(Long Beach, California) – Leaders of five of the hobby and profession’s most influential organizations are launching a multi-pronged consumer awareness and protection campaign against counterfeit numismatic items sold and imported from China and elsewhere. The organizations in alphabetical order are the American Numismatic Association (ANA), the Industry Council for Tangible Assets (ICTA), Numismatic Guaranty [...]
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June 2: Four numismatic news or coin blog articles are referenced on CoinNews every Tuesday and Thursday. These articles are not authored by us, but we recommend coin collectors read them for their unusual or interesting content. Here are today’s coin articles: How to Make Money Cherrypicking Mike Thorne | Coins Magazine As it is [...]
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Thanks to rising gold prices over the last several days, US Mint collector gold coins will increase in price as well. The cost to purchase a Ultra High Relief $20 Gold piece will climb by $50 while each First Spouse Gold Coin will rise by $25. The Mint pricing policy is to average recent gold [...]
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Demand for 2009 Eagle Gold Bullion Coins has declined to the lowest level of the year, but sales still recorded the 5th best May ever for a series that dates back to 1986. Further, 2009 continues to be the strongest year of sales for the bullion coins since the Y2K safe-haven buying in 1999.
Gold Eagle Bullion Coin Sales in May (1986-2009)
The US Mint reported selling 65,000 American Eagle Gold Bullion coins in May. Historically, the month has never been exceedingly strong for the series, and 2009 is no different despite its record start. Sales dropped by more than half compared to April, which was the best performing month of the year with 147,500 eagles sold. Still, May trailed only behind same month sales in 2004, 1999, 1998, and 1987.
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The US Mint on Monday updated the release schedule for 2009 collector products. More than half of the schedule still consists of general "summer," "fall," and "winter" release dates, several are classified as "To Be Determined," and a product originally set to launch this week was moved to July. The Mint has its schedule available [...]
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The Bureau of Engraving and Printing (BEP) has launched the first installment of 2009 $2 Single Notes featuring crisp banknotes representative of Boston, New York, Philadelphia, Cleveland and Dallas. The price for each is $7.95. A single note subscription program is also available where the BEP’s entire collection of 10 Federal Reserve Bank notes may [...]
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