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Monetary Climate Change and its implications for investors, part two

12th July 2021 Going Postal 2525 Comments

Claudio Grass (CG): Even before the pandemic, there was a clear trend towards the politicization of central banks and monetary policy. Over the last year, however, we saw this accelerate considerably, to the point where [more…]

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Monetary Climate Change and its implications for investors, part one

28th June 2021 Going Postal 3950 Comments

I’ve long been an avid and enthusiastic reader of the “In Gold We Trust” report (“IGWT”), as I believe countless other gold investors are, and I’ve always found great value in the insights, the analyses and all [more…]

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SS Gairsoppa

6th May 2021 Going Postal 2094 Comments

The SS Gairsoppa was a British steam merchant ship launched in 1919 and built in Jarrow by Palmers Shipbuilding & Iron Co Ltd at the request of the British India Steam Navigation Co Ltd. Initially [more…]

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

5th May 2021 Going Postal 3318 Comments

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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What is Money?

3rd May 2021 Going Postal 2010 Comments

Introduction Everybody knows how to use money, but very few people understand what it really is, or how it works. You might think people who work in finance and banking understand money, but I’ve not [more…]

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Get real, be real, and buy real

28th April 2021 Going Postal 2028 Comments

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…]

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The Goodnight Vienna Spring 2021 (Ladies) Competition

26th April 2021 Swiss Bob 2039 Comments

Courtesy of Reggie you can win a bar of precious metal (silver) pictured above by submitting your articles between now and the 23rd May. Other prizes will be on offer, possibly some crystal ware if [more…]

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Going For Gold – Part 6

22nd April 2021 Going Postal 2083 Comments

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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Going for Gold – Part 4

1st April 2021 Going Postal 2074 Comments

In this article I discuss the different quality standards a coin can be made to. History of Coin Making I thought it would be useful to start with a comparison of how coins in Britain [more…]

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