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 Friday, August 08, 2008
Friday Fix
Posted by tom
 Friday Fix
London pm fixes for 8-8-08
Gold $852.50
Silver $15.76
Platinum $1552.00
Palladium $345.00
Friday Fix
8/8/2008 10:26:47 AM (Eastern Daylight Time, UTC-04:00) 
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Gold Support Short Lived - Drops to $850
Posted by tom
 Gold Experiences Freefall to $850 Level
Morning trading has shown us that Gold's light support at the $875 level has given way with spot gold dropping down to the $850 level. Silver is down to about $15.40, palladium is sitting around $330 and Platinum is trading at about $1540.
Looks like a vicious ending to a very tough week for bullion investors. Check The Bullion Desk for current updates.
News You Can Use
8/8/2008 10:00:37 AM (Eastern Daylight Time, UTC-04:00)
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Thursday, August 07, 2008
Gold Slide Continues
Posted by tom
Gold Slips Down Below $875
In trading this morning gold has slipped down a bit further to $871, with silver falling to $16.25. But it was short lived, as buyers came in and drove prices back up to $875 for gold and near $16.45 for silver.
Perhaps we have met the floor of support for our favorite numismatic precious metals?
News You Can Use
8/7/2008 10:45:38 AM (Eastern Daylight Time, UTC-04:00)
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Rendition
Posted by tom
 Tom's Recommended Film of the Week
Rendition
I really enjoy a good bit of suspense and action in a film. I also like the interweaving of stories that has become so popular of late. But I don't like films that tell you what to think, or preach to the viewer. I like for a film to bring up questions and allow the viewers to struggle with drawing concusions for themselves.
For the above stated reasons I cannot heartily recommend Lions for Lambs, even though it was a brisk, fast moving drama, it was too iron clad in its point of view for my liking. Lions for Lambs was an enjoyable film, but Rendition is oh so much better.
The is great suspense in Rendition, but mostly experienced through the characters, while the viewer pretty much knows where all of this is going. Never-the-less, Rendition is so well crafted and acted with such emotion and conviction that the viewer is compeled to watch as the story unfolds for better or worse.
Great performances are turned in by Jake Gyllenhaal, Alan Arkin, Meryl Streep, Reese Witherspoon , Omar Metwally, Rosie Malek-Yonan, Yigal Naor, J.K. Simmons and Peter Sarsgaard. The film leaves a bit of room for debate on the behind closed doors story it airs, even though the slant is moraly clear. The eternal question of sinking to ones own enemies level and what that does to the soul of a person or a country is well worth bringing up again and again in a free society.
Rendition does this with compassion for several sides of the arguement. It's an entertaining two hours, which should provide the thoughtful viewer with a multitude of perspectives to ponder.
Tom's Recommended Film of the Week
8/7/2008 9:31:01 AM (Eastern Daylight Time, UTC-04:00)
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Tuesday, August 05, 2008
Gold Silde Hits $875
Posted by tom
 Gold Down to $875
Gold has hit $875 this afternoon, as it continues it's summer slip 'n" slide ride. Silver is down to $16.45, palladium is at $348 and Paltinum has hovering at $1570.
Tomorrow will bring the Fed meeting, but it is unlikely that they will take any interest rate action. Never-the-less, some potential gold buyers may be holding off, just in case. I also noticed this morning that crude oil was down to $120.90 a barrel. It's decline surely has had an effect on investors interest in gold, just as it has lightened the economic pressures on the dollar. This afternoon crude has seemed to join gold on the slip 'n' slide with a decline to $118.70 as of this posting.
News You Can Use
8/5/2008 3:34:57 PM (Eastern Daylight Time, UTC-04:00)
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Gold Plummets
Posted by tom
Gold in a Downslide Plummet
 Since gold passed below that $900 saftey ledge on Monday, we have been experiencing a swift plummet which has brought spot down to about $880 as of this posting. With all the cautionary postings regarding commodities that have cropped up thes last few weeks, I am not at all sure where the next support level may materialize. At any rate, I am pretty certain one will develope, as there are always buyers waiting in the wings with that special bargain buy price in mind.
In the meantime, gold is streched pretty thin, but as the week unfolds we should see a stopping point, with buyers coming back and averaging in on their holdings to reduce their base price. As always, the question is at what price level will this occur?
Along for the slide with gold are silver, presently at $16.60, Palladium, down to $352 and a worrysome Platinum, once king, now crashing down to about $1580 as of this posting.
News You Can Use
8/5/2008 1:17:54 PM (Eastern Daylight Time, UTC-04:00)
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Monday, August 04, 2008
Gold Again Slips Below $900
Posted by tom
Gold Slips Below $900 Again
Once again the Monday morning blues have hit precious metals, driving gold down below $900 and silver back down to $17. A present spot gold is trading at $897.
Last Monday the same cycle occured and we spent the rest of the week watching gold build back up to about $920 by weeks end. Now we'll see what this week has to offer.
The annual American Numismatic Association convention was held last week in Baltimre and from early reports it seems to have been a successful show. From the world coin end of the market I heard nothing but good talk and excited outlooks. Seems that most dealers are seeing good potential for continued increases in value for most classic world coins. Every time period from Medieval to modern issue has a following and each are experiencing healthy demand.
News You Can Use
8/4/2008 11:57:52 AM (Eastern Daylight Time, UTC-04:00)
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Friday, August 01, 2008
Friday Fix
Posted by tom
 Friday Fix
London pm fixes for 8-1-08
Gold $912.50
Silver $17.59
Platinum $1,675.00
Palladium $367.00
Friday Fix
8/1/2008 10:54:28 AM (Eastern Daylight Time, UTC-04:00)
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17th Century Coinage - Auction Houses
Posted by tom
Auction Houses for 1601-1700 Coins
My last posting elicited a question from one of my regular readers regarding availability and sources for purchasing 17th Century Ducats and Thalers. I posted a comment in reply, but thougth this question deserved a full posting all it's own.
Like I said in my last posting, this is why dealer and auction houses should place image ads in our catalogs, especially for the ealier time periods, where one of our books will be used for several years before a new edition emerges.
 Many collectors of modern coins assume that earlier coinage is all very rare, but this is not always the case. There are many minor coins and even several crown sized types which are quite reasonable in price and relatively common in the market. Collecting 17th Century coinage is within the reach of most any coin collector. The key is to know the best sources.
Many coin dealers offer the more common coins of the 1601-1700 period. One of the most friendly and helpful of them is Allen G. Berman. Allen is always willing to talk and he offers excellent coins at reasonable prices. Check out his website and see for yourself or see his regular ads in World Coin News.
For more expensive high end coins of 1601-1700 consider working with M. Louis Teller Numismatic Company. Teller handles some of the finest coins you can acquire. You will always see his ad on the back cover of World Coin News or check out thier website.
Of course, once you have become accustomed to whatever 17th Century area you have chosen to collect, you will want to begin looking at coin auctions. There are many auction houses here in the U.S. which occasionally offer coins from 1601-1700. Some of the best include: Heritage Galleries, Stack's and Ponterio & Associates.
For the most comprehensive collections of European coins from the 17th Century you will want to seek out auction catalogs from several of the main European firms. These auction houses always seem to be at the center of the market for Ducats, Thalers and their multiples:
Fritz Rudolf Kunker GmbH & Co.KG, Gorny & Mosch Giessener Munzhandlung GmbH, Hess-Divo AG, UBS and Munzenhandlung Harald Moller GmbH.
Don't shy away, once you get going, you will find that the 17th Century offers a great deal for the curious coin collector.
Auction Lot of the Week | KP Update
8/1/2008 10:11:27 AM (Eastern Daylight Time, UTC-04:00)
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Guys and Dolls
Posted by tom
Tom's Recommended Film of the Week
Guys and Dolls
First off, I have got to say, I am not a big fan of musicals. Generally speaking it needs to be as comic as it will surely be romantic, if a musical is going to get to me. Given that preamble, I can clearly say that The Music Man is by far my favorite musical. I know every lyric and melody and most of the dialogue as well. Coming in second on my short list is West Side Story, primarily because of the Officer Krupke song. Third is Brigadoon, which I feel has a mystical off-beat quality. And finally, Guys and Dolls, which is this weeks Recommended Film.
I cannot resist the language, the lack of contractions, the flambouyant characters, the gental mix of obsessions for Gambling and Romance. Damon Runyon's stories strike a wonderful balance in elements of humanity. The stage play slipped into film with grace and elegance at the hands of behind the sceens guys like Samuel Goldwyn, Frank Loesser, Joseph L. Mankiewicz and Michael Kidd. In front of the camera you have Frank Sinatra, Stubby Kaye, Vivian Blaine, Jean Simmons, Marlon Brando and cast of the greatest character actors ever assembled.
Who can resist a comedy of Gamblers, Soul Savers, Show Girls, Gangsters, Cops and High Rollers. It's a dream come true.
Tom's Recommended Film of the Week
8/1/2008 8:56:43 AM (Eastern Daylight Time, UTC-04:00)
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Thursday, July 31, 2008
Hot Market for 1601-1700 Coinage!
Posted by tom
High Prices for 1601-1700 Thalers Ducats and Minors
While many of my colleagues enjoy the ANA Show in Baltimore, work continues, here in Iola, on our massive updating of the Standard Catalog of World Coins 1601-1700 4th edition. Everyone on the cataloging staff, plus a few outside helpers, have pitched in and taken a great deal of the data entry work out of my hands, so that I can concentrate on research. I'm lucky to have such a great group of co-workers and contributors! And my luck is turning into your luck each day as I find more auction results and fixed prices to drive the values in this new 4th editon up in line with todays market.
Earlier in the week I took a few minutes from my hectic schedule to write back cover copy for the SCWC 1601-1700 4th edition. While the marketing people may edit or re-write this before the book sees publication, I thought my readers might like a sneak peek at what I said, as it reflects the intensity and scope of our work pretty well. So here it is, for my readers eyes only:
Welcome to one of the most greatly appreciating areas in all the world of numismatics. Picking up this volume of the new 4th edition Standard Catalog of World Coins 1601-1700 shows that you have an interest in coins of quality and your interest is well founded. The retail prices presented in this catalog represent some of the fastest rising values in world coins. Economic factors have conspired this year, driving collector interest and prices for these classic coins right through the roof!
The 4th edition Standard Catalog of World Coins 1601-1700 features
· Fully updated values for all listings
· Heavy changes in value for most European coinage
· Serious value changes for all German States coinage
· Significant value changes for all Gold coinage
· Special auction quotes for many rare coinage types
· Expanded legend descriptions for many types
If you own a 3rd edition of this catalog, set it aside and add this new 4th edition to your daily working reference library. It’s one tool you cannot afford to do without
Now, two additional things for you to keep in mind.
First, the SCWC 1601-1700 4th edition will be a smaller print run book than the 20th or 21st Century SCWC's. This means that they may go out of print more quickly, so, if you dabble in this area of coins, or more importantly, if you are a regular collector or dealer in 1601-1700 material, don't wait too long to get a copy for your reference library.
Second, if you are a coin dealer or represent an auction house which normally offers 1601-1700 coinage, you may seriously want to consider placing an advertisement in this book. The deadline for advertising in the new Standard Catalog of World Coins 1601-1700 4th edition is August 20th, so get moving!
If you have advertised with KP before, in our news papers, magazines or catalogs, just give your regular ad rep a call or email. If this is something new for you, stop by our booth at the ANA, or give us a call for more information.
Robbie Cain of our ad staff is out in Baltimore at the ANA starting tomorrow, so stop by the KP booth and talk to her this week if you are at the show too. Otherwise, give her a call at 1-800-573-0333 ext. 13220 or send her an email at robbie.cain@fwpubs.com
We only publish the SCWC 1601-1700 catalog on a five year cycle, so don't miss this opportunity, or you may be waiting until 2013 for another chance to put your companies name and contact information in the hands of serious buyers from around the world.
KP Update
7/31/2008 6:29:51 PM (Eastern Daylight Time, UTC-04:00)
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Wednesday, July 30, 2008
2009 U.S. Coin Digest Available On DVD
Posted by tom
DVD Product for 2009 U.S. Coin Digest
This years 7th edition of the U.S. Coin Digest inlcuded a DVD with searchable pdf files of the entire catalog bound into the back inside cover of the book. Cover price for this book DVD combination was $16.99. But if you really only want the DVD, we now are offering a stand alone DVD product for only $9.95.
That's pretty cheap for a great reference containing information on all U.S. coinage. It's the same as the book, but in digital only form for use on your desktop or laptop computer. You get all the color images just like in the book, except you can enlarge these images on the screen for better viewing of finer details. You get all the coin values, just like the book offers, for Colonial coins and tokens, standard U.S. Coins, Territorial gold coins, Commemoratives, Hawaii, Philippines and Puerto Rico coinage. Plus the basic 60 plus pages of introductory information so useful for begining coin collectors.
It's all there in the stand alone DVD package for only $9.95. Check it out at the magazine website today.
KP Update
7/30/2008 11:13:37 AM (Eastern Daylight Time, UTC-04:00)
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