Monthly Archives: December 2014
2014 Franklin D. Roosevelt Presidential Medals
Not to dismiss its two coins and four stamps, but the gems of the 2014 Franklin D. Roosevelt Coin & Chronicles Set are its medals. And of those, the silver medal shines the brightest in both appearance and appeal.
Released on Dec. 22, 2014, we'll talk more about the set in an upcoming article. For now, I wanted to simply present the medals in a photo overview [...]
2015 Proof Silver Eagle for New Year and Popular News
It'll be another short week of coin news, with New Years coming up and most of the world mints taking a break from releases until next week.
U.S. coin collectors can look forward to Friday's release from the U.S. Mint of their 2015 Proof American Silver Eagle. The annually issued coin will probably be the most collected product of 2015 [...]
Gold Near Flat on Week; US Mint Coin Sales Quicken
Precious metals surged on Friday, rolling expected weekly losses for silver, platinum and palladium into solid gains. Gold's rally wasn't quite strong enough to erase declines from the three previous sessions.
Gold for February delivery on Friday rebounded $21.80, or 1.9%, to settle at $1,195.30 an ounce on the Comex division of the New York Mercantile Exchang [...]
2015 America the Beautiful Quarters – Release Dates and Images
With this year drawing nearer to a close, interest in 2015 coin releases becomes more apparent. That is especially true for year-specific issues such as the 2015 America the Beautiful Quarters which honor national sites in Nebraska, Louisiana, North Carolina, Delaware and New York.
To help familiarize everyone with the new quarters, high-resolution images are now available [...]
National Park Service Centennial Commemorative Coins for 2016
Commemorative coins celebrating the 100th anniversary of the National Park Service (NPS) will be struck and issued by the United States Mint in 2016. There will be three denominations produced, $5 gold coins, silver dollars and clad half-dollars, with each bearing designs emblematic of the centennial of the NPS [...]
1795 Boston Time Capsule Opening on Jan. 6
Coins and other early-American mementos buried by midnight rider Paul Revere and Founding Father Samuel Adams will see the light of day for the first time in nearly 160 years, the Commonwealth of Massachusetts and Museum of Fine Arts, Boston (MFA) announced Tuesday.
On Dec. 11, 2014, a more than 200-year old time capsule was excavated from a granite cornerstone at the Massachusetts State House in Boston. Excitement about its contents has been building ever since [...]
Gold Dips; US Mint’s Silver Coins Finalize 2014 Record
Gold closed lower for a third straight session in very thin trading volumes as many investors were already out for the Christmas holiday.
Gold for February delivery shed $4.50, or 0.4%, to settle at $1,173.50 an ounce on the Comex division of the New York Mercantile Exchange [...]
2014 American Eagle Silver Bullion Coin Record Ends at 44 Million
U.S. Mint sales of 2014 American Eagle silver bullion coins ended Christmas Eve, finalizing a record year in which demand for the coins often exceeded supply.
"The United States Mint officially sold out of American Eagle silver bullion coins," said Adam Stump, deputy director of the U.S. Mint's Office of Corporate Communications. "The Mint sold 44,006,000 Silver Bullion ounces in 2014."
U.S. Mint authorized dealers purchased the final allotment of 75,500 coins on Wednesday [...]
US Mint Sales: Coin Discovery Sets Debut; Silver $1 Sells Out
United States Mint Coin Discovery Sets made their first appearance on the sales boards after having launched on Thursday, Dec. 18.
Designed as an introduction to coin collecting, the sets include collecting supplies and three Kennedy halves in three different finishes from three different U.S. Mint production facilities [...]
2014 Kennedy 50c and American $1 Set Sales as of Dec....
Clad 50th Anniversary Kennedy Half-Dollar Sets have been "out of stock" for several days now, although the latest U.S. Mint sales figures don't show them maxed out. If they're not gone for good, few should later pop up for sale.
Figures haven't changed for the 2014 American $1 Coin and Currency Set, which is also listed on the Mint's website as "out of stock" [...]