Monthly Archives: March 2014
2014 50c Canadian Circulation Rolls in Special Wrap
A relative rarity becomes available to everyone, for a limited time, with the Royal Canadian Mint's release of the 2014 50-cent Special Wrap Circulation Roll.
Inside the specially-wrapped rolls are twenty-five Canadian 50-cent coins. Mintage of this release is limited to [...]
2014 25c Canadian Chipmunk Gold Coin at 0.5 Grams
An affordable 0.5 gram pure gold coin is available from the Royal Canadian Mint with the release of the 2014 25c Proof Chipmunk Gold Coin.
Its limited mintage and price point may have it poised for an eventual sell-out. No more than 10,000 of them will be issued with each currently offered for CAD $79.95, or about US $72 [...]
Gold, Silver Soar on Safe-Haven Demand; US Silver Eagles Top 9.1M
Precious metals market bulls are strong out of the gate to kick off the new trading month Monday.
Gold prices rebounded sharply from Friday losses to settle at a more than four-month high as safe-haven demand climbed along with rising tensions between Russia and Ukraine [...]
2014 Australian Silver and Gold Coin Releases for March
The Perth Mint of Australia offers collectors several new products in March that showcase varying subjects like literature, fauna and even the concept of super powers.
Among releases is the newest Mini Roo Gold Coin struck from 0.5g of 24-karat gold. The fifth release in the Perth Mint's Australia Map Shaped Coin series appears with a reverse emblematic of the koala. A celebration of the 450th Anniversary of William Shakespeare is [...]
Gold, Silver Soar in February; American Eagle Coins Mixed
Gold ended lower Friday and snapped a string of three weekly increases but it still scored a second straight monthly gain. The story was similar for silver.
U.S. Mint bullion coins, on the other hand, split. Demand in February was strong for the bureau's silver coins but softened significantly for gold coins [...]