The Federal Reserve on Friday, October 1, said the new $100 bill which features a fresh design and a range of enhanced security features will not rollout next February as planned. A production issue has surfaced. The notes were scheduled to launch into circulation on February 10, 2011. The $100 is the highest denominated U.S. [...]
Good Morning, Overnight gains in the US dollar against the euro moderated gold buying overseas and actually gave rise to a modicum of profit-taking among hitherto unflappable speculators. Though dropping to near $1,310 during the wee hours can hardly be called a "correction," the yellow metal could possibly be exhibiting the first signs that a [...]
Bowers and Merena, the world’s preeminent auctioneer for rare coins and currency, will feature the important and extremely rare proof gold coins from the Zürich Collection in the Official auction of the November 2010 Whitman Coin & Collectibles Baltimore Expo. "We are extremely honored to include the Zürich Collection among the anchor consignments in our [...]
Precious metals rallied Friday, capping a third straight week of gains. A slumping dollar and expectations of quantitative easing from the Fed continued to drive gold to new records and silver to fresh 30-year highs. The yellow metal started October by reaching all-time high at $1,322.00 an ounce. Silver hit its best price since 1980 [...]
The United States Mint has increased the premiums for its bullion American Silver Eagle coins from $1.50 to $2.00.
The U.S. Mint told its authorized purchasers on Thursday, as first reported on sister site SilverCoinsToday.com by Tarek Saab of Trusted Bullion, an Ohio-based precious metals company specializing in gold and silver bullion coins and bars.
The 50 cent increase officially kicked in today, October 1, 2010, and comes at a time when silver prices have been consistently setting new 30-year highs.
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The United States Mint on Thursday, September 30, 2010, placed the James Buchanan Presidential $1 Coin Cover on sale at a price of $15.95. The 32,000 limited-edition product is the third of four 2010 releases in the American Presidency $1 Coin Cover Series and the fifteenth since the covers were introduced for the Presidents in [...]
The recently discovered Bullock specimen of the 1856-O double eagle, XF45+, NGC, was the unabashed star of the Sept. 23-26 Heritage Auctions September Long Beach, CA Signature® U.S. Coin Auction, as it soared to $345,000 amidst spirited bidding.

The auction realized an impressive $13.4 million total, with almost 5,000 bidders vying for the 7,385 lots, translating into a 93% sell-through rate by value and 96% by total number of lots.
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Good Morning, With manufacturing activity results on the radar, the precious metals markets’ players manufactured yet another morning full of price surges in the complex. Within a speculative feedback loop that still sees any, even remote sign of US economic weakness as the catalyst for a fresh round of Fed ‘gimme’ dollar sellers invaded the [...]