Economics and Investing:

Does this sound familiar? Russia’s kopeck coin may soon be scrap metal. (A hat tip to RBS for the link.)

B.B. sent us this: For the Unemployed Over 50, Fears of Never Working Again

Also from B.B. a link to a piece over at the GATA site: Brazil’s central bank president says no country can hold dollar up

G.G. sent this: Haven Trust is the 126th bank to collapse this year.

Items from The Economatrix:

The Curious Case for $936 Oz. Silver

US Is Bankrupt And We Don’t Even Know It

Banking System Collapse, On The Edge Of The Precipice

Gold/Silver Ratio Analysis

How High Will Gold Go This Fall?