rust, the coins inside only needed a little bit of cleaning. Then, they found another can... and another one... and another one... In all, Mary and John unearthed eight cans containing a total of 1,427 coins. Now called the “Saddle Ridge Hoard,” it’s the largest known discovery of buried gold coins in U.S. history. The hoard is mostly made up of $20 gold pieces from the San Francisco mint. These “double eagles” were processed from the nuggets that prospectors found during the infamous California Gold Rush of the mid-1800s. The coins were dated from 1847 to 1894. As regular readers know, gold has proven to be a reliable store of value throughout history... With a face value of nearly $28,000, whoever buried the coins knew they were hiding a fortune. But after what we can only assume was at least a century underground based on their dates, the hoard is worth much more... It was valued at roughly $10 million in 2014. Now, the odds of finding an actual buried treasure in your backyard are extremely low. And you probably don’t need to bury that much gold to protect your own wealth, either. But the fact that someone went out of their way to hide that much gold so long ago proves something that’s still true all these years later... You must own at least some physical gold . Each month in Stansberry Gold & Silver PLOT OF GOLD
Investor , we cover the latest macro trends and what they mean for gold prices, as well as what’s happening within our Hard Rock Portfolio. But we often receive notes asking where and how subscribers can buy physical gold, too. So with that in mind, this month, we want to share a few basic tips about how to do that... We’ll share the best way to buy physical gold if you’re just getting started, as well as a couple of other options. We’ll highlight some of the most reputable dealers we’ve come across. And we’ll help you figure out exactly how to store it once you’ve bought it. But before we get to all of that, let’s talk about why it’s critical to own physical gold... THE NO. 1 WAY TO PRESERVE YOURWEALTH Longtime Stansberry Gold & Silver Investor subscribers know the two primary reasons to invest in gold and related stocks... First, the precious metals space offers the opportunity to make substantial gains through speculating on rising gold prices with gold stocks. These investments provide leverage to the spot price of gold... Historically, gold stocks outperform the metal significantly during times when prices are rising. And you can book massive gains in a short amount of time. Second, and more relevant to our discussion this month, gold can help protect a portion of your overall wealth. For this reason, we want to own the physical metal... It provides
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