12160 Social Network2024-03-28T23:59:31Zvernon dodgehttps://12160.info/profile/vernondodgehttps://storage.ning.com/topology/rest/1.0/file/get/1798373360?profile=original&width=48&height=48&crop=1%3A1https://12160.info/group/gold_silver_precious_metals/forum/topic/listForContributor?user=0e9jdc473k7oh&feed=yes&xn_auth=noSimple Home Tests to Determine Whether Your Bullion Is Real or Faketag:12160.info,2015-04-09:2649739:Topic:15507912015-04-09T11:13:55.331Zvernon dodgehttps://12160.info/profile/vernondodge
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<div class="entry-content"><p>Just about all bullion investors worry about counterfeits. Those concerns are magnified when someone is buying for the first time. Stories about fake coins from Asia and gold bars drilled and filled with Tungsten have been in the headlines recently. But the truth is, counterfeiting is just about as old as the concept of money itself.</p>
<p>Fortunately, making phony coins or bars isn’t easy. The equipment involved is significant – it takes far more than a color printer and the right paper. And making fakes good enough to pass a few simple tests is darn near impossible.</p>
<p>Some testing equipment, such as mass spectrometers and sonogram machines, are expensive and impractical for the typical person to use.<em> </em></p>
<p><em>However, here are some lower budget ways you can </em><a href="https://www.moneymetals.com/precious-metals-buying-guides/how-to-test-gold-and-silver-at-home" class="snppopup"><em>determine whether or not the bullion you hold is genuine</em></a><em>:</em></p>
<p><span><strong>Size and Weight</strong></span></p>
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<li>Gold and silver are extraordinarily dense metals – much denser than just about any base metal (even lead and mercury in the case of gold). That means just about all fakes that weigh correctly will be too large in diameter and/or thickness. Or they will be underweight in order to achieve the right diameter and thickness. Simply comparing the diameter and thickness of the coin in question with others known to be genuine could be enough to put you at ease.</li>
<li>If not, an inexpensive set of calipers and a jeweler’s scale are a good way of checking. Every coin or round is produced with close tolerances in terms of diameter, thickness, and weight. You can find these dimensions on the “Specifications” tab on our coin and round product pages.</li>
<li>Investors might also consider <a href="http://thefisch.com/" class="snppopup">Fisch Testers</a>. Genuine coins will be both small enough in diameter and thin enough to fit through a slot in the tool, while remaining heavy enough to tip the tool on its fulcrum. Simple and very effective.</li>
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<p><span><strong>Sound or “Ping” Testing</strong></span></p>
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<li>Authentic gold and silver coins chime when struck and the difference is notable versus base metals. Base metal coins will sound duller and their ring will be shorter — much like the difference between clinking crystals versus glass champagne flutes. Try balancing the coin on your fingertip and strike it with another coin. This <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jar_5HSgA2k" class="snppopup">video</a> provides a good demonstration.</li>
<li>Investors with an iPhone can also install the <a href="http://www.cointrustapp.com/en/app.php" class="snppopup">CoinTrust</a> application and test a short list of the most popular gold and silver coins by gently spinning them on a hard surface with the phone’s microphone positioned nearby.</li>
<li>Android users can install the <a href="https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=se.brolinembedded.bulliontest&hl=en" class="snppopup">Bullion Test</a> app. Choose the coin from a drop down list, press the microphone button, then balance the coin on your fingertip and strike it with a fingernail or another coin. Results are instant and accurate.</li>
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<p><strong><span>Magnetism</span></strong></p>
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<li>The above video on ping testing also references another simple technique for using a magnet to identify fakes. Gold and silver are non-magnetic. Placing a strong magnet on a coin and tipping it to watch whether the magnet slides off, as it should, or sticks, like it would to a counterfeit, requires only an inexpensive magnet and a few seconds. (Note that some base metals used in counterfeiting are also non-magnetic, so we suggest doing this in conjunction with some other techniques listed.)</li>
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<p><span><strong>Thermal Conductivity Testing for Silver</strong></span></p>
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<li>Silver is one of the best conductors of thermal energy found in nature. That makes it easy to test silver bullion using nothing more than an ice cube. Place an ice cube <a href="https://www.moneymetals.com/news/2015/02/02/the-ins-and-outs-of-silver-bars-000663" class="snppopup">on top of a silver bar</a>, coin, or round, and you should see it begin melting almost instantly as heat is quickly transferred. Holding a coin or round between fingers or in the palm of your hand makes the results even more noticeable as the silver rapidly cools to your touch.</li>
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<p><strong><span>Acid Testing</span></strong></p>
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<li>Investors can purchase inexpensive acid test kits for gold and silver. Watching the color change in a drop of acid can reveal whether or not a sample is genuine. However, acids should be handled carefully. Your items can be permanently discolored.</li>
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<p>Since bullion coins, rounds, and bars are valued for their metal content, not their beauty, discoloration is unlikely to reduce the value of your bullion by more than a small amount. But it’s still wise to use acid testing sparingly and with caution.</p>
<p><strong><span>A Word about Tungsten Fakes</span></strong></p>
<p>Some of the hardest to detect counterfeit gold products involve tungsten. Tungsten’s density is close to that of gold, and it is relatively inexpensive. Here are some of the best ways to avoid problems:</p>
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<li><em><strong><span>Avoid large gold bars</span></strong></em>. 10-ounce and larger gold bars are among the easiest to tamper with as they can be drilled, filled with tungsten, and then plugged again with gold. This is more difficult with units 1 oz and smaller. Tungsten is extraordinarily hard whereas gold is soft. This means tungsten is very difficult to use in minting or fabricating small items. It is brittle, and stamping it with a design will result in coins with less detail unless it has been plated with a thick layer of gold.</li>
<li><em><strong><span>Ring testing</span></strong></em> as outlined above should still offer defense against tungsten fakes.</li>
<li><strong><em><span>If the deal is too good to be true, it probably is</span>.</em></strong> Never buy gold bullion below its melt value unless you know and trust its origins.</li>
<li><em><strong><span>Buy silver</span></strong></em>. No metal shares a similar density to silver, making it even more difficult to make good counterfeits than with gold. Plus, the financial incentive is lower.</li>
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<p>Recently some of the more prominent mints and refiners have begun employing technology to mark products with seals that assure authenticity. For example, Sunshine Minting rounds and bars carry a seal that reads “<a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tyse6qagOTA" class="snppopup">VALID</a>” when viewed using their proprietary lens and oriented correctly.</p>
<p>Investors can expect this sort of technology to be more widely used in the coming years. (Note: the lens carries a cost of around $20.00 and needs to be purchased separately from the metal itself.)</p>
<p>As mentioned above, the best defense against fake bullion is to buy from a reputable dealer. <strong>Money Metals Exchange</strong> sources products directly from well-regarded mints and refiners and employs good quality controls. That is why we can confidently stand behind every product we sell – guaranteeing authenticity, weight, and purity.</p>
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<p><span style="color: #0000ff;"><strong>Circumstances are at such a point that one no longer needs a justifiable reason for being long PHYSICAL gold and/or silver.</strong></span> Does it matter that the 50 day moving average is going to cross the 200 day moving average, now being bandied about as though there were a degree of magic associated with the event? Does it matter any more that China remains a record buyer of physical gold for over a year? Did it ever matter that coin sales to…</p>
<p><span style="color: #0000ff;"><strong>Circumstances are at such a point that one no longer needs a justifiable reason for being long PHYSICAL gold and/or silver.</strong></span> Does it matter that the 50 day moving average is going to cross the 200 day moving average, now being bandied about as though there were a degree of magic associated with the event? Does it matter any more that China remains a record buyer of physical gold for over a year? Did it ever matter that coin sales to the public have been setting records for well over a year?<br/> <span style="color: #ff0000;"><strong>Those who already own gold and silver will be protected, to a larger degree than otherwise, against the certain-to-come devaluation[s]</strong></span>. We have been advocating the buy and hold strategy for over a year, specifically for physical gold and silver <em>and personally holding the PMs</em>, as well. One of the provisions of the Patriot Act, forced through at the direction of the elites to gain further control over unaware citizens, <strong><span style="text-decoration: underline;"><span style="color: #000000; text-decoration: underline;">allows the government to raid anyone’s safe deposit box that may hold either gold or silver</span></span></strong>. <span style="color: #000000;"><em><strong>Still trust the banks?</strong></em></span><br/> <strong>Some own gold and silver from much higher prices. That is okay and <em>not</em> a cause for concern</strong>! <strong><span style="color: #0000ff;">When the <em>fiat</em> Ponzi scheme fails, the unnaturally suppressed prices for both PMs will make $50 silver and $1800 gold look like an incredible bargain. </span></strong><br/> <span style="color: #000000;"><strong><em id="__mceDel"><span style="font-size: 13px;">The takeaway from all of this is the more than ever pressing need to keep on buying as </span>much gold and silver as one can afford. Forget price. <span style="color: #ff0000;">Ownership is all that matters.</span></em></strong></span></p>
<p><span style="color: #000000;"><strong><em><span style="color: #ff0000;">Continue reading at: <a href="http://www.silverdoctors.com/gold-silver-forget-price-from-now-on-ownership-is-all-that-matters/#more-39494">http://www.silverdoctors.com/gold-silver-forget-price-from-now-on-ownership-is-all-that-matters/#more-39494</a></span></em></strong></span></p> Buba Folds- Withdraws Gold Repatriation Request!tag:12160.info,2014-02-12:2649739:Topic:14125242014-02-12T03:33:09.448Zvernon dodgehttps://12160.info/profile/vernondodge
<p>What we have just discovered, and what presumably few people in the English speaking world are aware of, was that <strong><span style="color: #000000;">the Bundesbank had made an earlier gold repatriation request</span></strong> <span style="color: #000000;">(to the much publicized 300 ton repatriation request)</span> <strong><span style="color: #000000;">in the fall of 2012, to ship home 150 tons from the US in three years (ending in 2015)</span></strong>. So after January 2013 two…</p>
<p>What we have just discovered, and what presumably few people in the English speaking world are aware of, was that <strong><span style="color: #000000;">the Bundesbank had made an earlier gold repatriation request</span></strong> <span style="color: #000000;">(to the much publicized 300 ton repatriation request)</span> <strong><span style="color: #000000;">in the fall of 2012, to ship home 150 tons from the US in three years (ending in 2015)</span></strong>. So after January 2013 two repatriation schedules co-existed. <strong><span style="color: #000000;">They were not mutually exclusive – meaning Germany expected to see back was 150 tons from the US by 2015 – and ultimately 674 tons by end-2020 from both the US and France.</span></strong> <br/> <span style="color: #ff0000;"><em><strong>This was the plan…</strong></em></span><br/> <span style="color: #000000;"><strong>However, it appears the Buba has folded from pressure from the Fed after a mere 5 tons of Germany’s gold reserves were delivered in 2013 as the Handelsblatt reports</strong></span><b><span style="color: #000000;">:</span> ”<span style="color: #000000;"><em>The Bundesbank no longer feels bound to the concrete repatriation commitment time table they now admit for the first time.</em></span>”</b> <span style="color: #ff0000;"><strong>The Bundesbank has now withdrawn the original schedule to repatriate 150 tons from the US before 2015</strong>.</span></p>
<p><span style="color: #ff0000;">Continue reading at: <a href="http://www.silverdoctors.com/buba-folds-withdraws-gold-repatriation-request/#more-38593">http://www.silverdoctors.com/buba-folds-withdraws-gold-repatriation-request/#more-38593</a></span></p> http://tinyurl.com/12160goldtag:12160.info,2013-07-24:2649739:Topic:12663822013-07-24T00:32:23.530Zvernon dodgehttps://12160.info/profile/vernondodge
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<p><b><br></br>28 June 2013</b>, by James Doran <a href="http://www.thenational.ae/business/industry-insights/markets/gold-rush-2013-style-has-dubai-scrambling" target="_blank">thenational.ae</a><br></br><b>There is not enough space on airlines flying in to Dubai to meet the rapidly rising demand for physical gold in the emirate since the price plunged to record lows this week.</b><br></br><br></br><span style="text-decoration: underline;"><b>The price drop led to a rush of buyers for Dubai gold…</b></span></p>
<p><b><br/>28 June 2013</b>, by James Doran <a href="http://www.thenational.ae/business/industry-insights/markets/gold-rush-2013-style-has-dubai-scrambling" target="_blank">thenational.ae</a><br/><b>There is not enough space on airlines flying in to Dubai to meet the rapidly rising demand for physical gold in the emirate since the price plunged to record lows this week.</b><br/><br/><span style="text-decoration: underline;"><b>The price drop led to a rush of buyers for Dubai gold from</b></span> <span style="text-decoration: underline;"><b>the Middle East</b></span>, <span style="text-decoration: underline;"><b>South East Asia</b></span>, <span style="text-decoration: underline;"><b>the Balkans</b></span>, <span style="text-decoration: underline;"><b>Turkey</b></span> and <span style="text-decoration: underline;"><b>parts of Europe</b></span> according to Tarek El Mdaka, the managing director of Kaloti Gold in Dubai.<br/><br/>"I cannot find a place for transporting gold on Emirates, on BA on Swiss Airlines this weekend," Mr El Mdaka said. <br/><br/>"<b>I am shipping in one-and-a-half to two tonnes of gold every day and it is going straight out</b>."<br/><br/>Mr El Mdaka added that gold is in such short supply in Dubai that he is able to charge a <b><span style="color: maroon;">US$3 premium per ounce</span></b>. <br/><br/>"In the last week or so that has gone up from $1.25, $1.50 to $1.75. But now it is $3. We are really squeezed."<br/><br/>Physical gold from Dubai has been selling strongly since the price of the yellow metal first plunged in April. <br/><br/>But this week it has taken another historic tumble, creating a buying opportunity for small- time investors looking for gold bars, coins and bullion.<br/><br/>Yesterday the price edged up a little with the spot price rising 0.5% in early trading to $1,232 an ounce. <br/><br/>On Wednesday, however, it fell 4%to $1,221.80, the lowest price in three years, capping a 12% decline in the past eight trading sessions.<br/><br/>Some parts of the Dubai market are not so buoyant as those in which Kaloti operates, however.<br/><br/>Gerhard Schubert, the head of precious metals trading at Emirates NBD said that grades of gold known as 995, which would ordinarily be sold into the Indian market, are currently stuck in Dubai.<br/><br/>The Indian government has implemented import restrictions that have been backed up by the All India Gems and Jewellery Trade Federation in an effort to shore up the tumbling rupee.<br/><br/>"A lot of India's gold comes in from Dubai and all of that is stuck here right now," Mr Schubert said.<br/><br/>Mr El Mdaka, who does not sell into the Indian market, agreed. <br/><br/>"The squeeze on physical gold in India would have a big effect on Dubai. <br/><br/>Luckily though, there is a lot of demand coming from the rest of the world to soak it up," he said.</p> Morgan Stanley to Goldman Cut Gold Forecasts on Fed Outlooktag:12160.info,2013-06-26:2649739:Topic:12402082013-06-26T14:38:38.123Zvernon dodgehttps://12160.info/profile/vernondodge
<div class="post"><b><span style="color: maroon;">Morgan Stanley to Goldman Cut Gold Forecasts on Fed Outlook</span><br></br>25 June 2013</b>, by Glenys Sim (<a href="http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2013-06-25/morgan-stanley-to-goldman-cut-gold-forecasts-as-easing-may-end.html" target="_blank">Bloomberg</a>)<br></br><br></br><i>Excerpt:</i><br></br><br></br><b>Morgan Stanley cut its 2013 target to $1,409 an ounce from $1,487, reduced its prediction for 2014 to $1,313 from $1,563, and trimmed its 2015 estimate to…</b></div>
<div class="post"><b><span style="color: maroon;">Morgan Stanley to Goldman Cut Gold Forecasts on Fed Outlook</span><br/>25 June 2013</b>, by Glenys Sim (<a href="http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2013-06-25/morgan-stanley-to-goldman-cut-gold-forecasts-as-easing-may-end.html" target="_blank">Bloomberg</a>)<br/><br/><i>Excerpt:</i><br/><br/><b>Morgan Stanley cut its 2013 target to $1,409 an ounce from $1,487, reduced its prediction for 2014 to $1,313 from $1,563, and trimmed its 2015 estimate to $1,300 from $1,450.<br/><br/>The bank also lowered its gold and silver forecasts through 2018, analysts Peter Richardson and Joel Crane wrote in a report.<br/><br/>Goldman cut its 2013 year-end price target to $1,300 from $1,435 and lowered the 2014 prediction to $1,050 from $1,270.<br/><br/>HSBC yesterday reduced their 2013 forecast to $1,396 from $1,542 and trimmed their 2014 estimate to $1,435 from $1,600. <br/><br/>Credit Suisse Group Inc. lowered its estimates today.</b><br/><br/><i>Also see:</i><br/><br/><b><span style="color: maroon;">Goldman cuts 2013, 2014 gold forecasts</span><br/>24 June 2013</b>, by Francesca Freeman (MarketWatch)<br/><a href="http://www.marketwatch.com/story/goldman-cuts-2013-2014-gold-forecasts-2013-06-24" target="_blank">http://www.marketwatch.com/story/goldman-cuts-2013-2014-gold-forecasts-2013-06-24</a></div> ZH Discovers JPM’s Largest Gold Vault in the World is Across the Street, & Connected by Tunnel, to NY Fed!tag:12160.info,2013-03-03:2649739:Topic:11378742013-03-03T05:50:23.027Zvernon dodgehttps://12160.info/profile/vernondodge
<h2 id="title"><a href="http://www.silverdoctors.com/zh-discovers-jpms-largest-gold-vault-in-the-world-is-across-the-street-connected-by-tunnel-to-ny-fed/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank" title="http://www.silverdoctors.com/zh-discovers-jpms-largest-gold-vault-in-the-world-is-across-the-street-connected-by-tunnel-to-ny-fed/">ZH Discovers JPM’s Largest Gold Vault in the World is Across the Street, & Connected by Tunnel, to NY Fed!</a></h2>
<p>After uncovering JPMorgan’s secret gold vault in…</p>
<h2 id="title"><a target="_blank" href="http://www.silverdoctors.com/zh-discovers-jpms-largest-gold-vault-in-the-world-is-across-the-street-connected-by-tunnel-to-ny-fed/" title="http://www.silverdoctors.com/zh-discovers-jpms-largest-gold-vault-in-the-world-is-across-the-street-connected-by-tunnel-to-ny-fed/" rel="nofollow">ZH Discovers JPM’s Largest Gold Vault in the World is Across the Street, & Connected by Tunnel, to NY Fed!</a></h2>
<p>After uncovering JPMorgan’s secret gold vault in London last week, the Tylers at ZeroHedge have discovered via several documents buried at the CFTC’s website revealing that JPMorgan’s secret gold vault in Manhattan is across directly the street from none other than the NY Fed.</p>
<p>The vault, according to one of the original architects, is the largest gold vault in the world at over a football field in length, was built on the Manhattan Island bedrock 5 stories below street level to withstand a direct nuclear blast, and is literally connected by underground tunnel to the NY Fed’s gold vault.</p>
<p>Can you say gold rehypothecation?</p>
<p><a href="http://www.silverdoctors.com/zh-discovers-jpms-largest-gold-vault-in-the-world-is-across-the-street-connected-by-tunnel-to-ny-fed/">http://www.silverdoctors.com/zh-discovers-jpms-largest-gold-vault-in-the-world-is-across-the-street-connected-by-tunnel-to-ny-fed/</a></p> Jim Rickards: Currency War 3 Has Just Begun - Last two ran for 15 to 20 yearstag:12160.info,2013-02-18:2649739:Topic:11257592013-02-18T03:41:53.978Zvernon dodgehttps://12160.info/profile/vernondodge
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</div> Bundesbank to Repatriate 374 Tons of Gold From Bank of France, Substantial Portion of Gold Held at the NY Fed!!tag:12160.info,2013-01-15:2649739:Topic:10956062013-01-15T17:28:45.073Zvernon dodgehttps://12160.info/profile/vernondodge
<div class="entry"><a href="http://chuckslowe.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/05/Gold.jpg" target="_blank"><img class="align-full" src="http://chuckslowe.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/05/Gold.jpg"></img></a> Tuesday, January 15, 2013 11:39 AM<div class="feedEntryContent"><p>While Bernanke spent his afternoon today outlining why the gold standard can never work (never mind the fact that it worked perfectly for 2 centuries in America), the Bundesbank has just shattered the remaining confidence in the fractional bullion banking system, announcing that it will repatriate a portion of its…</p>
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<div class="entry"><a target="_blank" href="http://chuckslowe.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/05/Gold.jpg"><img class="align-full" src="http://chuckslowe.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/05/Gold.jpg"/></a>Tuesday, January 15, 2013 11:39 AM<div class="feedEntryContent"><p>While Bernanke spent his afternoon today outlining why the gold standard can never work (never mind the fact that it worked perfectly for 2 centuries in America), the Bundesbank has just shattered the remaining confidence in the fractional bullion banking system, announcing that it will repatriate a portion of its gold reserves from the NY Federal Reserve, and ALL 374 tons of its gold held at the Bank of France!</p>
<p><a href="http://www.silverdoctors.com/bundesbank-to-repatriate-374-tons-of-gold-from-bank-of-france-yet-to-be-announced-portion-of-gold-held-at-the-ny-fed/">http://www.silverdoctors.com/bundesbank-to-repatriate-374-tons-of-gold-from-bank-of-france-yet-to-be-announced-portion-of-gold-held-at-the-ny-fed/</a></p>
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</div> Control freak and revenue generation hungry Illinois government wants to audit all gold sales.tag:12160.info,2013-01-11:2649739:Topic:10922972013-01-11T06:44:35.228Zvernon dodgehttps://12160.info/profile/vernondodge
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<p>Control freak and revenue hungry government wants to audit gold sales.</p>
<p><strong>Kurt Nimmo</strong><br/> Infowars.com<br/>
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<br/> <small>Rick Santelli on CNBC.</small></div>
<p>Prior to the failure of the Illinois legislature to <a href="http://www.nraila.org/legislation/state-legislation/2013/1/illinois-gun-and-magazine-ban-and-registration-schemes-pass-in-senate-public-health-committee-tonight-in-springfield.aspx" target="_blank">force citizens to register</a> outlawed firearms, the state moved to place restrictions on the sale of gold.</p>
<p>In 2012, the Illinois General Assembly passed the Precious Metal Purchasing Act. <a href="http://www.ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=3341&GAID=11&DocTypeID=SB&LegId=64562&SessionID=84&GA=97" target="_blank">SB3341</a> states</p>
<blockquote><p><em>that a person who is in the business of purchasing precious metal shall obtain a proof of ownership, create a record of the sale, and verify the identity of the seller. Provides that a person who is in the business of purchasing precious metal <strong>shall not pay for the precious metal in cash and shall record the method of payment</strong>. (Emphasis added.)</em></p>
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<p>In a CNBC video, Rick Santelli ties the floundering legislation to <a href="http://www.the-privateer.com/1933-gold-confiscation.html" target="_blank">FDR’s 1933 Executive Order 6102</a> confiscating gold and setting the stage for Richard Nixon <a href="http://www.benzinga.com/news/11/08/1858099/the-day-richard-nixon-killed-the-gold-standard" target="_blank">severing the connection between gold and the dollar in 1971</a>.</p>
<p>“So let me get this straight,” writes <a href="http://libertyblitzkrieg.com/2013/01/10/is-gold-and-silver-registration-coming-to-illinois/">Mike Krieger</a> of Liberty Blitzkrieg. “First they want gun registration and now precious metal registration? I’m sure the government would only use such information in our best interests, because as we all know: Your Government Loves You. Sounds reasonable, after all, only ‘terrorists’ buy guns and gold anyway.”</p>
<p>Although the bill has yet to see the light of day, it reveals the control freak mindset of government, especially in Illinois where a long-entrenched mafia has ruled Chicago and the current don is a former high-level Obama administration commissar.</p>