Monthly Archives: December 2010

The American Eagle Palladium Bullion Coin Act of 2010 will soon become law. The Act passed in the House on September 29 and then in the Senate on November 30. It is now cleared for the White House.

When the Act is signed into law as the President is expected to do within a week, the United States Mint family of American Eagle products will expand to include palladium coins along with the gold, silver and platinum coins that have been produced for years [...]

The Coalition for Equitable Regulation and Taxation (CERT), an organization that works closely with numismatic groups on legislative matters affecting the rare coin and precious metals markets, has contracted with long-time coin collector and former Louisiana Congressman Jimmy Hayes for government relations activities.

US gold prices rose slightly Wednesday as a weaker dollar provided support along with a round of better-than-expected economic data from China and the U.S. that drove stocks higher and lifted commodities.

Palladium was the biggest gainer in precious metals, surging 4.2 percent. Platinum followed with an increase of 1.1 percent. Silver and gold trailed [...]

Spot gold bullion showed a $4 gain at the start of the midweek session. The bid-side quote was indicated at $1,391.20 per ounce, although the yellow metal gave back all of that gain following the jobs data release.

Silver bullion spot trading opened with a 50-cent rise to the $28.62 mark and the white metal subsequently halved those gains after the jobs numbers [...]