Monthly Archives: August 2014
Coolidge Presidential $1 Coin & First Spouse Medal Set
Today, Aug. 26, the United States started selling Coolidge Presidential $1 Coin & First Spouse Medal Sets. The set honors Calvin Coolidge, the 30th President of the United States, and his wife Grace.
Available for $9.95, this product has one uncirculated quality 2014-P Calvin Coolidge Presidential $1 Coin and one Grace Coolidge First Spouse Bronze Medal that is [...]
Great Sand Dunes 5 Oz Silver Bullion Coins Open at 3,400
Sales kicked off on Monday for the Great Sand Dunes National Park Five Ounce Silver Bullion Coin, the fourth 2014-dated release from the U.S. Mint's series of America the Beautiful Five Ounce Silver Bullion Coins.
United States Mint sales of the bullion coin opened at 3,400 [...]
Gold Declines, Silver Turns Down on Year
Gold reverted to negative territory in starting the new trading week after ending higher on Friday. The loss was its sixth in seven sessions.
Gold for December delivery dipped $1.30, or 0.1%, to close at $1,278.90 an ounce on the Comex division of the New York Mercantile Exchange [...]
2014 Great Sand Dunes Quarters on Sale
2014 America the Beautiful Quarters commemorating Great Sand Dunes National Park in Colorado were released into circulation today, Aug. 25, and the United States Mint also started selling them in numismatic rolls and bags.
While the quarters began their journey into circulation, it'll take time for them to make it to your pockets, if you find them at all. Banks cannot order quarters by a certain design or from [...]
New Quarters and Presidential $1 Coins, Popular Coin News Stories
New quarters and dollar coins will crank up interest in United States Mint products this last week of August.
Beginning on Monday, the U.S. Mint will offer rolls and bags of quarters commemorating Great Sand Dunes National Park in Colorado. Then on Thursday the Mint will introduced rolls, bags and boxes of Presidential $1 Coins honoring Franklin D. Roosevelt [...]
Gold, Silver Fall on Week; US Mint Bullion Sales Improve
Gold snapped a five session losing streak on Friday, climbing from a 2-month low, but prices still dropped 2% on the week.
Sales of United States Mint bullion coins picked up compared to the prior week [...]
West Point Mint Enhances Dies, Tests New Coin Finishes
In the world of making coins, artists craft designs and engineers bring them to life on faces of steel. Today, the engineering techniques at the United States Mint are an art form in their own right. We've seen them ourselves in a recent trip to the U.S. Mint at West Point and in past visits to Mint facilities in Philadelphia, San Francisco and Denver.
Specialists at the West Point Mint have set their sights on dies for 2014-W Proof Platinum Eagles, investing their time and unique resources in a series of experiments to develop multiple finishes that will accentuate the artist's design and bring out more of the coin details [...]
Gold Drops to 2-Month Low, Silver Prices Slip 8 Cents
Gold extended its losing streak to five sessions Thursday and settled at a 2-month low as the U.S. dollar rallied to an 11-month high.
Gold for December delivery declined $19.80, or 1.5%, to close at $1,275.40 an ounce on the Comex division of the New York Mercantile Exchange [...]
Philadelphia Mint Produces Record 42.44M Coins in One Day
The United States Mint in Philadelphia was abuzz with activity last month, more so than ever before on July 24 when it delivered a record 42.44 million coins for circulation.
That hurdled over the old record of 32.28 million coins set in October 2013, and contributed to [...]
US Mint Sales: Lou Hoover Gold Coins Debut
Appearing on U.S. Mint sales charts for the first time are the 2014-W $10 Lou Hoover First Spouse Gold Coins in proof and uncirculated finishes. Released on Aug. 14, they mark the third of four designs this year to honor former First Ladies.
Collectors in the early going ordered 955 of the proof Lou Hoover gold coins and 638 of the uncirculated Lou Hoover gold coins for a total of 1,593 -- the highest [...]