Market Updates

Gold Holds $4,000 as Central Banks Buy and Silver Retail Demand Collapses

Gold is staging a battle around the $4,000 mark as Gulf conflict, oil prices, and Federal Reserve expectations pull the metal in opposite directions. Central banks — led by Poland, China, and Central Asian nations — keep accumulating gold at a steady pace, while retail silver demand at the Perth Mint has cratered 37% year-over-year. The split reveals that institutional and retail buyers are operating in entirely different markets right now.

Massive Pro-Orbán Rally in Budapest Protests Ukraine Oil Dispute, EU Policies

Tens of thousands flooded Budapest streets on March 15th in what organizers call Hungary's largest political demonstration, backing Prime Minister Viktor Orbán ahead of April elections. The "Peace March" targeted Ukraine's shutdown of Russian oil pipelines to Hungary, EU integration policies, and opposition to the ongoing conflict with Russia.

Fed seeks feedback on proposal to end Operation Chokepoint 2.0

The US Federal Reserve is looking for feedback over the next 60 days on a proposal that could put an end to crypto debanking. Read the full story at Profoundd

Gold price rises above $5,200 on tariff uncertainty, Iran tensions

Gold’s recent run of gains has helped the metal to recover ground. Read the full story at Mining.com

Metals Update for the Rogue Valley

What you need to know now. . . . We have been inundated with the calls of clients, new and old, ready to adapt to the emerging metals market. 30 plus years of metals are reentering the market to take advantage of the ne…

Silver Market Brief — Oct 13, 2025

Silver Market Brief — Oct 13, 2025 Headline: Why spreads blew out — and why they may stay wide Bottom line: Spreads aren’t “greed.” They’re the price of a clogged system running at full tilt under rising risk. What’s ch…

Word on the Gold Vine . .

American Baby Boomers are liquidating gold and silver investments to fund their golden years. High volume of synchronized selling is deflating premiums, but the trend continues due to irrefutable gains made over a lifet…

New Year, New Projects!

Appointments resume January 7th, but while we are updating our inventory you can still make all your bullion purchases on our online platform FortuneReserve.com. Or if your New Year involves new coins, less jewelry clut…

Happy Thanksgiving !

Bring in the harvest anytime with FortuneReserve.com After the pie or before your morning coffee, you can shop your favorite metals. Check it out our competitive prices and special offers that fit your schedule.

Gold breaks $2000 ceiling!

The current global economic landscape is experiencing significant shifts, leading to increased demand for gold and surging interest in Bitcoin as an alternative investment. Several factors are contributing to this unpre…

J. Austin goes LIVE!

From local brick and mortar showroom to live 24 hours-a-day metals trading, your trusted favorite J. Austin & Company has launched a new website FortuneReserve.com to enable you to trade metals anytime you want while st…

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Hello to 2023

New appointment times available call (541) 482-3715 to schedule our help with your next financial project.

See you in January!

Inherited some odd gold? Recycle it!

Jewelry trends change almost as fast as cloths. That ultra hot and unique ring or bracelet from another decade is either worn out or timed out. If what you inherited just doesn’t fit your body or your style, we buy it s…

‘New’ stock of Ancient Coins

Feel like you have seen everything? Reignite your passion for coins with these historic beauties of the ancient world. Each ancient tetradrachm, stater, and denarius tells a story of its time and place in the wild and e…

American Gold and Silver Eagles are getting a New Face!

What do you think? Lots of ideas and designs come out of the US Mint, what do you think of this proposed change to the REVERSE only of the gold and silver eagles ? I don’t like change in bullion unless its really attrac…

Classical American $5 Gold Indian Coin, $695

Coin of the Day! 1913-S United States $5 Dollar Gold Indian Coin graded AU 55 by PCGS Unlike most coins, the art of the pattern is recessed into the coin. Own this pivotal design that represented a day pay in the early…

New Expanded Holiday Hours

To accommodate your needs this holiday weekend we have added new expanded appointment options. Call now to schedule in Grants Pass or Ashland CALL (541) 955-2985 Happy Labor Day!

WE ARE OPEN BY APPOINTMENT

Please limit yourself to urgent, time sensitive business until further notice. We are still buying Gold, Silver, Platinum, Palladium products, scrap gold, sterling flatware, Rolex watches and larger Diamonds. Grants Pas…

Market Report 2-6-2019

Gold and silver prices have been strong due to the uncertainty surrounding the recent government shut down. Good economic reports and the recent but temporary re-opening of the government has caused a slight correction.…

WWII USMC MEMORABILIA

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Market report: More Buying Than Selling in Bullion Markets.

In recent weeks J. Austin & Co has seen an uptick in gold and silver purchases. There is a slight squeeze in the market right now as demand is outweighing supply. Bitcoin buying and selling remains unchanged at this tim…

Gold & Silver Push Hard All Week Long To Edge Out The Cartel For The Slightest Of Victory

SD Friday Wrap: Monday we said every inch on the chart would be hard fought, and was it ever, but gold & silver eked out tiny gains. Here’s the details… Rant on – Look, I get it. Everybody’s sentiment is down in the gut…

Colombian notes top $1 million

Jan. 11 saw Stack’s Bowers offer the first tranche of the remarkable Eldorado Collection of the Paper Money of Colombia. The sale was part of 10 catalogs of coins and notes offered by the company during NYINC. All told,…

Note of the Week

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Original Viking Axe from Staraya Ladoga

The original inhabitants of the settlement were Norsemen. The original Finnish name, Alode-joki (i.e., “lowland river”), was rendered as Aldeigja in Norse language and later as Ladoga in Old East Slavic. Staraya is Russ…

90% Silver US Coins at Melt!

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Civil War Tokens

The years prior and during the Civil War were ones of great scarcity. On the East Coast, silver and copper coins could not be found due to hoarding.

World’s Purest Silver Producer To Join Class Action Lawsuit Against Bullion Banks For Price Rigging

“It’s quite shocking to me… It’s very harmful to the shareholders… It is manipulation and it’s used frequently. Yet, the exchanges don’t step in because the exchanges are owned by the banks… the self p…

What Does The Fed Rate Hike Mean?

Before you jump the gun and think it’s the end of the world for precious metals, let’s look at a few things. The Fed has continually threatened to raise rates since 2008 but has only managed to raise rates twice since t…

Man Finds Gold Horde Worth $3.7 Million in Deceased Relative’s Home

A man from the French region of Normandy recently inherited a house from a deceased relative, only to discover his newly acquired home was actually a secret gold depository. Throughout the house, the man found a total o…

Diamond Market Dropping As Gold Surge Looms

By BRETT ARENDS Oct. 28, 2016 9:41 p.m. ET The marketers claim a diamond is forever. And sure, it’s a hard stone. It lasts a long time. But what about financially? Is it equally durable? You’ve just sunk a small fortune…

Gold Resilient in the Face of Stronger Dollar

by Peter A. Grant Gold continues to trade in a choppy manner within the range established early in the week. In light of some better than expected U.S. data this morning, the yellow metal is showing good resilience. U.S…

John Hathaway Warns Panic Into Physical Gold To Cause The Price Of Gold To Skyrocket

“We are seeing record inflows into gold ETFs. I’ve been saying for over a year that there is very little gold vaulted in London to support that demand, so you are going to see a scramble for physical gold, which is what…

We Now Feature Knives & Axes Handmade by Master Weaponsmith Peter Szabo

Each piece is made by hand using early European techniques that have long been forgotten by most. These durable knives and axes are made from hardened carbon steel and are tested to be combat ready.

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Market Update

The current downward pressure on Gold is due to the Fed still entertaining an interest rate hike in December. If this continues through the holidays we might see more decline in spot prices. During the 4th Quarter lots…

What’s Happening With Gold?

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Traditional US Coins are Based on Ancient Designs

Reverse of 1922 Peace Dollar in Comparison to a Ptolemaic Tetradrachm over 2000 years old. Both coins were recently acquired by J. Austin & Company. The 1922 Peace dollar in Mint State is worth about $25 and the Silver…

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Photos of the 1898 Alaskan Gold Rush

US Two Cent Pieces (1864-1873)

The United States Two Cents is an unusual denomination that first appeared in 1864, during a period of coin shortages caused by the Civil War. Attempts to introduce the Two Cents denomination occurred in 1806 and 1836,…

The American 3 Cent Nickel

Ron Guth: The United States Three Cents is an unusual denomination that first appeared in 1851, although pattern coins for the denomination were produced in 1849 and 1850. The original purpose of the Three Cents coins t…

Key Date Morgan Dollar Guide

The Last Year of Silver Three Cent Pieces.

The three cent piece has a wild west look to it with the star and shield on the obverse. This small thin coin is rarely found in mint condition and even then it often has rim dings and scratches. The photos shows an alm…

Small to Medium Diamonds are Recovering

Latest trends indicate that diamonds between .25 Ct and .40 are moving upwards in August. This is a good time to trade in the old stones if you are not wearing them. We are now buying diamonds of all sizes.

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Determining if your Silver Flatware or Holloware is Plated or Sterling

When determining if your flatware or hollow ware is authentic sterling, simply turn it over and read the back. In the US since the early 1900s all sterling pieces will have the word “sterling” on the back. The following…

Video of Jewelry at J. Austin Complete with Jumbo barking

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Bloomberg Reports On Gold Price Manipulation

http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2014-02-28/gold-fix-study-shows-signs-of-decade-of-bank-manipulation.html

5 Year Silver Trend

http://www.silverseek.com/quotes/5silver.php Silver investors in the last 5 years have seen a potential 450% return on investment. When silver hits bottom we may have a similar opportunity in the future. The real questi…

The Grants Pass Coin Shop Snow Photo

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Our Building in Grants Pass Back in The Day

The current building is green and the window arches are not visible anymore, that glass however is visible inside the crawl space for the air vent system. The top of the building no longer has the spiked sphears as seen…

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