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Canadian Copper Pennies - Copper Bullion

The end of circulation for the Canadian penny in Feb 2013 spelled the end of an era in coinage.  The transition went very smoothly, without public or business protest.  The government expects to save millions each year by no longer making pennies and businesses will save because they will no longer have to stick and count pennies. Lots of expression will no longer make sense. No more "penny for your thoughts" or "saving your pennies".  Cash transactions are now rounded to the nearest nickel.  Electronic transactions continue to be processed to the penny. But what of all those billions of pennies no longer needed?  All the pennies from 1997 to 2013 are made from a zinc or steel core covered in a little bit of copper.  They have no real value except rolled and returned to any bank.  If you have $25 work, skip rolling your pennies and get a free penny bag from the Royal Bank, Scotia Bank or maybe one of the other big banks (but not BMO as they do not carry the pen

Colloidal Silver

Colloidal Silver Featured In The Wall Street Journal Sports socks, washing machines, food containers, soap and band-aids : What do these items have in common? Colloidal Silver, nano-sized silver particles that have been used to manufacture everyday products by the industrial giants to kill germs, giving us a healthier environment. Check out the leaders of the industry… The “powers” of colloidal silver have been heralded for thousands of years only to be quieted by penicillin and other bacteria killers conjured up in the pharmaceutical labs, given Latin names and used to fight every bacterium originated disease known to man. The results of shunning this natural “nano-sized” (nano = one billionth of a meter) antibiotic has been that diseases have evolved to have a resistance to the man made antibiotics and now scientist are scrambling to find replacements for the antibiotics that have survived less than 100 years. There are critics that hypothesize that the large pharmaceutical

How to Invest in Silver and Gold

This is an article explaining about different ways you can invest in precious metals, mainly gold and silver. Are you protected against inflation, especially the inflation in the year 2007 (5%) and 2008 (which may be 10%)? Is the value in your IRA account, mutual fund, or individual stocks going down? If any of the above is the case, then you definitely need to do something about it. However, do not just put all your savings in cash as it’ll rust away with inflation. Start investing it into gold and silver today with 5 different methods.   Content Source: Bukisa - How to Invest in Gold & Silver

Save And Enjoy Collecting Bullion Coins

Save And Enjoy Collecting Bullion Coins You must have heard of bullion coins, these have high values as they are limited and may also be precious as they can be from the ancient times or found in a shipwreck. Bullion coins are collector’s items for genuine coin collectors. You must have heard of bullion coins, these have high values as they are limited and may also be precious as they can be from the ancient times or found in a shipwreck. Bullion coins are collector’s items for genuine coin collectors. Content Source: Bukisa - Save And Enjoy Collecting Bullion Coins

If They Don’t Own Gold, Don’t Trust Their Opinion on Gold

As an asset class, gold stirs the passions. Some folks love it, and others despise it. Be wary of those who will never own gold.  As I write this note to you on Friday, fingers flying over keys like the flickering quotes on my screens, Pink Floyd's ' Learning to Fly ' is playing on my speakers. Content Source: Bukisa - If They Don’t Own Gold, Don’t Trust Their Opinion on Gold

Gold And Its Amazing Features

His beautiful color - rare among metal - and his wonderful glow are most likely the first qualities that have attracted people to gold since prehistory. And using it, they found the weather and other qualities, thanks to which they valued more, for millennia. Until today, gold continues to be highly valued in both art and science because of its remarkable properties.   Content Source: Bukisa - Gold And Its Amazing Features

What is Rose Gold?

Rose gold is a type of gold alloy that is making a come back in the fashion world. Rose gold is an alloy of gold, copper and silver. The copper gives the gold its reddish or pink color. Silver is used to mute the red; the more silver the lighter the red color. Rose gold has been generally cheaper than other forms of gold; the current popularity of rose gold is changing that fact. Some forms of gold with a deeper red color are called red gold. Content Source: Bukisa - What is Rose Gold?