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2012 Australian Diamond Jubilee Kilo Gold and Silver Coins Available

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2012 Australian Diamond Jubilee Kilo Gold and Silver Coins

2012 Australian Diamond Jubilee Kilo Gold and Silver CoinsThe latest releases in the Diamond Jubilee commemorative coin program from the Perth Mint of Australia feature two large gold and silver coins.

A Diamond Jubilee is a celebration marking 60 years of a British monarch's reign, and the last one occurred in 1897 for Queen Victoria. Celebrations for Queen Elizabeth II [...]

Gold Prices Slide 6% in May as Silver Declines 10.5%, US...

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Fine Gold Bars Investors fled from commodities in May as precious metals were pounded lower to the tune of 6.0% for gold, 10.5% for silver, 9.8% for platinum and 10.0% for palladium.

Gold during most of the month failed to elicit safe-haven buying despite debt turmoil across the euro zone. Instead, the yellow metal tended to move in tandem with equities as the Dow and Nasdaq logged their worst monthly performance in two years [...]

$149.95 Price for 2012 San Francisco American Silver Eagle Two-Coin Set

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Pricing Notice for the 2012 American Eagle San Francisco Two-Coin Silver Proof Set

2012-S Proof and 2012-S Reverse Proof American Silver Eagle CoinsPricing for the upcoming 2012 American Eagle San Francisco Two-Coin Silver Proof Set has been decided by the United States Mint.

It will get released one week from today on June 7, 2012 for a price of $149.95. Details about the set were first revealed in April but its price was not published [...]

US Mint Sales: Debuting Products Lead but Silver Coins Impress

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2012 Mint Set and Grover Cleveland $1 rolls, bags and boxesDebuting products led U.S. Mint sales but a number of silver coins and a few gold coins also appeared prominently on the sales charts.

Newly released 2012 U.S. Mint Uncirculated Coin Sets reached opening sales of 164,459 to lead all collector offerings last week. While other world mints would be thrilled to score such high sales [...]

Gold Advances 0.9% as Silver Gains 0.7%, US Coins Unchanged

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Fine Gold Bars Gold futures prices rose 0.9% Wednesday, recouping a portion of the losses logged in the previous session.

In a rarity of late, gold advanced despite a stronger U.S. dollar which had been driving prices lower. Gains in the yellow metal were attributed to bargain-hunting following Tuesday's more than $20 loss and on safe-haven buying as the European debt crisis churned world stocks [...]

US Mint Reduces Proof American Platinum Eagle Price Twice in May

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2011 Proof American Platinum EagleEarlier Wednesday, May 30, 2012 the United States Mint reduced the price of its 2011-W Proof American Platinum Eagle in response to a sustained loss in the market value of platinum.

Dropping for the second time in May by an amount of $100, the Platinum Eagle went from a price of $1,792.00 to $1,692.00. It is the lowest pricing for the 2011-dated American Eagle since December [...]

First Cleveland $1 Coins Debut at 3.75M, Arthur $1 Mintages to...

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Chester Arthur and Grover Cleveland Presidential $1 Coins

Chester Arthur and Grover Cleveland Presidential $1 CoinsRolls, bags and boxes filled with $1 coins honoring Grover Cleveland's first term as President proved popular with collectors.

Buyers ordered 3,758,025 of the $1 coins between their launch on Friday, May 25, through to Monday, May 28. In terms of product options, $25 rolls from the Philadelphia Mint were most popular at 26,975 for a coin total of 674,365 [...]

2012 US Mint Set Sales Debut at 164,459

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2012 U.S. Mint Uncirculated Coin SetSales of the newly released 2012 U.S. Mint Uncirculated Coin Set started quick last week, but failed to attain the debut levels of prior sets.

Released Monday, May 21, the 2012 Mint Set was the bureau's best-selling numismatic product of the week with unit sales of 164,459. That equates to nearly $4.6 million as pricing for each is $27.95.

The sales pace was 14.1% slower than the debut of last year's set. Yet, footnotes should [...]

In The Lead – Rien Ne Va Plus

Precious Metals CommentaryGold's worst price run since 1999 continued as the abbreviated trading week got underway and unfolded in New York on Tuesday.

The now three month-old downtrend in prices saw the yellow metal touch bid levels under the $1,550 mark during the Tuesday early afternoon hours as the euro finally caved under renewed selling pressure and flared-up eurozone anxieties and breached the pivotal $1.25 level [...]

El Yunque National Forest 5 Oz Silver Uncirculated Coin Released

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El Yunque National Forest 5 Oz Silver Uncirculated Coin

El Yunque National Forest 5 Oz Silver Uncirculated CoinAt noon Eastern Time today, the United States Mint began offering the 2012-P El Yunque National Forest Five Ounce Silver Uncirculated Coin for $204.95, the same price as the 2011-dated issues that are still available. This latest collector piece honors the national forest located in Puerto Rico.

The new strike marks the eleventh in the America the Beautiful Five Ounce Silver Uncirculated Coin series and the first 2012-dated one this year [...]