by Mac Slavo | Aug 29, 2011 | Precious Metals
You may remember Bernard von NotHaus, purveyor of the gold/silver backed “Liberty Dollar,” who was convicted of making, possessing, and selling his own coins, as well as conspiracy against the United States. The lead attorney on the case made it a point to refer...
by Mac Slavo | Aug 16, 2011 | Precious Metals
In January of 1980 gold hit an all time historical high of $850. As the bubble popped, it subsequently fell to nearly $250 by the end of the 1980’s and continued in this price range for the next decade. As the US government took on more debt, printed more...
by Mac Slavo | Jul 21, 2011 | Precious Metals
We realize that experts the world over say gold is not money, but we can’t help but consider that if central banks are stocking up (ex-US), pension funds are stocking up, big money investors are stocking up, and individuals on the street are moving to diversify...
by Mac Slavo | Jul 18, 2011 | Precious Metals
In December of 2009 well known economist and NYU professor Nouriel Roubini provided his professional opinion on where the gold price was headed: “I don’t believe in gold,” Roubini told CNBC. “Gold can go up for only two reasons.” “[One is] inflation, and we are in a...
by Mac Slavo | Jul 16, 2011 | Precious Metals, Ron Paul
Though they have been used for millenia as a means of exchange, from Sumeria where silver was used to conduct transactions over 6000 years ago to the United States of America which, up until the 1970’s, linked the value of the US dollar to an ounce of gold, some...
by Mac Slavo | Jul 7, 2011 | Precious Metals
This is why you can’t trust Tim Geithner’s US Treasury: A jeweler’s heirs are fighting the United States government for the right to keep a batch of rare and valuable “Double Eagle” $20 coins that date back to the Franklin Roosevelt...
