Monthly Archives: September 2015
Gold Dips to 3-Week Low; Silver Gains
Gold futures kicked off the new trading week on Tuesday with a very modest decline, yet marked a fourth straight session loss and a three-week low. Markets in the U.S. closed on Monday for Labor Day.
Gold for December delivery inched down 40 cents to settle at $1,121 an ounce on the Comex division of the New York Mercantile Exchange [...]
Canadian 2016 $100 Cougar Silver Coin for $100
The Royal Canadian Mint last week released its seventh $100 for $100 silver coin from its unique Wildlife in Motion series. This latest product for collectors bears next year's 2016 date and depicts a cougar in its native environment.
Like the previous coins, with all but the most recent 2015-dated release selling out, it's in one ounce of 99.99% pure silver and is available at its legal tender face value of $100 [...]
Perth Mint Gold and Silver Sales Solid in August
Australian sales of bullion gold and silver slowed in August compared to July and a year ago, the latest figures from the Perth Mint show, yet they ended sharply higher than in all but one of the months in the first half of 2015.
Bullion sales in August couldn't compete from those in July, when the Mint's gold sales rallied to a nine-month high and its silvers sales peaked at an eighth-month high [...]
Gold Falls on Week, Silver Flat; US Mint Coin Sales Solid
Gold futures ended at a more than two-week low ahead of the three-day holiday weekend, falling for a third day in a row and for their eighth loss in ten sessions. Other precious declined as well, with silver snapping a six-session winning streak. U.S. markets close on Monday for Labor Day.
On Friday, gold for December delivery dipped $3.10, or 0.3%, to settle at $1,121.40 an ounce on the Comex division of the New York Mercantile Exchange [...]
Bombay Hook Quarter Ceremony, Coin Exchange and Forum
The 29th coin from the U.S. Mint's series of America the Beautiful Quarters launches this month. Mark your calendar for Sept. 18. That's when Delaware's Bombay Hook National Wildlife Refuge quarter officially gets introduced.
A U.S. Mint-hosted coin forum will be held the night before the quarter ceremony and then a coin exchange right after it. These events are free and open to the public [...]
Canadians Invited to Vote for 2017 Coin Designs
Canada turns 150 in 2017 and the Royal Canadian Mint will strike new designs on circulating 5-cent, 10-cent, 25-cent, loonie and toonie coins to celebrate the sesquicentennial.
In a contest dubbed My Canada, My Inspiration, Canadians last year were invited to submit designs for the 2017 coins and now the Mint is asking them to vote for their favorites [...]
Gold Falls, Silver Rises for 6th Session; US Coins Rise
Gold futures ended at a one-week low Thursday, down for a second straight day and for their seventh loss in nine sessions. Silver, meanwhile, posted a sixth gain in a row.
Gold for December delivery declined $9.10, or 0.8%, to close at $1,124.50 an ounce on the Comex division of the New York Mercantile Exchange [...]
2015 JFK Coin & Chronicles Set Images
In about two weeks, the United States Mint will release its third Coin & Chronicle Set of the year, this one featuring John F. Kennedy. This year's first two sets for Harry S. Truman and Dwight D. Eisenhower sold out within 15 minutes of their release. The third set, well, buyers will line up to get it too.
Its online product page is ready to go. The U.S. Mint this week published images and a full description of the limited-edition set in preparation for [...]
Johnson Presidential $1 Coin & First Spouse Medal Set Available
At noon ET today, Sept. 3, the U.S. Mint released the last 2015-dated Presidential $1 Coin & First Spouse Medal Set. This newest collectible commemorates Lyndon B. Johnson, the 36th President of the United States, and his wife Claudia Taylor "Lady Bird" Johnson.
Produce for collectors and priced at $9.95, the set includes one uncirculated quality Lyndon B. Johnson Presidential $1 Coin and one Lady Bird First Spouse Bronze Medal [...]
Gold Slips, Other Metals Gain; US Coin Sales Rise
Gold futures ended modestly lower Wednesday while silver extended its winning streak to five sessions in a row. Platinum and palladium also gained on the day.
Gold for December delivery turned down $6.20, or 0.5%, to settle at $1,133.60 an ounce on the Comex division of the New York Mercantile Exchange [...]