Silver, one of the oldest and most widely used monetary metals, is making a comeback--and it's not hard to understand why. Everywhere you look, people are becoming more concerned regarding financial crises, fiscal irresponsibility, and political incompetence. Savers understand that a challenge is at hand, a challenge to provide for their financial future without relying on the rigged casino of capital markets abused by the well-connected. Silver, which has always been the people's metal, is an investment made for a newer and more realistic investing public. This book describes the past, present, and future of silver investing and explains why the silver bull market not only isn't over-- in many ways it has barely begun.

Journey into some of the rarest coins of America

Have you thought about investing in Gold or Silver, but don't know where to start? A search on Google or Amazon will find many books and information devoted to the following: Why you should invest in Gold and Silver? The different ways you can invest in Gold and Silver like bullion, commodities, and stocks. What the Insider secrets are to buying Gold and Silver. How to make money on Gold and Silver? This is all necessary and good information to know, but not what you will learn in How to Buy Gold and Silver Bullion without Getting Scammed? Instead this book focuses on how to buy bullion without getting scammed versus why or what form of gold or silver you should buy. Information includes: How to spot fake bullion? How to tell if you're getting conned? The tools and tests you need to avoid fakes. What scammers do and say to cheat you? 13 ways to prevent getting taken. The Pros and Cons of bullion investments. How to get money back if you're cheated. The Pros and Cons of some storage options. ALSO INCLUDES: resources, glossary, weights and measures, and an about author section Now ask yourself, how well your investment will turn out if you buy a fake? At current bullion prices, any profits could disappear. And this doesn't include wasted time, hassle, and embarrassment of dealing with crooks and the police to get your money back. Having this book's information is a small price to pay to help ensure you are getting the gold or silver your investing in. This is the main step to ensure your investment has the best chance of working out. Now why should you believe me and buy this book? The main reason is I have over thirty years of sales and investment marketing. In this time I have meet plenty of buyers and sellers of financial investments, some honest and pleasant to deal with, some charming, but not so honest. As a result I have seen, heard, and experienced almost every trick that a cheat, con or scammer uses to steal people's trust and hard earned money including mine. So this isn't the phony, buy this stuff now and you will be a millionaire in 5 minutes advice. This information comes from dealing with and suffering burns from society's cheats and con artists who are to lazy and greedy to make an honest living. Added to this experience are the methods bullion scammers use to create fake bullion and what you can do to spot it. I hope you not only buy one of the books that explains the how and why of bullion investing, but also this book to ensure your bullion has a chance of making a profit. In closing I hope you won't think like many other people that this won't happen to me. This is because according to current estimates more than 30 million people in the United States fall victim to some form of financial fraud. The estimated cost is a staggering $50 billion yearly and rising. The real cost is much higher because most victims don't report their losses due to embarrassment and shame. So let's make it harder for scammers to take your hard earned money and trust from not only you, but also from your family and friends who I hope you will give this information to.

In this lavishly illustrated biography of silversmith and graphic artist William Spratling (1900-1967), Taylor D. Littleton reintroduces one of the most fascinating American expatriates of the early twentieth century. Best known for his revolutionary silver designs, Spratling influenced an entire generation of Mexican and American silversmiths and transformed the tiny village of Taxco into the ""Florence of Mexico."" Littleton widens the context of Spratling's popular reputation by examining the formative periods in his life and art that preceded his brilliant entrepreneurial experiment in the Las Delicias workshop in Taxco, which left a permanent mark on Mexico's artistic orientation and economic life. Spratling made a fortune manufacturing and designing silver, but his true life's work was to conserve, redeem, and interpret the ancient culture of his adopted country. He explained for North American audiences the paintings of Mexico's modern masters and earned distinction as a learned and early collector of pre-Columbian art. Spratling and his workshop gradually became a visible and culturally attractive link between a steady stream of notable American visitors and the country they wanted to see and experience. Spratling had the rare good fortune to witness his own reputation - as one of the most admired Americans in Mexico - assume legendary status before his death. William Spratling, His Life and Art vividly reconstructs this richly diverse life whose unique aesthetic legacy is but a part of its larger cultural achievement of profoundly influencing Americans' attitudes toward a civilisation different from their own.

"I knew people were finding stuff with their metal detectors, but I had no idea they were finding treasures like this Absolutely incredible "Mike in Florida

"The incredible stories are well worth the cost of this book, but its the lessons learned from each story that make this book priceless " Don in Texas

"After reading about the incredible monster gold nuggets that people have been finding with their metal detectors I had to pick my jaw up off the floor "Ben in Indiana

"Incredible stories with priceless information anyone can learn from " Bill in Montana

"I have been metal detecting for over 7 years. The incredible treasure stories in this book will have me hunting until they pull my metal detector from my cold dead hands."Jimmy in Texas

"My metal detector has seen more time in the closet lately. After reading these metal detecting stories, I realize it is time to dust it off and claim my own treasure. Unbelievable " Frank in Alabama

"Fascinating stories had me turning the pages all the way to the end. Amazing "Bill in North Carolina

Veteran detectorist, treasure enthusiast and best selling author Mark Smith continues to provide great information to anyone interested in the great hobby of metal detecting. In his third book on the subject, he showcases the best treasures unearthed using nothing more than a metal detector. Each true story of amazing treasure discoveries will have you itching to get out there and find your very own piece of treasure. From monster gold nuggets worth millions of dollars to ancient buried hoards that consist of thousands of gold coins, the stories in this book will take your breath away

But this book contains much more than treasure stories. Each story teaches a valuable lesson that anyone can learn from. It doesn't matter if you are interested in metal detecting or not. These stories will fascinate anyone who has even the smallest interest in treasure and adventure.

"There are incredible untold stories just waiting below the surface of the earth and all it takes is a metal detector to locate them. This book is loaded with some of the most incredible metal detecting stories in the world. If you are not already hooked on the idea of metal detecting, I can guarantee you will be once you are done reading these stories. Every single one of them is true. This is the reality of metal detecting. Jump right in. Dig in and prepare to be amazed " Happy Hunting Mark Smith

"Invaluable for the first timer I wish I had this book when I was just starting the hobby of metal detecting " - Josh in Florida

"I have been metal detecting for over 5 years and this great metal detecting guide book taught me plenty of new tips and tricks." - Mike in Texas

"You can never learn too much about metal detecting. This book covers all the basics and some more advanced techniques too." - Bill in California

"The illustrations and pictures made it so much easier to understand pinpointing and recovering targets."- Todd in Chicago

"I found my first good coin site using the information in this book. I pulled over 25 pieces of silver out of the ground " - Tim in Indiana

"This metal detecting book turned me on to some new places to hunt that produced some very valuable finds."- Bob in Tennessee

There is an entire world of buried treasure right under our feet. This book shows you how to claim your share. Over 200 pages of valuable metal detecting information designed to get you out there finding treasure on your very first outing.

Finding treasure with a metal detector is real and doing it is simple and easy once you read this book. There are people finding incredible old coins made from gold and silver, valuable historical relics and old jewelry made from gold, silver and platinum. But you won't find these great treasures unless you know where and how to look. Metal Detecting: A Beginner's Guide shows you this and much more.

Veteran detectorist and treasure enthusiast Mark Smith continues to provide great information to anyone interested in the great hobby of metal detecting. In his second book on the subject, he manages to answer the common questions that every novice has when they are thinking about getting started. From choosing the right machine to identifying your valuable treasure, Mark Smith covers these subjects and everything in between in an easy to understand way.

While this metal detecting book may be geared towards the novice treasure hunter, there are plenty of choice tips that even experienced treasure hunters can pick up. Mark Smith reveals some of his best guarded metal detecting secrets in this metal detecting guide that puts more treasure in your find's pouch.

Fully illustrated diagrams and real life pictures describe in detail the easiest ways to not only locate treasure, but safely recover it as well.

Learn how to find more treasure by: understanding common metal detecting terminology, understanding which metal detectors work the best and where, understanding how and why a metal detector works, other equipment you will need, proper etiquette, what you can expect to find, why you should never throw anything away, how to identify your finds, how to identify jewelry, how to tell if it is real gold, how to metal detect with children, which recovery tools work the best, how to recover treasure, how to metal detect private property, how to identify unknown metal detecting finds, metal detecting creeks, rivers and lakes, pinpointing, making weak targets stronger, cleaning your finds, the best places to use your metal detector, selling your finds and more

What are you waiting for? Find out how you can maximize your treasure with this informative metal detecting book today.

The War on Gold is a definitive study of the past, present, and future of the metal that Keynesian economists and political schemers have denounced as a barbarous relic. The war on gold began several centuries ago, when politicians discovered they could print limitless amounts of paper currency for a small fraction of the cost of using gold as money. It has accelerated in recent years...as the U.S. acquired paper debt, deficits, which led to double-dip inflation, and internationalists plotted to create a new world order.

Metal Detecting for the Beginner: 2nd Edition is an expanded version of the original best-selling book on metal detecting. We've added more pages, more photographs, and a vastly enhanced discussion of using the Internet to compliment your treasure hunting. The book includes a thorough explanation of crucial concepts for the beginner, such as Discrimination and Target ID. Resources include a list of manufacturers, hobby-related web sites, and step-by-step instructions for using the Internet for planning and research.

This book will teach you the basic fundamentals of buying scrap gold and silver. Written by V Alexander Cullen a retired Pawnbroker the author of "Pawnbrokers Handbook" and "Gold and Silver Scrap Dealers Handbook" with over twenty-five years of experience buying scrap precious metals. The current prices of precious metals are off the chart and tremendous profits are within the reach of anyone willing to make an investment in some simple tools and a little training. This book will show you what to buy, the tools you need and the basic skills necessary to buy scrap gold and silver successfully. It also explains how to deal with the many gemstones and diamonds that are mounted in some jewelry. One small mistake in this business can easily cover the cost of this book.

Do you ever dream of finding buried treasures on the beach? Have you sat there and watched as other people comb the beach with their metal detectors wondering if they ever really find anything? Do you think that they would be there doing it if they were not finding anything? These people are digging up silver, gold, diamonds, platinum, old coins, and every other type of treasure that you could imagine. It is real. There is an entire world of buried treasure right beneath your feet, and it is waiting for you to dig it all up. Finding that buried treasure does not have to be a dream. In fact, it is pretty darn simple as long as you know a few basics. You can get lucky. Anyone can get lucky, but knowing how to look at a beach and know exactly where the gold is, is a skill that most people only learn from experience. In this treasure hunting book, Mark Smith, a professional beach bum tells you exactly how he has found loads of treasure. There is more to it than swinging a coil, enjoying the scenery, and enjoying the breeze. Learn how to find treasure by: learning common metal detector terminology, types of water metal detectors, a metal detectors anatomy, other equipment you will need, proper etiquette, what you can expect to find, why you should never throw anything away, how to identify your finds, how to identify jewelry, how to tell if it is real gold, how to metal detect with children, the influence of the tides, how seasons and weather can uncover lost treasures from years past, how to pinpoint targets, how to quickly retrieve targets, how to zero in on certain locations and leave nothing uncovered. Learn from more than just words. Fully illustrated diagrams and real life pictures describe in detail various conditions of the beach, and how to find treasure on them. This book is more than just a how to metal detect at the beach book. It is full of real life treasure finding experiences that can easily happen to anyone that is swinging a coil over the sand. Learn how you can find Silver, Gold, Diamonds and more.

So You are hearing alarm bells ringing in the State of Colorado
There are some times - some, more than others - that humans show their ancestral DNA. When your brain is suddenly set on fire by a new idea, then a new plan begins to develop. Like our caveman ancestors, we are suddenly experiencing a rapid heartbeat, racing blood flow, and the "fight or flight" instinct. You are pumped to dig out your hiking boots and metal detector, and head to the mountains or plains of Colorado
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Colorado is chock full of treasure
Whether you are an armchair enthusiast or one of the hardy Billy Goats that scamper easily over hill and dale, you will find a starting point in this book. Every city or small town... or the many ghost- and near-ghost towns... will possess countless treasures hidden by the flow of time. Yes, highly valuable, sought-after collectibles (or as some folks say, collectables "-) just anticipating your arrival.
Carson - the go-to expert
Glenn Carson of H. Glenn Carson Enterprises has been the go-to expert in treasure hunting, coin collecting, and metal detecting for over 40 years. He is what they call The Granddaddy of this genre. Leanne Carson Boyd, his daughter, with the WaybillToAdventure.com Web site, has brought Carson Enterprises books to the Internet for over 12 years. And now, this entire collection is - or soon will be - available on Amazon. All 70+ books
Carson has an extraordinary background in treasure hunting.
From these books, you can glean a tremendous amount of information for unearthing treasure. You will learn about legends and actual sites, and the main characters in the unfolding drama. You will soon have working knowledge for planning your "dig," pinpointing major clues and leads, the know-how for interviewing key local people, and the main parts of planning your treasure hunt.
Get a historical foundation for your hunt.
This book will lead you to tremendous online sites where you can start burrowing down to precise locations... with who to look up in local, national, and governmental resources. This will give you a historical foundation for your hunt. And there are inspiring illustrations, photos, and maps that will pump that caveman spirit
Yep, you'll meet the good, the bad, and the ugly
Explore Colorado maps and read about mines, railroad & stagecoach robberies & accidents, the influence of American natives, the Spanish, the French, and the rest of the melting pot. Buried & hidden treasures abound... robbers, spies, the good, the bad, and the ugly... sometimes the REALLY ugly... race in and out of Colorado history.
We welcome you to dog-ear the pages of your book
Gold, coins, American and Indian War objects, mines, stashes & sunken treasures, robberies & heists, and Americana items of every description are found within these covers. It's all here. Any thought that American history is boring will quickly leave your mind You will likely dog-ear this "Guide To Treasure In Colorado" book by the time you finish reading it
Start your research and your dreams about all-things Colorado...
... Right here, at Waybill To Adventure...

Your most highly compact manual containing everything you need to know to start investing in silver today

This large format, lavishly illustrated book is silk-bound and slip cased. The book examines man's relations with gold through myth, art, religion, the economy and everyday life. The Gold of the World traces the course followed throughout the world and through the centuries in man's quest for gold. It begins with the first acquaintance with the precious metal and continues with the search to locate it and the techniques and methods by which it was worked. From the author's Prologue: 'This book attempts to trace the course taken by gold in the company of man. An endeavour of this kind does not try to exhaust the evidence, it simply touches on matters, describes them with a few words and leaves the reader to dream of the Conquistadors of Columbus, the gold-diggers of California, the moneychangers of Istanbul in Kapali Carsi, of Peshawar in Sarapha Bazaar, to dream of the brokers of Wall Street the day of the great crash in 1929, and the miners of the Transvaal the day they found the huge nugget of gold weighing 70 kilos.' Almost 500 colour illustrations cover the place of gold in our lives in every period of human history, from prehistory to the major ancient civilizations and from the America of Conquistadores to the Europe of the great artists.

A guide for people interested in prospecting for gold and other precious metals with the aid of a trained dog.This booklet shows how the average person can be easily taught the skills needed to teach their dog how to search for valuable metals in the field.

This book is a complete guide to metal detecting. The author put everything he knows about metal detecting into simple, understandable language so that you can easily learn all there is to know about uncovering buried treasures. Inside the book you will learn:

- The various types of metal detecting.

- The features of a metal detector and how to get the best detector for the right treasure.

- All the tools you will need to get at your buried items (coils, diggers, scoops, etc.)

- How to use a metal detector.

- Tips and pointers - where to look for your treasure.

- How to find treasures while enjoying a beautiful beach setting.

- Key research tips about understanding your site and making sure you will find everything that can be found.

- Extensive list of metal detecting sites and ideas on how to find new ones.

- What you need to know about the law and how to make sure the government will not confiscate your treasure.

- How to obtain permission to search on private properties, including a sample permission letter and liability waiver form.

...and much more.

If you've ever been interested in metal detecting, but didn't know where to start, then I encourage you to learn from the author's experience and get started on the right footing. This book contains everything you need to know to start metal detecting in no time

Collectible Spoons of the 3rd Reich covers a plethora of German, 3rd Reich spoon types with over 200 illustrative photographs and over 19,000 words of description and relevant history.

Compendium of Scottish Silver II is the most comprehensive catalog of Scottish silver and gold published to date and is an essential reference for readers of art, antiques and history. More than 6,000 descriptions of pieces from the 14th-21st centuries are organized chronologically by category (e.g. bowls, mugs, flatware, teapots, etc.) with 54 photos introducing categories. A timeline aids readers in dating pieces and evaluating rarity, and a glossary defines decorative arts terms. Expanded from the original Compendium, a Cornell University Digital Library project, Compendium II has more than 1,000 new listings of provincial, 19th century and special collections silver. Additionally, there is a guide to interpreting Scottish hallmarks and evaluating Scottish silver designed to help the reader avoid common pitfalls.