Bill Haynes

Thinking of buying Gold? Krugerrands

If you're thinking of buying gold, it's very possible that your first thought is to buy Krugerrands, and if you do that you would be okay because only in rare instances are there are better forms of gold for investing purposes. Of the best known gold bul... Read >

Buying Cheap Gold

Considering that gold is trading north of $600, one has to ask how it is possible to buy cheap gold. After all, in late 2005 gold traded at $460, and in 2001 gold traded below $300. What we are talking about is buying low-premium gold bullion coins, f... Read >

New U.S. Mint Buffalo Coins Packaging a Nightmare

When the U.S. Mint announced it was adding a .9999 gold bullion coin to its line of gold coins, it looked like a golden opportunity for the Mint to capture a big chunk of 24-karat gold coin market. When legislation was passed mandating that the new coin ... Read >

Perth Mint Lunar Series Gold Snakes Sell Out

The year 2001 one-ounce Gold Snakes, the sixth coin in The Perth Mint Lunar Series, became the third coin in the Series to reach the 30,000-coin production cap that the Mint set for the one-ounce Lunar Series gold coins. The year 2000 one-ounce Gold Drag... Read >

Congress Approves .9999 Fine Gold Coins

New .9999 fine (24 karat) 1-oz legal tender $50 gold coins will be added to the U.S. Mint's line of gold bullion coins in 2006 when President Bush signs into law a bill that Congress passed in December. The legislation calls for the Mint to have the coin... Read >

Gold Topping $500 Really is a Big Deal

As gold topped $500, the news became front-page across the country, and radio and TV financial programs led off talking about the price of gold. Invariably, all noted that gold had reached nearly a two-decade high. Yet it is doubtful any of the reporter... Read >

Gold and Silver Maple Leafs Get New Packaging

Gold Maple Leafs and Silver Maple Leafs are receiving packaging makeovers, changes clearly mandated by investor disfavor with packaging that the Royal Canadian Mint has used since the coins were introduced. Gold Maple Leafs debuted in 1979, Silver Maple ... Read >