Buying activity increased for U.S. Mint numismatic products following three somewhat humdrum weeks. The launch of bags and rolls of El Yunque Quarters lifted demand for other quarter products, American Eagle coins were hotter, several annual sets improved and many Presidential $1 coin offerings were up, the latest U.S. Mint sales figures show.
In all, 62 products improved over prior weekly sales versus 21 out-performers noted previously [...]
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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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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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Newly re-introduced legislation in the House of Representatives would commemorate the battlefields of the Revolutionary War and the War of 1812 with up to 300,000 $5 gold coins, 1 million silver dollars and 2 million half dollars.
Proposed in one form or another in successive sessions of Congress since 2004, Rep. Rush Holt [D-NJ12] intends to give another shot at passage with a fifth version of the Revolutionary War and War of 1812 Battlefields Commemorative Coin Act. The Act, numbered H.R. 3818, was repackaged by adding the year 2012 and presented to the House for consideration on January 24, 2012 [...]
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Throw out the debuting 2012 America the Beautiful Quarters Proof Set from the latest United States Mint weekly sales figures and there are only a few interesting items of note left.
Numismatic (and bullion) product sales are significantly slower in this round. Specifically, 29 U.S. Mint products improved over their prior weekly sales versus the 48 out-performers noted in the previous sales report. Two-dozen of the overachievers were lower priced products. In the $50+ category of mint offerings, only a handful of week-over-week gains were realized. Those included the 2011-W Proof Platinum Eagle and four First Spouse Gold Coins [...]
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Another round of United States Mint weekly sales figures uncovered the debut performance of the 2012 America the Beautiful Quarters Proof Set. The annual set is the third in the series to feature clad proof versions of America the Beautiful Quarters®.
Launched on Tuesday, January 17, the 2012 Quarters Proof Set kicked off with opening sales of 50,744 during the first seven days, maintaining a trend of slower starts since the first set debuted in 2010 [...]
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This year the United States Mint is planning to release a San Francisco "S" minted uncirculated American Silver Eagle for collectors and is paving the way for a series of "special" annual sets beginning in 2012 that could include Silver Eagles with varying "S", "D" and "W" mint marks, special reverse proofs and ultra-high reliefs.
The United States Mint revealed the possibilities for new annual sets in a survey conducted by National Analysts Worldwide. Plans for the 2012-S Uncirculated American Silver Eagle were announced in the United States Mint 2011 Annual Report [...]
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The Royal Canadian Mint is pleased to introduce exciting new gold, silver and base metal keepsakes inspired by Canada’s historical, cultural and artistic heritage by launching its first collector coins of 2012.
Leading this impressive array are the 2012 Proof and Brilliant Silver Dollars, as well as two new Proof Sets, which pay an unforgettable tribute to the 200th anniversary of the War of 1812.
Other coins offer a fascinating look at new and old stories of Canada such as [...]
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