Monthly Archives: February 2014
US Mint Sales: Harding $1 Coins Debut
Newly added to U.S. Mint charts are the first round of sales for products with circulating-quality 2014 Warren G. Harding Presidential $1 Coins.
On Thursday, Feb. 6, the United States Mint started selling Harding Presidential dollars in 25-coin rolls, 100-coin bags and 250-coin boxes. Sales by Sunday reached 2,479,675 coins [...]
Gold Notches Fresh 3-Month High, Silver Rises for 8th Session
Gold extended its string of winning sessions to six and silver to eight on Wednesday. Gold's rally is the longest since June 2012 and silver's streak is the hottest since April 2011, according to Bloomberg News.
Gold for April delivery added $5.20, or 0.4%, to settle at $1,295 an ounce [...]
2014 Great Smoky Mountains Quarters Three-Coin Set
Now available from the United States Mint is the Great Smoky Mountains National Park Quarters Three-Coin Set, the latest offering from the America the Beautiful Quarter product series.
Its sales started today, Feb. 11, 2014, at noon ET. For $9.95, the Three-Coin Set contains [...]
Gold Hits 3-Month High; Silver Extends Win Streak to 7 Sessions
Gold advanced for a fifth straight session on Tuesday -- the longest rally since August 2012 reports Bloomberg News, and closed at a more than three-month high.
U.S. Mint bullion sales advanced for one-ounce coins in gold and silver. Below is a current sales breakdown [...]
2015 America the Beautiful Quarter and 5 Oz Coin Design Candidates
U.S. Mint design candidates present wide-ranging scenes for reverses of 2015 America the Beautiful Quarters and related five ounce silver coins.
Artists created several designs candidates for each. Once reviewed and fine-tuned, the U.S. Mint will [...]
US Mint Mockup Images of 2014 Gold Kennedy Half Dollars
One of the most popular news articles last week was about the possibility of the United States Mint striking 2014 Kennedy half dollars in 24-karat gold to commemorate the 50th anniversary of the coin.
Today, as the Citizens Coinage Advisory Committee is discussing the viability for such a product [...]
Gold, Silver Extend Rallying Streak; US Silver Eagles Top 6.2M
Gold extended its winning sessions to four and silver to five in solid out of the gate gains to start the new trading week Monday.
Four of six U.S. Mint bullion products notched sales increases on Monday with Gold Eagles up by 4,000 ounces, Gold Buffalo coins rising [...]
US Government Prints 505.6 Million Banknotes in January 2014
More money came from U.S. government presses in January than the previous month, and the total value of the bills printed was also higher, data from the agency responsible for manufacturing U.S. currency shows.
505.6 million in $1s, $10s, $20s and $100s were produced in January for [...]
Gold Up 1.9% on Week, Silver Jumps 4.3%; US Mint Coins...
Gold advanced Friday, extending its winning streak to three sessions and notching a weekly gain of 1.9% -- the biggest in a month.
United States Mint bullion sales were stronger this week. U.S. Mint reporting showed broad gains on Monday and Tuesday, a flattening on Wednesday, increases for [...]
Charlie Chaplin on Gold and Silver Coins
New collectible proof coins from the Perth Mint of Australia celebrate the contributions of an important Hollywood icon, Charlie Chaplin. Now available are 2014 Charlie Chaplin 100 Years of Laughter Gold and Silver Coins.
Limited to only 1,000, the Charlie Chaplin gold coin is composed of [...]