Monthly Archives: October 2013

Two new precious metal collections are now available from the Royal Canadian Mint with releases of the 2014 Maple Leaf Pure Gold Fractional Set and the 2014 Maple Leaf Fine Silver Fractional Set.

These two sets feature proof coins struck from 99.99% pure gold and 99.99% pure silver. They are available in very limited mintages [...]

Bucking the trend of other precious metals on Thursday, gold declined for a third straight day and for the fifth time in six sessions. A stronger U.S. dollar coupled with riskier appetites contributed in dragging gold prices below $1,300 an ounce for the first time in more than a week.

Gold for December delivery settled down $10.30, or 0.8%, to $1,296.90 an ounce on the Comex division of the [...]

For the sixth time this year after having happened just once last year, American circulating coin production for a month topped 1 billion coins, data from the United States Mint shows.

U.S. Mint presses struck 1,099,340,000 coins in September for a 51.7% increase over August and an [...]

Sales last week for numismatic products from the United States Mint were somewhat mixed. On the one hand, there was a good share of coins showing mild weakness. On the other, some products did log better sales, though there certainly weren't any screamers.

Among gainers were numismatic American Silver Eagles. Uncirculated Silver Eagles added [...]

Gold settled lower for the fourth time in five sessions Wednesday, pressured as the U.S. dollar advanced against other world currencies.

Gold for December delivery lost $17.40, or 1.3%, to end at $1,307.20 an ounce on the Comex division of the New York Mercantile Exchange [...]

Gold ended barely lower Tuesday, trading within a narrow $15 range. Still, its loss was the third in four sessions.

Silver for December delivery added 5.7 cents, or 0.3%, to settle at $22.44 an ounce. The precious metal traded [...]

Occurring just shy of two years and eight months after they were initially expected, the new $100 Federal Reserve Note was released into circulation today, October 8, 2013. The Federal Reserve Bank system is now shipping the notes to financial institutions.

These new $100 bills feature several security enhancements that [...]

It was definitely an unforgettable experience, the Philadelphia Mint tours, per Mike and Darrin Unser of CoinNews.net. From the beginning to then end, there was something exciting happening, and the guys caught it on camera.

They dished about everything they could, enough so that they were able to publish seven unique articles that described their eye-witness account. Darrin and Mike offer some final thoughts, and then the photos they've taken follow [...]

Gold and silver futures closed higher Monday for the first time since Wednesday. Their gains were attributed to stronger safe-haven demand as the U.S. government shutdown continued and as concerns grew over the debt ceiling gridlock.

Gold for December delivery finished up $15.20, or 1.2%, to $1,325.10 an ounce on the [...]

Gold and silver prices fell for the fourth time in five sessions Friday, deepening weekly losses that totaled 2.2% for gold and 0.4% for silver. The decline for gold snaps a two-week winning streak.

Sales levels for United States Mint bullion coins were nearly the same as a week ago [...]