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The AOCS Archive
A curated archive of writing from the American Open Currency Standard — essays, news, and commentary on silver, sound money, AOCS coins, dealer history, and the work of Robert J. "Bobby" Gray, rehosted from the original opencurrency.com (2008–2019).
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The end of the American Open Currency Standard?
2014-08-28It’s amazing to think that we’re merely two weeks away from the one-year anniversary of the M2 bankruptcy, after a year of mostly losing the battle for my life, fortune and sacred honor. But today, what remains of our team is back doing wha…
Buy SE Asia Property with Bitcoin
2014-05-28Interested in buying an island property with cryptocurrency? OpenCurrency is pleased to accommodate your property acquisition transaction in Bitcoin, .999 fine silver, or .9999 fine gold and several other alt coins. We respect your privacy …
Laying Low in Indo
2014-05-25Let’s face it. The US government is out of control. There’s really no good place to start qualifying this statement. Multiple wars. Imprisoning non-violenthttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/IncarcerationintheUnitedStates “offenders”. Undecipherab…
And that’s Sing Dollars!
2014-05-22As you begin your exploration of the Batam property market, one of the first things you’ll notice is how inexpensive everything is. But the amazement doesn’t fully set in until you realize that properties are priced in Singapore Dollars, no…
Singapore’s Neighbor: Batam
2014-05-16Situated just 20 km off the southern coast of Singapore, Batam is a free trade zone in Indonesia’s Riau Islands province. Almost identical in size to Singapore, Batam has enjoyed 40+ years of record-setting growth averaging 11% per year and…
Moving on from Mulligan Mint
2014-01-13Once upon a time, and for a very short while, stacking silver with the Mulligan Mint was a lot of fun. For several months, customers flooded the websites of Silver Bullet Silver Shield, Coins for the Cause, TSPMint, Agorist Metals, M2 Facto…
Larkin Merchandise Bonds: A successful Depression-era scrip
2013-09-07http://www.opencurrency.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/09/larkinmerchandisebonds.jpgThe Larkin Company began in 1875 as a small soap factory in Buffalo, N.Y. Pioneering marketing strategies like factory-direct sales, mail order and multi-level…
Mulligan Mint celebrates Bitcoin with new one ounce silver round
2013-09-05http://mulliganmint.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/09/bitcoinreverse.jpgJust as in the Great Depression, the 2008 financial crisis resulted in renewed interest in community currencies. With the value of the dollar falling and the stability of …
Big Horn County News: “Launching Scouts”…
2013-08-23By Andrew Turck Big Horn County News Nearly a thousand tribal members in colorful powwow regalia surrounded the arbor Friday night at Crow Fair, the largest gathering of Native Americans in the Northern Plains, as Chairman Darrin Old Coyote…
Community merchants benefit from community currencies
2013-08-22http://www.opencurrency.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/08/market1.jpgCommunity currencies benefit the community as a whole on several levels, both social and economic. They foster a sense of pride of ownership in the community and encourage lo…
Community currencies have a long history
2013-08-21http://www.opencurrency.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/08/recoverycertificates.jpgWith the U.S. dollar at a historic low and the Federal Reserve continuing to inflate, interest in alternative currencies is growing. Newcomers may think communit…
Community leaders benefit from community currencies
2013-08-20http://www.opencurrency.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/08/aocsapproved.jpgCommunity currencies empower individuals and local businesses to take control of their financial futures back from central economic planners and Wall Street. That doesn’…
Stephen Macaskill: Economic Knowledge Centers and Decentralized Currency
2013-08-19http://www.opencurrency.com/podpresstrac/web/3755/0/13-0812-Macaskill.mp3 "Download: Standard Podcast" Standard Podcast Play Now | Play in Popup | Downloadhttp://www.opencurrency.com/podpresstrac/web/3755/0/13-0812-Macaskill.mp3 11 http://w…
Community currencies benefit consumers as much as local businesses
2013-08-17http://www.opencurrency.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/08/paradime-bib-obverse.jpgWith all of the benefits community currencies can bring to local businesses, the benefits to individual consumers are often overlooked. These include social, eco…
Crow Nation Launches “Scouts”
2013-08-16In March 2013, the Apsáalooke Crow Tribe sat down with Open Currency and began the process of creating the Apsáalooke currency. On August 16, 2013 the great Apsáalooke Crow Nation took the first step toward greater economic sovereignty when…
Is the U.S. Dollar out of borrowed time?
2013-08-15http://opencurrency.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/02/federal-reserve.jpgLongtime critic of the Federal Reserve and hard money advocate Ron Paul debuted his new online channel on Monday. Paul maintained his position that the U.S. Dollar is bei…
Crow Fair features a host of cultural activities to spend new currency on
2013-08-13http://www.opencurrency.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/08/crowfairbanner.jpgCoin of the Realm COTR will help the Apsáalooke Nation launch its new hard money currency at its 95th Annual Crow Fair Celebration in Montana August 15-19. The currenc…
Opencurrency Update
2013-08-12| | | | http://opencurrency.us1.list-manage.com/track/click?u=b38a27b4c95f632bbac7655da&id=f21d2d8d95&e=a8606fd920 --- | Crow Nation Sovereign Currency Launch A few weeks ago we reported the Crow Nation’s introduction of their Battle of Lit…
Lakota Dollar Store on track for September grand opening
2013-08-08http://www.opencurrency.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/07/Photo-Jul-01-3-00-33-PM.jpgThe Lakota Dollar Store is on track for its grand opening in September. The new retail outlet will offer Pine Ridge, SD residents convenience, lower prices an…
AOCS premiers its new hard money token dispensers at the Crow Fair and Rodeo
2013-08-07http://www.opencurrency.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/08/cidii1405a9f07c72976d-e1375911499898.jpgImagine putting fiat paper currency into vending machine and watching hard money come out. That’s just what attendees at the Apsáalooke Nation’s …
OpenCurrency a perfect fit for private cities
2013-08-06http://www.opencurrency.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/08/sandyspringssign.jpgAs local, state and federal governments continue to spend more than they take in and provide fewer, lower quality services in return for tax dollars, many local comm…
How OpenCurrency can save Detroit
2013-08-02http://www.opencurrency.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/08/2013-07-19-ABC-GMA-Detroit.jpgDetroit was one of the epicenters of the 2008 financial collapse. While its economic problems were decades in the making, the failure of two of the three l…
Texas and Louisiana repeal sales tax on precious metals
2013-08-01http://www.opencurrency.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/08/img-0032.jpgTexas and Louisiana both passed bills this summer making the sale of gold, silver, or numismatic coins or platinum, gold, or silver bullion completely tax exempt. Previously…
Coin of the Realm to Offer One Tenth Ounce Silver Coins
2013-08-01http://www.opencurrency.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/08/paradime.jpgCoin of the Realm COTR will begin offering tenth ounce silver coins for use at Renaissance Fairs and other festivals. COTR’s product linehttp://www.coinoftherealm.com was pr…
Reason Foundation: Privatized Cities Are Perfect for Local Community Currency
2013-07-24http://www.opencurrency.com/podpresstrac/web/3596/0/13-0724-Moore.mp3 "Download: Standard Podcast" Standard Podcast Play Now | Play in Popup | Downloadhttp://www.opencurrency.com/podpresstrac/web/3596/0/13-0724-Moore.mp3 56 http://www.openc…
Oglala Lakota makes a splash with Aquaponics
2013-07-22Colorado Aquaponicshttp://www.coloradoaquaponics.com/ & the American Open Currency Standard team is traveling to Pine Ridge, South Dakota for a hands on “Basics and Build” course. This event is an effort to promote community involvement and…
Crow Tribe funds new currency with collectible coin
2013-07-10By Andrew Turck Big Horn County News It turns out the Crow Tribe weren’t just aiming to make a shiny souvenir when they released a silver coin celebrating the Battle of the Little Bighorn. They were looking to jump-start a new currency syst…
Rob Gray & Jack Spirko: the Future of Silver Currencies
2013-06-26Today I join my good friend Mr. Jack Spirko of the Survival Podcast. Today our discussion revolves around the future of TSP Silver Medallions and we have some very exciting news about that. Additionally we really focus more on expanding sil…
Bill Murphy: Silver is Going to Go Berserk
2013-06-26http://www.opencurrency.com/podpresstrac/web/3475/0/13-0626-Murphy.mp3 "Download: Standard Podcast" Standard Podcast Play Now | Play in Popup | Downloadhttp://www.opencurrency.com/podpresstrac/web/3475/0/13-0626-Murphy.mp3 39 http://www.ope…
Crow Nation authorizes Little Bighorn commemorative
2013-06-25FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Crow Agency, Montana, 25 June 2013 – To mark the 137th anniversary of the Battle of Little Bighorn, the Apsáalooke Crowhttp://tribalnations.mt.gov/crow.asp Nation created a silver commemorative medallion. http://x.open…
Simon Black: Organized Government and Complementary Currency Systems
2013-06-04http://www.opencurrency.com/podpresstrac/web/3457/0/13-0602-SimonBlack.mp3 "Download: Standard Podcast" Standard Podcast Play Now | Play in Popup | Downloadhttp://www.opencurrency.com/podpresstrac/web/3457/0/13-0602-SimonBlack.mp3 20 http:/…
Bix Weir Story Behind Road to Roota Silver Medallion
2013-06-01http://www.opencurrency.com/podpresstrac/web/3451/0/13-0601-Bixweir1.mp3 "Download: Standard Podcast" Standard Podcast Play Now | Play in Popup | Downloadhttp://www.opencurrency.com/podpresstrac/web/3451/0/13-0601-Bixweir1.mp3 483 http://ww…
Polynesian Kingdom Re-Launches Kālā at United Nations
2013-05-20AOCS joins Kingdom of Atooi to announce relaunch of former hard currency The Polynesian Kingdom of Atooi announced the launch of its former currency, the kálá, at a press conference on May 20, 2013 at the United Nations Headquarters in New …
Brent Cook: Junior Mining Companies Gambling Opportunity?
2013-05-13http://www.opencurrency.com/podpresstrac/web/3444/0/13-0513-Cook.wav "Download: Other Media" Other Media Downloadhttp://www.opencurrency.com/podpresstrac/web/3444/0/13-0513-Cook.wav 29 http://www.opencurrency.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/05/…
Ron Paul – ‘I think it’s Fantastic’ CryptoCurrency, Bitcoin, Commodity Banking, Precious Metals Barter
2013-05-09http://www.opencurrency.com/podpresstrac/web/3425/0/13-0509-RonPaul.mp3 "Download: Standard Podcast" Standard Podcast Play Now | Play in Popup | Downloadhttp://www.opencurrency.com/podpresstrac/web/3425/0/13-0509-RonPaul.mp3 271 http://www.…
Mickey Fulp on Future Global Demand for Copper
2013-05-09http://www.opencurrency.com/podpresstrac/web/3416/0/13-0508-Fulp.mp3 "Download: Standard Podcast" Standard Podcast Play Now | Play in Popup | Downloadhttp://www.opencurrency.com/podpresstrac/web/3416/0/13-0508-Fulp.mp3 34 http://www.opencur…
Rick Rule: Bull Market Corrections are Natural, Normal and Healthy
2013-05-06http://www.opencurrency.com/podpresstrac/web/3394/0/13-0506-Rule.mp3 "Download: Standard Podcast" Standard Podcast Play Now | Play in Popup | Downloadhttp://www.opencurrency.com/podpresstrac/web/3394/0/13-0506-Rule.mp3 182 http://www.opencu…
Kenny Parsons: Economic War Against American Middle Class
2013-04-11http://opencurrency.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/02/johnnypicnow.jpgKenneth Parsons, aka Johnny Silver Bear, editor of the Silver Bear Cafehttp://www.silverbearcafe.com/index.html joins Open Currency Update with Kurt Wallace for ‘Economic Wa…
Jim Rogers shares insights on his book Street Smarts
2013-04-08http://www.opencurrency.com/podpresstrac/web/3371/0/13-0408-Rogers.mp3 "Download: Standard Podcast" Standard Podcast Play Now | Play in Popup | Downloadhttp://www.opencurrency.com/podpresstrac/web/3371/0/13-0408-Rogers.mp3 48 http://www.ope…
Jack Hunter: Government Spending ‘If we can’t cut this we will go the way of Greece’
2013-03-05http://www.opencurrency.com/podpresstrac/web/3345/0/13-0305-JackHunter.mp3 "Download: Standard Podcast" Standard Podcast Play Now | Play in Popup | Downloadhttp://www.opencurrency.com/podpresstrac/web/3345/0/13-0305-JackHunter.mp3 51 http:/…
What Happens When the Fed Really Does Run Out of Ammunition?
2013-02-27http://www.opencurrency.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/02/Ben-Bernanke.jpgStocks dropped sharply last weekhttp://business.time.com/2013/02/21/was-it-something-i-said-fed-minutes-cause-markets-to-slump/, with the Dow falling some 200 points, af…
Will Silver Surge on Sequestration?
2013-02-26http://www.opencurrency.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/02/silver-coins.jpgThe precious-metals markets were bolstered on Monday by the first of several critical economic developments taking place this week in the U.S. and abroad. The early-week…
Mike Church on Monetary Policy – ‘The Founding Fathers Would Stare in Disbelief’
2013-02-25http://www.opencurrency.com/podpresstrac/web/3317/0/13-0225-Church.mp3 "Download: Standard Podcast" Standard Podcast Play Now | Play in Popup | Downloadhttp://www.opencurrency.com/podpresstrac/web/3317/0/13-0225-Church.mp3 59 http://www.ope…
Oil and metal prices fall on signs the US may end stimulus
2013-02-23http://www.opencurrency.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/02/Fortescuemetalsoilgas-300x250.jpgOil and metals prices retreated this week on worries about the global economy owing to signs that the US could end its cash stimulus program and amid a …
Adam Kokesh says ‘Start Stacking Silver’
2013-02-23http://opencurrency.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/02/Agorist-Metals-Logo.gifAdam Kokesh of Adam Vs The Man http://adamvstheman.comand Agorist Metalshttp://agoristmetals.com joins Open Currency Update with Kurt Wallace for Adam Kokesh says ‘St…
The Mysterious Minutes of the Federal Reserve
2013-02-22http://www.opencurrency.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/02/goldqm.jpgFor an outfit that is so vocal about clearly communicating with the public, the Federal Reserve sure is good at being mysterious and even obscure. Look at the way the Federal …
Roger Stockton Announces Day of Resistance Medallion
2013-02-22http://www.opencurrency.com/podpresstrac/web/3286/0/13-0222-RogerStockton.mp3 "Download: Standard Podcast" Standard Podcast Play Now | Play in Popup | Downloadhttp://www.opencurrency.com/podpresstrac/web/3286/0/13-0222-RogerStockton.mp3 39 …
For silver, being cheap is a good thing
2013-02-22http://www.opencurrency.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/02/silver.jpgAfter a nearly 9% dive in silver prices this month, investors should be able to breathe a sigh of relief as growth in industrial and investment demand gains pace, and calls of…
Audit of Fed’s gold finds it’s safe, more pure than expected?
2013-02-19http://www.opencurrency.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/02/Federal-Reserve-Bank-of-New-York.jpgNEW YORK — Turns out the Federal Reservehttp://www.latimes.com/topic/economy-business-finance/economy/economic-policy/federal-reserve-ORGOV000035.top…
Gold Advances as Price Drop Seen Boosting Demand; Silver Gains
2013-02-18http://www.opencurrency.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/02/11524241.cms.jpgGold increased for the first time in a week on speculation prices near a six-month low may boost demand amid concerns that the U.S. economic recovery may slow. Silver cl…
Bix Weir: Eliminate the Layers of Risk with Precious Metal Investments
2013-02-15http://www.opencurrency.com/podpresstrac/web/3200/0/13-0215-Bixweir.mp3 "Download: Standard Podcast" Standard Podcast Play Now | Play in Popup | Downloadhttp://www.opencurrency.com/podpresstrac/web/3200/0/13-0215-Bixweir.mp3 1007 http://www…
Two Awful Anniversaries: Income Tax and Federal Reserve
2013-02-14http://www.opencurrency.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/02/federal-reservee.jpgThis year marks the 100th anniversary of the federal income tax February and the Federal Reserve System December, both of which today are doing immeasurable harm. An…
The US Federal Reserve bailout of Europe
2013-02-14http://www.opencurrency.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/02/federal-reserve.jpgWASHINGTON , DC, February 13, 2013 ― Ben Bernanke announced in September that the Federal Reserve would buy $45 billion per month of mortgage backed securities. In De…
The Silver Shortage of 2013
2013-02-13http://www.opencurrency.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/02/silvershortgae.jpgDid you hear the U.S. Mint just ran out of silver? In mid-January, the Mint suspended sale of the 2013 run of its popular U.S. “Eagles.” The new silver Eagles sold out…
Jeffrey Tucker ‘Finance has Failed us and Stuff has Won’
2013-02-07http://www.opencurrency.com/podpresstrac/web/3151/0/13-0207-JeffreyTucker.mp3 "Download: Standard Podcast" Standard Podcast Play Now | Play in Popup | Downloadhttp://www.opencurrency.com/podpresstrac/web/3151/0/13-0207-JeffreyTucker.mp3 55 …
Jim Rogers on Fed Easing? ‘This is going to end very very badly’
2013-02-06http://www.opencurrency.com/podpresstrac/web/3141/0/13-0206-Rogers.mp3 "Download: Standard Podcast" Standard Podcast Play Now | Play in Popup | Downloadhttp://www.opencurrency.com/podpresstrac/web/3141/0/13-0206-Rogers.mp3 584 http://www.op…
The Fed’s Plan B “We’re going to kill the dollar”
2013-01-24http://www.opencurrency.com/the-feds-plan-b-were-going-to-kill-the-dollar/nyfed/ “How do you solve a problem when you’re running a 10% fiscal budget deficit? You are not going to get growth without private sector credit demand. The governme…
Chris Duane’s Economic Awakening
2013-01-22http://www.opencurrency.com/podpresstrac/web/3056/0/chrisduane1.mp3 "Download: Standard Podcast" Standard Podcast Play Now | Play in Popup | Downloadhttp://www.opencurrency.com/podpresstrac/web/3056/0/chrisduane1.mp3 34 http://www.opencurre…
Silver Bullet & the Silver Summit
2012-09-20Buying physical silver is by far the greatest act of wisdom and rebellion any American can and should do right now. It is both a Silver Bullet to rebel against the Elite’s rigged paradigm built off of debt and death and a Silver Shield to p…
Radiant Barrier & The Ag Trading Post
2012-09-07http://www.agtradingpost.com In 2009, the country’s first “silver-only” general store opened in Dallas. Less than a year later, it closed. The Ag Trading Post built its business model around a single premise: the refusal of Federal Reserve …
IRA Misconceptions Increase Risk
2012-08-30Disclaimer: Please understand that this article is not written to provide tax or legal advice and I am not providing any such advice.In fact, it disgusts me to think that you need to “figure out the system” to secure what is already yours. …
Legal Tender & 5 things I learned from D.C.
2012-08-03http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oPCFKHCCKF0 AOCS Executive Director Rob Gray testifies before the House Domestic Monetary Policy Subcommittee As some of you know, I had a rare opportunity to testifyhttp://www.opencurrency.com/aocs-goes-to-wa…
AOCS Goes to Washington
2012-08-01http://www.opencurrency.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/08/Ignore-the-Fed.jpg Missed the live feed? Catch the full hearing on YouTube HEREhttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oPCFKHCCKF0 or Mr Gray’s excerpt HEREhttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=14fl2hV…
Doing Business in a New Way
2012-06-05Greetings, and welcome to nearly half-way through 2012! In today’s world, it’s easy to get so tied up in trying to keep our heads above water that it seems nearly impossible to find time to stop and smell the roses. Most of us are over-work…
AOCS helps launch “Mulligan Mint”
2012-06-05| “A small brick structure came next, bearing the sign: Mulligan Mint. “A mint?” she asked. “What’s Mulligan doing with a mint?” Galt reached into his pocket and dropped two small coins into the palm of her hand. They were miniature disks o…
Free Lakota Bank asks…”What’s in your wallet?”
2012-05-29Imagine meeting a group of people, all of whom have a strong distrust of America’s modern banking system. Ask the group a simple question: “What’s in your wallet?” The answer to this question is almost always the same. Some folks have a lit…
An Important Update from Lakota
2012-05-15An Important Update from Director Canupa Gluha Mani:http://www.opencurrency.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/FLBLogoHorizontal-02.png Hoka hey! My name is Canupa Gluha Mani, and I am the Ithanchan of the Free Lakota Bank, whip-man of the Blac…
Bernanke Swipes at Gold Standard
2012-03-21http://www.reuters.com/article/2012/03/20/us-usa-fed-gold-idUSBRE82J17A20120320Yesterday Fed chairman, Ben Bernanke, countered the growing scrutiny of his economic NGO non-governmental organization with an admonition of the gold standard. I…
Ron Paul Lectures Ben Bernanke on Real Money
2012-03-02http://www.opencurrency.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/03/ronpaul.pngU.S. House representative and presidential candidate Ron Paul continues to be the hero and forefront proponent of sound, honest money. After the Fed Chairman gave his opening…
Ron Paul Gold Now Available!
2012-02-28http://www.opencurrency.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/02/au-ps-rp-obverse-750.jpgIntroducing the first-strike of the new AOCS-Approved Ron Paul 1/10 ounce .9999 fine GOLD medallion – NOW AVAILABLE!http://aocsmint.com/gold/2012-gold-1-10oz-ron…
Idaho Introduces New Gold, Silver Coin Bill
2012-02-22http://www.opencurrency.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/02/state-capitol-idaho.jpgThe State Affairs Committee in the Idaho House of Representatives voted Tuesday to introduce HB 578, legislation after the 20th day of the session in the House an…
Colorado Gold and Silver Currency Bill on the Move
2012-02-20http://www.opencurrency.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/02/coloradocapitol.jpgColorado Senate Bill 12-137,“Concerning the payment of debts in precious metal coins,” will go before the full Senate for its second reading today, February 20, 2012.…
Woman Finds 41 Gold Coins while Digging in Her Garden
2012-02-17http://www.opencurrency.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/02/goldcoinsca2.pngYesterday, we posted a story about workers in France finding $1,000,000 worth of gold coinshttp://www.opencurrency.com/1-million-in-gold-coins-falls-from-french-rafters/…
AOCS Welcomes Amagi Metals to its Dealer Network
2012-02-14http://www.opencurrency.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/02/Amagi.png Subject: Amagi Metals Becomes Approved AOCS Dealer Date: 14 th February 2012. DENVER, CO Amagi Metals www.amagimetals.com/has been approved by the American Open Currency Stand…
Missouri Sound Money: One Step Closer
2012-02-13http://www.opencurrency.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/02/goldandsilvercoins1.jpgMissouri H.B.1637, which “recognizes gold and silver as legal tender” and was previously introduced in the Missouri House of Representatives on February 2, 2012, …
Dallas Self Reliance Expo: February 10th and 11th, 2012
2012-02-09http://www.opencurrency.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/02/SRXLogo.pngThis Friday and Saturday, February 10th and 11th, 2012, AOCS will be present at the Dallas Self Reliance Expo being held at the Mesquite Convention Center in Mesquite, Texas.…
Businessman steals $500,000 worth of Copper
2012-02-08http://www.opencurrency.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/02/copper-cathodes.jpgTawanda Mapfumo, a businessman from Harare, the largest city and capital of Zimbabwe, appeared in court yesterday for allegedly stealing a truck full of copper cathod…
Idaho Joins the Rush Toward Honest Money
2012-02-07http://www.opencurrency.com/idaho-joins-the-rush-toward-honest-money/The source of almost half of all U.S. silver mining production, the state of Idaho, is satisfying their duty to defend the inherent rights of its citizens. Representative,…
The Fed: A Two-Week Recap
2012-02-06http://www.opencurrency.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/02/The-Federal-Reserve.jpgAs a result of its recent monetary policies, The Federal Reserve has been a frequent news topic over the past several days. January 25th and February 2nd are two …
3 Quick Ways to Help Tell Real Silver from “Fake” Silver
2012-02-01We are often asked by some ofhttp://www.opencurrency.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/02/finesilver.jpg our readers how they can determine the authenticity of the silver they come across in their precious metal endeavors. While there are many me…
Washington State Moves Toward Honest Money
2012-01-31http://apps.leg.wa.gov/billinfo/summary.aspx?bill=2731&year=2011Representatives in the Washington State legislature have introduced a bill that would move the state into compliance with Article 1, Section 10 of the US Constitution, requirin…
What’s a Penny Really Worth?
2012-01-26Recently there has been a lot of excitement and discussion about the real value of a penny. In one article from December of 2011, ABC Newshttp://abcnews.go.com/Business/laws-change-penny-hoarders-cash-thousands-dollars/story?id=15076522.Txh…
India Trading Gold for Iranian Oil?
2012-01-26http://www.debka.com/article/21673/According to a story being reported by DEBKAfile, India has negotiated to barter gold for oil. “India is the first buyer of Iranian oil to agree to pay for its purchases in gold instead of the US dollar, D…
Sitting Bull BU Scores High Grades
2012-01-12In numismatics n: the study or collection of coins, tokens, and paper money and sometimes related objects as medals \- Merriam-Webster, the value of a medallion or coin is related directly to its scarcity and condition. The quality of the c…
Missouri Moving to Constitutional Money
2012-01-10The American Open Currency Standard has been servicing the state of Missouri for a few years with gold, silver and copper rounds. And now the elected employees at the capitol will finally consider legislation to honor their Constitutional m…
MF: No Mettle?
2011-12-20http://online.barrons.com/article/SB50001424052748703856804577098740322633760.html?mod=googlenewswsj?mod=googlenewsbarronsWhile John Corzine is scratching his head in Senate hearings trying to make it sound feasible that he can’t explain wh…
Money Show of the Southwest
2011-11-28http://themoneyshow.houstoncoinclub.org/ The George R. Brown Convention Center will be the site for a huge coin show this weekend as an estimated 200 dealers, coin shops, collectors and the American Open Currency Standard converge for the 5…
Murray Rothbard: Latest Addition to Ludwig von Mises Institute Silver Collection
2011-11-22FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: American Open Currency Standard Issues Murray Rothbard 1oz Silver and Ludwig von Mises 1oz Copper Medallions http://mises.org/store/Rothbard-Silver-Coin-P10761.aspx Richardson, Texas November 22, 2011 – The American O…
Geocaching Copper
2011-11-14http://geodetecting.com/On May 5, 2011, the web site www.geodetecting.comwww.geodetecting.com announced plans to introduce a new entry in the international geocoin catalog. Just over five months later, on September 27th, 2011, the launch wa…
The American Open Currency Standard
2011-11-09http://www.membersmint.comEver wonder what your personal savings would look like if you picked up an ounce of silver each month for the past ten years? It’s not hard to figure out, and I spend enough time telling people it’s a good idea, so…
The American Open Currency Standard
2011-11-01http://www.opencurrency.com/the-cape-cod-c-shell-arrives-on-the-cape/cape-cod-c-shell-obv/ "Cape Cod C Shell - Obverse" http://www.opencurrency.com/the-cape-cod-c-shell-arrives-on-the-cape/cape-cod-c-shell-rev/ "Cape Cod C Shell - Reverse" …
Cape Cod C Shells Issues First in a Series of Copper Coins for Bartering and Collecting as Souvenirs
2011-10-14Cape Cod C Shells Barter Community is pleased to announce the minting of the first medallion in the “C Shell” series. The medallion features a scallop shell on one side and a depiction of Cape Cod on the other. The medallion is minted in .9…
Custom Tokens Simplify Cash Control for Oktoberfest
2011-10-11http://www.opencurrency.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/10/Oktoberfestrev1.jpgby Jim Wahl The annual Oktoberfest in Mt. Angel, Oregon is a tradition that dates back nearly five decades. Each year several hundred thousand visitors flock to this …
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2011-10-10http://www.letstradecshells.com/HomePage.html Residents of historic Cape Cod Bay, Massachusetts haven’t traded sea shells in a long time but they will start doing just that again with the release of the new CCC Shells Cape Cod C Shells. “It…
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2011-09-29It’s the ultimate fantasy career: to lay by the pool all day, sipping Mai-tai’s, doing anything or nothing and earning a profit at the same time. For most people, it’s just a dream. But for scores of AOCS Currency Issuing partners, it’s rea…
Utah Monetary Summit
2011-09-21http://utahmonetarysummit.com/ This fall join the sharpest minds in business, finance, politics, law and economics in building a framework for the future of monetary policy. With the dollar’s slide accelerating and the economy trapped by sl…
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2011-09-19http://www.opencurrency.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/09/matrixdollar.jpgSeptember is the month we change seasons from summer to fall. It is a time when many people this writer included reflect on change in general. It is an understatement to…
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2011-09-13http://www.lpac2011.com/ “The Liberty Political Action Conference will play host to freedom activists from across the country. LPAC will feature conservative, libertarian, constitutional, and free market organizations, activists, and busine…
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2011-09-06http://www.usaprepares.com/ Survivalists will be gathering in Missouri this week to get the latest news and notes on how to make it through the roughest times. Ask anyone who takes their own and their family’s survival seriously, there’s a …
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2011-08-08http://www.opencurrency.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/08/Chicago.jpgOr should I say it will happen next week when the World’s Fair of Moneyhttp://www.worldsfairofmoney.com/ kicks off at Chicago’s Donald E. Stephens Convention Center. The even…
The Clock Is Ticking
2011-08-02Believe it or not, there is actually something good that came out of the dog-and-pony show over our debt ceiling. Even though Washington chose to do exactly what we knew they would – kick the can down the road – the debate has brought some …
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2011-08-02http://www.tenthamendmentcenter.com/ As I reported in March, the group taking the lead on the issue of state’s rights, Tenth Amendment Centerhttp://www.tenthamendmentcenter.com/, recently commissioned their own medallion in support of the m…
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2011-07-26http://www.opencurrency.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/07/LibertyMoney.jpgImplementation would reduce the size of government by Doug Tjaden Liberty is a subject discussed today by many who feel that government entities, Federal in particular h…
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2011-07-11http://www.opencurrency.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/07/ron-paul-photo-in-profile.jpg by Representative Dr. Ron Paul The end of June marked what is hopefully the end of the Federal Reserve’s policy of quantitative easing. For months the Fed …
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2011-07-06From $203 to $93 Billion in Silver Liabilities?http://silverstockreport.com/2011/BIS-DATA.html Silver Stock Report by Jason Hommel, July 6th, 2011 The Bank of International Settlements BIS has changed, or revised, their silver derivatives d…
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2011-07-02http://www.opencurrency.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/07/DeMintPaulLee.jpgSenator Jim DeMint of South Carolina has an interesting idea: what if silver and gold coins which are declared legal tender by the U.S. government and/or state governme…
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2011-07-01http://www.opencurrency.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/07/1099no.jpgIn a segment I like to call, “How did I miss THAT story?”… In a statement released by the White House on April 14th, President Obama is quoted as saying “Today, I was pleased …
Weighting On the Mint All Day
2011-06-30http://www.opencurrency.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/06/Sacajawea-dollar-face.jpgFrom the “Any News Is Good News” file comes a few stories today about the U.S. Mint, an organization which has provided more than enough work for any good publi…
Dollar Versus Gold, Central Banks Weigh In
2011-06-28http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/23183a78-a0c6-11e0-b14e-00144feabdc0.htmlaxzz1QaDjKPgCThe Financial Times reports this morning that a survey of central bank managers shows a consensus that the USD United States Dollar will lose reserve status and…
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2011-06-20Some Unconventional Thoughts on Balance Of Trade By Pat Fields A nonchalant comment I’d posted to a thread on Facebookhttp://www.facebook.com/ken.shock/posts/149431788462015 reflecting on a Zero Hedge articlehttp://www.zerohedge.com/article…
The Practical Implementation of Constitutional Tender
2011-06-15http://www.opencurrency.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/06/tac-silver-300x225.jpgGet ready. It’s coming. Now it gets interesting. For several months I have been writing on the issue of honest money and its return to America, via the states. Jud…
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2011-06-10http://www.opencurrency.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/06/Kitcologo.jpg In a statement released yesterday, Kitco Metals, Inc. categorically denies all of Revenu Québec’s allegations that they are guilty of evading sales tax due on their purcha…
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2011-06-01That’s right. The summer is heating up. The Ron Paul 2012 Presidential Campaign is heating up. And AOCS Copper is HOT! There are many ways to show the overlords you’re not happy: get out and wave signs. Protest. Call, email and fax your con…
Zimbabwe Calls for Honest Money
2011-05-18http://www.opencurrency.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/05/inflation-zimbabwe.jpg‘Here’s a novel idea: why don’t we try the gold standard?’ That’s not exactly how he phrased it, but yesterday’s statements by the Governor of the Reserve Bank of …
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2011-05-09http://www.opencurrency.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/05/Hindu-Coins.jpgAs the week opens prices in commodities begin to rally with much of the demand coming from overseas markets where silver has enjoyed new-found interest. As price fluctuat…
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2011-05-02http://www.ncobarter.comIt seems everyone is talking about an impending economic collapse. I’ve certainly noticed the price of food and fuel increasing and there’s no shortage of disturbing news stories. An economic collapse–that magical mo…
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2011-04-29http://www.opencurrency.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/04/goldcorebloombergchart229-04-11.png Comex Silver inventory Data The rumors are plenty and have circulated for some time that Comex, the leading U.S. exchange for metals futures and opti…
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2011-04-26http://www.opencurrency.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/04/dirhamrender.jpgThe ancient Athenians are believed to have used a silver coin identified as the Drachma, which passed into usage among the Persians with Alexander’s conquests. By the ti…
Texas to Stop Taxing Au, Ag?
2011-04-20http://www.opencurrency.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/04/TxCapitol1.jpg Those in Texas contemplating a move into silver and gold may soon find it to be even easier to do so if pending legislation in the current session of the Texas Legislatur…
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2011-04-15A title like that requires a LOT of explanation and background. http://www.opencurrency.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/04/ld.jpg First, let me say that it does not please me to write or publish this article. I’m not an “I told you so” kinda gu…
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2011-04-14http://www.opencurrency.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/04/cotrobverse500.pngA growing number of Americans strongly want to see us go back to what they call “honest money”. When I hear this term, I think of physical gold, silver or copper medal…
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2011-03-23http://www.opencurrency.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/03/ron-paul.jpg On March 15th U.S. Congressman Ron Paul introduced the “Free Competition in Currency Act of 2011″ that would, among other things, repeal the current legal tender laws. HR 1…
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2011-03-14http://www.opencurrency.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/03/TACRender3.jpg The Tenth Amendment Center is set to launch their own silver medallion in the next several weeks in support of the numerous calls by states to return to compliance with t…
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2011-03-14http://www.opencurrency.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/03/JacksonDetail.jpg A major hurdle has been overcome in the process of validating silver and gold coin as legal tender with the passage by the Utah House of Representatives and Senate of …
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2011-03-01http://www.opencurrency.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/03/Fed-Board-of-Govs-Seal.jpgA little noticed story from Reuters last September covered in depth the unholy alliance between the Federal Open Market Committee members and those at the top …
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2011-02-21http://www.opencurrency.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/02/pawnshop.jpgRecently introduced legislation making its way through the Washington State Legislature would ostensibly serve to deter jewelery thieves from being able to unload stolen goo…
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2011-01-07http://www.opencurrency.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/08/nationaldebtclock.jpgThe airwaves are going to be flooded with talk of Congress’ debate over raising the US debt limit. Most of those making noise will be justifying their support of ra…
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2010-12-10http://www.opencurrency.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/12/TSP-Logo.gif AOCS Founder, Rob Gray, was interviewed by Jack Spirko on his highly popular The Survival Podcast. Covering topics including honest trade, current economic conditions and t…
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2010-12-06http://www.opencurrency.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/12/parliament-house.jpgAs we here in the States debate a means of relieving the financial crisis and preventing more of the same, members of Parliament are carrying on their own debate of …
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2010-11-26http://www.opencurrency.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/11/CHINARUSSIADEAL.jpg Tuesday saw an unprecedented level of accord between China and Russia made official as the two powers strengthened their alliance through a number of mutually benefi…
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2010-11-18http://www.opencurrency.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/11/NYT.jpg With the announcement of “QE2″, the debate over the proper role of the Federal Reserve and whether it maintains the ability to positively effect the economy is heating up. A rec…
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2010-11-05http://www.opencurrency.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/11/RPGoldObv.png As the ranking member of the House Subcommittee for Domestic Monetary Policy and Technology, Texas Congressman Ron Paul will more than likely take over as the chair in the…
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2010-11-02http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2010-10-26/silver-market-faced-fraudulent-efforts-to-control-price-chilton-says.html Bart Chilton, Chairman, Commodities Future Trading Commission...and now whistleblower. Looking at the metals market, you may …
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2010-11-01Survival Podcast AOCS Copper Coins Coming Soon Here is the deal we have a new project going with Rob Gray with the AOCS American Open Currency Standard to produce AOCS Copper Coins for TSP. These are going to be awesome and VERY affordable,…
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2010-10-29“MundoGold Sells Silver! MundoGold is proud to announce its first minted offering: ‘The Ultimate Flipping Coin’” This is the declaration featured on the web site www.mundogold.comhttp://www.mundogold.com officially revealing news of the str…
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2010-10-21http://www.opencurrency.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/10/GLBL.rev.bydlo2.red1.jpgFor some time now I’ve listened to friends such as Don Harroldhttp://www.daytradeshow.com/ who are expected to and have built successful careers on the basis of …
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2010-10-15http://www.opencurrency.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/07/5oz-Lakota-obv.png In a story published by www.silver-coin-investor.comwww.silver-coin-investor.com, the US Mint will, for the first time, be issuing a series of five ounce silver bulli…
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2010-09-30http://www.opencurrency.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/09/gold-buffalo-2010.jpgIt would appear that the US Mint is either enjoying a huge success or someone is cleaning off the shelves to cover a lot of futures sales. A story reported by Reute…
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2010-09-15http://www.opencurrency.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/09/Pork-Riders.jpg “If you’re not having fun, you’re doing it wrong.” Attend a freedom function, liberty luncheon, Constitutional conference and you’ll more than likely hear this statement…
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2010-09-14http://www.opencurrency.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/09/silver-and-gold-AOCS-display.pngToday gold slipped past the $1270 mark to top out for the day at just below $1276 at one point, while silver closed at an asking price of $20.50. With so…
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2010-09-13A local private trading currency relies on higher authority for guiding the quality of honest exchange in Stantonville, Tennessee. http://www.opencurrency.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/08/Lawful-Money-006.jpgSeptember 13, 2010 – Stantonville,…
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2010-09-08http://www.opencurrency.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/09/halloween-candy.jpgHave you thought of giving out AOCS copper to trick or treaters as a Halloween candy alternative? You will be amazed at the difference it will make. Halloween is comi…
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2010-09-03http://www.opencurrency.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/09/bernanke-bair-7.jpgFed chairman, Ben Bernanke, appeared before the Financial Crisis Inquiry Commission yesterday and has been acknowledged for his conciliatory tone. As the New York Tim…
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2010-09-02http://www.opencurrency.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/09/fedsdees.jpg Having a lot of money can open a lot of doors, especially when you crawl under the circus tent known as main stream media. For Jim Rogers, having a lot of money regularly o…
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2010-08-30http://mercatus.org/peter-boettke Professor Peter J. Boettke Saturday’s edition of The Wall Street Journal features an article about Austrian economics proponent, Peter J. Boettke, of George Mason University. While noting that Professor Boe…
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2010-08-27http://www.opencurrency.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/08/bernanke4.jpg A report from the Wall Street Journal onlinehttp://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052748704147804575455413522239750.html?mod=WSJhppMIDDLETopStories relates a tough tone …
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2010-08-11http://www.opencurrency.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/08/Mervyn-Head.jpg Bank of England Governor, Mervyn Head, blames foreign market sufferings for the failure of the UK economy to recover as quickly as the central bank led its subjects to b…
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2010-08-03http://www.opencurrency.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/08/paulkrugman.jpgA marvelous thing happened over on Paul Krugman’s blog at the New York Times last week. Krugman effectively conceded defeat on a range of economic debates. Who defeated h…
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2010-07-21One of a Kind with LIMITED PRODUCTION! Plain and simple: This medallion is astonishing! While it is argued that the 1oz Lakota Crazy Horse is the most beautiful AOCS-Approved medallion to date, now the 1oz piece has to compete with itself i…
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2010-06-23Victoria, TX – June 23, 2010 – As the U.S. federal government increases its pressure on states and individuals working to reclaim rights guaranteed by the U.S. Constitution, the response from the freedom movement varies across the U.S., fro…
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2010-05-05http://www.opencurrency.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/08/Marketplace-Logo-Skewed.pngOur MarketPlace, for no good reason, still happens to be the most overlooked component of the AOCS model. First, our core team is missing a MarketPlace Direct…
Soto Nation Releases Medallion
2010-03-17http://www.opencurrency.com/directory/currencies/soto-nation/http://www.opencurrency.com/directory/currencies/soto-nation/ The Soto Nation Releases First Silver Trading Medallion Soto Nation, 17 March 2010 – The original, traditional and so…
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2010-02-18http://www.opencurrency.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/08/Kokesh.obv.photo.jpghttp://www.opencurrency.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/08/kokesh.rev.photo.jpg New Mexico Congressional Candidate Adam Kokesh Issues Medallions for Contributions Santa …
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2010-01-19http://www.opencurrency.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/08/dAnconiaCopper1.png Copper demand grows as merchants look to facilitate increased demand for trade. The basis of the American Open Currency Standard is pure .999 fine Silver. In fact, o…
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2009-12-07http://www.opencurrency.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/08/Ag-Christmas.jpg NOTE: This article is an archive of a previous event. ‘Tis the Season… …to celebrate the Ag Trading Post GRAND OPENING and American Open Currency Standard Holiday Party…
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2009-12-07http://www.opencurrency.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/08/AGobv.jpghttp://www.opencurrency.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/08/AGrev.jpg Get the new Ag Barter medallions! To commemorate the opening of the trend-setting Ag Trading Post, we created a…
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2009-09-21http://www.opencurrency.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/08/FaceValue-Mises-rev.png Detail of face value from AOCS Approved medallion. I am often asked about the face value when I’m speaking to a merchant, potential currency officer or customer …
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2009-09-20As many readhttp://www.opencurrency.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/08/LD-Image1.pnging this may quickly point out, the Liberty Dollar is not gone. It is dormant, possibly hibernating, patiently awaiting its day in court. I would like to take a…
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—Jack Spirko came to visit M2 last week to check up on the status of his new coins- the BU Sentinel and the LE Sentinel-Ant – as well as to do some interviews with our marketing team, which will be released in the near future– stay tuned! He…
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U.S. Mint Silver-Coin Sales Surge After Temporary Suspension
—http://opencurrency.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/01/silver-eagles.jpgThe U.S. Minthttp://www.usmint.gov/ "Open Web Site" resumed sales of American Eagle silver coins after being suspended for more than a week because of a lack of inventory. …
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Royal Canadian Mint hits silver supply shortage, limits dealer allocation
—http://www.opencurrency.com/royal-canadian-mint-hits-silver-supply-shortage-limits-dealer-allocation/canadianmaplesilver/Last week the U.S. Mint announced that it had run out of its initial production of 2013 Silver Eagleshttp://www.goldsto…
Pernicious influence: The world reserve currency – root of all evil?
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James Rickards: World Currency System Moving Towards Catastrophe
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Internship Program
—Welcome to the AOCS internship program. Really, it’s more of a voluntary association of like-minded liberty-lovers for a defined period of time where you have a blast hanging out with the coolest executives in the country while they build a…
Imf Justifies World Currency
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How Much Gold Does China Really Have?…
—http://opencurrency.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/02/chinagold.jpgPhoto/Xinhua It’s amazing that no one is talking about this. “China’s demand is robust” they’ll say. “China may overtake India as the top gold consumer” they’ll add. “Exports r…
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Authorized Dealers
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Charles Goyette – Repatriation of Gold Landmark ‘Americans Should Take Que from the German Experience’
—http://opencurrency.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/01/germangold.pngCharles Goyette NY Times bestselling author of The Dollar Meltdown and Red Blue and Broke All Over joins Open Currency Update with Kurt Wallace for Repatriation of Gold Landma…
Central Banks Repatriate Gold: How Will This Affect Investors?
—Gold is rebounding. News that the Bank of Japan set a 2% inflation target and is buying 13 trillion yen worth of assets $146 billion rallied gold priceshttp://finance.yahoo.com/q?s=gcg13.cmx Tuesday, to near a one-month high of $1,697.80 se…
Atlanta Barter Group
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American Open Currency Standard Launches New Site
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