Monthly Archives: August 2012

Coming November 5, 2012, The Perth Mint of Australia will release its 2013 Australian Koala Silver Bullion Coins.

The Perth Mint not only provided a release date this week, but it also unveiled the new design depicted on the four different sized 99.9% pure silver coins [...]

The first week of September starts off with two collector coin sets from the United States Mint. The first numismatic product showcases Hawai'i Volcanoes National Park Quarters in its own Three-Coin Set, and the other features all of the U.S. Mint's $1 coins in the six-coin 2012 Annual Uncirculated Dollar Coin Set.

Following the Labor Day holiday, on Tuesday, September 4, Hawai'i Volcanoes Quarters Three-Coin Set will hit [...]

More than 1,600 lots of graphically stunning and significant currency, from every country in the world, will take center stage at the Long Beach Convention Center, Sept. 6-7, as Heritage Auctions presents its first World Paper Money Signature® Auction.

The auction includes a large selection of British commonwealth and Canadian notes, including an [...]

Each year The Perth Mint of Australia issues new releases in their annual Australian Lunar Series II program. The designs change based on the 12-year cycle of the Chinese zodiac, and recently the Mint unveiled their 2013 Year of the Snake Gold Bullion Coins.

2013 is the Year of the Snake, and appropriately, the artwork on the sixth animal of the zodiac depicts a snake that is curled among some grass and bamboo shoots [...]

The next issues in the Australian Lunar Series II, the 2013 Year of the Snake Silver Bullion Coins, were revealed by The Perth Mint this week. The coins celebrate the sixth animal in the 12-year cycle of the Chinese zodiac. The coins' launch date is September 3, 2012.

Struck in 99.9% pure silver, these bullion coins are being offered in seven sizes with all but two produced in amounts to meet demand [...]

Another day of quiet and cautious trading ahead of Fed Chairman Ben Bernanke's much-awaited speech pulled gold prices lower Thursday for a third straight session.

Gold prices for December delivery settled down $5.90, or 0.4%, to $1,657.10 an ounce on the Comex in New York. Gold ranged from an intraday low of $1,652.30 to a high of $1,666.70 [...]

Higher gold prices last week kindled demand for bullion and collector gold coins produced by the United States Mint, new sales figures from the bureau show. While many U.S. Mint products shuffled sideways, gold coins staked out sizable week-over-week improvements.

Prominent among them were American Gold Eagles -- all sizes and types. Across collector uncirculated and proof Gold Eagles, unit sales increased [...]

A new design, mintages and release date for 2013 Australian Kangaroo Gold Bullion Coins were revealed this week by the Perth Mint of Australia.

Offered in varying mintages and ranging in five sizes from the smallest 1/4 ounce to the largest 1 kilo, the 99.99% pure gold bullion coins will make their official entrance via Perth Mint distribution channels on October 1, 2012 [...]

Gold edged lower for a second straight day in quiet trading Wednesday as investors paused ahead of Fed Chairman Ben Bernanke's speech in Jackson Hole, Wyoming on Friday.

Gold prices for December delivery declined $6.70, or 0.4%, to settle at $1,663.00 an ounce. The yellow metal traded between an intraday low of [...]

The Perth Mint of Australia unveiled the 2013 design and release date of one of its most popular annual bullion products. Beginning Monday, September 3, 2012, three sizes of the 2013 Australian Kookaburra Silver Bullion Coin series will become available.

On the reverse of the newest silver issues are two young kookaburras sitting on a tree branch above flowering foliage. Inscriptions atop [...]