Monthly Archives: July 2015
Gold Marks 8-Month Low, Silver Ends Below $15
Thursday was another down day for precious metals. Gold advanced its losing streak to six sessions and closed at an eight-month low while silver dropped for a fourth session in a row.
Gold for August delivery shed $3.50, or 0.3%, to finish at $1,143.90 an ounce on the Comex division of the New York Mercantile Exchange [...]
2015 American Liberty HR Gold Coin Limits; No Silver Medal
Earlier today, July 16, the United States Mint officially announced mintage and household ordering limits for the 2015 American Liberty High Relief Gold Coin. They are set at 50,000 and 50.
The West Point-struck $100 gold coin with a Lady Liberty obverse and an American eagle reverse launches on July 30 at noon EDT [...]
2015 John F. Kennedy $1 Coin Cover Available
At noon EDT today, July 16, the United States Mint started accepting orders for new coin covers with two 2015 John F. Kennedy Presidential dollars.
Priced at $19.95 and limited to 35,000, this newest product for collectors is the third released this year and the 35th overall in the U.S. Mint's American Presidency $1 Coin Cover Series [...]
US Mint Sales: Blue Ridge Parkway Coin and Kennedy Set Debut
Last week, the United States Mint introduced two new collectible products -- the 2015 Blue Ridge Parkway Five Ounce Silver Uncirculated Coin and the 2015 Kennedy Presidential $1 Coin & First Spouse Medal Set.
On Tuesday, July 7, the collector Blue Ridge Parkway coin with the 'P' mint mark went on sale for $149.95. It garnered six-day sales of [...]
Gold Slides for Fifth Session; US Mint Gold Sales Gain
Gold and silver extended their losing streaks on Wednesday, with gold down for five sessions and silver for three. Fed Chair Janet Yellen's congressional testimony, noting the central bank remained on track to raise rates this year, pressured precious metals markets.
Gold for August delivery declined $6.10, or 0.5%, to settle at $1,147.40 an ounce [...]
CONECA Lincoln Doubled Die Silver Bars for 60th Anniversary
The Combined Organizations Of Numismatic Error Collectors Of America (CONECA) is celebrating the 60th Anniversary of the 1955 Doubled Die Cent with unique bars in silver and bronze. Two of the four bar options are already nearing a sellout, according CONECA public relations official Ken Potter.
Bars feature a 1955 Doubled Die Cent to the left and a view of what it would look like today on a 2015 Lincoln cent [...]
US Mint Launches First App for Smartphones
Collectors on the go who want to stay in touch with the United States Mint can now do so with a free mobile app for Android™, iPhone® and iPod touch®.
Earlier today, July 15, the U.S. Mint launched MyUSMint, its first mobile application for smartphones. The app allows easy access to [...]
Heritage’s Summer FUN Auction Realizes $8.3 Million
Heritage's July 9 to 12 coin auctions, held in conjunction with the Summer FUN Show in Orlando, rang in over $8.3 million in sales.
Drawing top honors, the company said, was an 1893-S Morgan dollar. Graded MS63 by the Professional Grading Service (PCGS) and one of the rarest issues in the series, the silver dollar realized $282,000 [...]
Gold Dips 0.2%, Silver Falls 0.9%
Gold closed lower for a fourth session in a row on Tuesday, giving up a combined $10 since last ending higher on Wednesday.
Gold for August delivery settled down $1.90, or 0.2%, to $1,153.50 an ounce on the Comex division of the New York Mercantile Exchange [...]
Canadian 2015 $100 Muskox Silver Coin for $100
Today, July 14, the Royal Canadian Mint released its latest $100 for $100 silver coin from its Wildlife in Motion series. This newest coin for collectors depicts muskoxen in their native Arctic environment.
Like earlier issues -- all of which have sold out, this coin is struck in one ounce of 99.99% pure silver and is available at its legal tender face value of $100 [...]