Monthly Archives: February 2013
Discovery’s SILVER RUSH Series Premieres Sunday
Tons of gold and silver salvaged from the ocean floor will be featured in a new Discovery Channel series premiering Sunday, Feb. 24, 2013.
SILVER RUSH, a three-part series narrated by Mike Rowe, follows the crew of the Odyssey Explorer, part of Odyssey Marine Exploration, as they attempt to locate and excavate the precious metal cargo from shipwrecks [...]
Gold Ends Week at 7-Month Low, Silver Dives, US Bullion Coins...
Gold lost 2.3% this week, ending Friday at a seven-month low as prices fell in six of the last seven trading sessions. Silver led weekly declines among precious metals, down 4.7%. Platinum followed at 4.2% and palladium lost 2.4%.
On Friday, gold futures for April delivery dipped $5.80, or 0.4%, to $1,572.80 an ounce on the Comex in New York [...]
2014 America the Beautiful Quarter and 5 Oz Coin Design Candidates
Reverse design candidates for 2014 America the Beautiful Quarters were revealed and reviewed, but the final selection of which five will actually be used has not been announced. The 2014-dated coins will mark the 21st through the 25th issues in the ATB series.
The final five selected from the design candidates will not only appear on next year's America the Beautiful Quarters, but also on the [...]
US Mint Sales: Quarters, Dollar Coins and Sets in Focus
Two new U.S. Mint sets holding quarters and dollar coins launched last week, attracting buyers towards them and related products.
Jumping on the sales charts this week were 2013 White Mountain National Forest Quarters Three-Coin Sets and 2013 Presidential Dollar Proof Sets [...]
Gold Snaps 5-Session Losing Streak, US Gold Coins Rise
Gold eked out a gain Thursday, snapping a five-session losing streak after falling to a near seven-month low on Wednesday.
Gold futures for April delivery edged up 60.0 cents to $1,578.60 an ounce on the Comex in New York [...]
2012-P Acadia 5 Oz Silver Uncirculated Coin Sells Out
On Wednesday, Feb. 20, 2013, another 2012-P America the Beautiful Five Ounce Silver Uncirculated Coin sold out.
No longer available is the collector coin depicting Acadia National Park in Maine. It was the third in order of release [...]
Walton 1913 Liberty Nickel On Display In Baltimore
The famous Walton specimen 1913 Liberty Head nickel will be displayed by Heritage Auctions during the first three days of the four-day Whitman Coin & Collectibles Baltimore Expo, March 14 - 17, 2013.
This fabled nickel was recovered from a fatal car crash and then unsuspectingly kept in a Virginia closet [...]
Debut Sales for 2013 White Mountain Quarters Three-Coin Set
Starting sales for the 2013 White Mountain National Forest Quarters Three-Coin Set clocked in at the lowest level for any in the series to date.
Between its release on Tuesday, Feb. 12 and Monday, Feb. 18, sales reached 9,907 units. The immediate previous release of the [...]
Gold Drops After Fed Minutes, US Silver Coins Gain
Gold, silver and other precious metals tumbled Wednesday as strength in the U.S. dollar curbed bullion's appeal.
Gold and silver then extended losses when minutes from the last FOMC meeting showed debate about ending quantitative easing before hiring picks up [...]
Debut Sales of 2013 Presidential $1 Coin Proof Set Hit 119,765
As expected, the newly released 2013 Presidential Dollar Proof Set is the most popular product the U.S. Mint has for collectors right now.
Released Thursday, Feb. 14, the proof set captured sales of 119,765 units by Monday, Feb. 18. At $18.95 per, the U.S. Mint collected nearly $2.27 million through the set's opening days and [...]