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In the 1870s, in the wake of the Industrial Revolution, international trade was rapidly expanding. The United States exported cotton, iron, copper, and manufactured goods. However, American businesses faced a major challenge: currency compatibility. While countries like Spain had the 20-peseta, Italy the 20-lire, and Britain the sovereign—all widely recognized in global markets—the U.S. lacked a coin...

Representing a significant chapter in American numismatics, Indian Head gold coins were produced from 1907 to 1933. Roosevelt eventually recalled these coins in 1933, leading to their melting and creating a lasting impact on Indian Head gold coin value today. This article will explore their historical significance and highlight the key pieces every serious collector should consider, emphasizing: [LIST]...

President William McKinley, the 25th president of our nation, has been in the news recently. History buffs will recall that McKinley was president from[IMG alt="1916 McKinley $1"]https://www.blanchardgold.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/Screenshot_2025-03-03_161541-removebg-preview-300x129.png[/IMG] 1897 until his assassination in 1901. He is known for leading America during a period of expansionism...

Happy anniversary. Twenty-five years ago in March 2000, the dot.com stock market bubble began to burst. Looking back, in the mid-1990s, the dot.com era ushered in a period of explosive growth in information technology and the internet.[IMG]https://www.blanchardgold.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/gold-bars-coins-1024x682-1-300x200.jpg[/IMG] Depending on your age, you may not recall when Google didn’t...

As gold climbs to record highs, inflation rears its ugly head again and the Trump Administration makes big changes to government, trade[IMG]https://www.blanchardgold.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/Screen-Shot-2023-08-01-at-9.jpg[/IMG] and geopolitics, Blanchard spoke with esteemed money manager Peter Boockvar to help you make sense of the current investing environment. Peter is the Chief Investment...

In 1878, the United States of America was in the midst of a major transformation from an agricultural society to an industrialized society—ushering in the Industrial[IMG]https://www.blanchardgold.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/181682184-removebg-preview-300x151.png[/IMG] Revolution. Collectors who own a coin from this period connect tangibly to this historical time when America emerged as an industrial...

The idea of gold revaluation has been on the perimeter of the gold community for decades. But, recent comments from U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent who said “We’re going to monetize the asset side of the U.S. balance sheet” moved the idea of valuing gold at current market price into the mainstream in[IMG alt="Gold bars with the reflection of dollar bills...

Space enthusiasts will recall astronaut Jack Swigert’s famous message to NASA after an oxygen tank explosion rocked Apollo 13 while traveling to the moon in 1970: [I][B]“Houston, we have a problem.”[/B][/I] The same can be said for the Federal Reserve in 2025—when inflation moved in the wrong direction—jumping 0.5% to 3.0% in January, its biggest gain...

President Donald Trump signed an executive order on January 20, 2025 to establish DOGE: the Department of Government Efficiency, led by Elon Musk, with a goal to cut spending. [IMG alt="A pile of pennies"]https://www.blanchardgold.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/91019_pennies-300x200.jpg[/IMG] A number of programs, from diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) to Daylight Saving Time to the venerable...

Just nine days after President Trump was sworn in as our nation’s new president, the Federal Reserve held interest rates steady at 4.25- 4.50%. Inflation[IMG alt="Fed"]https://www.blanchardgold.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/Fed-Meeting-300x200.jpg[/IMG] remains above the Centrals bank’s target and there is widespread uncertainty on how the new administration’s policies will impact the economy and...

Gold is shining—[URL='https://www.blanchardgold.com/market-news/spot-prices/']trading just below its record high[/URL]—as the U.S. stock market tumbles amid concerns that a Chinese artificial intelligence company may provide cheaper and better technology than American tech firms...

President Woodrow Wilson famously described World War I as the war to end all wars.[IMG]https://www.blanchardgold.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/Screenshot_2025-01-13_085253-removebg-preview-300x146.png[/IMG] After a bloody four-year conflict, from 1914-1918, in which over 8 million soldiers and sailors died, the Allied Forces and the Germans signed an armistice ending World War I on November 11, 1918...

The 1955 Double Die Lincoln penny is easily the most famous double die coin in U.S. numismatic history. How did this dramatic error come about? Blame it on the night shift.[IMG]https://www.blanchardgold.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/Screenshot_2025-01-23_104817-removebg-preview-300x133.png[/IMG] In the fall of 1955, there was a severe shortage of pennies in America. So, the Philadelphia Mint took...

U.S. stocks plunged and [URL='https://www.blanchardgold.com/market-news/spot-prices/']gold climbed[/URL] to a four-week high after a blow-out December jobs report on January 10. The Dow sank nearly 700 points as investors fled the equity markets following news that the U.S. economy added 256,000 new jobs in December, far outpacing estimates of around 165,000...

Throughout history, bubbles have formed in stocks, real estate and even tulip markets. Indeed, financial history keeps repeating itself. Bubbles form, grow and then burst with disastrous consequences over and over again.[IMG]https://www.blanchardgold.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/stock-bubble-300x300.jpg[/IMG] Investors who are participating in the market run-up typically believe that if anything goes...

It was January 24, 1848. At Sutter’s Mill in California, James Marshall was doing his daily inspection for the sawmill he was building. He found shining flecks of metal amid loose dirt and gravel after he diverted water to clean up the construction site. Marshall showed it to his crew and everyone was fairly certain it was gold. However, Marshall unaware of the significance of his discovery was focused...

Gold and silver delivered extraordinary performances in 2024. It was a record-breaking year as gold climbed to multiple new all-time highs throughout the[IMG]https://www.blanchardgold.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/2025gae-presale-coinreflection-300x173.png[/IMG] year. Gold’s remarkable ascent to a new record above $2,700 an ounce was driven by multiple factors including central bank buying...

The U.S. rare coin market is closing out a memorable year that will go down in the record books. In 2024, the numismatic market surpassed $6 billion in annual total volume. On a global scale, the coin collecting market was valued at $18.1 billion and is projected to climb to $43.9 billion by 2034, with an 8.5% annual growth rate. In 2024, the American numismatic market registered a significant...

A few days ago, one of the world’s largest refineries informed its customers that the London warehouses were empty and that the London gold market was dry of liquidity. Confirmation last Wednesday: The Bank of England published the information that it would be able to deliver the gold currently awaiting delivery only in 4 to 8 weeks. Background Donald Trump had announced, even before his election, his...

Trump's second term is off to a flying start. In just a few days, the new president's first decisions are already making themselves felt. On a visit to Colombia to explore mining sites, I noticed that Trump's first foreign policy decision was precisely about that country. Colombian President Gustavo Petro initially prohibited the landing of two US military aircraft, each carrying around 80 deported...