Monthly Archives: November 2014
Gold Edges Up in Nov, Silver Tumbles, US Mint Coin Sales...
Gold, silver and platinum finished lower this week, for the first time in three, while palladium extended its weekly winning streak to two in a row.
Aside from gold, precious metals in November moved in the same direction as they did on Friday and this week. Down for a second straight session [...]
Gold and Silver Dip in Quieter Pre-Holiday Trading
Gold and silver prices edged lower Wednesday, each sliding less than 0.1% in quieter, pre-holiday trading.
Gold for February delivery, the now most active contract, dipped 30 cents to end at $1,197.50 an ounce on the Comex division of the New York Mercantile Exchange. [...]
2014-D Enhanced Uncirculated Native American $1 Coin Laser Treatments
Another key coin from the United States Mint this year is the 2014-D Enhanced Uncirculated Native American $1 Coin within the 2014 American $1 Coin and Currency Set.
Here's a color-coded graphic showing areas of the coin that received unique treatments [...]
US Mint Sales: Everglades, $1 Coin and Currency Set Debut
Last week the United States Mint released two products, a three-coin set of Everglades National Park Quarters and a unique set with an enhanced uncirculated Native American $1 Coin and a Series 2013 $1 Federal Reserve note.
Collectors liked the dollar combination a bit better in the early going. Sales of the 2014 American $1 Coin and Currency Set opened at [...]
2014 Kennedy 50c Product Sales as of Nov. 23
New sales figures from the United States Mint show surging weekly gains for the clad and silver sets of 50th Anniversary 2014 Kennedy Half-Dollars.
To be sure, better increases were more likely after the U.S. Mint ended household ordering limits for the two products on Nov. 17. How long the sales surge [...]
Newman Collection Part V Realizes $10.4+ Million
Led by a 1794 silver dollar that realized $470,000 in "spirited bidding," Heritage's most recent US coins auction scored more than $10.4 million in sales.
Heritage's Eric P. Newman Collection Part V auction presented at the Waldorf Astoria in New York on Nov. 14 to Nov. 15 achieved distinction with all offerings selling out [...]
Precious Metals Rise as Dollar Dips, US Coin Sales Gain
Precious metals futures advanced Tuesday after dipping in the prior session. Gains were attributed to the dollar which slipped from a multi-year high.
Gold for December delivery added $1.40, or 0.1%, to close at $1,197.10 an ounce on the Comex division of the New York Mercantile Exchange [...]
2015 Year of the Goat Good Fortune and Chinese Lion Dance...
The Perth Mint of Australia released three new products this week, the 2015 Year of the Goat Gold Proof High Relief Coin, the 2015 Year of the Goat Silver Proof Two-Coin Set and the 2015 Chinese Lion Dance Silver Proof Coin.
Struck with a colored reverse design, the 2015 Chinese Lion Dance 1 oz Silver Proof Coin depicts a [...]
2014 Kennedy Silver Collection Sales Jump, Product Limit Cut
Sales of 2014 50th Anniversary Kennedy Half-Dollar Silver Coin Collections sprang to 165,824 units, new figures from the United States Mint show.
Marking a 21,252 weekly increase, the amount more than doubled combined sales from the prior two weeks. Sharper gains may be greatly attributed to [...]
Gold Dips, Bullion Silver Eagles Reclaim Record Pace
Gold, silver and other precious metals futures edged lower to start the holiday-shortened trading week on Monday after jumping on Friday.
Gold for December delivery settled down $2, or 0.2%, to $1,195.70 an ounce on the Comex division of the New York Mercantile Exchange [...]