Monthly Archives: November 2012
US 2012 Limited Edition Silver Proof Set on Sale
The United States Mint today, November 27, 2012, placed a new limited-edition proof set on sale. Restricted to 50,000 units, each is $149.95.
Packed within the U.S. Mint dubbed "2012 United States Mint Limited Edition Silver Proof Set" is eight silver coins. The coins and their silver compositions include [...]
Rare Large Cent Display and PCGS Grading Contest at 2013 FUN
Professional Coin Grading Service in January will exhibit exceptionally rare large cents and offer a chance to win a highly desired coin.
Superb-quality large cents from the High Desert Collection may be viewed at the 58th Annual FUN convention, held January 10-13, 2013 in Orlando, Florida. During the same time [...]
Gold and Silver Dip Slightly in Week’s Start, US Coins Bullish
Gold, silver and other precious metals on Monday shed a small portion of their gains from last week. Profit-taking and a firmer U.S. dollar were among the reasons cited by analysts.
Gold for December delivery dipped $1.80, or 0.1%, to $1,749.60 an ounce on the Comex in New York [...]
2013 Native American $1 Dollar Design Image
A new reverse design for the 2013 Native American $1 coin was unveiled by the United States Mint last week. The dollar design represents the theme of "The Delaware Treaty (1778)."
Expected to debut early next year on new $1 coins, the design marks the fifth in a series of annually changing reverses to appear on Native American coinage [...]
Gold, Silver Surge on Week, US Bullion Sales Take Holiday Break
Precious metals surged during the U.S. holiday-shortened week with advances of 2.1% for gold, 5.4% for silver, 3.5% for palladium and 6.6% for platinum.
Gold ended the week at a more than five-week high as the U.S. dollar softened. In closing, gold for December delivery rallied $23.20, or 1.3%, to $1,751.40 an ounce on the Comex in New York. The settlement was the highest for gold since [...]
US Mint Sales: Commemorative Coins Surge, Products Debut
Targeted coin buying due to last chance sales and newly released products is evident for a second week in the latest U.S. Mint sales figures.
Sales activity was normalized in terms of week-over week gains. Last week's sales report noted 141 products that had outperformed [...]
Gold and Silver Rise in Pre-Holiday Trading, US Bullion Coins Up
Gold and silver advanced in pre-holiday trading Wednesday. Gold for December delivery added $4.60, or 0.3%, to $1,728.20 an ounce on the Comex in New York.
Precious metals were lifted by the IMF's monthly statistics report that showed central banks added to their gold reserves in October [...]
Cleveland Presidential $1 Coin & First Spouse Medal Set for First...
Sales started today, November 20, 2012, for the first term Grover Cleveland Presidential $1 Coin & First Spouse Medal Set. The United States Mint lists the newly released set at $9.95.
An illustrated plastic card holds the coin and bronze medal. On it are images of the Cleveland's, their names and signatures, along with [...]
Gold Slips 0.6%, Silver Dips 0.8%, US Coins Jump
Gold on Tuesday returned more than half of the gains from the previous day, as did other precious metals when the U.S. dollar firmed following the release of better-than-expected housing data.
Gold for December delivery lost $10.80, or 0.6%, to close at $1,723.60 an ounce on the Comex in New York [...]
2012 Limited Edition Silver Proof Set – Coins, Price and Release...
New details have emerged for the 2012 Limited Edition Silver Proof Set.
The United States Mint on Monday published a product page that includes descriptions of the set's eight coins, its mintage limits, initial ordering limits and an image of it, which is immediately below.
The U.S. Mint also placed the proof set back on schedule with its original [...]