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Diamonds and precious metals found in the eastern United States might have rained down during the last Ice Age after a comet shattered over Canada and set North America ablaze, all leading to a mass die-off of animals and humans. New chemical analyses of diamond, gold and silver found in Ohio and Indiana reveal the minerals were transported there from Canada several thousand years ago. The question is, how?

Using GPS and state-of-the-art sonar, Columbia University researchers recently made the first comprehensive map of the wonders submerged in New York City's harbors. Supplementing those findings with historical data, New York magazine reported the inventory's highlights in May: a 350-foot steamship (downed in 1920), a freight train (derailed in 1865), 1,600 bars of silver (unrecovered since 1903), a fleet of Good Humor ice cream trucks (which form a reef for aquatic life), and so many junked cars near the Brooklyn and Manhattan Bridges that divers use them as underwater navigation points. Of most concern lately, though, are the wildlife: 4-foot-long...

March 3, 2014 3:45PM As we predicted/requested on Friday, The Tulving Company has gone out of business, as of Monday morning. They are no longer answering their phones, and we have reliable information confirming that they are ceasing operations. This page will be updated as more information comes in. There is a lot of information on our old page about The Tulving Company. We hope to update this page with information about what will happen next. At this point, our best guess is that The Tulving Company will file for bankruptcy. Unfortunately, we believe that there will be little in...

Buying Time.

For many Americans the country of Mexico conjures up images of a third world nation. The poverty, lack of basic services, and extreme violence has left the populace so desperate that thousands of people on a daily basis head to the United States for a better life. But according to Future Money Trends, all that could change in the near future as key Mexican financial leaders and politicians have been working to institute sweeping monetary change that, if implemented, could unleash a global power shift of epic proportions. “Take just three or four men out of the ‘anti’ group,” says...

First they want gun registration and now precious metal registration? I’m sure the government would only use such information in our best interests, because as we all know: Your Government Loves You. Sounds reasonable, after all, only 'terrorists' buy guns and gold anyway."

Often in reading articles and economic research, I find a number of different repeating myths and misunderstandings that seem to perpetuate an unfortunate outlook on investing in precious metals and rare coins. Some of these are based in partial truths while others are based in complete fiction or a gross misunderstanding of where gold, silver, platinum, and palladium belong within a diversified portfolio. While I don't expect to be able to discuss all of them, I can touch on a few of them that I've seen just today. 1) "People buying gold are waiting for society to fall apart so...

The Eagles Have Fled by Dave GonigamApril 24,2013 The U.S. Mint has been cleaned out of 1/10th-ounce Gold Eagles. So far this month, 85,000 of the coins have exited the Mint’s doors. Now sales are temporarily suspended. “While the 1-ounce gold bullion coins remain the most popular,” says a Mint statement, “demand for the 1/10th-ounce coins has remained strong too, with year-to-date demand for these coins up over 118% compared to the same period last year.” Overall Gold Eagle sales this month now total 183,500 ounces. At this rate, April will almost surely end with the second-highest sales on record…...

"People Running Through the Gate” to Buy Gold? Commodities / Gold and Silver 2013April 19, 2013 - 10:33 PM GMTMichael Lombardi By: Profit Confidential As I have been writing in these pages, after a bull market that has gone on for 12 years, the recent pullback in gold bullion prices should be seen as a correction in an ongoing bull market in the metal. I see the pullback as a buying opportunity. While news headlines flash a bearish sentiment towards gold bullion prices, the gold bears are screaming about how much money central banks have lost due to the plunge...

I really want advice from FReepers who have invested in Gold and other precious metals. The Cyprus thing got me nervous. The idea that a country could say "we will immediately do a Wealth Tax" was out of my realm of thinking. But the fact this happened with the OK of the IMF (of which the USA is the largest influence) is what scares me. Now Brussels in on that same road of pure State theft. And let's face it, any country stupid enough to tax people for existing (aka obamacare) will be arrogant enough to levy an overnight "wealth...

If you are a regular reader of American Thinker, you already know that our nation's debt and deficit problems are unsustainable. We need to look no further than the European Union to understand the problems associated with welfare states run wild. The violence in Greece is a harbinger of things to come in the United States if we fail to take action to get our nation's fiscal house in order. It's as simple as 1, 2, 3. No nation can spend its way out of a debt and deficit problem. It is true, however, that a growing economy produces increases...

“Sorry, No Gold Today… We Sent It To China” By Addison Wiggin 03/11/13 “The central banks’ gold is likely gone, and the bullion banks that sold it have no realistic chance of getting it back” Eric Sprott tells us. He also says that these “bullion bank” intermediaries are probably turning around and selling their gold to China. China, by the way, is the mostly likely catalyst to set off the “zero hour” scenario we told you about on Friday…(Article is linked below) We’ve chronicled China’s ongoing gold grab here at Agora Financial — going all the way back to April...

I need some advice. I have a small amnount of money in two different brokarge Ira and rollover accounts. Both monies have been moved to cash assets. Not a lot int there but almost enough to pay off the mortgage. I cannot access it without penalties until next May, which is when I plan to pay off the mortgage. I worry about that money with the way the world is, it may be a widow's mite, but it is the only thing that will let me payoff and keep my house. If everything goes bad will the moneis evaporate or...

Warren C. Bodeker is an 89 year old World War II Army Airborne combat veteran and war hero, living in Montana, who is being thrown off of his own land and thrown out of his own house, by Montana Federal Bankruptcy Trustee, Christy Brandon, with the approval of the U.S. Bankruptcy Court in Montana. And to make matters worse, Warren’s wife Lorna just died of cancer this past year, and is buried there on their land, right next to the house. Warren had planned to live there till he died and then be buried right next to his wife, there...

Commodities guru Jim Rogers said he is not buying gold. In fact, he said he has "hedged himself" since we spoke to him last month. Rogers said he expects gold prices to fall further and believes they could tumble 40 - 50 percent off their top if India were to stop its gold imports or if Europeans were to sell their gold: "There's some movement in India to really curtail the purchase of gold. Some people in India say we should stop importing gold period which would be draconian. There are also Europeans who are talking about the need to...

Report of 1 Kilo Gold Bar Filled with Tungsten Found in UK March 26, 2012 “What appears to be a tungsten filled gold bar has been found – this time in the UK. It is believed that a scrap dealer bought the Metalor 1 kilo gold bar of 99.98% purity from a member of the public. Metalor are a leading international gold refiner and bar manufacturer, headquartered in Zurich. The bar appears to have been tampered with and may have had holes drilled into it or melted out and then had tungsten rods inserted or tungsten poured into the holes....

Many people have asked me to comment on the plunge in gold and silver. First let's take a look at the wrong answer: Case Closed: CME Hikes Gold, Silver, Copper MarginsAnd there you have it: CME just hiked gold margins by 21%, silver by 16% and copper by 18%. Mystery solved.Sorry Tyler, wrong answer. Four Reasons for Metals Plunge Fed did far less than expectedMutual fund redemptionsMargin calls at hedge funds China growth story fading 1. Fed Did Far Less than Expected The Fed did not do what everyone thought, which is to say something far more than "Operation Twist"....

Red Alert On The Red Metal?Bruce KrasteringSeptember 20,2011 At the end of last year I made predictions (a total of 44) of what might come. So far I’ve got (at least) one right and other dead wrong. I’m worried about the one I'm wrong on. Right -Volatility is going up across the board. If you have the stomach for the swings that are coming across all markets there is a ton of money to be made; balls and timing are all that are necessary. The markets will create dozens of opportunities to make and lose. . Wrong -Copper will continue...

Recent dips are giving us another chance to get in on the great gold rush. The factors driving the metal higher -- broken governments and fragile economies -- aren't going away. Is the next stop for gold $3,000 -- or $1,000? With the precious metal seeing some weakness since posting an all-time high of more than $1,900 an ounce -- though it rebounded Tuesday to about $1,800 -- that's the critical question for anyone who caught gold's big run or who is wondering if it's too late to get in. Few investments bring out more passion than gold does. The...

Submitted by GoldCoreGold at $1,950 Within the Month Reaffirm UBS; JP Morgan $2,500 Year End Call Remains Gold is higher against most currencies and especially the euro. Gold is trading at USD 1,792.50, EUR 1,245.10, GBP 1,098.30, CHF 1,471.50 and JPY 137,624 per ounce.GoldÂ’s London AM fix this morning was USD 1,791.00, EUR 1,243.49, GBP 1,097.56 per ounce. Gold fixed marginally higher than last FridayÂ’s AM Fix which was at USD 1,787.00, EUR 1237.10, GBP 1,094.17 per ounce which suggests physical demand is supportive at the $1,800 level.Cross Currency TableAsian equities rose again today but ChinaÂ’s stock markets were...