Monthly Archives: December 2014
2015 Proof American Silver Eagle Price Set at $48.95
Prices for proof American Silver Eagle are moving lower. This year's coin will drop to $48.95 from $52.95. Next year's coin will also debut at the lower price.
News of the reductions come from United States Mint documents that are scheduled to appear Friday in the Federal Register, the official source of notices by government agencies [...]
New Ordering Deadline for 2014 Commemorative Coins
There's one less day to order commemorative coins from the United States Mint. The agency announced on Thursday that it has moved their ordering deadline up to noon ET on Dec. 30 from the same time on the 31st.
Commemorative programs for this year include the 2014 National Baseball Hall of Fame and Civil Rights Act of 1964 coins [...]
Gold Prices Rise Slightly for Second Day
Gold edged higher for a second session in a row Thursday, gaining little traction from a losing streak that extended to five straight sessions on Tuesday.
Gold for February delivery added 30 cents to settle at $1,194.80 an ounce on the Comex division of the New York Mercantile Exchange [...]
US Mint Sales: Baseball Silver Dollars ‘Out of Stock’
After selling out nearly 8 months ago, the U.S. Mint on Tuesday reopened ordering for the curved 2014 National Baseball Hall of Fame Silver Dollars because cancellations freed up inventory.
This week's sales report shows their sales adjustments due to those cancellations, placing the available total after Sunday for both silver dollars at 3,566. It looks like all of them have been claimed [...]
BEP Intaglio Prints Commemorate Panama Canal Opening Celebration
On Wednesday, Dec. 17, 2014, the Bureau of Engraving and Printing (BEP) opened up its 2015 Intaglio Print Subscription, "Panama Canal Commemorative Program."
Prints of the program commemorate the 100th anniversary of the opening celebration for the Panama Canal, a narrow land bridge between North and South America which connects the Atlantic and Pacific oceans [...]
Gold Little Changed, but Snaps 5-Session Losing Streak
Precious metals were little changed in the mid-week trading session on Wednesday. Gold snapped a five-session losing streak, but barely.
Gold for February delivery inched up 20 cents to close at $1,194.50 an ounce on the Comex division of the New York Mercantile Exchange [...]
World War I Veterans Centennial Commemorative Coins for 2018
Coins struck in commemoration of the centennial of America's involvement in World War I will be issued in 2018.
President Obama penned his name to the World War I American Veterans Centennial Commemorative Coin Act, making it law and filling a void in commemorative coins [...]
Boys Town Centennial Commemorative Coin Act Passes Senate
The Boys Town Centennial Commemorative Coin Act is positioned to become law since the U.S. House of Representatives passed it on Sept. 15 and the U.S. Senate approved it on Monday, Dec. 15.
The bill, numbered H.R.2866, is headed to the President's desk next, and it is expected to be signed into law within days [...]
2014 Kennedy 50c and American $1 Set Sales At or Nearing...
According to the latest figures from the United States Mint, the 2014 American $1 Coin and Currency Set has sold out and the clad 2014 Kennedy 50th Anniversary Half-Dollar Uncirculated Coin Set could reach that point at any time.
As for the four-coin silver and gold Kennedy half-dollar products, their [...]
Gold Falls for 5th Session, Silver Tumbles; US Silver Coins Gain
Gold prices declined for a fifth straight session on Tuesday, closing below $1,200 an ounce and giving back all of last week's gains.
Gold for February delivery fell $13.40, or 1.1%, to settle at $1,194.30 an ounce on the Comex division of the New York Mercantile Exchange [...]