The Morgan silver dollar is one of the most collected and most popular coins ever minted in the US, largely because of its history. Originally made to prevent people from coining their own silver to control national prices of the precious metal, it eventually became so popular that production had to slow and eventually cease. [...]

Why does the price of gold fluctuate? Should you worry about these ups and downs even though they do not seem to be too dramatic? Just as more and more amateur and experienced investors turn their focus of attention to gold as well as to other precious metal in an attempt to protect their savings [...]

A retrospective look at gold prices in 2011 finds that they outperformed not only most equities, but also most commodities during an extremely hectic financial period in both Europe and America. Despite the tumult surrounding it, gold finished out 2011 as the 11th year in a row of gains. Gold gained a total of 9% [...]

Most people are only ever going to really see gold bars in movies and on television.  These gold bars are very rarely accurate representations of what your typical gold bars would be worth, with many movies really just using gold bars as a symbol for great wealth, not exactly worrying too much about accuracy as [...]

The Morgan silver dollar, minted intermittently between 1878 and 1921, is one of the most popular silver coins to own.  Unfortunately, it is also one which is often counterfeited.  Here are some tips for detecting fake Morgan dollars and other counterfeit coins. Poorly Made Counterfeits There are probably hundreds of thousands of counterfeit silver dollars [...]