Scrap Gold and Silver from Old Computers

I have heard that your old computer had a treasure trove of gold and silver in it but never really knew where - much less how to extract it. I searched around online and found this video. It is from a British company but computers are the same all over the world. From now on whenever I see my neighbors throwing our computers I am going to start grabbing them and pulling out the gold. I've seen stuff that looks like gold but I'm still not ...

Gold Panda Coin

The Chinese Gold Panda coin is collection of gold bullion rounds. These are struck by the national mint of China - People's Republic of China to be specific. They are issued in various different coin sizes: beginning as small as 1/20 oz and as big as 1 full ounce. Gold Panda coins have the same fineness factor as most gold gold coin of 99.9%, however most are worth a little over the ...

Why Buy Junk Silver Coins?

Unless you have hundreds, or even thousands of extra dollars you probably face the same problem many beginning silver investors and collectors face. How can I afford to start investing? One of the easiest ways to begin investing in silver is to buy junk silver coins. US coins - to be exact, Mercury and Roosevelt dimes, Washington quarters, and Franklin and Kennedy half dollars - that were struck on or before the year ...

What is Palladium Bullion

Palladium, one of the most expensive of the precious metals, is a soft silver/white precious metal that looks very similar to platinum. It is the least dense and has the lowest melting point of all of the platinum group (ruthenium, rhodium, palladium, osmium, iridium and platinum) metals. Palladium itself has been used as a precious metal in jewelry since 1939, as an alternative to platinum or white gold. While known as ...

2008 American Eagle Platinum

While one of the most expensive bullion coins you can buy platinum is a great hard currency to buy in times of economic uncertainty. The official US Mint American Eagle Platinum bullion coins are available in 4 sizes: 1 oz, 1/2 oz, 1/4 oz and 1/10 oz - each certified containing 99.95 percent pure platinum. Representing the Judicial Branch the reserve side of the 2008 American Platinum ...

2006 $5 American Gold Eagle

Struck in .917 fine gold this is the only gold coin whose weight a purity is guaranteed by the US Government. In addition to that, the American Gold Eagle is the only gold coin that the IRS will allow an individual in an IRA. Designed by the sculptor Augustus Saint-Gaudens, this masterpiece displays some of the most patriotic images shown on US currency. The Standing Liberty found on ...

Morgan Silver Dollars

The easiest and cheapest silver coin for beginning silver coin collector is the U.S. Morgan Silver Dollar. Minted from 1878 to 1904 (and for one last time in 1921) it had a a solid silver heft of 90% silver. Unfortunately, by the 20th century, their popularity waned as paper money became more popular Americans. I have began collecting these since the early 1980s. One here, one there, I have started ...