Monthly Archives: June 2014
Gold, Silver Gain for Fourth Week; US Mint Bullion Coins Slower
Gold missed a fresh 10-week high on Friday but it gained enough to cement a fourth straight weekly increase. Advancing in seven of the last eight sessions, gold logged a modest pick up of 0.3% for the week.
On Friday, gold for August delivery climbed $3, or 0.2%, to settle at $1,320 an ounce on the Comex division of the New York Mercantile Exchange [...]
Donald Duck 80th Anniversary Coins Continue Disney Series
Disney's most loved characters continue to be featured in a series of gold and silver coins from the Perth Mint of Australia. Now available are the 2014 Disney – 80th Anniversary of Donald Duck 1/4oz Gold Proof Coin and the 2014 Disney – 80th Anniversary of Donald Duck 1oz Silver Proof Coin.
These two Donald Duck issues appear as the second strikes in their respective two-year programs showcasing some of Disney's most famous characters [...]
US Mint Sales: Herbert Hoover Presidential $1 Coins Debut
Newly issued Herbert Hoover $1 Coins scored the biggest totals in the latest sales figures from the United States Mint. Their debut was the strongest of the dollars so far this year.
On Thursday, June 19, the U.S. Mint started selling Hoover dollars in 25-coin rolls, 100-coin bags and 250-coin boxes. Sales by Sunday reached [...]