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Under the U.S. Mint at San Francisco

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San Francisco Mint Vaults

Under the U.S. Mint at San FranciscoTake a few seconds… picture a labyrinth of underground vaults filled with silver, copper and other precious things... That's what I saw under the United States Mint at San Francisco.

Secured by a door that'd give pause to the Incredible Hulk's might, I beheld the man cave of all man caves [...]

Gold Prices Fall 4.8% in Quarter, Silver Drops 6.3%

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Gold Prices Fall 4.8% in Quarter, Silver Drops 6.3% Gold fell Thursday, logging declines in four of the last five sessions to end the holiday-shortened trading week below $1,600 an ounce.

Gold prices for June delivery settled lower by $11.50, or 0.7%, to $1,595.70 an ounce on the Comex in New York [...]

2013 Proof Set Issued by US Mint

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2013 Proof Set Coins in Lenses

2013 Proof Set Issued by US MintToday, March 28, the clad 2013 United States Mint Proof Set® debuted at a price of $31.95.

Coins in the set are in proof quality and produced at the U.S. Mint facility in San Francisco. As such, they bear the 'S' mint mark [...]

US Mint Sales: Commemorative Coins Top Other Products

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Proof Girl Scouts and 5-Stars Generals Commemorative Coins

US Mint Sales: Commemorative Coins Top Other ProductsU.S. Mint product sales turned higher after the release of the 5-Star Generals Commemorative Coins.

In last week's U.S. Mint sales report, 26 of the bureau's numismatic products logged week-over-week gains. The latest sales figures have the number of improving products up to 80 [...]

Gold Adds $9.90, Silver Dips 6.7 Cents, US Gold Coins Advance

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Gold bar and gold coins

Gold Adds $9.90, Silver Dips 6.7 Cents, US Gold Coins AdvanceGold advanced Wednesday after falling for three sessions in a row.

Gold for June delivery, the new most-active contract, finished up $9.90, or 0.6%, to $1,607.20 an ounce on the Comex in New York. The precious metal traded through a range of $1,591.90 and $1,609.00. [...]

Debut Sales for 5-Star Generals Coins, Price Increases

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Proof 5-Star Generals Commemorative Coins

Debut Sales for 5-Star Generals Commemorative Coins, Price IncreasesStarting sales figures are in for United States Mint products featuring the 2013 5-Star Generals Commemorative Coins. In related news, prices for some of them could increase on Wednesday, March 27.

On Thursday, March 21, the U.S. Mint launched $5 gold, $1 silver and 50-cent clad coins depicting [...]

Gold Drops Below $1600; Silver Eagle Bullion Coins Top 14M

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Gold Drops Below $1600; Silver Eagle Bullion Coins Top 14MGold dropped for a third session Tuesday and closed below $1600 an ounce for the first time since March 15.

Gold for April delivery declined $8.80, or 0.6%, to settle at $1,595.70 an ounce on the Comex in New York [...]

Discovering the U.S. Mint at San Francisco

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S.F. Mint Vault Door

Discovering the U.S. Mint at San FranciscoA coin collector walking around the U.S. Mint facility in San Francisco for the first time is akin to a kid running around in Willy Wonka's chocolate factory. The Mint is like a fortress, but it's oh so wonderful inside.

Getting there turned into its own mini-adventure with a [...]

Gold Eases Slightly, Silver Prices Rise 11.7 Cents

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Chart and 3 Gold Bars

Gold Eases Slightly, Silver Prices Rise 11.7 CentsGold prices settled lower Monday after a last-minute Cyprus deal was said to pressure the metal's safe-haven appeal.

Gold for April delivery shed $1.60, or 0.1%, to $1,604.50 an ounce on the Comex in New York. The precious metal traded through an intraday range of $1,588.40 and $1,612.80 [...]

Gold Up for Third Week, US Gold Bullion Coin Sales Improve

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Three Gold Bullion Bars

Gold Up for Third Week, US Gold Bullion Coin Sales ImproveGold eased Friday yet prices still advanced 0.9% for the week as safe-haven buying powered gains in earlier sessions.

Gold has notched three straight weekly increases, but other precious metals have fallen for two with the latest weekly losses at 0.5% for silver, 0.7% for platinum and 1.8% for palladium [...]