Monthly Archives: July 2015
Kennedy Presidential $1 Coin & First Spouse Medal Set Available
At noon EDT today, July 9, the United States Mint will release the latest Presidential $1 Coin & First Spouse Medal Set. This newest issue commemorates John F. Kennedy, the 35th President of the United States, and his wife Jackie.
This product for collectors, priced at $9.95, has one uncirculated quality John F. Kennedy Presidential $1 Coin and one Jacqueline Kennedy First Spouse Bronze Medal [...]
Gold Bounces Modestly; US Mint Gold Sales Surge
Gold futures rebounded modestly Wednesday after falling to a 16-week low in the previous session.
Gold for August delivery added $10.90, or 0.9%, to settle at $1,163.50 an ounce on the Comex division of the New York Mercantile Exchange [...]
Boys Town Centennial Commemorative Coins for 2017
Gold, silver and clad commemorative coins will be released in 2017 that are emblematic of the 100 years of Boys Town.
The Boys Town Centennial Commemorative Coin Act was signed by President Obama into law on Monday, July 6, 2015. It calls for up to 50,000 $5 gold coins, no more than 350,000 silver dollars and a maximum of 300,000 clad half-dollar coins to celebrate the centennial founding of the nonprofit organization [...]
Gold, Silver Hit Multi-Month Lows; US Coin Sales Jump
Precious metals futures tumbled on Tuesday, with gold marking a 16-week low and silver hitting a 7-month low.
Gold for August delivery fell $20.60, or 1.8%, to end at $1,152.60 an ounce on the Comex division of the New York Mercantile Exchange. The settlement price is the lowest point since [...]
US Mint Exhausts American Silver Eagle Inventory
Today, July 7, the United States Mint suspended sales of bullion American Silver Eagles, noting that a large increase in demand has depleted their inventories. The agency in a memo to authorized purchasers said the suspension would last about two weeks.
The move comes five weeks after the U.S. Mint lifted Silver Eagle sales restrictions [...]
2015 Blue Ridge Parkway 5 Oz Silver Uncirculated Coin Released
The Blue Ridge Parkway makes one of its last appearances on a United States Mint collectible product with today's release of the three-inch, five ounce silver coin that depicts the popular roadway in North Carolina.
This latest release marks the 28th overall in the series of America the Beautiful Five Ounce Silver Uncirculated Coins, and the third of five designs for this year [...]
2015 Antiqued Clock Coin Depicts Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland
Offering a new release celebrating the sesquicentennial of a Lewis Carroll classic, the Perth Mint of Australia has issued the 2015 150th Anniversary of Alice's Adventures in Wonderland 2 oz Silver Antiqued Clock Coin.
Composed in two ounces 99.9% pure silver and limited to 2,500, this coin features an antique finish and an innovative design which includes an integrated quartz movement watch [...]
Star Trek Deep Space Nine Coins Launch
Celebrating the third television series in one of the most successful science fiction franchises of all times, the Perth Mint of Australia has just released silver collector coins featuring Star Trek's Deep Space Nine and Captain Benjamin Sisko.
These 99.9% pure silver coins are officially licensed and in collector proof finishes [...]
Blue Ridge Parkway 5 Oz Bullion Coin Sales Resume July 13
More 2015 Blue Ridge Parkway Five Ounce Silver Bullion Coins are on the way. Sales of the three-inch coin will resume next Monday, July 13, the United States Mint said today in a memo to authorized purchasers.
The U.S. Mint suspended sales of the 99.9% fine silver quarter-dollar on the day they launched, June 22, after AP's ordered the entire inventory of 35,000 [...]
Gold and Silver Snap Losing Streaks; US Bullion Sales Rise
Gold futures settled higher in their start to the new trading week on Monday, snapping a three-session losing streak, while silver advanced for the first time in seven sessions.
Gold for August delivery tacked on $9.70, or 0.8%, to close at $1,173.20 an ounce on the Comex division of the New York Mercantile Exchange [...]