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Gold Hits Record High, Silver Soars on Inflation Fears

2011-04-25T15:55:00.000-07:00

Friday, 15 Apr 2011 10:53 AM

Gold rose 1 percent to a record and silver soared on Friday, as inflation worries amid a crude oil rally and a downgrade of Ireland's sovereign debt powered bullion to its fifth consecutive weekly gain.

Silver rose to its highest in 31 years on speculative buying and tight supplies, and as data showing rising U.S. consumer prices prompted investors to buy precious metals. Silver's outperformance over bullion sent the gold/silver ratio below 34 for the first time in nearly 30 years.

"People are buying gold and silver as a protection against inflation. If the Fed doesn't start raising rates, inflation is really going to hit hard and cripple the economy," said Miguel Perez-Santalla, vice president of sales at Heraeus Precious Metals Management.

Spot gold rose 0.9 percent to $1,485.70 an ounce by 3:28 p.m. EDT, having hit a record $1,487.90. U.S. gold futures for June delivery settled up $13.60 at $1,486.

Gold remained far below its all-time inflation-adjusted high, estimated at almost $2,500 an ounce set in 1980, an era of Cold War tension, oil shocks and hyperinflation.

Silver gained 1.4 percent to $42.68, notching a third straight weekly gain. The gold-to-silver ratio, showing the relative strength between the two metals, fell to its lowest since the early 1980s.

In the week ended April 12, speculators in U.S. gold futures and options cut their net long positions from the highest level since October, and they reduced their silver bullish bets to the lowest since February, a report by the U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission showed.

The small rise in U.S. core inflation, and data showing moderation in long-term inflation expectations may be seen as vindication for Federal Reserve officials who have viewed the recent energy price spike as having a temporary effect.

"This should help to ease inflation concerns at the Fed. With food and energy cutting into consumer spending power, it's difficult for sellers of other goods and services to pass price increases through to the consumer," said Nigel Gault, chief U.S. economist at IHS Global Insight.

Gold prices have almost doubled since the Fed cut interest rates to the bone in 2008 in an attempt to shock the economy back to life after the worst financial crisis since the Great Depression.

A third straight daily gain in U.S. crude oil stoked inflation worries, as improving consumer confidence and industrial production boosted the outlook for oil demand.

EUROPEAN DEBT CRISIS EYED

Gold also drew support from safe-haven bids on worries over the euro zone financial crisis, after more talk that Greece may be set to restructure its debt and a Moody's downgrade of Ireland.

"The market has been reacting to (the credit issues in peripheral Europe) by looking for ways to protect themselves from these types of risks, and gold is seen as a way to do that," Deutsche Bank analyst Daniel Brebner said.

Brebner said gold would benefit if there were another bailout in Europe and if European Union monetary policy remained accommodative because of fiscal troubles in the bloc.

Among other precious metals, platinum eased 50 cents at $1,785.99 an ounce, while palladium gained 0.4 percent to $765.22.
© 2011 Thomson/Reuters. All rights reserved.

Utah Returns to the Gold Standard

2011-04-11T07:31:00.000-07:00

Wyatt Research Staff | The Daily Profit | April 4, 2011 3:11pm EDT

Lawmakers in New Hampshire, South Carolina, Tennessee and Virginia have introduced bills that would allow them to mint their own currencies, or otherwise allow for alternative currencies to settle debts both public and private.

Utah recently passed a bill recognizing gold and silver as legal tender.

Texas Congressman Ron Paul recently introduced a bill which would allow gold and silver (among other precious metals) to compete with Federal Reserve notes.

For gold and silver investors, it’s an exciting time. So many different events are taking shape that can only be bullish for precious metals in the coming months and years.

Some analysts estimate that a revaluation of gold to account for all the dollars in existence would put the yellow metal above $7,000 an ounce.

A Return to Gold-backed Money? - 8 April 2011

2011-04-11T06:46:00.000-07:00

You're in the majority if you're Buying Gold...

ONE OF MY Daily Reckoning colleagues asks:

"What, then, should we make of 13th century theologian Thomas Aquinas' claim '…one man cannot over-abound in external riches without another man lacking them'?", writes the Mogambo Guru from his lair in Tampa, Florida for The Daily Reckoning.

I’ll tell you what to make of it; Tommy boy didn't know squat about economics, because if a rich guy wants a fancy carriage, maybe with some cool mag wheels and a snazzy paint job, he is going to pay a lot of money to a lot of people who help make that carriage into a smokin' babe-magnet.

The article was, alas, not about guys and hot cars, with photos of hot babes in scanty outfits sprawled seductively on hoods, trunks, running boards, seats and, best of all, bent over bumpers, but about greed, and how people wonder about the billions of Dollars some people make, as "those on the left use the word as an epitaph against the successful as epitomized by Sen. Bernie Sanders 'When is enough enough?' he asked in his impassioned plea for raising tax rates ‘on the rich.'"

I’ll tell you when, Bernie! That's the same question I have been asking about you socialist morons! When is enough enough? It is not enough that local, state and federal spending has grown to half – half! – of all spending in the Whole Freaking Country (WFC)? That’s not enough, for crying out loud?

And as far as enough taxes on the rich, I'll tell you when enough is enough, Bernie. It's when thousands and millions of people get tired of selling goods and services to the rich, and becoming middle-class themselves in the process, enough to support a gigantic government bureaucracy and a huge, desperate underclass whose sole source of support is government programs.

Up until that moment, the rich will get richer and the poor will get poorer because you, Bernie, and your Congressional halfwit socialist morons spend more than you collect in taxes, just as you have for the past 50 years – a half century! – and the Federal Reserve has to create the money which somebody can borrow to buy the new government debt, increasing the money supply and increasing inflation in prices, which hurts the poor the most, you lowlife idiot who loves to bleat for the poor but actually spends his time hurting them!

It's ironic that he can only do that, for long, under a fiat-money economic system, as those days may be thankfully coming to an end, as I gather from "A Comeback for Gold-Backed Money?" an essay by Andrey Dashkov of Casey Research.

There is something in that title there that gives me hope that, yes, we will return to a Gold Bullion-backed money, and so I read on where he writes that for “the reasons Aristotle outlined 2,000 years ago (it’s durable, divisible, consistent, convenient, and has intrinsic value), gold is hands-down the world’s best money,” with which I certainly agree, even if he doesn’t mention the benefits of low inflation in prices when gold is used as money, which is good news for everybody, especially the poor, who can’t afford to pay higher prices.

Then he starts out with Gresham's Law, which is where I almost quit reading, because I already know about Gresham’s Law, which has, as I recall, something to do with good money (gold and silver) and bad money (paper and base metals), and how people holding bad money get Screwed Big Time (SBT). I figure that’s enough to know, you know?

But, apparently, that isn’t the case all the time! He explains, "Gresham's Law tells us that bad money drives out good, but that’s only true when legal tender laws hold sway (incentivizing people to hoard what’s perceived to be 'good' money and spend the ‘bad’ money as fast as they can)."

The result is that, "When people give up on the local legal tender, Gresham's Law goes into reverse, and good money chases out bad." The old switcheroo!

Well, this is certainly good news, but it begs the question, "How much Gold Bullion is there to establish this new Utopia of stable prices and predictability thanks to a gold standard?"

Well, according to Wikipedia, the world has official holdings of 30,562.5 tonnes of Gold Bullion, where one tonne is approximately 32,150.75 troy ounces.

Interestingly, although “at the end of 2004, central banks and investment funds held 19% of all above-ground gold as bank reserve assets” and they constituted the second-biggest holder of Gold Bullion.

The overwhelming majority of gold (52%) is held in the form of jewelry!

Also interestingly, 108 countries around the world now have at least 813 ounces of gold (0.1 tonne), the last on the list being Costa Rica.

By this, it is obvious that the overwhelming majority of countries in the world are accumulating gold, and so you are in the majority if you are Buying Gold, too.

Your big edge is that they are not accumulating Silver! Yet! Now you know why I say, "Whee! This investing stuff is easy!"

The Mogambo Guru, 08 Apr '11

Diamond & Blue Sapphire Matching Ring Set in 14K White Gold

2011-04-01T08:39:00.000-07:00

Product Specifications

Jewelry Information
Brand Name:	Mysolitaire
Metal stamp:	14k
Metal:	white-gold
Gem Type:	Diamond, Blue Sapphire
Minimum total gem weight:	1.04 carats
Setting:	Prongs
Width:	1 millimeters
Length:	1 millimeters
Total metal weight:	1.04 Ounces
Ring size:	3
Sizing lower range:	3
Sizing upper range:	10.5
Resizable:	Yes
Number of stones:	1
Stone Weight:	0.48 carats, 1.04 carats

Diamond Information
Stone shape:	Round
Minimum color:	H
Minimum Clarity:	SI
Inscription:	No
Minimum Total Carat Weight:	0.48 carats
Stone Creation Method:	Natural
Stone Treatment Method:	Not-treated
Stone Length:	1.0 millimeters

Blue Sapphire Information
Stone shape:	Not Available
Minimum color:	Not Available
Minimum Clarity:	Not Available
Inscription:	No
Stone Creation Method:	Natural
Stone Treatment Method:	Not-treated

Emerald Ring With Baguette And Round Brilliant Diamonds

2011-04-01T07:33:00.000-07:00

Product Specifications

Jewelry Information
Brand Name:	Jewelry By Nikash
Metal stamp:	14k
Metal:	white-gold
Gem Type:	white-diamond, Emerald
Minimum total gem weight:	5.74 carats
Setting:	side-stone
Width:	0.50 inches
Ring size:	6.5
Sizing lower range:	4
Sizing upper range:	10
Resizable:	Yes
Stone Weight:	1.7 carats, 5.74 carats

White-Diamond Information
Stone shape:	round-brilliant-shape
Minimum color:	G-H
Minimum Clarity:	SI1-SI2
Stone Creation Method:	Natural
Stone Treatment Method:	Not-treated

Emerald Information
Stone shape:	round-shaped
Minimum color:	Not Available
Minimum Clarity:	Not Available
Stone Creation Method:	Natural
Stone Treatment Method:	Not-treated

Colombian Emerald and Diamond Earrings in 18kt yellow gold

2011-04-01T06:45:00.000-07:00

Product Specifications

Jewelry Information
Brand Name:	Amoro
Metal stamp:	18k
Metal:	yellow-gold
Gem Type:	Emerald, Diamond
Minimum total gem weight:	7.78 carats
Setting:	Prongs
Back finding:	19
Number of stones:	118
Stone Weight:	7.78 carats, 0.94 carats, 0.71 carats

Emerald Information
Stone shape:	emerald-shape
Minimum color:	Green
Minimum Clarity:	other-clarity
Cut:	very-good-cut
Inscription:	Not Available
Stone Creation Method:	Natural
Stone Treatment Method:	Not-treated

Diamond Information
Stone shape:	pear-shape
Minimum color:	G-H
Minimum Clarity:	VS1-VS2
Cut:	very-good-cut
Symmetry:	Not Available
Girdle:	Not Available
Inscription:	Not Available
Fluorescence:	Not Available
Minimum Total Carat Weight:	1.64 carats
Stone Creation Method:	Natural
Stone Treatment Method:	Not-treated

14kt Yellow Gold Collie Dog Pendant

2011-04-01T06:20:00.000-07:00

Product Specifications

Jewelry Information
Brand Name:	JewelsObsession
Metal stamp:	14k
Metal:	yellow-gold
Total metal weight:	4.5 Pounds

Gold futures notch record high Copper rallies 2.7% as Japan disaster tagged at $309 billion

2011-03-23T12:14:00.000-07:00

By Claudia Assis, MarketWatch

March 23, 2011, 2:33 p.m. EDT

SAN FRANCISCO (MarketWatch) — Gold futures settled at a record high on Wednesday as a rally for crude reinforced fears of inflation and investors remained concerned about the Middle East and North Africa and Japan.

Gold for April delivery /quotes/comstock/21e!f:gc\j11 (GCJ11 1,439, +11.50, +0.81%) rose $10.40, or 0.7%, to $1,438 an ounce on the Comex division of the New York Mercantile Exchange.

That was enough to beat the previous record settlement of March 2, when gold closed at $1,437.70 an ounce.

“Instead of looking for a reason to buy gold, no one can find a reason not to buy gold,” said Adam Klopfenstein, a senior market strategist with Lind Waldock in Chicago.

Unrest in the Middle East and North Africa, the destruction in Japan, continuation of the U.S. Federal Reserve’s easing policy, and inflation are all working to support the metal, he added.

Gold is likely to challenge $1,500 sooner rather than later, especially if prices firm around $1,475 an ounce in the coming sessions, Klopfenstein said.

Egypt markets reopen, then plunge

WSJ's Kristina Peterson reports Egyptian markets are facing volatility in the face of unrest in the Middle East. Oil and gold prices jumped on news of continued violence in the region.

Gold gained momentum as the session progressed, leaving behind tepid early gains to rally as crude oil also jumped.

Investors are worried about food and energy inflation on the back of rallying crude, said Charles Nedoss, a senior market strategist with Olympus Futures in Chicago.

Crude-oil futures topped $106 a barrel before moderating some of their gains on Wednesday, propelled by continued worries about the Middle East and North Africa.

At least six protesters were killed in southern Syria Wednesday, according to news reports. Israel responded to rockets fired from Gaza with airstrikes.

Airstrikes in Libya continued, but so did government-led sieges in eastern Libyan towns held by the opposition.

S&P 500 (1 YEAR)

In Japan, authorities warned they had detected radioactive iodine in Tokyo’s water supplies, and issued a warning saying infants in Tokyo and surrounding areas should not drink tap water.

Copper also rallied Wednesday, with May copper /quotes/comstock/21e!f1:hg\k11 (HGK11 443.85, +12.55, +2.91%) adding 12 cents, or 2.7%, to $4.43 a pound. That was copper’s best settlement since March 4, and lifted shares of copper miners on the S&P 500 Index /quotes/comstock/21z!i1:in\x (SPX 1,298, +4.21, +0.33%)

Stock of Freeport McMoRan Copper & Gold Inc. /quotes/comstock/13*!fcx/quotes/nls/fcx (FCX 54.93, +2.65, +5.06%) rose 4.5%, while Newmont Mining Corp. /quotes/comstock/13*!nem/quotes/nls/nem (NEM 54.56, +1.39, +2.61%) added 2.3%.

Estimates put the cost of Japan’s disaster at $309 billion. Copper has gained off and on amid expectations that rebuilding Japan will demand more of the metal, used extensively in electrical wiring in construction.

“There’s so much demand in Asia, even prior to Japan,” Olympus’s Nedoss said.
Supplies of copper are thought to be thin, and inventories at the London Metal Exchange have recently decreased.

Other metals tracked gold and copper higher, with silver for May delivery /quotes/comstock/21e!f1:si\k11 (SIK11 3,730, +103.10, +2.84%) up 9 cents, or 2.6%, to $37.20 an ounce. That was a fresh 31-year high for silver.

Platinum and palladium showed more modest advances. April platinum /quotes/comstock/21n!f:pa\j11 (PAJ11 738.50, +13.55, +1.87%) gained $20.60, or 1.2%, to $1,760 an ounce. June palladium /quotes/comstock/21n!f1:pa\m11 (PAM11 748.60, +10.75, +1.46%) rose $11.45, or 1.6%, to $749.30 an ounce.

Claudia Assis is a San Francisco-based reporter for MarketWatch.

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2011-03-23T08:14:00.000-07:00

He Tian Nephrite Stone Jade Jewelry Antique Only One in the World 64lbs

2011-03-15T15:07:00.000-07:00

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Luxury Cufflinks is dedicated to the well-dressed man by creating the most attractive cufflinks collection.

2011-03-15T12:14:00.000-07:00

'Star of David' Diamond Cufflinks

18k White Gold

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Gold Eagle Uncirculated Complete Date Set

2011-03-15T12:00:00.000-07:00

Uncirculated Gold Eagles - Complete Date Set

1986 - 2010 1/10 oz.

Gold Eagle Mintages

The tables below present American Gold Eagle coin mintages across all options. The tables includes all denominations and various versions that have been offered since the series was launched in 1986.
In the case of collectible coins, the mintages listed are generally composed of individual coins sales plus any sales made through multiple coin sets. In most years, four coin sets were offered which included one coin of each denomination, although in some years, different sets were offered. For any years marked with an asterisk (*), refer to the notes at the bottom of the page.
The lowest mintage coin across all options is the 2008-W $10 Uncirculated Gold Eagle. This collectible uncirculated coin had a final mintage of 8,883. It was sold individually or as part of a 4 Coin Set.
The highest mintage coin was the 1999 $5 American Gold Eagle. This one-tenth ounce bullion coin had a mintage of 2,750,338. It was in high demand amidst a surge in precious metals demand ahead of Y2K.

Gold Eagle Bullion Coin Mintage

Date	1 oz.	1/2 oz.	1/4 oz.	1/10 oz.
1986	1,362,650	599,566	726,031	912,609
1987	1,045,500	131,255	269,255	580,266
1988	465,500	45,000	49,000	159,500
1989	415,790	44,829	81,789	264,790
1990	373,210	31,000	41,000	210,210
1991	243,100	24,100	36,100	165,200
1992	275,000	54,404	59,546	209,300
1993	480,192	73,324	71,864	210,709
1994	221,663	62,400	72,650	206,380
1995	200,636	53,474	83,752	223,025
1996	189,148	39,287	60,318	401,964
1997	664,508	79,605	108,805	528,515
1998	1,468,530	169,029	309,829	1,344,520
1999	1,505,026	263,013	564,232	2,750,338
2000	433,319	79,287	128,964	569,153
2001	143,605	48,047	71,280	269,147
2002	222,029	70,027	62,027	230,027
2003	416,032	79,029	74,029	245,029
2004	417,019	98,040	72,014	250,016
2005	356,555	80,023	72,015	300,043
2006	237,510	66,005	60,004	285,006
2007	140,016	47,002	34,004	190,010
2008	710,000	61,000	70,000	305,000
2009	1,493,000	110,000	110,000	270,000

Gold Eagle Proof Coin Mintage

Date	1 oz.	1/2 oz.	1/4 oz.	1/10 oz.
1986 *	446,290	N/A	N/A	N/A
1987 *	147,498	143,398	N/A	N/A
1988	87,133	76,528	98,028	143,881
1989	54,570	44,798	54,170	84,647
1990	62,401	51,636	62,674	99,349
1991	50,411	53,125	50,839	70,334
1992	44,826	40,976	46,269	64,874
1993 *	34,369	43,819	46,464	58,649
1994	46,674	44,584	48,172	62,849
1995 *	46,368	45,388	47,526	62,667
1996	36,153	35,058	38,219	57,047
1997 *	32,999	26,344	29,805	34,977
1998	25,886	25,374	29,503	39,395
1999	31,427	30,427	34,417	48,428
2000	33,007	32,028	36,036	49,971
2001	24,555	23,240	25,613	37,530
2002	27,499	26,646	29,242	40,864
2003	28,344	28,270	30,292	40,027
2004	28,215	27,330	28,839	35,131
2005	35,246	34,311	37,207	49,265
2006 *	47,092	34,322	36,127	47,277
2007	51,810	44,025	46,189	58,553
2008	30,237	22,602	18,877	28,116
2009*	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A

Uncirculated (Burnished) Gold Eagle Mintage

Date	1 oz.	1/2 oz.	1/4 oz.	1/10 oz.
2006-W *	45,053	15,164	15,188	20,643
2007-W	18,066	11,455	12,766	22,501
2008-W *	11,908	15,682	8,883	12,657
2009-W *	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A

Notes:

1986 – Fractional coins were not offered in proof version.
1987 – The 1/4 ounce and 1/10 ounce fractional coins were not offered in proof version. The US Mint offered a two coin set containing the one ounce and 1/2 ounce proof coins.
1993 - The Philadelphia Set was offered which included proof 1/2 ounce, 1/4 ounce, and 1/10 ounce coins. A total of 12,689 units were sold and have been reflected in the component figures.
1995 - The 10th Anniversary Five Coin Set was offered in addition to the usual Four Coin Set. A total of 30,102 of the Five Coin Sets were sold and have been reflect in the component figures.
1997 – The Impressions of Liberty Set was offered which included the proof one ounce Gold Eagle. A total of 4,965 sets were sold and have been reflected in the component figure.
2006 – The 20th Anniversary Gold Eagle Set included the one ounce proof Gold Eagle and one ounce uncirculated Gold Eagle. A total of 9,996 sets were sold. The 20th Anniversary Gold and Silver Eagle Set included the one ounce uncirculated Gold Eagle. A total of 19,145 sets were sold. These amounts have been added to the component totals.
2008 – The Double Prosperity Set included the 1/2 ounce Uncircualted Gold Eagle. A total of 7,622 sets were sold. This amount has been added to the component total.
2009 – Collectible proof and uncirculated Gold Eagles were not issued this year.
Figures last updated September 2010.

Pamp Suisse Tremendous .9999 Fine Gold Bar

2011-03-15T11:48:00.000-07:00

(10 oz) .9999 Fine Gold

PAMP Suisse Gold Bars

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PAMP controls more than half of the world market for gold bullion bars weighing less than 50-grams.
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They are highly liquid gold investments that are easy to buy and sell. Available in 1oz and other weight denominations, each bar has its weight, purity, content and unique serial number stamped on it guaranteeing its authenticity.

Since 1987 PAMP Suisse gold bars have been on the ‘Good Delivery’ list of the London Bullion Market Association. Historically this meant that members of the LBMA would accept these bars without question in settlement against transactions conducted between each other and with other acceptable counterparts. Today, listing on the the LBMA Good Delivery List is widely recognised as representing the de facto standard for the quality of gold and silver bars.

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2011-03-15T10:58:00.000-07:00

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14 Karat yellow gold matte-finished multi-strand cuff bracelet, enhanced with pave set diamond bars

2011-03-12T12:53:00.000-08:00

Jewelry Information
Brand Name:	IRC
Metal stamp:	585
Metal:	yellow-gold
Material Type:	14-karat-gold, diamond
Gem Type:	white-diamonds
Setting:	pave-setting

White-Diamonds Information
Minimum color:	GH
Minimum Clarity:	SI
Cut:	full-cut

Diamond 18k Rose Gold Bracelet

2011-03-12T11:56:00.000-08:00

Jewelry Information
Metal stamp:	18k
Metal:	rose-gold
Gem Type:	white-diamond
Setting:	Prong set
Width:	17 millimeters
Length:	7 inches
Number of stones:	720
Stone Weight:	25.31 carats

White-Diamond Information
Stone shape:	Round brilliant cut
Minimum color:	F
Minimum Clarity:	VS2
Cut:	Excellent
Stone Creation Method:	Natural
Stone Treatment Method:	Natural

14k 8mm D/C Rope with Barrel Clasp Chain 9 Inches

2011-03-12T11:20:00.000-08:00

Jewelry Information
Brand Name:	PriceRock
Metal stamp:	14k
Metal:	yellow-gold
Material Type:	yellow-gold
Gem Type:	metal only
Length:	9 inches
Total metal weight:	1.60 Ounces

Incredible Brand New Bracelet With 3.05Ctw Genuine Diamonds Well Made In 14K Yellow Gold. Total Item Weight 24.4G Length 7In -

2011-03-12T11:17:00.000-08:00

Jewelry Information
Brand Name:	CleverSilver
Metal stamp:	14k
Metal:	gold
Height:	8 inches

Diamond 18k White Gold Bangle Bracelet

2011-03-12T11:10:00.000-08:00

Jewelry Information
Metal stamp:	18k
Metal:	white-gold
Gem Type:	white-diamond
Setting:	Prong set
Width:	1 inches
Number of stones:	540
Stone Weight:	38.6 carats

White-Diamond Information
Stone shape:	Round brilliant cut
Minimum color:	F
Minimum Clarity:	VS2
Cut:	Excellent
Stone Creation Method:	Natural
Stone Treatment Method:	Natural

CleverSilver's 14K Gold Pendant Two Tone Shell with Mermaid and Dolphin 24.3 - Gram(s)

2011-03-12T11:04:00.000-08:00

Jewelry Information
Brand Name:	CleverSilver
Metal stamp:	14k
Metal:	yellow-and-white-gold
Material Type:	14-karat-gold
Height:	2 inches
Width:	1.50 inches
Total metal weight:	24 Grams

14k Yellow Gold Large Swivel Locket 24.5x17.5mm - JewelryWeb

2011-03-12T11:00:00.000-08:00

Jewelry Information
Brand Name:	JewelryWeb
Metal stamp:	14k
Metal:	yellow-gold
Length:	0.01 inches
Chain:	other-chain-type
Clasp Type:	other-clasp-type

CleverSilver's 14K White Gold Genuine Iolite,Amethyst,Tanzanite And Diamond Pendant/Brooch 5.8

2011-03-12T10:52:00.000-08:00

Jewelry Information
Brand Name:	CleverSilver
Metal stamp:	14k
Metal:	14-karat-gold
Material Type:	14K White
Gem Type:	Diamond
Number of stones:	56

Diamond Information
Stone shape:	round-brilliant-shape
Minimum color:	GHIJ
Minimum Clarity:	VS

18K Yellow Gold Tanzanite and Diamond Pendant

2011-03-12T10:43:00.000-08:00

Jewelry Information
Metal stamp:	18k
Metal:	yellow-gold
Gem Type:	Tanzanite, Diamond
Minimum total gem weight:	24.63 carats
Chain:	no-chain-type
Clasp Type:	no-clasp-type
Stone Weight:	24.63 carats, 2.41 carats

Tanzanite Information
Stone shape:	cushion-cut
Minimum color:	Violet
Minimum Clarity:	VS
Stone Creation Method:	Natural
Stone Treatment Method:	heated

Diamond Information
Stone shape:	round-shape
Minimum color:	GH
Minimum Clarity:	SI1
Minimum Total Carat Weight:	2.41 carats
Stone Creation Method:	Natural
Stone Treatment Method:	not-treated

24 Inch 14k Yellow Gold 7.5-8mm (AA) Akoya Pearl Necklace

2011-03-12T10:38:00.000-08:00

Jewelry Information
Brand Name:	West Coast Jewelry
Metal stamp:	14k
Metal:	yellow-gold
Material Type:	pearl
Length:	24 inches

Pearl Information
Shape:	round
Uniformity:	very-good
Minimum color:	white
Size per pearl:	7.5-8.0mm
Pearl type:	akoya-cultured

"Gold Buying Opportunities Ahead" as Japan Tsunami Sees Euro-Stocks Hit 3-Month Lows, Silver Drop 7% from New High - 11 March 2011

2011-03-12T06:22:00.001-08:00

Gold-buying prices held at two-week lows vs. the Dollar in London on Friday, as the US currency jumped and world stock markets sank after a powerful tsunami hits the Japanese coast 190 miles north-east of Tokyo.

Gold Prices for Japanese savers fell hard, losing 2.6% from this week's new 28-year highs above ¥3800 per gram despite a drop in the Yen.

Trading 2.4% below Monday's new Dollar record near $1445 per ounce, prices to Buy Gold held flat from last week's finish for Euro and Sterling buyers.

At big institutions, "[Managers] like gold because they can sell it easily to raise cash to defend positions elsewhere," said economist and editor of the eponymous investor letter Dennis Gartman to Bloomberg.

"They will be doing so today.”

But "I suspect Japan won't be a major market mover today for Gold Prices once the initial impact wears off," reckons Tom Kendall at said Credit Suisse, speaking to Dow Jones Newswires.

"Gold's focus is likely to remain the Middle East and whether there are any sizeable protests in Saudi Arabia."

The world No.1 oil producer's "day of rage", however – called for by internet activists – instead left the capital Riyadh quiet and heavily policed, press reports said.

Pro-Gaddafi forces in Libya claimed to have re-taken the key oil port of Ras Lanuf. Some 13 Christians were reported killed in Egypt after protesting the destruction of a church by "a Muslim mob".

Over in Tokyo, where the Nikkei share index closed Friday 1.7% lower, the Bank of Japan promised "ample" liquidity and set up an emergency task-force to support banking operations. Interest rates are already at zero.

European stock markets meantime extended this week's drop to hit 3-month lows, and oil prices also fell further, but copper stemmed its worst weekly drop since June.

Silver Bullion fell 7.1% below Monday's new 3-decade highs, trading at a 6-session low of $34.50 per ounce.

"Gold Buying opportunities [are] on the horizon," says Standard Bank's latest Precious Metals Monthly, prepared by London's GFMS consultancy.

This week's new Dollar records came from "very strong physical demand in the major physical buying regions, fanned by a combination of inflationary fears and political tensions," says the report, with Western savers also raising their Gold Investments again.

"There have been signs of some profit taking and scrap sales, but the market remains tight...High global liquidity points to further medium-term gold price increases."

Steady gold accumulation continues amongst emerging-market investors, says the latest analysis from French bullion bank Natixis, "in contrast to western and Middle East investors who have been Buying Gold as a reaction to the North African situation."

China's new Lion Gold Fund – allowed in Jan. to put $500m of Chinese investors' money into gold-backed trusts overseas – this week received a licence to double that exposure.

Neighboring Vietnam's communist government on Thursday stopped issuing Gold Trading licenses, and vowed to ban gold-denominated bank accounts – now holding some $5.4 billion for Vietnamese savers hit by 12% inflation and repeated devaluation's of the Dong currency.

"Gold and Silver Prices [will also] benefit from...a re-emergence of worries about peripheral European sovereigns," says Natixis.

Greek and Portuguese bonds fell hard once again on Friday, driving new borrowing costs up towards new Euro-union highs, as Eurozone leaders met in Brussels to discuss the European Stability Mechanism (ESM) – the planned replacement for €500 billion European Financial Stability Facility (EFSF) created amid the Greek and Irish debt crises of 2010.

"The most common question we've had all week," says Deutsche Bank's Jim Reid, quoted by the FT's Alphaville, "has been why are markets so sanguine about the continued deterioration in the European peripheral market?

US Treasury bonds rose fast on Friday, nudging 10-year yields down to new 2011 lows near 3.36% as stock markets sank, despite this week's news that giant bond-manager Pimco has cut Washington's debt from its flagship fund entirely.

"[Pimco's move] seems a bit extreme but there's no doubting that the market faces headwinds," says Steve Barrow at Standard Bank, "which is one reason why we feel that 10-year yields will be above 4% by the end of the year."

Rising yields on government bonds mean falling prices.

Buying Gold today...?

Adrian Ash, 11 Mar '11

Adrian Ash runs the research desk at BullionVault, the world's No.1 gold ownership and trading service. Formerly head of editorial at London's top publisher of private-investment advice, he was City correspondent for The Daily Reckoning from 2003 to 2008, and is now a regular contributor to many leading analysis sites including Forbes. Adrian's views on the gold market have been sought by the Financial Times and Economist magazine in London; CNBC, Bloomberg and TheStreet.com in New York; Germany's Der Stern and FT Deutschland; Italy's Il Sole 24 Ore, and many other respected finance publications.