Monthly Archives: December 2010
UK Royal Mint Unveils Prince William and Kate Middleton Royal Engagement...
The design of the commemorative Prince William and Kate Middleton Royal Engagement Coin was unveiled by the UK Royal Mint on December 22, 2010.
The Royal Engagement coin's reverse or tails side design, by Matthew Buonocorsi, features profiles of Prince William and Kate Middleton. Inscriptions include "CELEBRATING THE ENGAGEMENT OF WILLIAM AND CATHERINE." [...]
2011 Native American Dollar to Launch January 12
The United States Mint this week announced that it would officially launch the 2011 Native American Dollar coin in a ceremony on January 12, 2011. The US Mint first revealed the new dollar coin design in late November.
The site selected for the 2001 launch is located at the Plimoth Plantation Henry Hornblower II Visitor Center in Plymouth, Massachusetts. The ceremony will be held at 10:30 AM ET [...]
2011 Presidential $1 Dollar Coin Design Images
The United States Mint on Wednesday released design images of the 2011 Presidential $1 Dollar Coins. The dollars feature portraits of former Presidents Andrew Johnson, Ulysses S. Grant, Rutherford B. Hayes and James Garfield.
They mark the seventeenth through the twentieth dollar coins to be issued in the United States Mint Presidential $1 Coin Program which began in 2007 with [...]
Gold, Silver and Platinum Prices Decline, Palladium Edges Higher
U.S. gold prices fell slightly Thursday in another session of low-volume trading and year-end profit-taking. The yellow metal slipped 0.5 percent.
Silver and platinum followed gold with respective losses of 0.2 and 0.5 percent. Palladium, however, edged higher on the day with gain of 0.4 percent [...]
Lincoln Presidential $1 Coin & First Spouse Medal Set Issued
The United States Mint on Thursday issued the Lincoln Presidential $1 Coin & First Spouse Medal Set for a price of $11.95.
The Lincoln Presidential $1 Coin & First Spouse Medal Set includes and uncirculated Abraham Lincoln Presidential Dollar and a 1 5/16 inch bronze medal likeness of the Mary Told Lincoln First Spouse Gold Coin [...]
US Mint Sales: 2010 Proof Gold Eagles Take Lead, Half Ounce...
US Mint sales were mixed. 2010 Proof Gold Eagles shined the brightest as a group, rebounding from their previous dip.
In fact, the one-half ounce Proof Gold Eagles are now gone, according to the US Mint which changed their status to sold out on Wednesday [...]
Thursday Kitcommentary From Kitco Metals Inc. – Top THAT Tree
Gold prices opened lower this morning, falling for a second session as the yellow metal came under pressure from pre year-end profit-taking selling and a stronger US dollar.
A larger than anticipated drop in US durable goods new orders failed to dent the greenback as the decline was largely defined by a fall in transportation equipment orders and [...]
Bowers and Merena to Merge with Stack’s, Create Stack’s-Bowers Numismatics
Spectrum Group International, Inc. (SPGZ.PK) announced today that its subsidiary Bowers and Merena Auctions, one of the world's pre-eminent auctioneers of rare coins and currency, has entered into an agreement with Stack's, the oldest rare coin retail and auction company in the U.S., to combine their operations.
The new company, which will be known as Stack's-Bowers Numismatics, with a world coin division to be known as Stack's-Bowers and Ponterio, will be owned 51% by Bowers and Merena Auctions and 49% by Stack's [...]
Gold and Silver Ease Lower, Palladium and Platinum Prices Rise
U.S. gold and silver prices fell modestly while platinum and palladium prices rose slightly in thin trading Wednesday.
A stronger dollar pressured gold prices on Wednesday, but news that the IMF completed the sale of 403 metric tons of gold was supportive, opined analysts [...]
Moy Resigns as US Mint Director
Director of the United States Mint Ed Moy announced that he would be resigning from his post effective January 9, 2011, to accept a position in the private sector.
Moy will have served in the role for slightly more than 4 years and 4 months, after having been sworn in as the 38th Director of the United States Mint on September 6, 2006. He was appointed for a five-year term by [...]