Monthly Archives: January 2015

New U.S. Mint sales figures show stronger sales of gold coins and, unexpectedly, rather timid gains for the 2015-W Proof American Silver Eagle during its first full week of release.

Sales of the 2015 Proof Silver Eagle started on Jan. 2 with orders hitting 282,337 by Jan. 4. But only 1,973 more were ordered through the next seven days. Last year's version actually scored higher weekly sales of [...]

Gold prices ended higher on Wednesday, barely, gaining for a fourth straight session while other precious metals snapped their multi-day winning streaks.

Gold for February delivery added a dime to close at $1,234.50 an ounce on the Comex division of the New York Mercantile Exchange [...]

A bill to terminate the U.S. Mint Presidential $1 Coin Program was introduced in the Senate for a third time on Wednesday, Jan. 7. The last two versions, brought forward in the prior 112th and 113th sessions of Congress, died from inaction.

Like them, this latest piece of legislation (S.95) was introduced by Senator David Vitter of Louisiana [...]

Expect the United States Mint to raise prices on nearly two dozen collectible gold coins, reversing cuts made on Dec. 24.

Wednesdays are when the Mint averages recent London gold fixings to decide if there's a need to adjust prices on numismatic products containing the yellow metal [...]

Gold and silver prices settled higher for a third straight session Tuesday while platinum and palladium extended their winning streaks to four sessions. On the day, gold hit an 11-week high and silver jumped to a 4-week high.

Gold for February delivery rose $1.60, or 0.1%, to end at $1,234.40 an ounce on the Comex division of the New York Mercantile Exchange [...]

Precious metals advanced to start the new trading week on Monday. Gold and silver notched a second straight session of gains while platinum and palladium extended their winning streaks to three sessions.

Also on Monday, the United States Mint started accepting orders for its newly dated 2015 American Silver Eagle bullion coins [...]

The United States Mint was busy last year. The agency struck more than 13.2 billion coins for circulation in 2014, marking a fifth straight year of growth and the quickest annual pace since 14.4 billion coins were produced in 2007.

Combined, U.S. Mint production facilities in Denver and Philadelphia made 13,283,760,000 coins for the Federal Reserve to distribute to commercial banks and other financial institutions around the nation [...]

Articles about the Boston time capsule and United States Mint coin sales were popular last week.

The most read story was photo-centric and on the opening of the time capsule, buried by midnight rider Paul Revere and Founding Father Samuel Adams [...]

Gold and other precious metals climbed Friday, padding their gains in the first week of trading for the year. Gold's weekly advance, up 2.5%, is the first in four weeks.

Gold for February delivery turned up $7.60, or 0.6%, to settle at $1,216.10 an ounce on the Comex division of the New York Mercantile Exchange [...]

America the Beautiful Five Ounce Silver Coin sales were divided in 2014 compared to the year earlier. On average, they strengthened for fixed-priced collectible editions yet weakened for bullion versions that became cheaper as the value of silver tumbled.

Introduced in 2010 alongside the America the Beautiful Quarters and sharing their designs, all five ounce coins from before 2014 are no longer available from the U.S. Mint [...]