Monthly Archives: July 2015
2016 America the Beautiful Quarters and Coin Design Images
Final designs for the reverse or tails side of 2016-dated America the Beautiful Quarters and companion America the Beautiful Five Ounce Silver Coins have been released by the United States Mint.
2016 marks the seventh year of issues commemorating national parks and other national sites in the United States and its territories [...]
Gold Falls for Ninth Session, Silver Edges Higher
Precious metals ended mixed on Tuesday, with gold down for a ninth session in a row but silver snapping a six-session losing streak.
Gold for August delivery declined $3.30, or 0.3%, to close at $1,103.50 an ounce on the Comex division of the New York Mercantile Exchange [...]
Annual 2015 Presidential $1 Coin Uncirculated Set Released
The latest collector product from the United States Mint, the 2015 Presidential $1 Coin Uncirculated Set, went on sale today for $16.95.
These annual sets debuted in 2007 alongside the Presidential dollar series and they feature the coins of a year with portraits of four former presidents [...]
US Mint Gold Coin Prices Likely to Decline Wed., July 22
On Wednesday, July 22, there's a very good chance that the United States Mint will lower prices on more than two dozen collectible gold coins.
Gold at this writing is trading near $1,108 an ounce. If Wednesday's London PM gold price remains below [...]
Gold Ends at 5-1/4-Year Low; US Mint Gold Coin Sales Rise
Precious metals stumbled out of the gate in their start to the new trading week on Monday, with gold extending its losing streak to eight sessions and closing at a 5-1/4-year low.
Gold for August delivery plummeted $25.10, or 2.2%, to settle at $1,106.80 an ounce on the Comex division of the New York Mercantile Exchange [...]
2015 Ike Coin & Chronicles Set Images, Lower Limit
United States Mint product details and images of upcoming 2015 Dwight D. Eisenhower Coin & Chronicles Set are now available. As announced earlier, the set has a product limit of 17,000 and a price of $57.95.
Those match this year's first set honoring Truman, which sold out in less than 15 minutes. The Ike set will also sell out, but it'll [...]
Gold Ends Week at 5-Year Low; Gold Eagles at 2-Year High
Precious metals tumbled this week, with gold closing at a more than five-year low after seven straight session losses and silver falling for a fifth session in a row to drop further below $15 an ounce.
On Friday, gold for August delivery declined $12, or 1.1%, to end at $1,131.90 an ounce on the Comex division of the New York Mercantile Exchange [...]
US Mint to Resume Silver Eagle Sales on July 27
United States Mint Authorized Purchasers (APs) will have to wait another week before they can buy more 2015-dated American Eagle silver bullion coins.
The U.S. Mint's inventory of Silver Eagles was depleted on July 7 following several weeks of heightened demand triggered by falling silver prices [...]
Breast Cancer Awareness Pink Coin Gets House Approval
Proposed commemorative coins with designs emblematic of the fight against breast cancer are one step closer to becoming a reality. A few more steps and the United States Mint will produce the nation's first pink coin.
On Wednesday, July 15, the U.S. House of Representatives passed the Breast Cancer Awareness Commemorative Coin Act [...]
US Mint Coin Production Hits 9 Billion in First Half of...
Tack on another busy month for the United States Mint. The agency's coin production facilities in Philadelphia and Denver pressed over 1.67 billion coins for circulation in June, the second highest monthly total in 8 years and right behind April's tally of 1.69 billion coins.
With this year's string of high-output months, the U.S. Mint is striking coins quicker than at any time since 2001 [...]