Platinum Coins: A Trillion Dollar Blunder

After the U.S. narrowly avoided the fiscal cliff as 2013 began, many had hoped that the debt ceiling issues would be resolved. But as of the open of 2013, the country stares at a debt pile of more than $16.4 trillion–higher than total GDP. This has led to all sorts of unconventional theories and schemes for getting ourselves out of debt, one of which involves the minting of one or several trillion dollar coins made of platinum [for more platinum news and analysis subscribe to our free newsletter ]. See the full story here → Related Posts: Contango Report: Precious Metals, Natural Gas, Wheat Inside Citi’s 2013 Precious Metals Outlook 3 Metals Outshining Gold PIMCO Recommends Hard Commodities to Weather Inflation Gold, Copper, Platinum Stuck In Contango