Today, gold fell to $1,564.60, its lowest level in seven months! Since a year ago, events have shifted incentives towards strengthening the U.S. dollar.

Gold futures fell to $1,596.70 today at 11:06am EST.

The 1794 Flowing Hair dollar that recently generated a world record price for a coin sold in a public auction is an example of how a combination of factors including individuals with decades each of numismatic knowledge and experience, continuing research, one-on-one consensus building and astute marketing helped a coin jump from $264,000 in 1984 to over $10 million 29 years later.