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Kootenay Silver (TSXV: KTN) (the Company or Kootenay)is pleased to report that Aztec Minerals Corp. (Aztec Minerals) today announced additional trenching has returned attractive gold, copper, and molybdenum grades at the Jasper prospect on Kootenay's Cervantes Property in Sonora State,Mexico. The property is one of Kootenay's generative projects and is under option to Aztec Minerals. Additional hand trenching was conducted between and beyond thePenascoto the Cardon trenches, linking and further extending copper, gold, and molybdenum mineralization over a 71.0 meters linear distance in 92.35 meters of trenching. The sample interval weighted average over 92.35 meters returned 0.52% copper, 0.62 gpt [...]

BY JOHN FEIGENBAUM, PUBLISHER& PATRICK IAN PEREZ, EDITOR The October Quarterly I issue marks the beginning of the final pricing cycle for the 2017 calendar year. In this issue we evaluate Colonials through quarters, and Hawaiian issues. The one aspect of the rare coin market that is becoming most apparent is the lack of truly fresh material. Yes, there are large public auctions every month with lots of material, but collectors and dealers alike are starved for items that have been off the market a decade or longer. It is amazing to us to see old green-label PCGS holders and [...]

BY JOSHUA MCMORROW-HERNANDEZ World War II-era Jefferson silver five-cent coins, widely known as war nickels, are marking an important milestone in October 2017. The first of these historic coins, spawned from patriotic rations to help save essential commodities for the troops fighting overseas, are turning 75 years old this year. Americans living during the time of the Second World War had mostly grown accustomed to conserving resources. When the United States entered World War II following the Japanese attack on American military fleets in Pearl Harbor, Hawaii, on December 7, 1941, the nation was emerging from the Great Depression, an [...]

Pershing Resources Company (OTC PINK:PSGR) announced that it has posted additional summary assay data from its ongoing surface sampling program on its New Enterprise Property. Five surface samples, ranging in weight from 1.9 to 2.27 kilograms, were collected from an area of exposed fault breccia with multiple veins converging from the wider site. Individual assays ranged from 2.52gpt to 13.3gpt for gold/Au, and 202gpt to 391gpt for silver/Ag. Pershing Resources' CEO Steve Plumb said: These results show good potential from the New Enterprise. We are accumulating data from a number of potential development sites on the property that we are [...]

New Lunar coins highlight the line-up of collector products for October from the Perth Mint of Australia. They are joined by coins from the Polar Babies series, the gold Kangaroo series and the... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]

Yahoo admits every single one of 3 billion accounts hacked in 2013 data theft Equifax hacking and security breach exposes half of the U.S. population Some 143 million people vulnerable to identity theft Deloitte hack compromised sensitive emails and client data JP Morgan hacked and New York Fed hacked and robbed International hacking group steals $300 million Global digital banking and financial system not secure Editor Mark O'Byrne Imagine there was a chemical disaster at a factory. The surrounding water and air supply are affected over hundreds of miles. Thousands of people, if not more, are affected. There would be [...]

Two United States Mint silver products are scheduled for release this October -- one with eight silver coins and the other with four silver medals. Look for the 2017 Limited Edition Silver Proof Set... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]

Silver investors are often interested to hear which countries produce the most of the metal. After all, if a nation is producing a lot of silver, many companies are likely operating there - and investment opportunities may be available. However,it's also worth looking at silver reserves, or how much economically mineable silver a country holds.In general, the world's top silver producersalsohave high silver reserves, butsome countries with high silver reserves are not putting out much of the metal. With that in mind, here's an overview of silver reserves by country. Though it's certainly important for investors to be aware of [...]

Editor Mark O'Byrne Safe haven silver to outperform gold in Q4 and 2018 Expect silver to eventually outperform gold sayMetals Focus 2017 YTD, silver has underperformed gold, climbing by 5% versus 11% Silver undervalued versus gold and especially stocks, bonds and many property markets Will follow gold's reactions to macroeconomic & geopolitical factors and should outperformgold Special report on India shows it accounts for just 16% of global silver demand Silver a safe haven at times during which gold failed to be according toacademic research Since the beginning of 2017 the silver price has disappointed many investors. With a5% gain [...]

BY PATRICK IAN PEREZ, EDITOR The primary market activity during the past 30 days was the Long Beach Expo and the associated auction conducted by Heritage. Unsurprisingly, the sale topper was one of the famous Series 1934 $10,000 Federal Reserve Notes from the Binion Hoard. This PCGS CU64 example brought home $144,000, a consistent result for this sought-after note. Interestingly, the remainder of the top five lots were two pairs of the same type. Two Lazy Deuce National banknotes: one from Utah and one from Wisconsin, sold for $60,000 and $36,000, respectively. Sandwiched between those were two Series 1905 Technicolor [...]