier floor session clearly showed. The top lots was a PCGS AU53 1879-O $20 Liberty, which sold for a solid $66,000. This price easily eclipsed previous auction appearances of this coin in this grade, as it had been better than three and a half years since one was available at auction. That appearance, an NGC-certified piece, brought $55,812, while the last PCGS-graded coin was sold in March of 2012 for $48,875. This date has special appeal as the final double eagle struck at the New Orleans [...]

WGC: 2018 Set To Be A Positive Year For Price of Gold and Investors – Gold expected to build on 2017 gains into 2018 despite headwind conditions – Gold has gained more than 9% in the year-to-date – Monetary policy and policymakers will continue to be “significant drivers of gold demand” – Physical and structural market changes will support gold into 2018 – Goldcore has been at forefront of reporting on major developments in gold market and price Gold's had a tough year. This isn't in reference to price. After all, it has made double-digit gains in some currencies and US [...]