Daily Archives: July 21, 2009
Gold Slightly Lower, Silver and Platinum Fall
Gold retreated Tuesday from a five-week high as the U.S. dollar firmed and comments from Fed chairman Ben Bernanke cooled inflation worries. The yellow...
US Mint Products Schedule – August Update
The United States Mint on Tuesday updated its 2009 Product Schedule to include new offerings set for release in August.
The Mint has been...
Numismatic News: Coin Error Identification, Mercury Dime Values, E Pluribus Unum
July 21: Four numismatic news or coin blog articles are referenced on CoinNews every Tuesday and Thursday. These articles are not...
2009 Silver Proof Set Sales Blazing
US Mint 2009 Silver Proof Set sales were roaring mad during the first three days of release -- despite their $52.95 price tag.
271,372 were sold between their noon launch on Friday and up and through to Sunday, new US Mint figures reveal. Sales surged passed the same year six quarters silver proof set by more than 56,000. And those were issued several months back on March 23.
Demand looks to be paralleling the similar inaugural sales pace of the non silver 18-coin 2009 Proof Set. 437,178 of these were sold during the first seven days. (851,097 have been purchased as of Sunday.)