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I don't necessarily agree. Consider that Bitcoin is used either to purchase items or to hoard - there is no other purpose for the currency. In such a scenario, and considering bitcoin is designed to be divisible to a Satoshi (0.0000001 BTC), is there any logical reason to say that a single...

Is that case being sold anywhere, Yennus? That is a VERY nice piece, am keen to learn more!

Same - I'm not buying hand over fist, but when the spare powder allows, and as I see fit, I'm still buying, together with the odd bit of silver here and there from the leftover change. Sure, the price may go down a bit more in the short term, simply means I'll buy a little more for my buck...

Thank you very much for this tip! Playing around with this now, and working on figuring out how to get the charts I am looking for in it, but that's half the fun ;)

Interestingly, the ticker on Sky News shortly before midday was spruiking something on the lines that the Greens want to limit the amount of donations political parties could accept. Sadly, that was the only "news" I got during the day on this, but it seems to relate to the discussions you...

I wonder if a fellow stacker may be able to share a link for something I'm looking for... A web page (possibly an application) that'll run on Windows, that allows me to log in, and set up a page (sort of like when you log in to Google) that I can put up quite a few charts for spot pricing of...

This may be the officially published number - and I'm sure it is such. What this doesn't take into account is the meddling done to the CPI basket over these years to manipulate the true rate of inflation. More information here: http://www.shadowstats.com/alternate_data/inflation-charts

Ah, I see :) That makes sense - I had originally envisioned just one currency being backed, with floating exchange rates, and immediately thought "You watch what'll happen to anything unbacked". But a fixed exchange rate would make more sense. And, I hear you on the Fort Knox/USA gold...

Interesting article on Zerohedge tonight on the recent closure of the Hong Kong Mercantile Exchange - four of the executives now under arrest. More here: http://www.zerohedge.com/news/2013-05-25/mystery-surrounding-hong-kong-mercantile-exchange-collapse-deepens-four-arrested

I feel that (as an example) the issuance of the Reichsmark to replace the Papiermark seems to me to fit this scenario. At the time of it's issuance, the Papiermark had collapsed due to hyperinflation, and whilst a fixed exchange rate was established, one has to think that the Papiermark...

Goanna, I'll follow on from OC's comment - we can also back currency with silver, assuming you have a fixed gold to silver ratio price wise. Also, if we're going to see a fiat currency collapse and replacement of the fiat with a "new" currency, this would also automatically revalue all PM's to...

Morning, and first and foremost, welcome to the "club" as it were :) This will be a bit tricky, for privacy reasons, I am not sure how many folks here will be prepared to reveal what they currently have in the way of holdings. With all respect, whilst I understand your reasons for asking, I...

I found the following blog post from Peter Schiff & interview with Jim Grant interesting: http://blog.europacmetals.com/2013/05/jim-grant-gold-is-a-bet-against-fiat-money/ It would be interesting to hear of opinions on what folks think - are fiat currencies headed for the gurgler, and if so, when?

Yup, Julie, I read Zerohedge daily, and invariably find something to shake my head at in the first few posts. Things like this exemplify to me a few important points - (1) Things are getting way crazy "out there", and (2) Things are becoming very unsustainable - the more I read the more I...

I'm going to have to apologise in advance as I won't be able to attend this meeting - things have gotten a bit busy of late, and I am unfortunately busy this Sunday afternoon :(

I'd venture to suggest you won't see one coming from any of the site sponsors who are all excellent and trustworthy folk to deal with. Purchasing from other major bullion dealers should also be good. Any private sale (E-Bay, Gumtree to name a few) you'll have a chance to find the scam artists...

10oz PM bar @ Goldstackers = AUD$251.20 1oz gold spot price @ BullionList = USD$1432.17

And I think you're spot on :) Personally, looking out at what's going on in the world today, I feel it's prudent to prepare on a couple of levels, and you've nailed them in your comments. First and foremost, one should be prepared for breakdowns in the supply chain, that is to say that one...

If you're looking to "trade" silver (insofar as a stock market trader "trades" stocks), you might find you're better off with unallocated holdings that can be added to on dips, and sold on peaks more readily than holding physical (and I say this being an absolute OCD nutcase about being able to...

Chip is right, Maggie is awesome for that sort of stuff, quite apart from the fact she has always got interesting things to put in those capsules too :) I had a need some time ago to get various capsules and things to keep stuff well packed, and it was an absolute pleasure to get her help in...