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Going for Gold – Part 11, 2023 Update

19th January 2023 Going Postal 3

Since my last ‘Going for Gold’ article I have been asked, from time to time, for advice about the best type of gold to buy and where I would recommend buying it from.  I will [more…]

Economics

Is gold too expensive?

23rd March 2022 Going Postal 0

Over the last couple of years we witnessed quite an extraordinary ride in gold prices. An impressive ascent until the last quarter of 2020 was followed by a pullback that scared many speculators away, which [more…]

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Get real, be real, and buy real – Part II

5th May 2021 Going Postal 0

Claudio Grass (CG): During the first wave of lockdowns and travel bans we saw a lot of disruptions in the physical precious metal market. With delivery delays and logistics problems, has the situation fully normalized [more…]

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Get real, be real, and buy real

28th April 2021 Going Postal 0

The past year has been a remarkably interesting time for precious metals and especially for silver. The metal had spent many years in the shadow of its “big brother”, but it made an impressive, roaring [more…]

Collecting

Going For Gold – Part 6

22nd April 2021 Going Postal 0

Previous articles in this series have focused heavily on coins.  This time I take a look at the history of bullion, ingots and bars for a change. What is Bullion? Claude de Bullion, became the [more…]

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