The Morgan Dollar is a silver United States dollar coin. These dollars were minted from 1878 to 1904 and again for one more year in 1921. The Morgan Dollar is named after its designer, George T. Morgan, who designed both the obverse and reverse of the coin. The dollar was authorized by the Bland-Allison Act [...]
May 30, 2010
New and Exciting Use for Silver
I read an article yesterday about yet another use for silver in the future. It seems that they are coming up with more uses for this versatile metal all the time. The latest is the use of silver in ultra-thin flexible touch screens that can be rolled up. Imagine being able to roll-up your laptop [...]
May 2, 2010
American Silver Eagles
The American Silver Eagle is the official silver bullion coin of the United States. It was first released by the United States Mint on November 24, 1986. It is struck only in the one-troy ounce size which has a nominal face value of one dollar and is guaranteed to contain one troy ounce of 99.9% [...]
April 25, 2010
Silver as an Investment (Part 3 of 3)
More Investment vehicles Certificates A silver certificate of ownership can be held by investors instead of storing the actual silver bullion. Silver certificates allow investors to buy and sell the security without the difficulties associated with the transfer of actual physical silver. The Perth Mint Certificate Program (PMCP) is the only government-guaranteed silver-certificate program in [...]
April 17, 2010
Silver as an Investment (Part 2 of 3)
Types of Investment vehicles Bars A traditional way of investing in silver is by buying actual bullion bars. In some countries, like Switzerland and Liechtenstein, bullion bars can be bought or sold over the counter at major banks. Physical silver, such as bars or coins, may be stored in a home safe, a safe deposit [...]
April 17, 2010
Silver as an Investment (Part 1 of 3)
Silver, like other precious metals, may be used as an investment. For more than four thousand years, silver has been regarded as a form of money and store of value. However, since the end of the silver standard, silver has lost its role as legal tender in the United States. (It continued to be used [...]
April 15, 2010
Whatever Happened to Penny Candy? By Richard J. Maybury
‘member when?
April 3, 2010
Silver Paper vs. Silver Coins & Bullion
History of Silver Coins & Bullion People in the older times did not use any form of currency to purchase the things they needed. They just traded their goods at the market place and exchanged things they had for things they wanted or needed. As time passed, people began to learn the value of currency. [...]
March 28, 2010
Opposing Views of Gold and Silver as Commerce.
There is a new bill being discussed in the Idaho State House of Representatives that, if passed into law, would legitimize the trading of gold and silver for merchandise. This bill is Idaho House bill #622 and it has been linked for all of those that like to read legalese. http://www.legislature.idaho.gov/legislation/2010/H0622.pdf The gist of the [...]
June 5, 2010
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