Gold
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Gold is the chemical element with the symbol Au (from the Latin aurum) with the atomic number 79. It is a highly sought-after precious metal which, for many centuries, has been used as money, a store of value, and jewelery.
A full article at Wikipedia Gold.
And Gold as an investment.
And Gold Standard
At TCF, see
To buy gold and silver, go to
- The Camino Company owned by Burt Blumert, publisher of LewRockwell.com and a long-time gold dealer and friend of freedom; or
- Goldmasters with a spiffy web interface and no-nonsense handling of orders.
Silver dollars (1840-1935) contain 0.7736 troy ounces of silver
Half dollars (1892-1964): 0.3618
Quarters (1892-1964): 0.1809
Dimes (1892-1964): 0.0724
(Data source: C.L. Krause & C. Mishler, Standard Catalog of World Coins 1801-1900 and Standard Catalog of World Coins 1901-Present)
All of the above are 90% silver, 10% copper, so the total weight of the coin is proportionately larger.
