http://www.usgoldcoinauctions.com/gold-coin-blog Invest In A Real Asset, Not Paper Wed, 21 Apr 2010 10:27:31 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Gold is not just for collecting, investing and beautiful adornment. There are actually many different uses for gold including medical and environmental. Environmentally speaking, gold is used in everything from water purification to emission controls and sustainable chemistry. Most of these uses are future technologies, and are still being developed ... http://www.usgoldcoinauctions.com/gold-coin-blog/2010/04/environmental-uses-of-gold/ This is an updated post to yesterday's post about the million dollar gold coin. The coins have the 99.999 percent purity rating, which is a notch above the old ‘four nines’ rating that used to be the standard for gold purity in coinage. Canada has been upping the ante in many ... http://www.usgoldcoinauctions.com/gold-coin-blog/2010/04/million-dollar-gold-coin-from-canada/ Another way the gold can be used in the environment is in diesel emissions that can also be controlled through the use of gold, platinum, and palladium. The product used, known as NS Gold, has been shown to increase the hydrocarbon oxidation process by 15-20%, creating fewer emissions and making ... http://www.usgoldcoinauctions.com/gold-coin-blog/2010/04/other-ways-gold-can-be-used-in-the-environment/ Seen any million dollar gold coins lately? If you haven't that's probably because there is only one in existence and it is actually worth way more than 1 million dollars. Plus it may be a little hard to carry since it weighs about 220 pounds. A few years ... http://www.usgoldcoinauctions.com/gold-coin-blog/2010/04/canadian-mint-million-dollar-gold-coin/ The Pike's Peak Colorado gold rush happened in 1858 in western Kansas territory and southwestern Nebraska territory, and lasted until 1861 with the creation of the Colorado territory. More than 100,000 gold seekers came to this area in a rush for riches, and this quickly became one of the most ... http://www.usgoldcoinauctions.com/gold-coin-blog/2010/01/pikes-peak-colorado-gold-rush/ Gold is biocompatible, which just means that it isn't toxic to the body. For that reason, it can be used for a variety of medical treatments, including drugs and implants of all kinds. In the early to mid 1900s, it was discovered that gold was an effective treatment for rheumatoid ... http://www.usgoldcoinauctions.com/gold-coin-blog/2010/01/medical-uses-of-gold/ I wouldn't have believed it if I didn't see it but, the Yahoo Market Update at 2:00 pm today stated that gold was selling for (the update may have updated since posting this link) $1,017.60 per barrel as you can see from the screenshot below: That's about as cheap as gold ... http://www.usgoldcoinauctions.com/gold-coin-blog/2009/10/gold-sells-for-1017-a-barrel/ Even though they aren't the most popular of all gold coins, there are plenty of Liberty head gold coins for sale because they still are one of the most popular coins for the collector and investor. While the St Gaudens gold double eagle is the most popular gold coin sold ... http://www.usgoldcoinauctions.com/gold-coin-blog/2009/08/liberty-head-gold-coins-for-sale/ The high relief double eagle gold coin as originally designed back in 1907 by Augustus St Gaudens has seen its return in the 2009 version of this beautiful coin. In its originalin 1907 the US Mint did not create the coin so it would be stackable. The edge was too thinly ... http://www.usgoldcoinauctions.com/gold-coin-blog/2009/08/high-relief-double-eagle/ The first spouse gold coins program is quite successful as collectors and investors are increasing their demand for these popular coins. This program was started in 2007 to honor our country's first ladies and will feature every First Lady through Pat Nixon who held that position from 1969 to 1974. The ... http://www.usgoldcoinauctions.com/gold-coin-blog/2009/07/first-spouse-gold-coins/