United States Mint bags and rolls of 2012 El Yunque National Forest Quarters were made available Friday, February 3.
El Yunque quarters were actually released into circulation beginning on January 23. The new quarter marks the first of five releases scheduled in 2012 and the eleventh in the America the Beautiful Quarters® Program [...]
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In what could end up being an about-face in government policy, new legislation was introduced in the United States Senate on January 31, 2012 seeking to replace paper dollar bills with $1 coins.
The proposed bipartisan bill is entitled the Currency Optimization, Innovation, and National Savings (COINS) Act, S. 2049, and was introduced by Senator Tom Harkin of Iowa and Senator John McCain of Arizona.
If passed and signed into law, the COINS Act would effectively serve as a reversal to the December 2011 order [...]
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Gold reached a two-month high and advanced for a third straight session Thursday. Earlier in the day, Federal Reserve chairman Ben Bernanke reminded investors of the Fed’s intentions to keep interest rates near zero until late 2014. Bernanke also noted that there were some signs of an improving U.S. economy but that there are difficult times ahead. His comments were taken as bullish for commodities.
Gold prices added $9.80, or 0.6%, to $1,759.30 an ounce in the April futures contract on the Comex in New York [...]
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Demand for 22-karat American Gold Eagle bullion coins grew for a second straight month in January. The United States Mint reported sales of 127,000 ounces, marking a gain of 61,500 ounces, or 93.9%, over the previous month.
With that total, the month ranks as the fourth best January in the twenty-six year history of American Eagle program. It is also the highest monthly amount since January 2011 when 133,500 ounces were ordered [...]
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Last month turned energetic for U.S. Mint sales of the American Silver Eagle bullion coin. Barely missing out as the best ever selling month, January now ranks second all-time for the series which dates back to 1986.
Buyers scooped up 6,107,000 Silver Eagles during the month. That was 315,000 away from matching the all-time monthly record of 6,422,000 set in January 2011 and a scant 350,000 away from equaling the combined monthly sales totals from December, November and October [...]
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Collector buying activity remained mostly muted for a second straight week, the newest U.S. Mint sales figures show. American Eagles and five ounce silver uncirculated coins were among the few numismatic products to outperform their prior weekly sales.
For the Mint’s biggest coins, America the Beautiful Five Ounce Silver Uncirculated Coins advanced 3,563 as a group compared to 2,931 previously. The only five ounce coin to record [...]
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Gold prices edged modestly higher Tuesday, capping a January gain of 11.1% and contrasting starkly against the 10.5% meltdown seen during December — although gold still closed 10.2% higher in 2011.
"There’s been a lot of money put to work here during January. Gold was at the beginning of the year one of the few commodities that everyone felt would be a good performer and people have been investing accordingly," Reuters quoted Ole Hansen, senior manager at Saxo bank.
In ending the month of January, gold prices tacked on $6.00, or 0.3%, to $1,740.40 an ounce in the [...]
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Prices for United States Mint numismatic gold and platinum coins are poised for increases Wednesday, based on trending prices of the precious metals they contain.
Unless strong reversals in precious metals appear rapidly, the U.S. Mint will raise prices on eight of its First Spouse Gold Coins, three of its numismatic American Gold Eagle products, its proof American Gold Buffalo and its proof American Platinum Eagle coin [...]
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The United States Mint on Thursday revealed pricing for the upcoming 2012 commemorative coins on the Federal Register, the official source for notices by government agencies. In addition to prices, the Mint also indicated that it will offer special sets featuring the coins.
With a scheduled launch date of February 16, the Infantry Soldier Silver Dollar will start out with a price of $54.95 for the proof and $49.95 for the uncirculated. As introductory prices, their regular levels will go up [...]
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Gold prices fell modestly Monday as the U.S. dollar emerged stronger, triggering a bit of profit-taking following sharp gains last week.
Gold prices edged down $1.00, or 0.1%, to $1,734.40 an ounce in the April futures contract on the Comex in New York. Gold traded between an intraday low of [...]
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