Monthly Archives: May 2013

It looks like it will be a busy day for the United States Mint on Wednesday, May 22, given new expectations that it will cut prices on an array of gold coins and annual silver sets since their melt values continue to fall.

U.S. Mint precious metals products for collectors have always carried a significant premium over their melt values. Still, the [...]

Available from the Perth Mint of Australia is the 2013 Kookaburra Silver High Relief Proof Coin. This coin is struck from one ounce of 99.9% pure silver to proof quality with high relief imagery.

Issue limits for this release is capped at 9,000. An additional 1,000 may be issued as part of [...]

Gold futures climbed Monday for the first time in eight sessions as the U.S. dollar fell from an almost three-year high.

Gold for June delivery ended at $1,384.10 an ounce on the Comex in New York, advancing $19.40, or 1.4%. Gold prices during the day traded between $1,336.30 and $1,397.90 [...]

2013 HMS Shannon and USS Chesapeake silver, gold and platinum coins have been issued by the Royal Canadian Mint to commemorate an important naval battle fought during the War of 1812.

HMS Shannon and USS Chesapeake coins are available in denominations of $50 silver, $500 gold and $300 platinum [...]

Gold futures fell for a seventh straight session Friday as the U.S. dollar soared to a nearly three-year high. Gold prices have now plunged $109, or 7.4%, since last closing higher on May 8.

On Friday, gold for June delivery declined $22.20, or 1.6%, to settle at $1,364.70 an ounce on the Comex in New York [...]

Collectors like their Silver Eagles. Placing an exclamation point on that statement are the latest sales figures from the United States Mint.

Released on May 9, 2013 for $139.95, the 2013 American Eagle West Point Two-Coin Silver Set has one-week sales of 193,652. As expected, its daily sales pace is beginning to slow just like daily sales for last year's Silver Eagle set from San Francisco [...]

Gold futures retreated for a sixth straight session on Thursday, pressured by news that U.S. inflation declined for a second consecutive month and as outflows in gold ETFs continue.

Gold for June delivery lost $9.30, or 0.7%, to settle at $1,386.90 an ounce on the Comex in New York. Prices traded from [...]

The Royal Canadian Mint is now accepting pre-orders for the 2013 $100 Bison Silver Coin, the debuting release from its Wildlife in Motion series that features $100 silver coins that sell at face value.

Collector demand for the pure silver coins is expected to be strong. The Mint's similar Exchange $20 for $20 program has [...]