Monthly Archives: August 2012
US Mint Commemorative and Numismatic Gold Coin Prices May Rise
A new trend that has settled in the gold market could now affect U.S. Mint commemorate and numismatic gold coin prices, while platinum coins appear safe from change.
Gold has maintained an average since last Thursday that is above the range used by the U.S. Mint to last set gold coin prices. If the price of gold on the London Fix does not fall dramatically on Wednesday, then [...]
Gold Dips from 4-Month High as Silver Falls 0.6%
Gold fell from a more than four-month high and for the first time in four sessions Tuesday. Profit-taking was the common catalyst cited for the day's modest loss.
Gold prices for December delivery dipped $5.90, or 0.4%, to close at $1,669.70 an ounce. Gold moved between intraday levels of [...]
Uncirculated Julia Grant First Spouse Gold Coin Off Sale
Depicting a portrait of Julia Grant, the 24-karat gold uncirculated coin honoring the First Lady was taken off sale today, August 28, 2012, by the United States Mint.
Collectors will find the 2011-W Uncirculated Julia Grant First Spouse Gold Coin on the "No Longer Available" section of the U.S. Mint website with the words "sold out" stamped beside its name. Its latest sales total as of Monday was 2,952, the highest of last year's uncirculated coins but lower than any of the proofs [...]
$1 Lucky 777 Notes Introduced by Bureau of Engraving and Printing
7 has been a lucky number for the superstitious and often times many others. Earlier this month, the U.S. Bureau of Engraving and Printing (BEP) began selling new Lucky 777 notes for $5.95 each.
Making this crisp Series 2009 $1 bill unique is the serial number. It begins with no less than three "777" in a row [...]
MintChip Popular Choice Award Winner to Receive Gold Maple Leaf Coins
Members of the public are being asked by the Royal Canadian Mint for their input on software applications created for use as part of a new digital currency system known as MintChip™.
Multiple applications were submitted under the MintChip Developer Challenge with the public's votes used to determine the winner of the Popular Choice Award [...]
Anne Geddes Silver Keepsake Coins Feature Sleeping Baby on Flower Bud
Her photographs are some of the most recognizable in the world and now for the first time they'll be seen on silver.
New Zealand Mint and award-winning photographer Anne Geddes have collaborated to create what could quite possibly be the cutest collectable coins ever made [...]
Gold Edges Up 0.2% to Start Week, Silver Gains 1.4%
Gold advanced slightly in thin trading Monday with London markets closed for a holiday.
Gold prices for December delivery added $2.70, or 0.2%, to settle at $1,675.60 an ounce. Prices traded from an intraday low of $1,668.50 to a high of $1,679.30 [...]
$42+ Million Realized by Stack’s Bowers in Philadelphia Coin Auctions
Stack's Bowers Galleries recently conducted the Official Auction of the Philadelphia ANA World's Fair of Money and ANA/PNG Pre-Show from August 4-10, and delivered truly outstanding results.
The sale contained exceptional coins from collections like the Battle Born Collection, the Hoosier Flyer Collection, the Dorchester Heights Collection, the Philip Winston Pillsbury Collection of Flying Eagle [...]
2012 Hawai’i Volcanoes National Park Quarters Released, Bags and Rolls Available
On Monday, August 27, 2012, the United States Mint released bags and rolls of 2012 Hawai'i Volcanoes National Park Quarters. Showcased on the quarter's reverse is a design emblematic of the national park located on the Big Island of Hawaii.
Hawai'i Volcanoes quarters are the fourth 2012-dated release in the America the Beautiful Quarters® Program. The series debuted in [...]
In The Lead – Standard Fare
The new trading week started with small losses in the precious metals complex despite a 0.14% drop in the US dollar and a near $1 advance in crude oil. Small-scale profit-taking was cited after gold market players attempted a test at the $1,680 resistance area but failed to deliver a victory just yet...
Spot gold traded at $,1670 on the bid-side while silver remained very close to the $30.75 mark in the minutes following the New York opening [...]