Yearly Archives: 2012
Cleveland Dollars and Gold Coins for Mid-November
The middle of November will be busy for the United States Mint as it launches the second issue in the 2012 First Spouse Gold Coins series and the last of the 2012 Presidential $1 Coins.
Beginning Thursday, November 15, the 2012 Frances Cleveland (First Term) First Spouse Gold Coins in proof and uncirculated qualities will go on sale [...]
2012 ATB Quarters Circulating Coin Sets for Collectors
2012 America the Beautiful Quarters Circulating Coin Sets were released Thursday, November 8, 2012.
Pricing is $5.95, one of the lowest priced products offered by the United States Mint, and it is a $4 savings off the price of the two previous years' circulating coin sets [...]
Gold Gains for 4th Day, Silver Eagle Bullion Coins Top 30...
Gold continued higher for a fourth session Thursday despite gains for the U.S. dollar that kept it at a two-month high. Sales of U.S. Mint bullion coins were also sharply higher.
Gold for December delivery advanced $12.00, or 0.7%, to close at $1,726.00 an ounce on the Comex in New York. The settlement price was nearer the intraday high of $1,730.50 than the low of $1,712.60 [...]
US Coin Sales: Demand for Products Pick Up in November
More American coins and related products realized higher gains in starting November than in ending October, U.S. Mint sales figures show.
Bullion American Eagle gold and silver coins are on fire and 69 collector coins and products logged higher weekly sales compared to the 58 noted in the previous round [...]
2011-2012 US Mint Last Chance Products Include Popular Coins and Sets
In what has become a traditional end-of-year reminder, the United States Mint on Wednesday added a new section to its website that lists dozens of "last chance" products.
These include popular annual sets, gold and silver coins, America the Beautiful quarters, Presidential $1 coins, September 11 silver medals and all of its [...]
US 2012 Proof Sets Top 600,000 in Six Months
2012 Proof Sets hurdled 600,000 in sales through the first six months of their release, new figures from the United States Mint reveal.
It marks a milestone most world mints would be thrilled about for any numismatic product, yet this year's core set remains on track to log ending sales that are [...]
Gold Rises as Other Precious Metals Fall, US Silver Coins Up
Gold rose slightly Wednesday as a stronger U.S. dollar trimmed demand for the yellow metal.
In other precious metals, silver, platinum and palladium each fell by more than 1% as U.S. stocks dived on anxiety over the looming "fiscal cliff" of scheduled tax increases and federal spending cuts [...]
Gold Returns Above $1700, Silver Atop $32
Gold, silver, other commodities and U.S. stocks traded higher Tuesday as the wait for election day ended and investors bet on the certainty of an outcome, one way or the other.
Gold for December delivery advanced $31.80, or 1.9%, to settle at $1,715.00 an ounce on the Comex in New York [...]
Stack’s Bowers to Offer Coin and Currency Rarities at Baltimore Expo
Stack's Bower Galleries will present nearly 10,000 coin and currency lots this November 13-17 at the Whitman Coin and Collectibles Baltimore Expo.
Set to cross the auction block are more than 4,000 lots of U.S. coins and exonumia, almost 1,100 lots of U.S. currency and over 2,900 lots of world coins and world currency [...]
Denali National Park 5 Oz Silver Uncirculated Coin Released
The United States Mint today released the 2012-P Denali National Park Five Ounce Silver Uncirculated Coin for $229.95.
This new issue contains five ounces of .999 fine silver, has a three inch diameter and shares the same designs as the Denali National Park Quarter -- also released today [...]