2013 Forest Babies 1/2 Oz Silver Proof Coins LaunchA trio of 2013 Forest Babies 1/2 oz Silver Proof Coins is now available from the Perth Mint of Australia. Shown on their reverses are colorful designs of a young Grey Wolf, young Red Squirrel and young Brown Bear within their natural forest settings.

Each of the proof coins is struck from one-half ounce of 99.9% pure silver [...]

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2013 Silver Proof Sets at 166,710 in Debut SalesNewly released data from the United States Mint offers first glance sales figures for the 2013 Silver Proof Set.

Collectors ordered 166,710 between its launch on Thursday, May 2, through to Monday, May 6. That is comparable and perhaps a touch better than [...]

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Gold Drops 1.3%, Silver Slips 0.6%Gold declined Tuesday, giving back gains from Monday and all of last week. Outflows in gold-backed ETFs were attributed to pressuring the yellow metal.

Gold for June delivery fell $19.20, or 1.3%, to settle at $1,448.80 an ounce on the Comex in New York [...]

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2013 Silver Proof Coin and Stamp Set for Australia's First BanknoteA new one ounce Silver Proof Coin and Stamp Set from the Perth Mint and Australia Post celebrates the 100th anniversary of Australia’s first banknote.

The first Australian currency banknote, the ten shilling denomination, is depicted in color on the reverse of the silver poof coin, which is shaped like a note [...]

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2013 Frilled Neck Lizard Silver Coin Begins Reptiles SeriesThe Perth Mint introduced the new annual Australia’s Remarkable Reptiles series with the release of the 2013 Frilled Neck Lizard Silver Proof Coin.

Shown on the reverse is a colored image of a Frilled Neck Lizard. Subsequent coins in the series will continue to [...]

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Gold Edges Higher, Silver Eagle Bullion Coins Top 19MGold, platinum and palladium rose modestly Monday. Silver declined slightly, though U.S. Mint American Silver Eagle bullion coins notably topped 19 million in sales for the year.

Gold for June delivery added $3.80, or 0.3%, to finish at $1,468.00 an ounce on the Comex in New York [...]

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2013 Proof Australian Gold Sovereign CoinAvailable now from the Perth Mint of Australia is the 2013 Proof Australian Gold Sovereign Coin. Each is composed of 91.67% pure gold (22-karat). There is a mintage cap in place of only 1,750 coins.

This coin marks the fifth annual issue of the series. A new reverse design has [...]

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2013 American Eagle Bullion Coins Skyrocket in April SalesUnited State Mint sales of bullion coins soared in April, a standout for a month that tends to be historically slower for the 27-year-old American Eagle gold and silver coin series.

Demand for physical bullion surged last month as gold and silver prices plummeted. Sales of both [...]

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Gold, Silver Log Second Weekly Gain; US Bullion Coins MixedGold, silver and other precious metals advanced for a second week in a row, though gold retreated on Friday.

Gold for June delivery shed $3.40, or 0.2%, to settle at $1,464.20 an ounce on the Comex in New York [...]

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San Francisco Mint Coin Production PhotosWelcome back to the seventh and last article in a series about the U.S. Mint at San Francisco.

Actually, this last piece really isn’t an article. It’s all of the San Francisco Mint photos presented in a larger format and in the order they were shown in the previous articles [...]

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