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Potential CFTC Failure To Prosecute For Silver Market Manipulation—The Good And The Bad
By Patrick A. Heller Commentary on Precious Metals Prepared for CoinWeek.com Over the weekend, London’s Financial Times came out with a story claiming that the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) four-year investigation into manipulation... read more »
Why Believe Politicians When They Keep Changing Their Story?
By Patrick A. Heller Commentary on Precious Metals Prepared for CoinWeek.com There is an old story that the way to tell if a politician was lying was whether his or her mouth was open. Unfortunately, much of what politicians say is rarely... read more »
The Coin Analyst: What Can the U.S. Mint Learn From the Royal Canadian Mint?
by Louis Golino for CoinWeek The Royal Canadian Mint has always issued a wider range of collectible coins that perhaps any other world mint. For some of the Olympic games, for example, it minted a vast array of coins, of which some numismatic... read more »
We Don’t Need Inflation Of The Money Supply
By Patrick A. Heller Commentary on Precious Metals Prepared for CoinWeek.com In an April 5 New York Times column titled “Not Enough Inflation,” economist Paul Krugman wrote, “a bit more inflation would be a good thing, not a bad thing.” Krugman’s... read more »
KABOOM!…An Update About Last Weeks Article on Coin Doctors
HOT TOPICS By Laura Sperber – Legend Numismatics LAST WEEKS HOT TOPICS I can say it definitely was well read. Unfortunately, it was not so well received by a small vocal group. Too bad! As far as I am concerned, the coin docs can rot away!... read more »
Coin Doctoring – WILL WE EVER WIN?
HOT TOPICS By Laura Sperber – Legend Numismatics HOW COULD IT GET SO BAD? This is perfect example of what is seriously hurting EVERYONE in the hobby. A 1908D $10 badly doctored puttied coin. Apparently this coin was being sold by a vendor... read more »
Scary Stories And Financial Statistics Indicate Coming Weakness In Paper Assets, Strength In Gold And Silver
By Patrick A. Heller Commentary on Precious Metals Prepared for CoinWeek.com There are some scary stories and financial statistics that are warning about developing weakness in paper assets and pointing to major strength in gold and silver markets... read more »
US Government’s Financial Bluff Is Called
By Patrick A. Heller Commentary on Precious Metals Prepared for CoinWeek.com There was a tremendous amount of news last week that will have long lasting impact on the lives of Americans and people around the world. Both major US Supreme Court... read more »
Paper Views – The Changing Face of the Numismatic Marketplace
by Kevin Foley for CoinWeek …. When I first became active as a dealer in the late 1970’s, the overall structure of the numismatic marketplace in general and the customary ways collectable paper money typically was marketed were quite... read more »
This Week’s FOMC Meeting And Associated Market Manipulations Followed The Script
By Patrick A. Heller Commentary on Precious Metals Prepared for CoinWeek.com Through the long term incompetency of both Republican and Democrat politicians, the US government has backed itself into a financial corner from which there will be... read more »
Can Global Financial System Avoid Crashing Before November US Elections?
By Patrick A. Heller Commentary on Precious Metals Prepared for CoinWeek.com As more people come to realize that “quantitative easing” (which is the current disguise to avoid stating “inflation of the money supply”) is simply a tax increase... read more »
Revisiting Reportable Bullion & Cash Transactions
By Richard Schwary – California Numismatic Investments (www.golddealer.com) It is hard to believe it has been a year (May 23, 2011) since my first comments about government reporting requirements within the coin business. I called this effort... read more »
Gold: Foreign Central Banks Versus The US Government
By Patrick A. Heller Commentary on Precious Metals Prepared for CoinWeek.com An important market shift has occurred, as I expected, that now pits a growing number of foreign central banks against the plans of the US government. The US government,... read more »
Rare Coin Market Report – The Thrill of the Hunt & Market News
June 2012 Dear Rare Coin Enthusiast, What most NON Collectors don’t realize is how big a ‘thrill’ we Numismatists and collectors (in general) get out of the hunt or quest for that hard to find item. Whatever you want to call ‘it’,... read more »
Governments And Financial Media No Longer Pretending Everything Is Fine
By Patrick A. Heller Commentary on Precious Metals Prepared for CoinWeek.com I’ve been warning you for well over a year that the US was not experiencing an economic recovery and that Europe was a basket case waiting to implode. Suddenly it... read more »
New Products – US Mint
- 2013 United States Mint Silver Proof Set® May 2, 2013The United States Mint is proud to offer the 2013 United States Mint Silver Proof Set®. This prestigious annual set - showcasing new packaging - is great for collectors and gift-givers alike and is available today! […]
- 2013 United States Mint Happy Birthday Coin Set and Congratulations Set April 30, 2013Two new products just in time for the spring gift-giving season! The 2013 United States Mint Happy Birthday Coin Set - perect for any birthday and the 2013 United States Mint Congratulations Set - a great way to celebrate graduations, weddings, anniversaries, retirements or any special occasions. […]
- 2013 America the Beautiful Quarters Uncirculated Coin Set TM April 25, 2013The 2013 America the Beautiful Quarters Uncirculated Coin Set TM is here! This beautiful 10-coin set is available today! […]
- 2013 Native American $1 Coin – Bags, Rolls & Boxes April 23, 2013The 2013 Native American $1 Coin - commemorating the Delaware Treaty of 1778 – has arrived and is available today in 25-coin rolls, 100-coin bags as well as 250- and 500-coin […]
- Save the date for two special new products – the 2013 Happy Birthday Coin Set and the 2013 Congratulations Set! April 23, 2013New to the United States Mint this year, the 2013 Happy Birthday Coin Set and 2013 Congratulations Set are perfect for those special occasions. Available April 30! […]
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