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HERITAGE & LEGEND HOLD DECEMBER SALES Although there is no major show between now and the 2018 FUN Show in Tampa, Florida, there is certainly no shortage of auction activity. Heritage is holding a Signature sale this week in Dallas, with nearly 2,800 lots spread across four sessions. The Heritage sale is led by a selection of better-date gold including coins from the ever-popular Carson City mint. Included in this group is a PCGS/CAC AU53 1875-CC $10, a PCGS AU55 1879-CC $20, an NGC MS61 1882-CC $20, and a PCGS AU55 1878-CC $20. The leading type coin available in the [...]

Bunker Hill Mining Corp. (the “Company”) (CSE:BNKR) is pleased to announce it has closed the first tranche of its previously announced private placement led by Red Cloud Klondike Strike Inc. and including Haywood Securities Inc. (collectively, the “Agents”) to raise gross proceeds of C$9,667,900 (the “Offering”). Pursuant to the Offering, the Company issued 7,734,320 units (the “Units”) at a price of C$1.25 per Unit. Each Unit is comprised of one common share of the Company 
(a “Common Share”) and one half of one transferable common share purchase warrant (a “Warrant”), each Warrant entitling the holder thereof to acquire one Common [...]

UK Pensions Risk – Time to Rebalance and Allocate to Cash and Gold – Value of Sterling and increased risks place pressure on pensioners both in UK and abroad – 500,000 British expats face 'frozen' pensions – 61% of UK Direct Benefit pension schemes have more money going out than coming in – OECD report finds 'UK workers face the biggest retirement cliff edge in developed world' – Combined pension deficit of FTSE 350 companies is at 70% of their profits – One in three wealth managers are holding cash for clients in anticipation of a market crash Source: Professionalpensions.com The UK's [...]

Arizona Silver Exploration Inc. (the “Company“) (TSXV:AZS) announces the results of a test hole drilled into the western IP anomaly at the Ramsey Silver Project located in La Paz County, Arizona. Drill Results Hole R1713 was drilled vertically to test the western IP anomaly on IP line 1. The hole was located approximately 800 metres west of the Ramsey mine workings and was targeted to test a geophysical model that suggested the source of the IP anomaly was 100 metres below the surface and had modelled dimensions of roughly 500 metres cubed. “The presence of the silver signature in this [...]

Precious metals dropped again Tuesday with gold logging an about four-month low and silver closing at its worst level since mid-July. Gold for February delivery declined $12.80, or 1%, to settle at... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]

Bailins Coming In EU – 114 Italian Banks Have NP Loans Exceeding Tangible Assets – Italy opposes ECB proposal that holds banks to firm deadlines for writing down bad loans – Italy's banks weighed down under €318bn of bad loans – New ECB rules could 'derail' any recovery in Italy's financial system – Draft proposal requires banks to provision fully for loans that turn sour from 2018 – ECB insists banks have better access to collateral on delinquent debt to solve problem – Investors should secure assets as proposal suggests more bailins on horizon and banks remain at risk Source: ilsole24ore.com Another week [...]

Arizona Silver Exploration Inc. (the “Company“) (TSXV:AZS) announces the results of a test hole drilled into the western IP anomaly at the Ramsey Silver Project located in La Paz County, Arizona. Drill Results Hole R1713 was drilled vertically to test the western IP anomaly on IP line 1. The hole was located approximately 800 metres west of the Ramsey mine workings and was targeted to test a geophysical model that suggested the source of the IP anomaly was 100 metres below the surface and had modelled dimensions of roughly 500 metres cubed. “The presence of the silver signature in this [...]

The final month of 2017 is an exciting month for the Panda coin market, which the launch of the 2018 issues. The 2018 gold and silver Panda design features an “up-close” image of a Panda's face along with his favorite snack, a stalk of bamboo. Six coins: one silver and five gold, make up the basic set. Following the new standard set forth in 2017, the coins are no longer sized in round ounces, but in grams instead. The silver and largest gold piece are 30 grams, while the remaining gold coins are 15-, 8-, 3-, and 1-gram each, respectively. [...]

Silver's Positive Fundamentals Due To Strong Demand In Key Growth Industries – Increased efforts in green energy and advanced technology set to boosts silver's demand – Four-year supply deficit set to increase due to fewer mine openings and discoveries – Bank manipulation may be why silver under performing – TD Securities and the Bank of Montreal expect silver to be best performing precious metal in 2018 – Growing industrial demand combined with monetary safe haven makes silver an excellent diversifier The beauty of silver is its dual role. It is both a monetary metal and an industrial metal. Because of [...]

The Tyrant Collection is to be displayed in a multi-year series of exhibits at the Long Beach Expo (Beverly Hills, California) November 27, 2017 – The existence of a previously unreported collection of the world's most famous and valuable ancient, world and United States rare coins is being revealed for the first time.  The Tyrant Collection, which includes a treasured 1937 Edward VIII proof set, will be publicly displayed over the course of several years through a series of exhibits at upcoming Long Beach Expo conventions. Ptolemy IV gold octodrachm: A masterpiece of Hellenistic art and one of only two [...]