Dictatorship naturally arises out of democracy, and the most aggravated form of tyranny and slavery out of the most extreme liberty." – Socrates
"Communism can be summed up in one sentence: The abolition of private property." ---Karl Marx
"Either you have the right to own property, or you are property." Wayne Hage
86 now. 4600+ for AU Maybe the AI Asian guy is right?
“Democracy is also a form of worship. It is the worship of Jackals by Jackasses. It is the theory that the common people know what they want, and deserve to get it good and hard.”
H.L. Mencken
"The whole aim of practical politics is to keep the populace alarmed (and hence clamorous to be led to safety) by menacing it with an endless series of hobgoblins, all of them imaginary."
H. L. Mencken
JDRock (13th January 2026),Tumbleweed (18th January 2026)
Asian AI dude again.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3Dm-culAIUI
Do we break 90 today?
“Democracy is also a form of worship. It is the worship of Jackals by Jackasses. It is the theory that the common people know what they want, and deserve to get it good and hard.”
H.L. Mencken
"The whole aim of practical politics is to keep the populace alarmed (and hence clamorous to be led to safety) by menacing it with an endless series of hobgoblins, all of them imaginary."
H. L. Mencken
JDRock (13th January 2026),Tumbleweed (18th January 2026)
https://www.financemagnates.com/inst...metal-margins/
Silver and Gold Price Surges Force CME to Change How It Calculates Precious Metal Margins
Tuesday, 13/01/2026 | 08:05 GMT by Damian Chmiel
- The Chicago exchange switches to a percentage-based system as precious metals hit records.
- The move affects four assets and takes effect this week as volatility remains elevated.
“Democracy is also a form of worship. It is the worship of Jackals by Jackasses. It is the theory that the common people know what they want, and deserve to get it good and hard.”
H.L. Mencken
"The whole aim of practical politics is to keep the populace alarmed (and hence clamorous to be led to safety) by menacing it with an endless series of hobgoblins, all of them imaginary."
H. L. Mencken
JDRock (13th January 2026),Tumbleweed (18th January 2026)
When did fractional silver rounds become a thing? I don't recall seeing 1/10 oz generic rounds previously.
“Democracy is also a form of worship. It is the worship of Jackals by Jackasses. It is the theory that the common people know what they want, and deserve to get it good and hard.”
H.L. Mencken
"The whole aim of practical politics is to keep the populace alarmed (and hence clamorous to be led to safety) by menacing it with an endless series of hobgoblins, all of them imaginary."
H. L. Mencken
JDRock (13th January 2026),Tumbleweed (18th January 2026)
They’ve been around for a long time. They never made much sense but they sure do now.
Dictatorship naturally arises out of democracy, and the most aggravated form of tyranny and slavery out of the most extreme liberty." – Socrates
"Communism can be summed up in one sentence: The abolition of private property." ---Karl Marx
"Either you have the right to own property, or you are property." Wayne Hage
JDRock (13th January 2026),osoab (13th January 2026),Tumbleweed (18th January 2026)
Has anybody you know, actually tried buying at these prices? Im thinking real spot is way higher and supply is almost dried up.
Tumbleweed (18th January 2026)
Since the demand is mostly foreign and industrial, US dealers are selling much of it below spot. 90% is easy to find cheap. Dealers are only paying spot minus $10. There's lots of uncertainty out there.
JDRock (14th January 2026)
90 has been breached!
“Democracy is also a form of worship. It is the worship of Jackals by Jackasses. It is the theory that the common people know what they want, and deserve to get it good and hard.”
H.L. Mencken
"The whole aim of practical politics is to keep the populace alarmed (and hence clamorous to be led to safety) by menacing it with an endless series of hobgoblins, all of them imaginary."
H. L. Mencken
$101.54 in China.
https://goldsilver.ai/metal-prices/s...i-silver-price
To da moon!
JDRock (14th January 2026)