Monthly Archives: March 2013
Gold, Silver Tip Higher; US Bullion Coins Gain
Gold advanced for a second day in a row Tuesday, supported by weakness in the U.S. dollar but limited by investors' focus on equities.
Gold futures for April delivery inched up $2.50, or 0.2%, to $1,574.90 an ounce on the Comex [...]
2013 Girl Scouts Silver Dollars Debut Sales Figures
Debut sales figures for the 2013 Girl Scouts of the USA Centennial Silver Dollars have been released by the United States Mint.
According to those figures, a total of 41,624 of the commemorative coins were ordered [...]
Roll of Last Canadian Pennies Auctioned for $6,600
Modern Canadian pennies are not something one typically thinks of as great investments, but for one man, that was exactly the case. An eBay seller auctioned a roll of fifty Canadian pennies from 2012 for an astonishing $6,600.
Of course, the roll was not your standard collection of pocket-change. It was one of the last penny rolls issued by the Royal Canadian Mint as [...]
2013 ANZAC Australian Defence Force Engineers $1 Coin Debuts
An annual series from the Perth Mint is expanded to its fifth release with the 2013 ANZAC Australian Defence Force Engineers $1 Coin.
Each of these coins is available worldwide on a mint-to-order basis [...]
Gold Adds a Dime, Silver Less Than a Cent; US Coins...
Gold rose slightly Monday, snapping a three-session losing streak. Gold futures for April delivery climbed a dime to settle at $1,572.40 an ounce on the Comex in New York.
The level was nearer gold's intraday low at $1,569.70 an ounce. It reached as high as $1,584.30 an ounce [...]
2013 American Eagle Bullion Coins Log Strong February Sales
February sales of American Eagle gold and silver bullion coins slowed from January but were sharply higher from a year ago.
No one logically expected United States Mint bullion sales in February to surpass those from January. The start of a year tends to [...]
Gold Dips 50 Cents on Week, Silver Edges Up, US Coins...
Gold ended the week at its lowest price since mid-July, though its weekly loss totaled to only 50 cents.
Falling Friday for a third straight day, gold futures for April delivery settled down $5.80, or 0.4%, to $1,572.30 an ounce on the Comex in New York [...]
2013 Australian Koala 5 Oz Silver Proof Coin in High Relief
The Perth Mint of Australia treads into new territory with the release of its 2013 Australian Koala 5 oz. High Relief Silver Proof Coin.
Never before has the Perth Mint released a five ounce koala coin in high relief. Its unique size, limited mintage of [...]
American Palladium Eagle Study Ready for Congress
Will investors and collectors be able to purchase American Palladium Eagle coins? That question moves one step closer to getting answered next week.
Congress authorized Palladium Eagles with the passage of the American Eagle Palladium Bullion Coin Act of 2010 [...]
25th Anniversary Platinum Koala Coin and Silver Medallion Set
The Perth Mint of Australia pays tribute to the quarter century history of an extremely popular series with the 25th Anniversary Platinum Koala Coin and Silver Medallion Set.
This commemorative set includes a 1/2 ounce platinum Koala coin along with a 1/2 ounce silver medallion, just as it was first presented back in 1988 [...]