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The Legend Rare Coin Auctions Regency XXIV sale held in Las Vegas was the last major United States rare coin auction to be held in 2017, and while no total was provided by the auction house there were many solid results. The top lot honors went to a 1795 half dollar, certified PCGS MS62, ex. Newman Collection, which brought $141,000. Coming in second place was an 1873-CC With Arrows Liberty Seated quarter at $79,313. According to the Legend press release, one area of strength in the sale were registry quality, finest known examples of 20th century issues. These include an [...]

SSR Mining (TSX:SSRM,NASDAQ:SSRM) announced Wednesday (December 27) that the Chinchillas project has received environmental impact assessment (EIA) approval. Based in Argentina, Chinchillas is a silver-lead–zinc deposit owned by SSR Mining and Golden Arrow Resources (TSXV:GRG). The companies hold the asset through Puna Operations, a joint venture that is 75-percent owned by SSR mining and 25-percent owned by Golden Arrow. With EIA approval from Argentina's regulatory authorities in hand, the companies will be able to start development activities at Chinchillas, with priorities including initiating earthworks programs and releasing construction contracts. First ore feed at the mill is expected in the second half of 2018. [...]

98,750,067,000,000 Reasons to Buy Gold in 2018 – World equity index market capitalization touching distance of $100 trillion dollars at beginning of December – Key indicators across global financial markets are looking decidedly bubble-like – Little indication that we are through the worst of the financial crisis that started in 2007 – Apparent lack of concern regarding the over-heated and overpriced markets – Since financial crisis gold has climbed nearly 124% in EUR, 190% in GBP and 98% in USD – Goldcore's latest podcast covers gold's role in 2018 in the land of bubbles Earlier this week Yahoo! published '2017: The [...]

SSR Mining (TSX:SSRM,NASDAQ:SSRM) announced Wednesday (December 27) that the Chinchillas project has received environmental impact assessment (EIA) approval. Based in Argentina, Chinchillas is a silver-lead–zinc deposit owned by SSR Mining and Golden Arrow Resources (TSXV:GRG). The companies hold the asset through Puna Operations, a joint venture that is 75-percent owned by SSR mining and 25-percent owned by Golden Arrow. With EIA approval from Argentina's regulatory authorities in hand, the companies will be able to start development activities at Chinchillas, with priorities including initiating earthworks programs and releasing construction contracts. First ore feed at the mill is expected in the second half of 2018. [...]

BY JOHN FEIGENBAUM, PUBLISHER & PATRICK IAN PEREZ, EDITOR     First, allow us to wish all of our readers a happy, healthy and prosperous New Year! This is our third turn of the calendar since taking over at CDN Publishing and pricing the Quarterly sheets, and focusing on these detailed collector series, is among our favorite of all tasks. This Quarterly I edition covers Colonials through Seated Quarters, including the small yet highly collectible series of Hawaiian coinage issues from 1847-1883. These limited issues are surprisingly often traded considering how brief the series. Of the 1883 issues, the quarter [...]

“THE CPG COIN & CURRENCY MARKET REVIEW” OFFERS COMPREHENSIVE RETAIL PRICING FOR THE COLLECTOR MARKET We are excited to close out the 2017 calendar year with an exciting announcement and release of a brand new publication for the collector market. The CPG Coin & Currency Market Review, or “CPG Guide” for short, represents our extension from wholesale pricing to the retail market. The need for this price guide has been obvious to us over the past 24 months as we've witnessed a growing disparity between the retail price guides available to collectors and the actual wholesale market prices that coins [...]

“THE CPG COIN & CURRENCY MARKET REVIEW” OFFERS COMPREHENSIVE RETAIL PRICING FOR THE COLLECTOR MARKET We are excited to close out the 2017 calendar year with an exciting announcement and release of a brand new publication for the collector market. The CPG Coin & Currency Market Review, or “CPG Guide” for short, represents our extension from wholesale pricing to the retail market. The need for this price guide has been obvious to us over the past 24 months as we've witnessed a growing disparity between the retail price guides available to collectors and the actual wholesale market prices that coins [...]

Fireweed Zinc Ltd. (TSXV:FWZ) (“Fireweed” or the “Company”) is pleased to provide a year-end review of its exceptional 2017 exploration results in its first year of operations after an over-subscribed IPO last May. Highlights Drilling in 2017 confirmed and expanded on historic drill results in the large Tom and Jason zinc-lead-silver deposits on the Macmillan Pass Project (Yukon, Canada). A number of holes intersected notably higher grades and wider zones than projected from historic data. Hole TS17-07 intersected the widest high-grade mineralization drilled in 2017. The intersection consisted of 8.73% Zinc, 7.62% Lead and 129 g/t Silver over 38 meters [...]

Gold, Bitcoin and the Blockchain Replaces the Banks – Realists Guide To The Future – Futurist guide to 2028 shows a world of uncertainty and disruption – One scenario suggests cybersecurity attacks will result in bitcoin and blockchain's dominance of financial systems – Cybersecurity threat will still loom large and wreak havoc. Gold, silver and other real assets will benefit. – Adoption of cryptocurrencies and blockchain will send gold price soaring – Use of cryptocurrencies to take advantage of world systems will see investors turn to safe havens such as gold bullion and coins The media is filled with predictions [...]