Daily Archives: April 28, 2009
Gold Drops Below $900, Platinum and Silver Plunge
For the second straight day, precious metals declined. Gold dropped below $900 an ounce, platinum headed downward toward $1,100 and silver lost its luster....
2009 Silver Eagle Bullion Coins Scorching Hot
Sales of 2009 Silver Eagle Bullion Coins are blistering hot, with an incredible record-breaking pace of 9.64 million sold through Monday, April 27, according to the latest US Mint sales stats.
Total Silver Eagle Bullion Coin Sales, Jan-Apr (2000-2009)*
*Total for April shows reported US Mint sales up through April 27.
More silver eagles have been sold during February, March and even an unfinished April than any corresponding month since the American Eagle series was launched in 1986. What happened in January 2009? It was a great month for the eagles as well, coming in second place behind the record sales in January 2008.
Numismatic News Headlines – Apr 28
Four numismatic news or coin blog articles are referenced on CoinNews every Tuesday and Thursday. These articles are not authored by us, but...