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Silver prices surged in 2016 after a tough 2015. Political developments and announcements worldwide have kept silver-focused investors seeking out for news about the precious metal throughout the year. Here, the Investing News Network (INN) has gathered the most popular silver news stories of 2016. Read on to see what top silver news stories of 2016 grabbed the attention of our investor audience. "Silver Demand Forecast And Silver Stocks To Buy" Click here to discover what the experts see coming in 2016 and beyond with our INN Insider's Report (value of $49) for FREE. Limited time offer. No credit card required. Get [...]

There's no question that 2016 saw declines in many United States' numismatic denominations from small cents through half dollars. The numerous series we often refer to as “type coins” includes Seated and Barber issues, as well as the minor denominations including cents, two-cent pieces, three-cent pieces, half dimes and so on. These areas enjoyed a nice ride over the past decade (or more) and generally levels on scarcer material in this series was reliable as blue-chip stocks of the 1980s. Values started to decline a couple years ago due and, in 2016, we witnessed what we anticipate to be the [...]

At the recently concluded Houston Money Show, we confirmed the existence of a new and extremely deceptive 1872-S Liberty Seated half dollar. Although we will describe the discovery and the subsequent investigation in the March 2017 issue of the Gobrecht Journal, we did not want to wait until then to publicize this new counterfeit. There are now five of these known and more will surely appear in the meantime. They are good enough that two of them have already fooled the major grading services. Four of the counterfeits sold on eBay in August 2015, October 2015, March 2016, and August [...]

Gold futures snapped a four-session winning streak on the last trading day of 2016, but they still logged their first weekly increase in eight weeks and scored their first annual advance in four... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]

For the first time in awhile, the gold prices, were on the rise as the US dollar cooled off late in the week. On Thursday, the Wall Street Journal  reported the yellow metal's price surge was its biggest gain in almost three months. That said, as the year comes to a close, gold is poised to close 2016 nine percent higher after posting steady declines for the three previous years, according to Reuters. As of 12:07 p.m. EST, the yellow metal had gained 1.98 percent over the five day period to reach $1,155.95 per ounce. For comparison, the yellow metal closed 2015 [...]

Precious metals futures advanced Tuesday in their start to the holiday-shortened trading week. Most markets closed Monday in observance of Christmas. Gold for February delivery rose $5.20, or 0.5%,... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]

During the past twelve months numismatic crime has continued to impact the numismatic community. However, the Numismatic Crime Information Center in collaboration with dealers, collectors and law enforcement across the country have made several significant arrests and been responsible for the recovery of thousands of dollars in coins and currency. The targeting of coin dealers after shows and the recent triple homicide of a dealer and two employees which occurred on December 17, 2016 should remind all of us of the potential and inherent dangers within our industry and hobby. The many successes of NCIC are due to the resources [...]

Gold Mining Companies Are Running Out of Gold: Five Must See Charts 'Peak gold' – World's gold production to peak in 2019 and decline Gold found by miners has plunged 85% over past decade Gold mining CEOs turning to deals to combat dwindling reserves Exploration more difficult and firms have cut capex The reality of peak gold production has recently been acknowledged by Bloomberg and some of the financial media. Yet the mainstream, non specialist financial media has yet to cover this important topic with obvious ramifications for the gold market and the gold price in the medium and long term. Peak gold [...]

It's been another tough week for the gold prices, as the yellow metal was on track for a seventh straight weekly decline, the longest run of weekly losses in 12 years. While the metal gained on Friday, the decline was supported by expectations that the US Federal Reserve will rise rates three times in 2017 and a strong US dollar, that jumped to a 14-year high earlier this week. “Gold is on the defensive but we sense support in the market between $1,120-1,100 and believe these levels will hold barring a significant dollar rally,” HSBC analyst James Steel told Reuters. [...]

U.S. circulating coin production slowed in November for a second month in a row and dropped below the 1 billion mark for the first time since February, the latest figures from the United States Min... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]