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The year 2,000, gold is a wreck, the end of gold, spec gold companies changing their name to .com 1996 - Buy Telstra make a fortune and some did. Sell gold buy tech stocks and then the collapse! 2008, 2009, Bitcoin then the collapse of Mt. Gox. "eek" 2008 - 1 Kilo Lunar Mouse Series 2 $830...

So, so true! Been tracking this silver bull and it’s still warming up, not frothing yet. Spot’s at $48 USD/oz ($73 AUD) as of Oct 6—up 50% YTD from 2024 lows, smashing the 10-year high of $35, with the gold-silver ratio squeezing from 80:1 to 60:1 as silver starts outperforming.

The surge in gold and silver has been impressive—gold is up over 46% year-to-date, trading around A$5,740 per ounce (using an AUD/USD rate of ~0.676, as of October 3, 2025), while silver’s climbed nearly 50% to about A$71 per ounce. This rally is driven by structural factors: persistent...

"Gold and silver are mooning harder than a crypto bro's dreams—stack those shiny bricks before the fiat circus crashes!"

Research suggests the US government no longer holds significant silver stockpiles, likely depleted by 2002. It seems likely that historical interventions using silver reserves occurred in the 1960s, but current market influence appears driven by supply and demand. The evidence leans toward no...

A big re-tracement coming in 2024. Another buying op coming soon.

Some have been saying the Aussie dollar might hit 70 during 2024, obviously if the rally in precious metals continue, even if the AUD does rise against the USD those Aussies that have metal especially silver may do ok. For new folk buying silver, be aware, that if you buy low premium bars...

I'm not so sure on gold. Sure, it's going to shine but the future could challenge our perceptions. The not so recent touch and go on an asteroid to collect samples, return them to Earth and continue on its merry way to another target give us a clue to the capabilities to target asteroids in the...

Folk should also be very aware of the implications of Q* and Artificial General Intelligence (AGI) The learning abilities and recent breakthroughs in math learning of AGI will be a game changer. As we know, math is used in every thing we do, from encryption of the internet, your bank, your...

Dragfem, for many years we've seen people talk of the ups and downs of silver but rarely do we here about the huge gains in bullion coins. Bullion silver coins continue to do well. last time I checked, the Lunar Mouse and Ox were doing pretty good and when no one wanted the first of the Perth...

The AUD - USD exchange rate may drop to 50, so $50AUD silver is possible.

Ok, so here's a little thread for the older stackers that went through the boom and bust cycle of silver ten years ago. Do you remember the 2011 Koala 1oz coins? Initially, it was chaos to get them but in the end, 910,480 coins were struck and "declared" as the official mintage. But did you...

Guys, some of you may have been aware of the new coin releases from the Royal Australian Mint (RAM) for the very popular Remembrance coins which have already sold-out at most if not all coin dealers. Today, 03 November 2022, the RAM had so much traffic that their system was overloaded to the max...

Guys, many of you would have received emails from Gold Corp wanting you to provide personal details even though you have already provided documentation to open an account. Now, a representative from Gold Corp (The Perth Mint) is phoning clients, threatening to suspend accounts until new...

When electronic funds are the only means of settling a transaction how will you be affected? Examples: *Id like to sell my precious metal. - Sorry, the sale of gold is prohibited. *I'd like to buy one roll of toilet paper. - Sorry, although you went to another shop to double up, you cannot...