Monthly Archives: March 2015
Sales of 2015 Homestead 5 Oz Silver Bullion Coins Hit Max
Sales of 2015 Homestead National Monument of America Five Ounce Silver Bullion Coins have likely ended for good. The United States Mint earmarked the coin's mintage at 35,000 coins, and U.S. Mint distributors ordered the last 600 from that total today.
Struck in versions of investment-grade bullion and collector uncirculated, a combined 65,000 are authorized [...]
Gold, Silver Mixed in March and Quarter; US Mint Coins Solid
Gold and silver prices on the last trading day of March ended lower for a third session in a row. The precious metals split in their performances on the month with silver up 0.2% and gold down 2.5%.
Gold for June delivery shed $2.10, or 0.2%, to settle at $1,183.20 an ounce on the Comex division of the New York Mercantile Exchange [...]
Doolittle Raider Dies Ahead of Medal Award Ceremony
Lt. Col. Robert L. Hite, one of the Doolittle Tokyo Raiders from World War II, died Sunday in a Nashville nursing home. He was 95.
On April 18, 1942, Hite and 79 other men, led by Lieutenant Colonel James H. "Jimmy" Doolittle, took off from the aircraft carrier USS Hornet in sixteen B-25's to conduct the first air raid over Japan [...]
Gold and Silver Decline; US Mint Coin Sales Rise
Gold prices ended lower for a second session on Monday after having advanced for seven straight when the U.S. dollar exhibited weakness.
Gold for June delivery lost $15.40, or 1.3%, to settle at $1,185.30 an ounce on the Comex division of the New York Mercantile Exchange [...]
Chinese Ancient Mythical Creatures on 5 Oz Silver Coin
Four Chinese ancient mythical creatures circle a yingyang symbol on a new five-ounce, high-relief silver coin from the Perth Mint of Australia.
Limited to 1,000 and struck in 99.9% pure silver to collector proof quality, the silver coin's designs are struck on concave surfaces to maximize their details [...]
Gold, Silver Climb on Week; Bullion Silver Eagles Surge
Precious metals slipped on Friday, snapping multi-session winning streaks as the U.S. dollar rebounded and safe-haven demand waned. Still, gold and silver scored weekly gains of more than 1%.
Ending lower for the first time in eight sessions, gold for April delivery on Friday slipped $5, or 0.4%, to settle at $1,199.80 an ounce on the Comex division of the New York Mercantile Exchange [...]
Senate Passes Boys Town Centennial Commemorative Coin Act
On Wednesday, March 25, the U.S. Senate unanimously passed the Boys Town Centennial Commemorative Coin Act.
Numbered S.301 and introduced by Nebraska Senator Deb Fischer on Jan. 29, 2015, the bill seeks $5 gold coins, $1 silver coins, and half-dollar clad coins to celebrate the Boys Town's 100th anniversary [...]
BEP and US Mint at Whitman Coin Expo in Baltimore
New coins and currency products are available at the Spring Whitman Coin and Collectibles Expo in Baltimore, the United States Mint and Bureau of Engraving and Printing (BEP) jointly announced.
Held at the Baltimore Convention Center in Baltimore, Maryland and promoted as the largest in history, the show began on Thursday, March 26, and lasts until Sunday, March 29 [...]
2015 Kookaburra 1 Oz Silver Bullion Coin Sells Out
2015 Australian Kookaburra silver bullion coins in the 1-ounce size sold out, the Perth Mint announced on Monday, March 23. Annually issued since 1990, this year's coin was limited to 500,000.
Sales of the 2015-dated, 99.9% pure silver coins kicked off in September along with companion 10-ounce and 1-kilo sizes [...]
Gold Ends at 4-Week High; Extends Streak to 7 Sessions
Precious metals advanced on Thursday, buoyed by safe-haven demand. Gold extended its winning streak to seven sessions, silver to six and platinum and palladium to two.
Gold for April delivery tacked on $7.80, or 0.7%, to $1,204.80 an ounce on the Comex division of the New York Mercantile Exchange [...]