August 2025 - Week 1 Edition
The 1909-D $10 Indian Gold Coin in Choice Uncirculated Condition is our Coin of the Week
The $10 Indian gold coins have long been one of the most popular in all of numismatics. In fact, what is widely considered America’s most valuable coin and a national treasure, is the only pattern (Judd 1776/1905) $20 gold piece with the obverse design of the $10 Indian gold coin. Offers to its owner of over $15 million have been rejected.
But you can own a rare $10 Indian design coin, sometimes referred to as Teddy’s coin because of President Theodore Roosevelt’s efforts in redesigning our gold coins, for a lot less.
Our rare selection this week is the scarce 1909-D $10 Indian gold coin in choice MS-63 grade. It is a member of our 20/20 Program that analyzes the graded coin population by PCGS and NGC and considers price to then list the coins with the best capitalizations, along with other factors experts consider.
Out of only six business strike $10 Indian coins struck at the Denver Mint, only one has a lower mintage than the 1909-D.
In mint state, the 1909-D Indian typically has a rich yellow to reddish gold coloration.
Regarding its population, the 1909-D Indian in MS-63 is 189 times rarer than the most common 1932 issue, also in MS-63 for only about four times more money. This is a great ratio.
The 1909-D $10 Indian has performed very well over the past six years and is still an underpriced sleeper. I expect it to continue to do well.
The finest example of the 1909-D $10 Indian currently on display at the Smithsonian National Museum of American History is only graded as “almost uncirculated” and has been polished. The choice uncirculated 1909-D $10 Indian gold coins offered this week are far superior.
We have scoured the market and only have a few of these coins currently available that meet our “Team Mike” strict quality standards. Call your account representative soon or you will miss out, as many have, in our previous coin of the week offerings.
July 2025 and Year-to-Date Market Review
The months of August and September are typically a downtime for the U.S. stock market indexes – the worst two months of the calendar year, by a long shot. To the contrary, August and September are generally a time of rising gold and silver prices, partly due to the upcoming holiday jewelry, with the late summer months representing the time when jewelry fabricators buy their bullion to begin crafting products.
This August began with just such a divergence of the two asset classes – with stocks down sharply on August 1st after a bizarre Friday jobs report, which revealed Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) monthly job totals for May and June being revised downward by a massive 87% and 90%, respectively. President Donald Trump fired the Joe Biden-appointed head of the BLS, accusing her of a “political” recount but the real culprit is the job-counting system at the BLS, which is no longer timely or accurate when first released.
In the first three trading days of August, gold is up 4.2%, silver is up 3.6% and platinum is up 3.3%, while most stock indexes are slightly down, by -0.5% (S&P 500) and -0.8% (NASDAQ). The U.S. Dollar Index is down 1.2% in the first five calendar days of August, following a July surge in the dollar index, a first for this year, up 3.3%. This dampens gold’s rise in other currencies as gold showed “no change” in July, in dollar terms. July was also something of a “dead heat” for stocks vs. metals, as precious metals averaged a 1.7% gain, or about the same average gain as the four major stock market indexes:
Year-to-date, through July 31, all four precious metals are up at least 25%, while the stock indexes rose much more slowly, ranging from a slight decline in the Russell 2000 small stock index to +10.8% in the tech-heavy NASDAQ 100 (QQQ). Stocks averaged 6% gains, while precious metals averaged 32% gains.
When it comes to stock sectors, the PHLX Gold & Silver index topped all other sectors by a huge margin, rising 49% through July 31. That is more than triple the next best sectors, +16% for Industrials, +15% for Utilities and +13% for Technology. Two sectors are in negative territory through July – Healthcare (-4.4%) and Consumer Discretionary (- 0.8%), which is partly due to some price declines in retail products.
Crude oil has finally made a positive move, up nearly 9% in July and +5% for the year, but natural gas is still way down. The overall CRB commodity index finally rose above its 2025 flat-line level this summer but the huge agricultural sector is still flat-to-down, contributing to the lower inflation figures this year.
It’s Time to Put Precious Metals and Coins into Your IRA Planning
“If your IRA doesn’t include gold, it’s missing a key element of true diversification.” – “Mr. Wonderful” Kevin O’Leary, Venture Capitalist
Retirement accounts have tax advantages but their main role is to let you – even force you – to hold good, strong investments for the long-term. There’s nothing more magical in the investment world than long-term gains, untouched and multiplying, whether they be your stock positions or precious metals.
As our weekly price table demonstrates, gold has outperformed stocks by a margin of over 3-to-1 in the 25+ years since the start of 2000. This week, gold is up 1,066% vs. 329% in the S&P and 284% in the Dow. Gold is also leading stocks since the COVID-19 debacle in 2020 and the onset of the two new wars in Ukraine and the Middle East, respectively, since the start of 2022. In the past 3+ years, gold is up 85% vs. just 32% and 19% in the two top stock market indexes. Silver has also gained about twice as much as the stock market since 2022.
Setting up a gold IRA is very simple, and we can help if you call 1-800-248-2223 to talk with one of our professional representatives. You simply open a self-directed account with a custodian who specializes in Gold IRAs, such as Equity Trust Company, a firm we have worked with for decades. Then, you fund the account through transfers, IRA rollovers or a direct contribution plan. Then, you just sit back and watch the account grow over the long term. After all, if gold matches its 1,000-plus percent gain in the last 25 years, an ounce of gold could be worth $40,000 in the year 2050 but don’t stop with gold alone. We recommend adding some silver, as well, but other precious metals also qualify for inclusion. We can also help you find double play coins that can see a value increase due to their precious metals content, plus their rarity factor.
The Internal Revenue Service (IRS) permits investment accounts funded with gold, silver, platinum and palladium. Gold must be at least 91.67 percent pure (22 karat, like the American Gold Eagle coins) and silver must be 99.9 percent pure (like the American Silver Eagle coins). Canadian Maple Leaf gold and silver coins also qualify as IRS- approved investments. Our professional representatives have helped thousands of clients establish a precious metals IRA to protect their financial future. To get started, give them a call at 800-248-2223, and they will guide you through the process.
Liquidating a Gold IRA is also simple. You simply call your account representative to begin the process of selling your precious metals through your custodian, then withdraw the proceeds. Alternatively, you can take an “in-kind” distribution, which allows you to have your gold or other precious metals shipped directly to you. If you have tax questions, you will want to discuss those with your tax advisor.
For a combination of safe, insured storage, along with tax-deferred advantages on your long-term gains, there is nothing as safe or secure as holding a good share of your assets in approved IRA accounts.
Gold reached another all-time high on Tuesday, August 4, hitting $3,445 on the futures market for the current contract, August 2025, $1 above its previous record, set on June 13, 2025. During the first few days of August, precious metals have risen 3% to 5%, while major stock market indexes have slipped. August and September are historically risky months for stocks, while they are usually bullish for metals.
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