Yearly Archives: 2012
Gold and Silver Rebound Slightly, US Silver Coins Surge
Gold and silver on Monday rebounded from the previous session in which the metals tumbled to two-month lows.
Gold for December delivery added $8.00, or 0.5%, to $1,683.20 an ounce on the Comex in New York. Prices marked intraday low and high levels of $1,672.50 and $1,686.20 [...]
2012 Denali National Park Quarters Released, Sold in Bags and Rolls
At noon ET on Monday, November 5, 2012, the United States Mint launched its bags and rolls of the 2012 Denali National Park and Preserve Quarters.
Products include circulation quality coins from facilities in Philadelphia, Denver and San Francisco that will bear respective mint marks of 'P', 'D' and 'S' [...]
Australian 2013 Year of the Snake Coins in Color and Rectangle...
A plethora of new 2013 Year of the Snake Coins have been issued by the Perth Mint of Australia.
Among the new releases are three different sized colored gold proof coins, two different colored silver proof coins, a Baby Snake Silver Proof Coin and a Year of the Snake Silver Rectangle Four-Coin Set [...]
Gold Falls $40 in 4th Weekly Loss, Silver Plunges, US Coins...
Gold and silver tumbled Friday, extending weekly losses to four in a row for gold and five for silver.
Both metals fell to a more than two-month low as the U.S. dollar surged to a seven-week high after U.S. jobs data for October climbed more than expected. Gold prices resultantly slid below the $1,700 an ounce support level and that triggered additional selling [...]
Denali Quarters, Silver Coin and Circulating Set Start November
In starting November, the United States Mint next week is releasing seven numismatic products within the series of America the Beautiful coins. These include a Denali silver coin, five circulating Denali quarters products and a final 2012 America the Beautiful Quarters Set [...]
2012 American Eagle Gold and Silver Coins Mixed in October Sales
October turned out to be a mixed month for 2012 American Eagle gold and silver coins, sales figures from the United States Mint show. Demand for the investment-grade bullion coins dipped from September, but monthly sales for the first time in 2012 were higher than the same month a year ago.
Stronger-than-expected bullion sales came despite inconsistent daily advances and tumbling gold and silver prices [...]
Gold and Silver Start November Lower, US Gold Eagle Coin Higher
Gold, silver and platinum greeted the new trading month with modest losses totaling 0.2% each. Palladium, on the other hand, bucked the trend by kicking off November with a 0.4% increase.
Gold for December delivery shed $3.60 to close at $1,715.50 an ounce on the Comex in New York. Prices traded from an intraday low of $1,715.10 to a high of $1,727.50 [...]
US Mint Sales: Minus Gold Coins, Buying Activity Down
Aside from certain gold coins, there was little to no excitement in the latest United States Mint sales report as overall buying activity retreated.
Eighty-two numismatic products logged improved week-over-week gains in the last round of sales figures -- the third highest this year -- compared to 58 in the latest round [...]
Budgerigar Lands on 2013 Australian Silver Proof Coin
The Perth Mint has launched its 2013 Budgerigar 1/2 oz Silver Proof Coin, the second issue in a new series featuring Birds of Australia.
This 99.9% pure silver proof coin portrays a Budgerigar from the side in striking green and yellow colors with its long tail feathers extended [...]
Gold, Silver Prices Dive in October, US Bullion Coins Firm
Gold, silver and other precious metals advanced on the final day of October but fell hard for the month.
October losses amounted to 3.1% for gold, 6.5% for silver prices, 5.5% for platinum and 4.8% for palladium. Gold's monthly decline was the first since May while silver's was the first since June [...]