Monthly Archives: July 2013
Baseball Coin Designs Down to 16 Finalists
National Baseball Hall of Fame Commemorative Coins will launch next year in $5 gold, $1 silver, and half-dollar clad versions.
These 2014-dated coins issued in commemoration of the 75th anniversary of the National Baseball Hall of Fame will feature reverse designs of a baseball, down to a convex shape to resemble the ball's curvature. Then there is the common obverse (heads side) design [...]
Gold Ends Week at 1-Month High, US Silver Bullion Coins Surge
Gold futures notched four daily gains this week, saving the best for Friday though each was modest. Still, the precious metal ended up 1.2% for the week and scored its highest close in a month.
Gold for August delivery on Friday rose by $8.70, or 0.7%, to settle at $1,292.90 an ounce on the Comex division of the New York Mercantile Exchange [...]
Girl Scouts Young Collectors Sets Available
A limited-edition Girl Scouts of the USA Young Collectors Set is now available for $54.95. Released at noon today by the United States Mint, the set has an uncirculated Girl Scouts Silver Dollar that is presented within special packaging.
The set's price is less than what the coin costs by itself [...]
Gold Rebounds 0.5%, US Mint Bullion Coins Gain
Gold advanced for the third time this week, recouping a portion of the prior session's loss.
Gold for August delivery gained $6.70, or 0.5%, to end at $1,284.20 an ounce on the Comex in New York. The precious metal traded in a narrow range with [...]
2013-W Proof American Platinum Eagle Coin Available
Collector 2013-W Proof American Platinum Eagle Coins are now available from the United States Mint. The Platinum Eagle went on sale today, July 18, 2013, at an opening price of $1,800.00.
Each coin is struck from one ounce of .9995 fine platinum to proof quality. The maximum mintage is [...]
US Mint Sales: Taft Dollars Debut, Silver Coins and Sets Spike
Newly released Taft $1 coins and lower prices on silver products made some excitement out of what would have been a typical, lazy summer sales week for the United States Mint.
Last Thursday, July 11, the U.S. Mint reduced prices on nine silver products. Every one of them logged significantly higher weekly sales [...]
Gold Falls from Three-Week High, US Mint Gold Bullion Coins Rise
Gold ended lower Wednesday for the first time this week, pulling back from a more than three-week high.
Gold for August delivery fell $12.90, or 1%, to settle at $1,277.50 an ounce on the Comex in New York. The precious metal traded from [...]
Legend Numismatics Acquires 1894-S Barber Dime for $2M+
A record price for any dime was set when it took more than $2 million to acquire a rare 1894-S Barber dime, Legend Numismatics announced this week.
Authenticated and graded PCGS Proof 64+ (Branch Mint Proof), Legend Numismatics purchased the rarity from John Feigenbaum [...]
Alice Paul Proof Gold Coin Sells Out at New Low
Today, July 16, the United States Mint tagged "sold out" to the first of its 2012 First Spouse Gold Coins. No longer available is the proof coin honoring Alice Paul and the Suffrage Movement.
It appears the proof's production was capped at 3,500 since its latest sales through to Sunday reached [...]
Gold Up for Sixth Time in Seven Sessions with Mixed Inflation
Gold advanced for the sixth time in seven sessions Tuesday, buoyed by a weaker U.S. dollar, new inflation data and ahead of Fed chairman Ben Bernanke's congressional testimony.
Gold for August delivery settled up $6.90, or 0.5%, to $1,290.40 an ounce on the Comex in New York [...]