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All dealers should be cautious about possible long-term ramifications of cashing fraudulent checks   (Temecula, California)-A long-time member of the Professional Numismatists Guild (www.PNGdealers.org) assisted the Federal Bureau of Investigation in solving a case involving an attempt by suspected thieves to purchase $2 million of gold using a bank check with the forged signature of a deceased New York City woman. It is a cautionary tale for all dealers about the potential long-term effects of cashing a fraudulent check, even if they first verified the account with the bank. On December 6, 2017, the Acting United States Attorney for the Southern [...]

Spectre and Meltdown Highlight Online Banking and Digital Gold Risks – Critical hardware flaw breaks basic security: risks to online banking & digital assets – Nearly all computers worldwide, smartphones and other devices – exposed to major security risk – Two separate security flaws identified in devices powered by Intel, ARM and AMD chips – Vulnerability known about for six months by tech insiders – Cyber crime represents the biggest transfer of economic wealth in history – Cyber crime damage costs to hit $6 trillion annually by 2021 – All digital assets and information at risk – Crypto currencies, digital assets [...]

Minshull Trading Inc. is pleased to announce that Balazs Csaki and Brian Hodge have become equity partners at Minshull Trading. Originally incorporated as Lee Minshull R.C., Inc in 1992 by its founder and President, Lee Minshull, the company was renamed to Minshull Trading in 2014 to reflect the variety of products offered and the expanded roles of the company's key contributors, including Mr. Csaki and Mr. Hodge. Minshull Trading has become one of the premier wholesale numismatics dealers in the United States and has key business relationships all over the world. In announcing that Mr. Csaki and Mr. Hodge have [...]

– Palladium prices surge to new record high over $1,100/oz today – Palladium surges past record nominal price seen in 2001 after 55% surge in 2017 – Best-performing precious metal and commodity of 2017 is palladium – Palladium prices top platinum prices for first time in 16 years – Strong Chinese car demand and switch from diesel to petrol cars sees demand surge – Supply crunch as six year supply deficit & 2017 deficit expected to hit 83,000 ounces – Palladium supply crunch to intensify if world's leading producer Russia restricts supply and investors diversify into tiny palladium bullion market Editor: Mark O'Byrne Palladium [...]

United States Mint products rose sharply from a couple weeks of mostly normal sales. In the best weekly results of the year, 83.7% of the U.S. Mint's products scored higher week-over-week... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]

Dolly Varden Silver (TSX.V: DV | U.S.: DOLLF) (the “Company” or “Dolly Varden“) On behalf of the management of Dolly Varden Silver (“Dolly Varden”), it is my great pleasure to provide a summary to our shareholders of the events of 2017 and provide an outlook of what may lie ahead in 2018.  The Belcarra Group assumed control of the management of Dolly Varden in December 2016 at the request of members of the board of directors and several of our large and institutional shareholders. The objective was to bring stability to the corporation by allowing our experienced technical team led by Ben Whiting, Vice President Exploration [...]

– Palladium prices surge to new record high over $1,100/oz today – Palladium surges past record nominal price seen in 2001 after 55% surge in 2017 – Best-performing precious metal and commodity of 2017 is palladium – Palladium prices top platinum prices for first time in 16 years – Strong Chinese car demand and switch from diesel to petrol cars sees demand surge – Supply crunch as six year supply deficit & 2017 deficit expected to hit 83,000 ounces – Palladium supply crunch to intensify if world's leading producer Russia restricts supply and investors diversify into tiny palladium bullion market Editor: Mark O'Byrne Palladium [...]

Minshull Trading Inc. is pleased to announce that Balazs Csaki and Brian Hodge have become equity partners at Minshull Trading. Originally incorporated as Lee Minshull R.C., Inc in 1992 by its founder and President, Lee Minshull, the company was renamed to Minshull Trading in 2014 to reflect the variety of products offered and the expanded roles of the company's key contributors, including Mr. Csaki and Mr. Hodge. Minshull Trading has become one of the premier wholesale numismatics dealers in the United States and has key business relationships all over the world. In announcing that Mr. Csaki and Mr. Hodge have [...]

1943 Bronze Cents from Philadelphia and San Francisco featured in Jan. 4 Platinum Night DALLAS, Texas-Nearly 7,000 lots from private collections, including early U.S. treasures, error coins and ship wreck ingots, highlight Heritage Auctions' Jan. 3-8 U.S. Coins Auction during the Florida United Numismatic Convention in Tampa, Florida. Standout presentation pieces include extraordinary 1795 Draped Bust Dollar, SP62 NGC  – a special example of this rather curious coin – and the finest-graded specimen of an 1861-S $20 Paquet, AU58+ NGC. The important one-year design subtype offers the rare opportunity to own one of the rarest of all San Francisco double [...]

Gold Has Best Year Since 2010 With Near 14% Gain In 2017 – Gold posted second straight annual gain in USD in 2017 – Gold in 2017: up 13.6% USD, up 2.7% GBP, down 1.4% EUR – 2017 is gold's best year since 29.5% gain in 2010 – Strong performance despite rate hikes and stock bubble  – India's gold imports surged 67% in 2017, Turkish, Chinese demand strong – Gold finished 2017 with longest rally since June 2016 – 2018: Currency War and The Year of the Phoenix?   Gold waved a very positive goodbye to 2017 and was delighted to shout 'Happy [...]