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Gold, Silver, Metal Prices Commentary – May 19, 2010

Germany Bombs Naked Ambitions Good Morning, Wild-and-woolly does not begin to describe the action in the markets following yesterday afternoon's announcement that Germany would...

Gold Ends Lower, Silver and Other Metals Rise

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New York gold futures ended lower on Tuesday, after rising slightly to start the week and hitting all-time price highs last week. A rising...

Large Cents Exhibit Highlights June 2010 Long Beach Coin Expo

(Long Beach, CA) -- The Cardinal Type Collection of Early Copper, a multi-million dollar display of over two dozen high-grade early American copper pieces...

Gold, Silver, Metal Prices Commentary – May 18, 2010

Buy American. Others Are. Good Morning, A recapture of the 1.24 level by the beleaguered euro and a small decline in the US dollar (to...

Yellowstone National Park Quarter Launch Ceremony on June 3, 2010

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The ceremonial release for the 2010 Yellowstone National Park Quarter will occur on June 3, at 10:30 a.m. Mountain Time, the United States Mint revealed today.

Old Faithful Inn
The 2010 Yellowstone National Park Quarter will launch in a ceremony held at Old Faithful Inn, which is adjacent to the Old Faithful Geyser. (NPS photo)

The coin marks the second release in the new America the Beautiful Quarters™ Program which honors national parks and other national sites throughout the U.S. and its territories.

The Yellowstone quarter ceremony will be held at the Old Faithful Inn -- a famous National Historic Landmark that was first built more than a century ago. Old Faithful Geyser, which is depicted on the quarter-dollar, may be viewed from areas by the inn.

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US Silver Eagle Coin Sales Surge in May, Nearly Twice Rate

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U.S. silver bullion coin purchases soared last week and have blasted off in May, with the United States Mint selling American Silver Eagle coins at nearly twice their average rate.

Silver Eagle Monthly Sales: Jan. 2008 - May 14, 2010

Silver Eagle Monthly Sales: Jan. 2008 - May 14, 2010
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Silver prices hit highs during the second week of May that had not been seen since March 2008. That translated into bursting eagle demand, with 1,005,500 ordered between Monday and Friday.

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Gold, Silver, Metal Prices Commentary – May 17, 2010

Mr. Schmidt Goes to...NYMEX Good Morning, Overnight metals markets witnessed plenty of price action in Asia and Europe as opposing speculative...

Bullion Prices & Business Weekend Recap – May 15, 2010

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New York precious metals tilted lower on Friday, but posted gains for the week. Gold ended slightly down on the final business day...

PCGS-Certified U.S. and World Coins in Swiss Auction

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(Zurich, Switzerland) -- The largest number of PCGS-certified coins ever offered in a joint Chaponniere & Hess-Divo auction will be available during their upcoming...

US Mint Offers Three New America the Beautiful Quarters Sets

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New 2010 America the Beautiful QuartersIn a move that will perk collectors' interests before the weekend, the United States Mint today announced three new product offerings via their subscription service that include strikes from the America the Beautiful Quarters™ Program which debuted this year.

Named the America the Beautiful Quarters Three-Coin Set, the America the Beautiful Quarters Uncirculated Coin Set and the America the Beautiful Quarters Circulating Coin Set, these collections offer buyers additional combinations of fresh strikes that may have been difficult to obtain in the past or required the break-up of more expensive sets. The three, however, also include their own not so insignificant premiums.

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