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Next week, the United States Mint and the National Park Service will introduce the quarter commemorating Minnesota's Voyageurs National Park. This year's third quarter ceremony will take place by the... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]

There is no such thing as a sure bet with the stock market - as investors well know. Against a backdrop of fluctuating metals prices, volcanogenic massive sulfide (VMS) deposits may look more attractive than ever. That's thanks to their polymetallic content. Often containing copper, zinc, lead, silver and gold, VMS deposits can potentially offer resource investors some cushion when it comes to the rise and fall of individual metals. If it's a rough year for copper prices, for example, profits off zinc or gold might still help a VMS deposit company's stock soar. Furthermore, VMS deposits are an opportunity [...]

Increase Portfolio Diversification Important Tail Risk Hedge Valuable Inflation Hedge by George Milling-Stanley of State Street via TheFMReport While gold has traditionally been seen as a tactical way to help preserve wealth during market corrections, times of geopolitical stress or persistent dollar weakness, we think there is a case to be made for gold as a core diversifying asset with a long-term strategic role in multi-asset portfolios. The expanding universe of investable asset classes and the relative ease of shifting across different assets mean that multi-asset portfolios today look different from the “balanced” stock and bond funds of the past. [...]

Noted coin expert and numismatic consumer advocate Scott Travers recently launched The Money Connoisseur blog on Bottomline. In his latest blog post, Travers discusses the three major risks involved with buying and selling valuable coins and offers his insider strategies on how to manage those risks - and tells how Greysheet can help collectors and dealers smartly navigate the marketplace. In his blog, Travers shares how using the free online Greysheet price guide can help spare consumers from wasting untold sums of money and stress on bad deals; you can also use our new, free CDN mobile app for accessing this invaluable pricing information. Check out [...]

Precious metals futures finished divided Tuesday with gold and silver higher and platinum and palladium lower. The gains in gold and silver were their first in four sessions. Gold's move brought it... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]

 Ed Steer has written and spoken extensively about silver market manipulation, and at the recent International Mining Investment Conference he shared an update on what's happening right now. Steer, who runs Gold and Silver Digest and is a GATA board member, explained that not much has changed since his last interview with the Investing News Network (INN) in January. “JPMorgan (NYSE:JPM) is still running the COMEX futures market in the precious metals, silver in particular, and Scotiabank, which was always a big player up until then, has died off to nothing,” he said. According to Steer, investors won't see [...]

The United States Mint just unveiled release dates for the remainder of it summertime products, and it looks like collectors and dealers have a busy few months ahead keeping up with all of the offerings on tap. Here's a roundup of the new products coming up over the summer from the United States Mint.   Proof Sets   The San Francisco Mint 2018 Silver Reverse Proof Set will be offered for sale on July 23. The 2018 silver reverse proof set, which offers a stunning new perspective on common circulating coins, includes the Lincoln cent, Jefferson nickel, Roosevelt dime, Kennedy [...]

The Perth Mint of Australia started selling their June collections of gold and silver coins that range in sizes from 1/2oz to 5oz. The Mint's newest collectibles feature the Australian Koala, a... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]

Precious metals futures kicked off the new trading week on Monday with modest losses. Gold and silver posted their third straight session declines with the former ending near a two-week low. Gold... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]