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Re: With $5500 /oz gold today are any modern $5 gold commemorative coins safe from the scrap pile??
FWIW...It's clearly NOT a bubble as it hasn't collapsed like the previous times it hit a peak after a big runup. Gold appears to have plenty of bidders underneath. Before the gold bull mark… (View Post)1 -
Re: Back To Business: The “New” Long Beach Expo Report - February 2026
Great update...nice to see one of the big national shows which had showed a bit of decline reverse that trend. (View Post)1 -
Re: 1944 Gold Coin Memorandum from Treasury
Key points, and at points it gets ambiguous and you almost need to be a lawyer to decipher it :) , but I note the following: *The memo concerns the Gold Reserve Act, which pretty much codified FDR… (View Post)3 -
Re: 1944 Gold Coin Memorandum from Treasury
Thank RWB, he found the memo in the NARA or Newman archives. :) What is fascinating is that it shows that even though the early actions of FDR in 1933-34 may have SEEMED clear -- no gold ownership ex… (View Post)2 -
1944 Gold Coin Memorandum from Treasury
I thought this memorandum was fascinating. It's from the Treasury Dept. to the NY branch of the Secret Service. They wanted guidance on what they should do since even during the war (1944) lots … (View Post)18
