Yearly Archives: 2013
Mount Rushmore Quarter Ceremony Photos
Last week, on Nov. 6, 2013, the United States Mint and the National Park Service officially launched the Mount Rushmore National Memorial Quarter honoring the site in South Dakota.
Honored guests included Donald "Nick" Clifford and his wife Carolyn. Nick has the distinction of being the last surviving person who actually worked on the sculpting of Mount Rushmore [...]
US Mint Silver Eagle Sales Reach Record 40,175,000
A new record has been set for sales of American Silver Eagle bullion coins, the United States Mint announced Tuesday.
Consistent high monthly sales this year has led to the record which now stands at 40,175,000 ounces. The previous record of 39,868,500 ounces was set in 2011 [...]
2013 Woodrow Wilson Presidential $1 Coin Cover Available
Today, Nov. 12, 2013, the United States Mint launched its 2013 Woodrow Wilson Presidential $1 Coin Cover.
This is the 28th issue from the American Presidency $1 Coin Cover Series and honors Wilson, who was the 28th President [...]
2014 $20 Canadian Silver Coin Depicts Pond Hockey
No other sport is more interwoven in Canadian society than hockey and the new 2014 Pond Hockey 1 oz Fine Silver Coin from the Royal Canadian Mint represents that unique bond.
Each is composed of one ounce of 99.99% pure silver and features a colored reverse design of [...]
Gold, Silver End Lower in Light Trading
Gold, silver and other precious metals started the new week lower in thin trading action due to the Veterans Day holiday.
Falling for the seventh time in eight sessions, silver for December delivery dipped 4 cents, or 0.2%, to settle at [...]
Gold, Silver Fall on Week; US Mint Coin Sales Slower in...
Precious metals futures ended lower for a second straight session Friday, pressured as the US dollar gained after the Labor Department reported better-than-expected employment figures.
On the week, metals mixed it up a bit. Gold and silver fell with respective weekly losses of 2.2% and 2.4%. PGMs split [...]
US Mint Coin Production in October Tops 1 Billion for 7th...
Coins continue to pour from United States Mint production plants in 2013. For the seventh time this year after happening only once last year, circulating coin production for a month hurdled above 1 billion coins, newly released U.S. Mint data for October shows.
U.S. Mint production facilities located in Denver and Philadelphia struck 1,220,380,000 coins for circulation in October [...]
US Government Prints 442 Million Banknotes in October 2013
Much less money was printed in October by the United States government and the total value of the bills made plunged from September, data from the agency responsible for manufacturing U.S. currency shows.
442.08 million in $1s, $5s, $10s, $20s, $50s and $100s were printed last month for a total value of almost $4.3 billion [...]
2013 Mount Rushmore 5 Oz Silver Uncirculated Coin Released
Today, Nov. 7, 2013, the United States Mint introduced its collector 2013-P America the Beautiful Five Ounce Silver Uncirculated Coin commemorating Mount Rushmore National Memorial in South Dakota.
It is the fifth and final uncirculated coin this year from the America the Beautiful series with earlier 2013 coins honoring [...]
Gold, Silver Decline as Dollar Rises, US Gold Coins Gain
Gold prices have traded more traditionally this week, falling when the U.S. dollar gains and advancing when it weakens. The greenback picked up ground on Thursday after the ECB's surprise rate cut, and gold lost all but 40 cents of its prior day gain.
Gold for December delivery declined $9.30, or 0.7%, to finish at $1,308.50 an ounce on the Comex division of the New York Mercantile Exchange [...]