Rarity of Precious Metals
The most common element is Hydrogen. This is not surprising if one considers that every molecule of water consists of two atoms of hydrogen and there is a huge amount of water on the planet; and water...
View ArticleWhere Does the US Federal Budget Stand?
The Gold Standard Now does a terrific job of breaking down the US Federal Budget as a Household Budget. It can be difficult to understand trillions of dollars, so you can see how they broke it down to...
View ArticleVoluntary Trade Promotes Peaceful Cooperation
We recently surpassed 10,000 positive feedback from customers on our eBay store. Which means that over the course of two years we have served over 30,000 happy customers worldwide! This is quite an...
View ArticleWhy Are Americans Not Saving?
The personal savings rate of disposable income of Americans in 1900 was 12%. By 1960 it had dropped to 7.4% and in 2012 it fell even further to 3.4%. Granted the average income of an American has...
View ArticleWhat Can You Do With Your Hard Earned Silver?
Payday! Hopefully your boss paid you in gold or silver. If not, and you received Federal Reserve Notes (FRN's) for your hard work, you can always convert those FRN's to gold or silver. After talking...
View ArticleIf You Had To Choose
If you had to choose between accepting US Dollars, or bitcoins of equal value, what would you accept? After learning about bitcoin, we can tell you that we would accept bitcoins hands down. Although...
View ArticleAmagi Metals Video Contest - What Do Americans Know About Money?
Do Americans value gold and silver? Do they know what inflation or the Federal Reserve is? Have they ever heard of Ben Bernanke? We're not sure, but we want your help to find out! Amagi Metals is...
View ArticleDo You Really Understand Inflation?
Most people would say that inflation means rising prices, and they would be right. They would also be wrong. Rising prices are a consequence of inflation, but not the entire definition of inflation....
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