Re -Evaluating Bitcoin – ICYMI December 26, 2016

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The War On Cash Expands. India, Venezuela, Europe, Pakistan, Australia among sovereign issuers that have pulled or considered pulling their currencies. Bitcoin soars. Not a Smaulgld subscriber? Sign up here. Donate To Smaulgld.com via paypal Top News A terrorist truck attack in Berlin was the main story of the week. Top Economic News India’s war Read More →

American Silver Eagle Sales Slump 20% in 2016

U.S. Mint 2016 American Silver Eagle Sales Report. U.S. Mint Sold 37,601,500 American Silver Eagles in 2016. U.S. Mint Sold 240,000 American Silver Eagle coins in December. 2016’s Annual Sales Total Lowest Since 2012’s 33,742,500 American Silver Eagles sold December 2016 sales lowest monthly total since 150,000 American Silver Eagles were sold in December 1989. Read More →

Currencies in Crisis

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New Indian Rupee Notes Crumble – Literally. Indian gold dealers bank accounts frozen. Venezuelan Shops Weighing Currencies. Venezuelan Government Pulls 100 Bolivar Notes From Circulation But Won’t Exchange All 100 Bolivar Notes in Currency Swap. Australian $100 note on the way out? WARNING: Hoarding Cash May Not Provide Protection Fed Raises Fed Fund Rate a Read More →

Indian Silver Imports Rise 42% in October

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October 2016 Indian Silver Imports Were 319 Tons (approximately 10.256 million ounces) Indian Silver Imports Were Up 42% from 225 Tons (7.23 million ounces) in September. Silver imports were down 55% from 703 tons (22.6 million ounces) imported in October 2015. Will India’s demonetization and “war on gold” lead to greater silver demand in India? Read More →

Explaining the Deutsche Bank Silver Manipulation Case – ICYMI – December 10, 2016

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Deutsche Bank Settles Silver Manipulation Case. Stock Market Hit All Time Highs. Gold falls after Italian Constitutional Referendum Fails. Dollar at 14 year Highs as Fed Mulls Rate Hike. Deutsche Bank Silver Manipulation Case DB settles Private Litigation Civil Suit- No Jail, No Fines, but damages Separate DOJ/CFTC Investigation Underway Plaintiffs: COMEX silver traders Defendants: Read More →

Perth Mint Silver Sales Dip in November

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November Perth Mint silver sales of 984,622 ounces were down 9.2% from 1,084,213 ounces sold in October. Silver sales at the Perth Mint in November were down 14% year over year from November 2015 sales of 1,145,239 ounces. Gold Sales At the Perth Mint in November Were Up 73% from November 2015 Perth Mint Silver Read More →

American Silver Eagle Sales Top Three Million in November

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U.S. Mint November 2016 American Silver Eagle Sales Report. U.S. Mint Sells 3,061,000 American Silver Eagle coins in November. Sales of American Silver Eagles in November down 20% from 3,825,000 sold in October 2016 and down 37% from 4,824,000 sold in November 2015. American Silver Eagles sales in November were the fifth highest November total Read More →

America the Beautiful Coin Sales Update – Podcast

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U.S. Mint Posts Second Best American The Beautiful Sales in Coin’s Seven Year History. Fort Moultrie, the Fifth Coin in the 2016 America The Beautiful Coin Series Set For Release. America The Beautiful Coin Sales in 2016. The U.S. Mint has sold 288,800 America the Beautiful (ATB) five ounce silver coins through November 21, 2016, Read More →

US Mint Silver Sales & India’s Rupee Troubles

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US Mint’s American The Beautiful Five Ounce Silver Coins. Mintages Remain Low on the U.S. Mint’s “Other Silver” Coin. Interconnectedness of Silver and India’s War on Cash. Last week Rory Hall of the Daily Coin and I discussed the U.S. Mint’s silver sales for 2016, including sales of America The Beautiful and American Silver Eagle Read More →

Falling Gold and Silver Prices Follow Trump’s Election – ICYMI November 12 2016

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Donald Trump Elected 45th President of the United States. Gold and Silver Crash, Dollar Strengthens, Dow Jones Hits All-Time High & Copper Soars. Political uncertainty is good for the US dollar – even if its US political uncertainty. Trump to replace global crony capitalism with nationalist crony capitalism? Trump to create new class of voters Read More →