Paranoia Over Fakes Brings Call for Recall

The money supply in the United States following the Civil War was a mess. Specie payments were still suspended, and the federal greenbacks, which had “won the war,” were not only depreciated, they were also counterfeited at every turn. Improved printing methods, a federal police force, massive appropriations, more stringent penalties, and paid informants were not winning the battle with the fakers.
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Mint engravers sculpt by touch

As sculpting and engraving professions transition to digital technologies, the U.S. Mint has turned to FreeForm®, a three-dimensional modeling technology, to design some of its recent coins, announced Technologies, Inc®, a provider of touch-enabled modeling solutions and devices, in an Aug. 12 statement.
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State quarter a hit: Collectors clamor for latest coin in series

Those eager to hold a bit of Alaska in the palm of their hands might want to head to the bank. Alaska quarters have arrived and many banks are doling them out to those who ask for them.
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Numismatic News Launches New Web Site

Numismatic News, America’s foremost weekly numismatic publication and the complete information source for coin collectors has announced the launch of an updated and streamlined web site.
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Gold Trades in Narrow Range Despite Supply Shortfalls

he disconnect between the leveraged futures market and the physical bullion market continues with many wholesalers and retailers finding it hard to source and supply bullion coins and bars in the U.S. and internationally.
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Clueless smugglers find ‘gold’ is uranium

Three Chinese men have learnt the hard way that all that glitters is not gold. Indeed, in some cases it is depleted uranium. A court in the far west spared the trio from lengthy jail terms, determining that the men had been greedy when they smuggled the ball of shiny metal into China
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Metals Manipulation - Or Simply Deleveraging?

On March 16th, I wrote an article about what I saw for the near future of gold/silver and the dollar. I said, Gold and silver are at bullish extremes; the dollar is at a bearish extreme. In any normal time, we would expect to see a correction, probably violent.
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