Bullion

The coins were supposed to be melted into gold bars, but were instead preserved in a vault . . . .

Gold prices fell to a two-and-a-half year low on Tuesday, as a stronger dollar weighed on the precious metal and Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell backed gradual rate increases . . . .

The 2018 Sound Money Index is the first index of its kind, ranking all 50 states using 9 indicators to determine which states offer the most pro-sound money environment in the country . . . .

A law recognizing gold and silver as currency and legal tender without qualification is now in full effect in Wyoming . . . .

Germany has the world’s second-largest gold reserves, but since the Cold War, no one has seen it on German soil. Until this weekend, when the country’s central bank, Bundesbank, put eight bars on display at its Money Museum . . . .

Legislation introduced in Congress recently would define the U.S. dollar as a fixed amount of gold, a move that supporters say would help stabilize the monetary system while protecting savers, workers, and investors from the ravages of inflation . . . .

Alabama recently became the 37th state to exempt sales of gold, silver, platinum and palladium bullion and money from state sales and use taxes . . . .

A couple of weeks ago, my Foolish colleague Alan Oscroft asked whether recent large falls in the price of Bitcoin should be taken as a sign for investors to start buying the cryptocurrency. His conclusion? Definitely not. Not only do I agree with him but I think investors should really consider getting some exposure to a different asset . . . .