Monthly Archives: January 2014
Canadian 2014 $100 Bald Eagle Silver Coin for $100
A third release in a fine silver coin series appears from the Royal Canadian Mint with the recent debut of the 2014 $100 Bald Eagle Silver Coin.
This release is offered as the newest addition to the Mint's popular Wildlife in Motion series which features one ounce, 99.99% pure silver coins sold at their legal tender face values of $100 [...]
1974 Aluminum Lincoln Cent from Denver Mint Authenticated, at Long Beach
Until recently, the existence of a 1974 aluminum Lincoln cent struck at the Denver Mint was the stuff of legend. That has changed with a single example authenticated, graded and certified by Professional Coin Grading Service (PCGS).
The first confirmed 1974-D aluminum Lincoln cent will soon make its way to auction. Before then, Heritage Auctions is displaying the coin for the first time at the Long Beach Expo [...]
Paterson Collection Crosses Block in GreatCollections Sale
On Feb. 9, 2014, GreatCollections will close bidding on the Dr. Spencer Paterson Collection of U.S. Type Coins.
The GreatCollections' auction, spanning early copper, silver and gold coins, offers more than 100 unreserved lots to include a 1796 No Stars Quarter Eagle graded XF-45 by PCGS.
Valued in the PCGS Price Guide at $110,000 [...]
US Mint Sales: 2013 Gold Eagles Sell Out, 2014 Silver Eagles...
2014-W American Silver Eagles dropped onto U.S. Mint sales tables this week while 2013-W Proof American Gold Eagles are about to leave them with the last one selling.
2013 Proof Gold Eagles are gone. On Tuesday, the one-half ounce, or $25-denominated coin, sold out and earlier today it was joined by the one-quarter ounce, or $10-denominated coin. They are both poised at mintage lows [...]
Gold, Silver Rise on Safe-Haven Demand
Gold rose on Wednesday to snap a two-session losing streak. The precious metal advanced on safe-haven demand, opined analysts, as U.S. stocks sank after the Federal Reserve announced it would further cut its monthly bond purchases by $10 billion a month.
Gold for February delivery added $11.40, or 0.9%, to settle at $1,262.20 an ounce on the Comex division of the New York Mercantile Exchange [...]
2013-W $25 Proof Gold Eagle Sells Out at Mintage Low
Just one of the four different sized 2013-W Proof American Gold Eagles remains after the one-half ounce, or $25-denominated, size sold out Monday, Jan. 27, 2014.
Sales of the proof Gold Eagle through Sunday, Jan. 26, totaled 12,701. If final sales stay close to this mark, the coin will mark a new mintage low [...]
Photo Walkthrough of U.S. Mint at Denver, Colorado
Each U.S. Mint facility is unique and exciting, as Mike and Darrin Unser of CoinNews.net discovered in their visits. The tour of the Denver Mint provided its own treasure trove of memories for the men, and it was caught on camera.
A bit of enchantment occurs in watching the whirling of machinery and all the robotic movements during every process of coin production, so when you [...]