Monthly Archives: March 2014
2014 Australian Silver and Gold Coin Releases for April
More than a half-dozen Perth Mint of Australia coins appear in April to include popular annual issues such as a gold sovereign, a one kilo silver koala coin and a high relief silver kookaburra.
These launch alongside other new issues, like the second release in a series dedicated to mother's love, coins celebrating the centenary of Australian submarines, gold and silver coins depicting the Great Barrier Reef and the second release from the Young Collectors Superpowers series [...]
Gold Falls in March, Jumps on Quarter; US Mint Silver Coins...
Gold prices on Monday closed lower for a fourth straight session, pulling the yellow metal into a deeper monthly loss and cutting some of its quarterly gain.
Gold for June delivery declined $10.50, or 0.8%, to settle at $1,283.80 an ounce on the Comex division of the New York Mercantile Exchange [...]
2014 Shenandoah Quarter Bags and Rolls on Sale
Today, March 31, the United States Mint started selling Shenandoah National Park Quarters, the second of the 2014 America the Beautiful Quarters. Products now available include bags and rolls of the coins that commemorate the park in Virginia.
The release happens in conjunction with the launch of the new quarters into circulation [...]
First Special Service Force Gold Medal Designs
A Congressional Gold Medal is to be awarded to the First Special Service Force, a joint American-Canadian volunteer unit, in recognition of their World War II service. Before this happens, however, designs for the medal must be selected so that the United States Mint can produce it.
As part of the standard process for coins and medals, the United States Mint has artists create multiple designs [...]
2014 National Baseball Hall of Fame Coins Debut
Launching today, March 27 at noon ET, are the first curved coins ever struck by the United States Mint. Highly anticipated and available at introductory prices are the 2014 National Baseball Hall of Fame Commemorative Coins in denominations of $5 gold, $1 silver and 50c clad.
Celebrating the 75th or diamond anniversary of the National Baseball Hall of Fame, each curved coin is [...]
US Mint Sales: 2014 Native American $1 Coins Debut
New on the sales charts for United States Mint products are 2014 Native American $1 Coins in rolls, bags, and boxes.
Coins of the series have an annually changing reverse with the newest dollars featuring a design that is emblematic of the Lewis and Clark Expedition [...]
US Government Prints 400.9 Million Banknotes in February 2014
Fewer bills were pressed by the U.S. government in February than a month earlier and the combined value of the money was down as well, data from the agency responsible for printing American currency shows.
This up and then down monthly pattern has repeated since September.
2014 Proof Set from US Mint at San Francisco
Today, March 25, 2014, sales opened for the 2014 United States Mint Proof Set®. This annually issued set will be the Mint's most popular numismatic product of the year.
Sold for $31.95, it has 14 coins produced in the U.S. Mint at San Francisco with each bearing the 'S' mint mark. Extra care is [...]
Stack’s Bowers March Baltimore Medal and Coin Auction Highlights
Stack's Bowers Galleries will present rare coins and a famous gold Nobel Peace Price medal in its upcoming auction held in conjunction with the Whitman Coin and Collectibles Baltimore Expo, March 26-29 at the Baltimore Convention Center.
A gold 1936 Nobel Peace Prize medal awarded to Carlos Saavedra Lamas will highlight the medal section [...]
Proof Set, Baseball Coins and Quarters End US Mint March Releases
The remaining days of March find several United States Mint products scheduled to launch, including a very popular annual proof set, highly anticipated National Baseball Hall of Fame coins and the second of the 2014-dated quarters.
Leading releases is the 2014 United States Mint Proof Set® that debuts on [...]