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 | Mark O'Byrne - gold.ie |
| Gold Cup At Cheltenham – Gold Is For Winners, Not For the Gamblers |
| – Gold Cup at Cheltenham – ‘The Olympics’ of the European horse racing calendar
– Gold Cup trophy contains 10 troy ounces of gold – worth £9,000
– £620 million bets on horses, 230,000 pints of Guinness will be drunk, 9.2 tonnes of potato eaten
– Since the 5th century BC, gold has been the ultimate prize to award champions and gold has been constantly and universally awarded as top prize
– Gold, like the summit of human achievement, is very rare and hence precious
– Gold is a great prize and Thursday, March 15, 2018 |
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 | Jan Skoyles - GoldCore |
| Gold Is Valuable Due to “Extreme Rarity” – Must See CNN Video |
| – Gold’s value is due to exceptional rarity: Only 0.00000002% of earth’s crust is gold
– Gold’s allure and psychology behind it are steeped in history and human psychology
– Gold’s colour and texture appeals to basic human survival instincts
– Gold’s sheen resembles water and “humans need water in order to survive”
– Gold remains a sign of wealth but today is also a sign of prudence
Editor Mark O’Byrne
http://i.cdn.turner.com/cnn/.e/interactive/html5-video-media/2017/10/11/Colorscope_gold_looWednesday, October 25, 2017 |
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| Graham Summer - Gains Pains & Capital |
| Tucker Carlson Debates BLM Supporter Over Segregated Blacks-Only Event |
| Tucker Carlson debated a horribly racist Black Lives Matter supporter last night - compelling his guest to distance herself from the group by the end of the interview...
Last weekend, a New York City BLM group decided to throw an "Exclusively Black' Memorial Day party creating what they called an 'Exclusively Black Space.'
Being intentional about being around Black People is an act of resistance. This is an exclusively Black Space... -NY BLM Group
Sorry guys...
In response to the event, FoxWednesday, June 7, 2017 |
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| Mark O'Byrne - gold.ie |
| Gold Cup – Horse Racing’s Greatest Show, Gambling and ‘Going for Gold’ |
| – Gold Cup at Cheltenham – Most important event on horse racing calendar
– Gold Cup trophy contains 10 ounces of gold
– Today’s prize is worth over £9,000 in gold terms
– £600 million bets on horses, 220,000 pints of Guinness will be drunk, 9 tonnes of potato eaten
– Gold constantly and universally awarded as top prize
– Ultimate prize to award our heroes as early as 408 BC
– Humanity recognises it as very rare and very valuable
– Gold a great prize and a good bet but works best as hedge andFriday, March 17, 2017 |
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| Mark O'Byrne - gold.ie |
| Gold’s Value – Weight, Beauty, Rarity, Peak Gold and Secure Storage – Interview |
| Why gold retains value?
Interesting unknown gold facts
“Prepare your jaws for a sizeable drop!”
History, finite, rare and peak gold
“It is beautiful to look at…”
‘Heavy metal’ – Thud sound of a gold bar (kilo)
‘Going for gold’ – Olympic gold medals to Chelthenham ‘Gold Cup’
Peak gold … “Hard work to get gold out of the ground…”
How much an Oscar is actually worth?
Importance of hiding gold creatively and securely if taking delivery
Owning a safe – “hidden away and bolted down”
Owning gold in secTuesday, February 28, 2017 |
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| Mark O'Byrne - gold.ie |
| Oscars Debacle – Movies More Costly As Dollar Devalued |
| Cost of Best Picture winners show very significant devaluation of the dollar
Average cost to make an Oscar winning film is over $43 million – in gold terms, this is over 106,000 ounces
Four $15 million films show nearly 100% difference when priced in gold ounces
Oscar fiasco was courtesy of error by accountants PWC
Whilst the price of the films remained the same, the cost in gold ounces fell from 11.53% of the cost to make the Departed, in 2009 to just 6.4% in 2012
In an error prone, irrational Monday, February 27, 2017 |
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| Mark O'Byrne - gold.ie |
| The Oscars – Worth Their Weight in Gold |
| 89th Oscars to air this weekend
Oscars have been dipped in 24 karat gold since 1929
If the Oscars were made of solid gold they would weigh 330 ounces
330 ounces of gold is worth $408,210 at today’s prices (nearly €400k & £330k)
Oscars cannot be sold, making them a tricky investment piece
Steven Spielberg keeps his gold Oscar with the Academy for ‘safe-keeping’
Shows importance of owning gold in safest ways
Price of gold has climbed from $20.67 since the first Oscars ceremony to over $1,237 todayThursday, February 23, 2017 |
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 | James Howard Kunstler |
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| How reassuring is it to Hillary, exactly, that she won what amounted to a straw poll totaling less than 11,000 votes among the various Nevada hotel employees unions? You could tell from her pained, artificial smile at the victory podium that there is something booby prize-ish about that narrow triumph. And what was with the metallic red outfit that had her looking like a previously-owned Christmas tree ornament? Maybe her handlers put her in KevlMonday, February 22, 2016 |
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| 24hGold - Noodls |
| Fabergé wins at Grand Prix d’Horlogerie de Géneve |
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Gemfields plc
('Gemfields' or the 'Company' or the 'Group') (AIM: GEM) Fabergé wins at Grand Prix d'Horlogerie de Genève
2 November 2015
Gemfields plc (AIM: GEM), a global leader in coloured gemstone mining and marketing, is delighted to announce that Fabergé (which is wholly-owned by Gemfields) has won the prestigious Grand Prix d'Horlogerie de Genève ('GPHG'), the Swiss watchmaking industry's highest honour, in the 'Ladies Hi- MechanicalMonday, November 2, 2015 |
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 | Adrian Ash - Bullion Vault |
| What the Gold/Silver Ratio Says About Deflation |
| Gold/Silver ratio rises when money gets tight. And it's rising right now...
SOMETHING odd is happening to the Gold/Silver Ratio, writes Adrian Ash at BullionVault.
This ratio measures the relative strength of gold vs. silver. It simply divides the current gold price by the current silver price.
So the Gold/Silver Ratio shows how many ounces of silver you could swap for 1 ounce of gold...if you could find someone willing to take the other side of the trade cost-free. (You'll pay a maximuWednesday, March 12, 2014 |
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