Yearly Archives: 2013

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 [...]

Technology plays a huge role in producing coins at all United States Mint facilities. It's complimented with a group of people dedicated to make it all happen, with some of them adding their own personal touch to the process.

Enter Alberto Morell, one of the Philadelphia Mint's buffer-polishers. He manually polishes dies that are used in the making of proof coins for collectors [...]

Precious metals on Thursday ended lower for the third time in four sessions. Losses in gold and silver were modest compared to those for platinum and palladium.

Gold for December delivery shed $3.10, or 0.2%, to finish at $1,317.60 an ounce on the Comex division of the New York Mercantile Exchange [...]

The U.S. government printed more banknotes in September than in August, marking a fourth consecutive monthly increase, according to newly released figures from the agency responsible for manufacturing American currency.

At more than 1.18 billion notes worth over $65.7 billion, both the [...]

There's not a lot to talk about with the latest round of U.S. Mint sales data, and that's really the story. Demand dipped for almost all major products to include sets, Silver Eagles and commemorative coins.

When looking at the range of annual coin sets in clad and silver and in proof and uncirculated, just one logged higher week-over-week sales. And it was [...]

Precious metals advanced for the first time in three sessions Wednesday, though only silver climbed for more than it lost in the past two days.

Nearly every product and size option in U.S. Mint gold coins advanced Wednesday. Silver coins were muted after every one of them gained [...]

Demand in September for United States Mint bullion coins improved from a six-year low for American Gold Eagles but slowed a bit for American Silver Eagles even as their sales drive toward an annual record.

These changing levels happened in a month that is seasonally slower for American bullion coins and in a bearish precious metals market where [...]

Gold, silver and other precious metals declined Tuesday, marking a second straight day of losses.

Gold for December delivery tumbled $40.90, or 3.1%, to finish at $1,286.10 an ounce on the Comex division of the New York Mercantile Exchange. The settlement price is the lowest since [...]