Monthly Archives: April 2014
Gold Gains on Safe-Haven Demand, US Mint Gold Coins Up
Gold prices advanced for a second straight session Thursday, spurred by safe-haven demand as tensions increased between Russia and Ukraine.
Gold for June delivery rose $6, or 0.5%, to end at $1,290.60 an ounce on the Comex division of the New York Mercantile Exchange [...]
Sacred Teaching of Love Depicted on Canadian Silver Coin
A new series of coins celebrating the art, culture and history of the First Nations debuted from the Royal Canadian Mint this month. Entitled The Seven Sacred Teachings, the series includes seven 99.99% fine silver coins with selective gold plating.
These coins include the following themes and release dates [...]
Tara Crosby of Georgia Wins 2014 PNG YN Scholarship
Tara Crosby of Alpharetta, Georgia, is the winner of the Professional Numismatists Guild's 2014 Young Numismatist Scholarship competition.
Courtesy of PNG, Crosby, will now attend one of the two week-long 2014 ANA Summer Seminar sessions in Colorado Springs, Colorado. She's interested in a digital photography class [...]
US Mint Sales: Silver Eagles, Baseball Halves Most Sought Coins
Along with 50c National Baseball Hall of Fame Commemorative Coins, staple and annually issued U.S. Mint products bubbled to top positions in the latest sales report.
There's no shock at seeing proof Silver Eagles and core Proof Sets floating high weeks to months past their launch, but it's rare for clad halves to mingle amongst the popular crowd [...]
Gold Edges Up, Silver Rises for 2nd Day; US Silver Coins...
Gold prices climbed from a three-week low Wednesday, and also snapped a three-session losing streak.
Gold for June delivery turned up $3.50, or 0.3%, to settle at $1,284.60 an ounce on the Comex division of the New York Mercantile Exchange [...]
Territorial Gold Coins Anchor Heritage CSNS Auction
Heritage Auctions offers The Riverboat Collection, a spectacular collection of Territorial gold coins, during the April 23 to 27 Central States Numismatic Society (CSNS) convention in Illinois.
An anchoring event unique piece, the 1855 Wass, Molitor & Co., Large Head $20 gold coin, graded AU53 NGC, represents a previously unidentified die variety [...]
Gold Falls, Silver Eagle Coins Race to 17.3M in Best Pace
Gold prices closed at a three-week low Tuesday, extending a losing streak to three sessions.
Gold for June delivery settled down $7.40, or 0.6%, to $1,281.10 an ounce on the Comex division of the New York Mercantile Exchange [...]
US Mint Numismatic Gold Coin Price Cuts Possible
U.S. Mint pricing of 15 numismatic gold coins could drop by $50 per ounce of gold content after prices went up last Wednesday when gold crawled above $1,300 an ounce by $1.50.
Numismatic products up for possible pricing reversals include the four different sized 2014 Proof American Gold Eagles, the four-coin set of them and the ten half-ounce 2013 First Spouse Gold Coins [...]
Baseball Silver Dollar Sellouts Official, Updated Coin Sales
Silver dollars celebrating the diamond anniversary of the National Baseball Hall of Fame officially sold out late Monday afternoon.
The United States Mint moved the curved commemorative coins to the "No Longer Available" section of its website, stamped "Sold Out" beside their product names, and removed the option to place orders on a waiting list [...]
Mickey Mouse on Steamboat Willie Starts Disney Coin Series
Classic Disney animation lovers will want to check out a new series of gold and silver coins sold by the Perth Mint of Australia.
The program's inaugural releases, the 2014 Disney - Steamboat Willie 1/4oz Gold Proof Coin and the 2014 Disney - Steamboat Willie 1oz Silver Proof Coin, honor one of the world's most recognizable cartoon characters, Mickey Mouse [...]