Monthly Archives: February 2015
Disney’s Cinderella Featured on Silver and Gold Coins
New silver and gold collectible proof coins feature Cinderella, a beloved fairy tale character known around the world as brought to life in Walt Disney's 1950 musical fantasy film.
Reverses or tails side of both proof coins feature an image of the princess surrounded by flowers [...]
US Marshals Coin Sales Steady in Second Full Week
Coins honoring the 225th anniversary of the US Marshals Service continue to perform well with solid gains during their second full week of release.
Collectors scooped up another 26,713 coins, according to United States Mint reporting, taking their 18-day total to 195,644 coins for a revenue pull of more than $15 million [...]
Gold Plummets to 6-Week Low, Silver Dives
Gold futures ended on a sour note to start the new trading week on Tuesday. Silver led losses, down more than 5%, and gold marked its lowest price in six weeks.
Gold for April delivery dropped $18.50, or 1.5%, to finish at $1,208.60 an ounce on the Comex division of the New York Mercantile Exchange [...]
2015 $3 Coin for 50th Anniversary of Canadian Flag
Sunday, Feb. 15, was the 50th anniversary of the Canadian Flag, and to celebrate the Royal Canadian Mint issued a commemorative coin emblematic of the semicentennial.
Limited to 15,000 and struck in 99.99% pure silver, the collector coin was unveiled Sunday at a special Flag Day ceremony in Confederation Park in Ottawa [...]
Star Trek The Original Series Coins Launch
The Perth Mint of Australia just released two one-ounce coins in collector proof quality that feature Captain Kirk and the U.S.S. Enterprise, the famed commander and interstellar ship from Star Trek: The Original Series.
Sold individually and in a set are two 99.9% pure silver Star Trek coins. One bears an image of William Shatner as [...]
Gold, Silver Split on Week; 2015 Silver Eagles Top 7M
Gold extended gains to a second session Friday, rebounding from a one-month low on Wednesday and pairing the yellow metal's weekly loss to 0.6%.
On Friday, gold for April delivery advanced $6.40, or 0.5%, to settle at $1,227.10 an ounce on the Comex division of the New York Mercantile Exchange [...]
2015 Kennedy Half-Dollars in Rolls and Bags
New circulating-quality 2015 Kennedy half-dollars are now available from the United States Mint. They're different, but not entirely. This year's 50-cent pieces have something in common with last year's special 50th anniversary Kennedy coinage -- they bear Gilroy Roberts' 1964 portrait of the president.
On Thursday, Feb. 12, the U.S. Mint began selling half-dollars in two-roll sets and in 200-coin bags [...]
2015 Maple Leaves Gold Coin Features 1965 Effigy of Queen
New from the Royal Canadian Mint is a 2015 $10 Maple Leaves Gold Coin bearing the same portrait of Queen Elizabeth II that appeared on Canadian coinage from 1965 to 1989.
Limited to just 1,500, struck in reverse proof finish, and composed of 99.99% pure gold, it marks the second of four coins from a series celebrating the numismatic effigies of Her Majesty [...]
Homestead Quarter Launch Ceremony Highlights
On Tuesday, Feb. 10, 2015, the United States Mint and the National Park Service officially introduced Homestead National Monument of America Quarters to a large crowd of around 2,500 people.
Tuesday's event took place at Beatrice High School, which is a few miles from the national monument in Nebraska that is depicted on the coin's reverse [...]
Precious Metals Little Changed with Slight Gains
Precious metals were little changed in softer trading Thursday, though all edged up with gold and silver snapping a two-session losing streak.
Gold for April delivery gained $1.10, or less than 0.1%, to close at $1,220.70 an ounce on the Comex division of the New York Mercantile Exchange [...]