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Pictures are up on RM website and I think it’s the best in the series thus far. Much more dynamic and less whimsical than previous issues -
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When economic/financial stresses rise, so there's greater inclination for the state to either ban or heavily tax gold, as well as potentially blocking its import/export. When such laws come to pass, that's likely a good indicator to hide your gold away. At some time that will come-to-pass and you'll have side stepped the pains. But you have to both get through that period and not permit others to steal away your gold. Freedom at times ... costs time/effort. -
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In 1934 the US Treasury bought up American gold and locked it away in Fort Knox, nationalized it. After WW2 America got common agreement to use the US Dollar for international trade settlements, where the dollar was backed by Gold. The Fed are the Custodians, and have non redeemable gold certificates issued by the Treasury at $42.22/ounce. Which is ammo for the Fed to support the dollar. A one ounce (gold) Eagle contains 1 ounce of gold, weighs a bit ore than that as its a alloy (mixed with other metals to strengthen the coin). The $50 legal tender value reflects the $42.22 official gold price that has been in place since the 1970's plus a cost to turn the gold into a nice looking coin. If the dollar came under attack and started to sink, so the price of gold on the open market will tend to rise, as does the value of the gold certificates that the Fed hold. At recent near $2000/ounce market price of gold, the Fed have collateral of gold in effect priced at $2000, that 'cost' $42.22. Around 47x leverage factor. If gold priced in dollars rose to $4000, then the Fed's leverage factor would double up to 94x ... i.e. the more the dollar comes under pressure the more leverage the Fed has to combat that. That isn't going to change any time soon. And in reflection of that legal tender gold coins are likely continue to be minted, at $50 face value - which for you and me is irrelevant as the value of the gold content is worth so much more. It is however a bottom line. If the price of gold sank to $10/ounce, at least you have a coin that you could spend or $50 of goods. Up to the end of WW2 and the British official gold price was 4.25 Pounds/ounce. A gold Sovereign one Pound face value coin has 0.2354/troy ounces of gold in it, which multiplied by 4.25 = one pound gold value. That was legal tender that was used in everyday transactions in the 19th century. Some carried around a small balance like the image below, where you could measure the size and weight of Sovereigns/half Sovereigns i.e the Pound (Sovereign) was worth its weight in value. Deposit those Pounds and that earned interest, whilst gold being finite generally saw inflation broadly average 0%. Banks were custodians. Nowadays when you deposit money into a bank it becomes the banks money, that hopefully might be returned when you ask for that loan to be repaid to you (withdrawal).
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By HonestMoneyGoldSilver · Posted
If you like the silver story @SilverMike1127 there's another classic saying: An ounce of gold 100 years ago would buy a man a nice suit. An ounce of gold in 2023 will still buy a man a nice suit and accessories. The 1923 gold double-eagle (Saint Gaudens) has a face value of $20. Today it has a melt value of $1860 and a retail value of $2115, plenty enough for a professional suit, a nice pair of shoes, shirt, tie and belt, might even get some underwear for that too. The thing on everybody's mind right now is, "yea but give it 5 years and you probably won't be able to buy those nice things for $2115". Which is kind of the point of owning gold to make sure you survive regardless of what happens to the USD or GBP. Silver is much more volatile and speculative but it beats inflation over the long-term. Silver is better than real estate or 3-month US Treasuries and is slightly better than a 10-year US Treasury. The 3-month US T-Bill currently pays 5.478% and the 10-year currently pays 4.451%: Some charts I like to roll out: -
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