Yearly Archives: 2013

Gold futures finished lower for a second session Wednesday, though barely. Platinum and palladium also ended modestly down on the day. Silver bucked the trend, rising for the first time since Friday.

Silver for December delivery added 15.6 cents, or 0.7%, to $23.17 an ounce [...]

The U.S. government printed more banknotes in August than in July, marking a third straight monthly increase, and the value of those notes topped the $30 billion level for the first time since May.

589.12 million in $1s, $5s and $100's were printed for a total value of $32 billion, according to figures released [...]

Far fewer coins were struck for circulation in August than in any other month this year, coin production figures from the United States Mint show. Also revealed by the Mint were mintages for the 2013 Fort McHenry quarter.

Historically, August is often a tepid coin production month. On cue, this last one reached 724.91 million coins, sharply snapping a [...]

Released by the Royal Canadian Mint are 75th Anniversary of Superman™ Commemorative Coins celebrating the comic book introduction of the iconic super hero.

These limited-edition 75th anniversary Superman coins are available in seven different versions to include one 14 karat gold coin, five 99.99% pure silver coins and one cupro-nickel variety [...]

Precious metals were mixed in starting the new trading week Monday. Gold advanced slightly while silver, platinum and palladium declined.

Interest in gold bullion coins from the U.S. Mint picked up Monday with one-day sales of 6,000 ounces tripling last week's total of 2,000 ounces [...]

An official release ceremony for the Fort McHenry quarter will be held Friday, September 13, at 10 a.m. Eastern Time. A coin exchange will follow immediately after the ceremony.

Issued as the nineteenth America the Beautiful Quarter and the fourth of five for this year, 2013 Fort McHenry National Monument and Historic Shrine quarters commemorate the national site found in Baltimore, Maryland [...]

Precious metals rebounded from two days of across-the-board declines. Silver pushed ahead for a strong gain on the week while gold and other metals pared their weekly losses.

Gold for December delivery climbed $13.50, or 1%, to settle at $1,386.50 an ounce on the Comex division of the New York Mercantile Exchange. Silver advanced 63.6 cents [...]

If you could, would you sculpt using clay or a computer? United States Mint artists at Philadelphia have their choice, with some switching between the two mediums.

It's fascinating to watch gifted artists breathe life into models. The folks at the Philadelphia Mint have been doing a lot of that lately, more than any other year, with 83 designs already sculpted for coins and medals released in 2013 [...]