Daily Archives: June 9, 2009
Gold Gains on Dollar Fall, Silver Advances
Gold finished higher Tuesday for the first time in three sessions as the U.S. dollar showed weakness against global currencies. The yellow metal tends...
PNG Files Amicus Brief in 1933 Double Eagles Case
On June 5, 2009, the Professional Numismatists Guild filed an additional Amicus Curiae ("friend of the court") brief on behalf of a Pennsylvania family's...
Numismatic News: Gold Coin Values, War Pennies, Liberty Dollars
June 9: Four numismatic news or coin blog articles are referenced on CoinNews every Tuesday and Thursday. These articles...
Soaring 2009 US Mint Proof Set Sales
2009 US Mint Proof Set sales were on fire during their inaugural launch week.
While the annual sets are always exceedingly popular, the latest one took the Mint by storm. Amazingly, 437,178 of the sets were sold from Monday, June 1, to Sunday, June 7.
The high volume was not without consequences. Most collectors who ordered during the opening hours needed a booster shot of patience.
Purchasing the proof coins online was like waiting for store doors to open on Black Friday morning. But much worse for the Mint, tens of thousands of collectors were trying to rush through their store front in a matter of hours. The jam caused long wait times and forced the Mint to briefly shut down online sales to... dare we say, reboot?