Monthly Archives: September 2015
US Mint Sales: Lady Bird Johnson Gold Coins Debut
Lady Bird Johnson First Spouse Gold Coins are new to U.S. Mint sales boards. This week's sales report also offers updates for the 2015 American $1 Coin and Currency Set and other popular numismatic products.
Lady Bird Johnson gold coins went on sale last Thursday, Aug. 27. Collectors in the early going claimed [...]
2015 25c Haunted Canada Brakeman Coin Nearing Sellout
A new Royal Canadian Mint 25-cent collectible coin that tells the tale of Vancouver's headless brakeman is nearing a sellout.
Priced at CAD $29.95, or US $22.66, the 2015 25c Haunted Canada Brakeman coin just reached 93% of its maximum 15,000 mintage [...]
Gold Marks 1-Week High in September Start
Gold futures closed to a one-week high in their start to the new trading month on Tuesday as safe-haven demand climbed on the back of another day of sharp losses in U.S. stocks.
Gold for December delivery rose $7.30, or 0.6%, to settle at $1,139.80 an ounce on the Comex division of the New York Mercantile Exchange [...]
US Mint’s American Eagle Bullion Sales Rally in August
Summer months are usually humdrum for United States Mint bullion sales but they've been screaming along this year.
As far as Augusts go, there is no better one for American Silver Eagles and just three stronger for American Gold Eagles -- in 1998 and 1999 when demand soared during the Y2K scare and in 2011. These are considerable marks for an aged American Eagle coin series that launched in 1986 [...]
Star Trek’s Captain Janeway and Voyager Featured on Coins
The Perth Mint of Australia on Monday released two silver coins depicting Captain Kathryn Janeway and the U.S.S. Voyager, the commander and starship from the science fiction television series Star Trek: Voyager.
Sold individually or as part of a two-coin set in special transporter-themed packaging, these officially licensed coins are in collector proof quality and in one ounce of 99.9% pure silver [...]