-
Star Note Values: How to Look Up, Identify & Value Star Notes (2026)
Star notes are replacement bills the BEP prints when a regular note is damaged — and some are worth a serious premium. This guide shows how to identify a star note, look up its print run, and figure out what yours is worth.
-
Fancy Serial Numbers on Bills: Types, Values & How to Check Yours
he eight digits on your dollar bill can make it worth far more than face value. This guide covers every collectible serial-number pattern — solids, ladders, radars, low numbers, and binaries — what each is worth, and how to check the bills in your wallet.
-
Precious Metals Weekly: Silver Snaps Back From the Brink, Gold Erases Its 2026 Gains, and Bar Demand Sets a Record
This week in precious metals: a hot May CPI print sent gold to its lowest since November and silver to its most oversold reading of the bull market — then silver reversed hard off $64. Plus a record-setting Q1 demand report.
-
Silver Eagle IRA Guide: How to Add American Silver Eagles to Your Retirement Account
Complete guide to holding American Silver Eagles in a precious metals IRA. Learn IRS requirements, storage rules, costs, and whether a silver IRA is right for you.
-
US Mint FIFA World Cup 2026 Coins Presale Begins
The U.S. Mint’s seven-piece FIFA World Cup 2026 commemorative set went on pre-order June 4. Specs, intro pricing, melt math, and what 1994 sales tell us about a 2026 sell-out.
-
Precious Metals Weekly: Valcambi Owner Probed for $159B Fraud, Six Countries Driving Sovereign Gold, Ron Paul on the Fed
This week in precious metals: gold slips back to $4,450 on Iran de-escalation, India probes Valcambi’s owner for $159 billion in inflated revenue, and six countries quietly drive every ounce of sovereign gold demand.
-
Silver Eagle Sales Hit Zero in May 2026: The Retail Buyer Has Left
The US Mint sold zero 1 oz American Silver Eagle bullion coins in May 2026 after a five-month decline. Retail demand for current-year Eagles has collapsed while dealers and wholesalers sit on heavy buyback inventory and refiners stay backlogged.
-
How Futures Markets Changed Physical Gold and Silver Demand — What the Declassified Record Shows
A 1974 US Embassy cable predicted futures markets would ‘negate long-term hoarding.’ Treasury auctions tried to crush gold’s price. Here’s what the declassified record actually says — and what it means for physical buyers today.
-
Best of the Mint 1916 Mercury Dime Gold Coin and Silver Medal Set: What Collectors Need to Know
The United States Mint launches the first installment of its Best of the Mint series. A five-set program pairing 24-karat gold coins struck in classic American designs with newly designed silver medals.
-
Specie Money: What It Is and Why It Still Matters for Bullion Investors
Specie — gold and silver coin — was the basis of American money for most of the country’s history. Understanding how that system worked explains why millions of people still hold physical precious metals today.