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The 2017 World's Fair of Money in Denver was typically well run and fun for all. Kids participated in many fun attractions, including a wind tunnel of cash and picking from baskets of free elongated coins. There was mile-high excitement about the show's highlights, which included a sprawling bourse, a multi-million-dollar auction and meetings large and small by specialized clubs. A nice, but not exceptionally toned, Lafayette dollar in PCGS MS-66+ CAC blew away past sales records when it sold for $34,100. One of my personal favorites was the fun-filled Bash conducted by the Numismatic Literary Guild. From simple beginnings [...]

Gold has yet another purpose and may help fightcancer Gold increases effectiveness of drugs used to treat cancer cells by acting as catalyst research shows Use of gold in technology and health growing each year Tech use to increase- number of patent applications in 2017 grew Industrial applications such as solar and bio-metrics reduce availability of above ground supply and gold for investment Another string to the bow of gold and potential impact on sentiment towards gold and on the gold price 'Could gold finally have a purpose?' bizarre headline ignores gold's 2,500 plus year history as a means of [...]

Gold Up 2.3%, Silver 5.3% In Week Gundlach, Gartman and Dalio Positive On Gold Gold is up 2.3% this week and silver has surged nearly 5.3% as stocks sell off on geopolitical risk Billionaire fund managers and commodities experts increasingly positive on gold Risks are rising, and everybody should put 5% to 10% of their assets in gold Dalio Dalio's Bridgewater, world's largest hedge fund, warned clients that geopolitical risks arerising 'Gold is about break out on the upside strongly' commodities expert Gartman Gartman believes right now investors should have 10% to 15% allocation to gold The stock market looks [...]

What would the friendship between states be if it was not lived by people? Ulrich Knker, managing director of Knker, has been a good friend of Michael Hans Chou, owner of Champion Leilo Co., Hong Kong, for years. Their personal relationship inspired the two of them to erect a numismatic monument to the friendship of the nations. And so the idea of a set of two panda medals was born. Both medals feature the same motif on their obverse. The reverses have a different design: for China by Yu Min, for Germany by Heinz Hpyer and Sneschana Russewa-Hoyer. The Staatliche [...]

The United States Mint saw increased buying activity last week, according to the latest sales report which shows 215 of 292 products outperforming their prior weekly gains. The U.S. Mint's newest... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]

SANTA ANA, CA. - The auction room of the Stack's Bowers Galleries Official United States Currency Auction at the ANA World's Fair of Money bustled with activity the evening of August 2, as bidders eagerly competed for a diverse offering of collectible paper money. Prices realized for the auction totaled $2,300,756. All prices quoted include the buyer's fee. The eagerly anticipated sale of the Cleo Collection of Confederate Paper Money was met with intense bidding and saw multiple price records set for various types including $30,550 for a T-31 1861 $5 graded Choice About New 58 by PCGS (lot #10119). [...]

Santacruz Silver Mining (TSX.V:SCZ)(Santacruz) announces, further to its news release ofAugust 8, 2017, that it has settled the outstanding balance owing on certain of the claims included in the Gavilanes Project (the Gavilanes Outstanding Balance) by making a cash payment ofUS$500,000and issuing 1,250,000 common shares of Santacruz, plus applicable value added taxes (VAT), to the property vendor. The shares are subject to a hold period and may not be traded untilDecember 11, 2017except as permitted by applicable securities legislation and the rules and policies of the TSX Venture Exchange. Marlin Gold Mining (Marlin) providedUS$580,000as a refundable deposit (the Deposit) to [...]

David McWilliams: Great Disaster Looms as Technology Disrupts White Collar Workers Every era, every century, every generation has its massive technological disruption Taxi drivers being disrupted by technology of Uber History shows how middle men frequently made redundant Skill set of many professionals today can be replicated by machines and technology Technology may make lawyers, accountants, architects and doctors redundant We risk cannabalising ourselves with internet and emerging technologies Jean-Luc Picard assimilated by the Borg in Star Trek Looking out to sea at the huge winter waves crashing upon the Cape Town shore, it's hard to imagine what the first [...]