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Are Indian Head Quarter Eagles a Good Investment?

September 3, 2026

Most pre-1933 United States gold coins wear their designs proudly on the surface, the way a Saint-Gaudens double eagle does. The little $2.50 Indian Head quarter eagle does the opposite. Its portrait and its eagle sit below the field, sunk into the metal rather than raised above it. Hold one at an angle and the […]

Are Liberty Head Double Eagles a Good Investment?

August 30, 2026

Before Augustus Saint-Gaudens gave the $20 gold piece its striding Liberty, another double eagle carried American commerce for more than half a century. The Liberty Head double eagle, also called the Coronet type, ran from 1850 to 1907, longer than any other regular gold coin the United States has produced. It was born out of […]

Are Saint-Gaudens Double Eagles a Good Investment?

August 24, 2026

Ask a longtime collector to name the most beautiful coin the United States ever struck, and more often than not you will hear the same answer: the Saint-Gaudens double eagle. It is a $20 gold piece from a vanished era, designed by a sculptor at the height of his powers and pushed into existence by […]

Are Gold Buffalo Coins a Good Investment? A Buyer’s Profile

August 14, 2026

For most of American history, if you wanted a coin struck from pure gold, you had to look abroad. The United States alloyed its gold with copper for durability, from the Liberty Head pieces of the 19th century through the modern Gold Eagle. That changed in 2006, when the U.S. Mint released the American Buffalo, […]

Are Gold Eagles a Good Investment? A Buyer’s Profile

August 2, 2026

Ask a first-time buyer which gold coin to start with and the answer, more often than not, is the American Gold Eagle. It is the coin dealers reach for, the one most retirement custodians accept, and the design that has sat in more American safe-deposit boxes than any other modern bullion piece. That popularity is […]

The Gold Was Real. The Promise Wasn’t.

July 13, 2026

Gold hit the highest price in history — and one of America's most-advertised gold dealers went bankrupt because of it. The metal was real. The promise wasn't.

Own the Gold, Not a Promise: The Rosland Lesson for Every Buyer

July 13, 2026

The metal did exactly what it was supposed to. The way people bought it is what failed them.

Gold Rebounds Toward $4,350 as a Mideast Peace Deal Cools Oil — But the Recovery Looks Unfinished

June 16, 2026

A reported U.S.–Iran peace agreement sent crude tumbling and gold to its strongest day since February. Yet the metal remains below key technical markers, and analysts caution that the bounce in bullion may prove fragile.

Gold Whipsaws Into the Fed Meeting: A Mid-June Recovery That Settled Nothing

June 16, 2026

Bullion staged a sharp washout and an equally sharp rebound in the week to June 16, 2026, leaving spot gold near $4,330 and silver back above $70 — with the metals' direction now hostage to a knife-edge FOMC decision.

Gold and the Macro Machine: How Rates, Inflation, and the Dollar Set the Tone

June 16, 2026

Real yields, inflation expectations, and dollar strength form the three-legged macro stool that explains most of gold's big swings. Here is how each works, where today's regime breaks from the textbook, and how the picture differs for long-term holders versus tactical traders.