Your Guide to Incredibly Useful 2016 Posts on the Gold Refiners Blog

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Your Guide to Incredibly Useful 2016 Posts on the Gold Refiners Blog

The GoldRefiners.com editorial team had a very busy 2016, writing a total of 45 blog posts on a variety of topics. Some posts contained only nuts-and-bolts advice on finding gold. Others covered politics and trends. And some were a little wacky. Yet we did our utmost to deliver practical, usable advice in every post we wrote. In today’s post, we’ll organize those 2016 posts by topic, so you can quickly find the information you’re looking for. 

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Can You Bring Gold into the U.S. Without Paying Duty or Taxes?

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Can You Bring Gold into the U.S. Without Paying Duty or Taxes?

Yes, things are about to change in Great Britain, and possibly in other countries that might also chose to withdraw from the E.U. But before we get too concerned about our English and European cousins, let’s ask an even more important question: Do you have to pay duties on gold that you bring into the U.S. today?

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Do You Have to Pay Income Tax when You Find Gold?

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Do You Have to Pay Income Tax when You Find Gold?

The good news is that you found a lot of gold. The bad news is that you probably have to declare the value of the gold as income when you file your taxes and then pay income tax on it. That’s the lesson we learn from a now-classic court 1969 case called Cesarini v. United States. We’ll tell you all about that court case in a minute, but for now let us say that we’re only telling you about it for informational purposes and are not offering you legal advice. 

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Don’t Be Fooled by Gold on April Fool’s Day

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Don’t Be Fooled by Gold on April Fool’s Day

During the great gold rush, some prospectors were fooled by fool’s gold. It doesn’t happen often these days but sad to say, people continue to make other foolish mistakes about gold – and lose money. Let’s take a look at some of costly blunders people still make when buying or selling gold today.

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What Will Happen to Gold Prices if Donald Trump Becomes President?

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What Will Happen to Gold Prices if Donald Trump Becomes President?

What will happen to gold prices if Donald J. Trump becomes our next president? We don’t have a crystal ball and we don’t know for certain. But it is still interesting to look at the platform that he has posted on donaldjtrump.com, his campaign website. He lists a number of actions that he says he will take if he gets elected. Let’s see how they might affect gold markets.

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How Smart Gold Investors Profit from Unexpected Events

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How Smart Gold Investors Profit from Unexpected Events

Most gold investors tend to be pretty conservative investors. They hold onto their gold and think, “it’s a quiet market right now...prices are stable and relatively low...and not much is happening...I can relax and just wait until something changes.” But they’re wrong, because unexpected things do happen in the precious metals markets. We’ve just learned that from the recent strong uptick in gold trading prices that was triggered by instability in the Chinese stock market. Who saw that coming? Everyone was motoring along and thinking that nothing much was happening and then suddenly something unpredictable really did.

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How to Add Ancient Gold Coins to Your Investment Portfolio at Surprisingly Low Cost

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How to Add Ancient Gold Coins to Your Investment Portfolio at Surprisingly Low Cost

Have you ever visited a museum and marveled at the ancient gold coins on display? You might have seen some with the images of Julius Caesar, Ptolemy, Alexander the Great, or even Pontius Pilate. Chances are that you looked at them in and thought, “This stuff must be extremely rare – it’s for museums, not private collectors like me.” It’s logical to think that way, but actually incorrect. 

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All Signs Point to Gold Bullion as a Great Year-End Investment

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All Signs Point to Gold Bullion as a Great Year-End Investment

Gold bullion offers one of our favorite precious metal investments. If you read that last sentence, you’re probably thinking, “Hey, you’re a precious metal recycling company, aren’t you? So why are you writing about investing in bullion bars? You don’t have to test, refine and recycle them, right?” We have a simple answer. When we see a good investing opportunity, we want you to know about it. And then there’s the fact that we can help you select, buy, store and sell gold bullion bars. So we’re happy to share this advice with you. 

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Does Country of Origin Affect the Value of Gold Bullion Bars or Coins?

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Does Country of Origin Affect the Value of Gold Bullion Bars or Coins?

The short answer to that question is that gold is gold, no matter whether it comes from Australia, England, China, Canada, South Africa or anywhere else. But there is more to it than that, because not all gold investment items are made of pure 24k gold. That is especially true if you are investing in gold coins, not bullion bars, because many of them contain small amounts of other metals that have been added to make them more durable. That explains why some popular investment coins, like the American Eagle and the South African Krugerrand, are actually made of 22k gold – only .9167pure.

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Some Solid Advice on Investing in Gold Coins

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Some Solid Advice on Investing in Gold Coins

Gold coins can be valuable because of their melt value – the amount of gold that can be extracted from them by a gold refinery. They can be worth even more because of collectible value – if they are rare, historically significant, in beautiful condition, or possess other extras that collectors are looking for.

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