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![](http://www.24hgold.com/24hpmdata/photoauteurs/Mark_O_Byrne.jpg) | Mark O'Byrne - gold.ie |
A beginner's guide to investing in Gold ![](../style/all/img/articles/Large_5.png) |
One’s motivation for buying gold is fundamental to deciding in which form you should buy it. Are you a speculator, investor or saver? Do you wish to take a short term speculative position in gold? Are you investing for the short, medium or long term? Or are you diversifying, saving or using gold as a form of financial insurance?Wednesday, March 3, 2021 |
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| BullionStar - Bullion Star |
The 5 Largest Gold Nuggets that Still Exist |
Throughout gold rush and gold mining history, the discovery of a large gold nugget is a phenomenon which always causes excitement throughout a mining community as well as capturing the wider public's imagination. It has probably something to do with so much gold being found at the same time, often with relative ease.
Gold nuggets can be found in alluvial deposits (sediments formed by water movement) or in other placer deposits (formed by other movement), but gold nuggets can also be found in or Tuesday, December 15, 2020 |
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![](http://www.24hgold.com/24hpmdata/photoauteurs/philip_barton.jpg) | Philip Barton - Gold Standard Institute |
Stock to Flow Ratio - A Primer |
The importance of gold's stock to flow ratio is greatly
underestimated. I first came across the concept in 2009 at a lecture by
Professor Antal E. Fekete in Szombathely, Hungary. It fascinated me and
the more I looked at its implications, the more amazed that I became,
not least of which because my search engine couldn't locate a single
piece of writing on the subject anywhere.
The stock to fSaturday, October 10, 2020 |
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![](http://www.24hgold.com/24hpmdata/photoauteurs/Mac_Slavo.jpg) | Mac Slavo - ShtfPlan |
Two Stars Crashed Into Each Other Flinging Out Gold, And Wobbling The Universe ![](../style/all/img/articles/Large_5.png) |
The amazing new discovery of two crashing stars is a giant leap forward for astrophysics. This celestial event has been described by many as one of the most exciting things to happen in space.
According to The Independent, the super-dense neuron stars crashed together 130 million light-years away, spewing out precious metals and other heavy elements like platinum and uranium. Neutron stars, the collapsed remnants of massive stars that have died in supernova explosions, are some of the most exotiSaturday, October 3, 2020 |
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![](http://www.24hgold.com/24hpmdata/photoauteurs/perth_mint.jpg) | Perth Mint Blog - Perth Mint Blog. |
Infographic: Platinum Supply And Demand |
Platinum's supply is concentrated in medium-to-high risk jurisdictions, while demand is strongly tied to worldwide auto production. Here we present Part 2 of the Platinum Series.Saturday, September 12, 2020 |
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![](http://www.24hgold.com/24hpmdata/photoauteurs/perth_mint.jpg) | Perth Mint Blog - Perth Mint Blog. |
Infographic: Platinum As An Investment |
RESEARCH AND ANALYSIS According to Part 3 of the Platinum Series, global demand for platinum as an investment has increased 30-fold since 2003.Wednesday, September 9, 2020 |
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![](http://www.24hgold.com/24hpmdata/photoauteurs/Bron_Suchecki.jpg) | Bron Suchecki - Perth Mint |
The ideal percentage allocation between gold silver ![](../style/all/img/articles/Large_3.png) |
There are three major types of Perth Mint Depository investor:
Those that only buy gold
Those that only buy silver
Those that buy 50% gold and 50% silver
There are others who include platinum, or have different percentages, but the above three types are a significant majority of our clients. I find it interesting that most investors who weren’t strong goldbugs or silverbugs and couldn’t decide between them went with a simple 50/50 strategy. This begs the question: is this a good strategy and wWednesday, August 19, 2020 |
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![](http://www.24hgold.com/24hpmdata/photoauteurs/nick_barisheff.jpg) | Nick Barisheff - BMSINC |
August 15, 1971: Inflation Unleashed ![](../style/all/img/articles/Large_5.png) |
The general public, the media and most financial observers were largely unaware of the momentous event that took place on August 15, 1971. However, the implications of that event have had an enormous impact on global financial conditions ever since. On that date, US President Richard Nixon “closed the gold window”. In essence, this meant the US would no longer honour the Bretton Woods Agreement of 1944, whichSaturday, August 15, 2020 |
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![](http://www.24hgold.com/24hpmdata/photoauteurs/adrian_Ash.jpg) | Adrian Ash - Bullion Vault |
Precious Metals Leasing Explained |
Whatis precious metals leasing, and why is it done...?
LEASINGis an integral part of the precious metals market,writes Miguel Perez-Santalla at BullionVault.
Why is it necessary? For a diverse number of reasons, the first is the need for industry to borrow instead of buying outright the metal. This enables them to avoid owning the metal at a fixed price if they have not yet contracted to sell their product.Saturday, May 23, 2020 |
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![](http://www.24hgold.com/24hpmdata/photoauteurs/perth_mint.jpg) | Perth Mint Blog - Perth Mint Blog. |
The ultimate guide to silver |
Thinking about investing in silver? Here's your essential guide to the history, culture and science of one of the most remarkable metals known to man.
. The Periodic Table lists elements in order of atomic weight. At 47 on the table, silver is represented by 'Ag' from argentum, the Latin description for white, shiny metal.
. Silver is one of the seven so-called 'metals of antiquity' which mankind identified and found uses for thousands of years ago.
. First mined around 3,000 BC iFriday, May 8, 2020 |
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![](http://www.24hgold.com/24hpmdata/photoauteurs/perth_mint.jpg) | Perth Mint Blog - Perth Mint Blog. |
Infographic: The History Of Platinum |
RESEARCH AND ANALYSIS Compared with gold and silver, the amount of platinum mined through history is tiny. Check part 1 of this three-part series for more fascinating facts and figures about the rarest of the three precious metals.Thursday, April 23, 2020 |
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![](http://www.24hgold.com/24hpmdata/Photoauteurs/andy_hoffman.jpg) | Andy Hoffman - Miles Franklin |
Special Supplement: Counterfeit Coins You Get What You Pay For ![](../style/all/img/articles/Large_5.png) |
Miles Franklin has been in business for 27 years – with an A+ Better Business Bureau rating, and not a single registered complaint since opened our doors in 1989. The company is still owned by the father and son team that founded it, Andy and David Schectman; and our brokers, on average, have been selling bullion since the early 1980s. For a variety of reasons – from our sterling reputation; to competitive sale prices; the industry’s best “buyback” prices (particularly for Miles Franklin custoSunday, April 19, 2020 |
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![](http://www.24hgold.com/24hpmdata/photoauteurs/Goldmoney.jpg) | Goldmoney |
Ultrasonic inspection of precious metals |
Conventional techniques for precious metal quality assessment
Historically, inspection of gold quality has mostly involved chemical analysis to determine purity, using techniques such as fireassay[1]. But as this is a wholly destructive technique, there are obvious disadvantages. More recently minimally or non-destructive techniques such as mass spectrometry [1] or X-ray fluorescence [2,3], and even low temperature photoluminescence [4] have been used.Monday, April 6, 2020 |
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| BullionStar - Bullion Star |
Investing in the Noble Metal of Platinum |
Along with gold and silver, platinum is a recognized investment precious metal which is fabricated in the form of high quality bullion bars and bullion coins by some of the world's leading precious metals refineries and mints.
Importantly, as a recognized investment precious metal, platinum bars and platinum coins from these refineries and mints are exempt from Singapore's Good and Services Tax (GST). This means that there is no GST to pay when you buy platinum bars and coins from BullionStar inWednesday, June 6, 2018 |
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| Bullion Vault |
Gold Prices Fall vs Sterling, Moscow Equities Drop as UK-Russia Tensions Worsen |
GOLD PRICES spiked to a 1-week high before retreating against a volatile US Dollar in London trade Wednesday as Russia promised retailiation over the UK expelling 23 diplomats as "undeclared intelligence officers" following the poisoning of a former spy with toxic nerve agent.
The UK also said it is
tightening checks on Russian state-owned assets in Britian, and the Royal family will not attend this summer's football World Cup, but Thursday, March 15, 2018 |
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![](http://www.24hgold.com/24hpmdata/photoauteurs/Chris_Powell.jpg) | Chris Powell - GATA |
Alabama exempts gold and silver bullion and coins from sales tax |
By Dave Harper
Numismatic News, Iola, Wisconsin
Thursday, March 8, 2018
The Industry Council for Tangible Assets has notched another sales tax win.
Congratulations.
Alabama becomes the 37th state to exempt sales of gold, silver, platinum, and palladium bullion and money, ICTA's David Crenshaw reports.
Numismatic commerce can blossom thanks to Gov. Kay Ivey. She signed into law Senate Bill 156 on March 6 to create a sales and use tax exemption on U.S. coins and currency and precious metals bullioSaturday, March 10, 2018 |
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![](http://www.24hgold.com/24hpmdata/Photoauteurs/andy_hoffman.jpg) | Andy Hoffman - Miles Franklin |
The Chicago Way Precious Metals Protection Plan |
Do you have a plan to protect your precious metals?
You should. I’m going to tell you mine today.
I’m from Chicago.
The second city. The windy city. The city of big shoulders.
All of that sounds nice, but if you’ve live in Chicago, the phrase that is always top of mind is not so romantic.
You may have heard it before. It’s the phrase that was famously mouthed by Sean Connery in the movie “The Untouchables” when he said “THATS the Chicago Way.”
The Chicago Way.
If you live in Chicago and don’t knFriday, March 9, 2018 |
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Gold and Silver Trading Down to New Euro Lows as ECB Cuts 42 Words on QE |
GOLD and SILVER TRADING in London's wholesale bullion market saw prices hold firm in everything but the single Euro currency on Thursday as the European Central Bank dropped a commitment to boost its QE stimulus if the economic or financial outlook worsens.
Platinum prices also fell hard against the Euro as the ECB cut
42 words first used in March 2016 from its monetary policy statement.
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![](http://www.24hgold.com/24hpmdata/photoauteurs/ronan manly.jpg) | Ronan Manly - Bullion Star |
LBMA Alchemy and the London Gold and Silver Markets: 2 Steps Back |
“Did you think that the high-powered world of the LBMA would operate in a fishbowl for all to see?
We cannot take what is on the outside as evidence for what is on the inside.”
Thoughts of ANOTHER – October 1997
LBMA Gold Price and LBMA Silver Price – Price Publication Delays
In August 2014, the long-standing and tainted London Silver Fixing daily auction was replaced by a newly launched London Bullion Market Association (LBMA) Silver Price daily auction. Similarly, in March 2015, the infamousThursday, March 8, 2018 |
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![](http://www.24hgold.com/24hpmdata/photoauteurs/The Energy Report.jpg) | The Energy Report |
Target Prices Raised on Cobalt Pure-Play After Major Royalty Acquisition |
Analysts assess the move by this company to acquire a royalty on a project that one calls "one of the largest undeveloped nickel reserves and the largest undeveloped cobalt reserve globally."
Analyst Anoop Prihar with GMP Securities, in a Feb. 22 research note, reported that Cobalt 27 Capital Corp. (KBLT:TSX.V; CBLLF:OTC; 27O:FSE) acquired from a third party a 1.75% net smelter return royalty (NSR) on all metals (nickel, cobalt, platinum and palladium) pThursday, March 8, 2018 |
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