A former deep-sea treasure hunter who made one of the greatest shipwreck discoveries in American history and spent the past decade in prison after refusing to disclose the whereabouts of some of its missing gold coins is now free, federal records show. Tommy Thompson, who in 1988 located what was known as the “Ship of … Read more
A former deep-sea treasure hunter who made one of the great shipwreck discoveries in American history and spent more than a decade in jail after refusing to disclose the whereabouts of some of its missing gold coins is now out of prison, federal records show. Tommy Thompson, who in 1988 located what was known as … Read more
Today’s high gold price isn’t a reason to avoid gold coins — it’s a reason to be more deliberate about the ones you buy. SimpleImages/Getty Images The conventional wisdom has always been to buy gold when stocks and other traditional investment vehicles look shaky. But at today’s gold price of over $5,408 an ounce — … Read more
At today’s high gold prices, the bars-versus-coins decision comes down to which option fits your strategy. Tetra Images/Getty Images Gold doesn’t pay dividends. It doesn’t generate cash flow. Right now, though, none of that seems to matter to investors — and for good reason. The precious metal has been skyrocketing in value over the past … Read more
Before you buy any silver assets, you should know which coins contain the most silver and what their value is now. Temmuzcan/Getty Images When precious metals hit new price milestones, investor attention tends to focus on the headline-grabbers. Right now, that’s gold, as the price of gold has been on a swift uphill climb over … Read more