Monthly Archives: February 2014
$100 Uncut Currency Sheets in Sizes of Four, Eight and Sixteen
For the very first time, the Bureau of Engraving and Printing (BEP) is selling uncut currency sheets of newly designed $100 notes.
Series 2009A $100 uncut currency sheets launch at 8:00 a.m. EST on Thursday, Feb. 27, 2014. Product options include [...]
Gold Hits 4-Month High, US Mint 2014 Silver Eagles Tops 8.1M
Gold and silver on Monday advanced for a second consecutive session with gold prices hitting a near four-month high and silver prices topping $22 an ounce.
United States Mint American Silver Eagles jumped 825,500 on the day to top 8.1 million for the year so far [...]
Gold, Silver Gain for Third Week; US Mint Bullion Coins Mixed
Gold futures on Friday settled higher for the first time since a nine-session winning streak ended on Wednesday. The move lifted gold for a third weekly gain with prices up 0.4% from the week ago close.
United States Mint bullion sales registered mixed weekly performances. Gold coin sales strengthened overall for a third straight week while silver coin sales [...]
Canadian 2014 Gift Sets for Babies, Birthdays and Special Moments
2014 Gift Sets from the Royal Canadian Mint offer unique options to help celebrate a year's special occasions.
These sets are sold individually and include a specially struck $1 coin emblematic of the special moment and only issued as part of the associated set [...]
2014 Doctor Who Monsters Coin Depicts Dalek
A new one-half ounce 2014 Doctor Who Silver Proof Coin is now available from the Perth Mint of Australia.
Depicting a struck Dalek, it is the first issue from the Doctor Who Monsters series dedicated to some of the most memorable foes encountered in the fifty years of the television program [...]
Gold, Silver Dip Slightly; US Mint Silver Bullion Coins Gain
Gold ended slightly lower for a second straight day after snapping a nine-session winning streak.
Gold for April delivery fell $3.50, or 0.3%, to finish at $1,316.90 an ounce on the Comex division of the New York Mercantile Exchange [...]
US Mint Sales: Great Smoky Mountains Quarters Sets Debut
This week's round of U.S. Mint sales figures show out-of-the-gate performances for 2014 Kennedy half dollars and Great Smoky Mountains National Park Quarters Three-Coin Sets.
Released on Tuesday, Feb. 11, 2014, the three-coin sets logged debuting sales of 9,578. That is down a bit from opening sales of [...]
Gold and Silver Snap Long Winning Streaks
In relatively thin volume and within a narrow trading range, gold futures on Wednesday settled lower for the first time in ten sessions.
Gold for April delivery shed $4, or 0.3%, to settle at $1,320.40 an ounce on the Comex division of the New York Mercantile Exchange [...]
Authors Receive IAPN Award for Book on Siamese Coins
Numismatic authors Ronachai Krisadaolarn and Vasilijs Mihailovs are honored recipients of the annual book price award from the International Association of Professional Numismatists (IAPN).
Conducted annually since 1982, the latest IAPN Book Prize Award Ceremony was held on Jan. 19, 2014 in Bangkok Thailand [...]
2014 Kennedy Half Dollars Score Quick Sales Start
Starting United States Mint sales are in for circulating-quality 2014 Kennedy half dollars. Demand for the newest coins improved, continuing an annual trend of quicker starts.
Released on Feb. 13 in rolls and bags, collectors by Sunday scooped up a total of 979,760 coins. Unit splits were [...]