1 US Mint Gold and Silver Bullion Sales July 2009 Posted by Gold Silver | at 12:56 PM

During the month of July, sales of physical bullion at the United States Mint were somewhat split. In the case of silver, sales as measured by the number of ounces sold reached the second highest level of the year. In the case of gold, sales as measured in ounces marked the second lowest total for the year. The table below displays the number...

0 Silver and Gold Investments Posted by Gold Silver | at 9:47 PM

During a bad economy, especially when major banks fail, the first thing that comes across many minds is to cash out on all investments and hide your hard-earned money under your mattress or a safe within your home. Savvy investors do the exact opposite. Smart investors will keep their money invested and some will even invest more money in the market. In today’s market, even the savviest investors are very concerned about...

0 The Gold and Silver Markets Continue to Survive in A Bad Economy Posted by Gold Silver | at 9:40 PM

According to some experts, the U.S. economy will bounce back by 2010. Investors are still wary about the possibility of losing their investments in stocks and bonds. Even though gold and silver are considered to be more stable than stocks, investors are still very concerned.Although the statistics are not very accurate, it is estimated that retail investments have an allocation in gold and silver at the most two percent. Since...

0 Silver ETF Anomalies, National Gold Exchange, Regan Gold and Silver Coins Posted by Gold Silver | at 11:03 PM

I'm still catching up after a vacation in Europe. For now here are links to some recommended articles about gold, silver, and precious metals from around the net. Multiple Anomalies Detected in Silver ETFs A recently released working paper on statistical and factual anomalies in silver ETFs including internal duplicates, weight duplicates,...

0 Arensberg bullish on silver Posted by Gold Silver | at 8:44 PM

Gene Arensberg, precious metals analyst and author of the popular Got Gold Report, reiterates in his recent report his bullishness for silver. Although Arensberg is bullish on gold over the longer term, he sees the potential for more immediate upside action in silver. Arensberg notes that iShares Silver Trust (SLV), the largest silver ETF,...

0 Gold Investment Report - 2009 Second Quarter Posted by Gold Silver | at 6:05 AM

The World Gold Council is out with their latest Gold Investment Digest, providing an analysis of gold for the second quarter. The most notable aspect of the report is the incredible slow down in investment demand experienced during the quarter. During the second quarter, the price of gold rose from $916.50 per ounce to $934.50. This slight...

0 Gold and Silver Eagle Bullion Sales June 2009 Posted by Gold Silver | at 6:04 AM

The US Mint's sales of gold and silver bullion coins during June 2009 showed increases from both the prior month and year ago levels. The increases came amidst two interesting developments for the US Mint's bullion coin programs. In the middle of the month, the US Mint announced that their long standing rationing programs would be lifted....