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To: goldsheet who wrote (10509)	2/20/2001 4:45:59 PM
From: Alan Whirlwind	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 81193

LOL! You're my kind of guy Bob.

To: goldsheet who wrote (10509)	2/20/2001 5:19:26 PM
From: Larry S.	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 81193

Bob, I lurk on this thread from time to time and noticed today that you are looking for an article from Barron's. Here is the beginning and middle, including the reference to your site: > All That Glitters > > Contrarians, check out tangible investments on the Web > > > By Kathy Yakal > > > Edited by Randall W. Forsyth > > Skittish about stocks? Befuddled by bonds? With > price-earnings multiples still high and interest yields low, > and uncertainty besetting you from all sides, a tangible > investment might be comforting. Something you could > actually hold in your hand, such as coins and precious > metals. Of course, everybody (including Barron's > Commodities Corner) is certain gold can't rally. > Contrarians, take note, advises Jim Bianco of Bianco > Research. > > If you're inclined to buck the conventional wisdom, the > Web offers a surprising number of sites that deal in > tangible investments. In most cases, we weren't knocked > out by the visual and navigational quality of the sites. But > we did like the information mix a lot of them offered. If > you're looking to invest in those pretty metals, you'll find > current prices and market news, background on the > substance itself and advice from experts. Some sites also > specialize in collectibles. > > If you're interested in learning about and/or acquiring > valuable banknotes and coins, go first to the Washington > Square Coin Exchange (www.wscoin.com) and click on > the Information On Investing & Collecting link. Here you'll > find a ton of informative articles, ranging from a > numismatics dictionary to information on the New York > Spot Market to collecting Antarctic banknote sets. > EagleWing Research (www.eaglewing.com) contains > information on 25 gold funds, including Fidelity Select > Gold, Midas Fund, and Vanguard Specialized Gold. Links > take you to fundamental data on each, as well as the hosting > company's page. A special section outlines arguments for > and against investing in gold. One reason to say yes, says > the site: The price of gold is near a 20-year low and, > adjusted for inflation, dirt cheap. > > Should you want to go to the horse's mouth, you can visit > the home pages for precious-metal organizations. For > example, www.gold.org takes you to the World Gold > Council's Website, where you'll find press releases, > statistics and industry reports. The World Gold Council is > a member of the Gold Institute, which you can reach at > www.goldinstitute.org. You won't find advice here, but it's > a good educational site. > > Tons of gold links are available at the Goldsheet Mining > Directory (it's at www.goldsheetlinks.com). The site also > posts market data from Kitco (www.kitco.com), which, on > its own site, offers both historical and current data on gold, > silver, platinum and palladium in the form of charts. We > found a surprisingly active precious-metals discussion > forum here, too. Kitco also sells precious metals online, > both coins and bars Larry