Monthly Archives: November 2015
Gold Gains 40 Cents for Second Straight Day
Gold futures on Tuesday exactly matched their modest prior-day gain while silver drove its losing streak to seven sessions and to a fresh eight-week low.
Gold for December delivery edged up 40 cents to settle at $1,088.50 an ounce on the Comex division of the New York Mercantile Exchange [...]
US Gold Coin Prices May Fall; $100 Liberty Returns
On Wednesday, Nov. 11, there's a good chance that the United States Mint will trim prices on its line of collectible gold coins by as much as $50 for every ounce of gold they contain.
The U.S. Mint reduced gold coin prices just last week, on Nov. 4, when the weekly average of gold sank [...]
US Coin Production Highest Since 2006; New Quarter Mintages
The United States Mint in ten months this year has struck more coins for circulation than in any year since 2006, according to production figures the agency released on Monday, Nov. 9. The U.S. Mint is on pace to strike more coins than in any year since 2001.
Over 1.75 billion in pennies, nickels, dimes and quarters rolled out of U.S. Mint coining presses in October, the highest on record for a month since CoinNews started tracking the data in 2007 [...]
Gold Snaps 7-Session Losing Streak
Gold futures inched higher to start the new trading week on Monday, snapping a seven-session losing streak to hang just above a three-month low. Silver, meanwhile, extended its losses to six straight sessions and closed at an eight-week low.
Gold for December delivery edged up 40 cents to $1,088.10 an ounce on the Comex division of the New York Mercantile Exchange [...]
US Mint Limits Weekly Silver Eagle Sales to 1.1 Million
United States Mint distributors should be able to order as many American Eagle silver bullion coins as they like this week, based on the latest allocation level and past buying trends.
The U.S. Mint has rationed sales of Silver Eagles since their return after temporarily selling out in July [...]
2016 Shawnee National Forest Quarter Photos
Quarters commemorating Shawnee National Forest in Illinois enter circulation in early 2016. The United States Mint will also introduce collector proof editions struck at its facility in San Francisco. This short article presents photos of proof Shawnee quarters and the dies used to make them.
Our main reason for visiting the San Francisco Mint was to see their new robotic system for packaging proof coins [...]
Gold, Silver Plunge on Week; US Mint Bullion Sales Firm
Gold futures extended their losing streak to seven straight sessions, closing the trading week at a three-month low.
Gold for December delivery declined $16.50, or 1.5%, to settle at $1,087.70 an ounce on the Comex division of the New York Mercantile Exchange [...]
2016 Quarter Launch Information Revealed
The United States Mint has announced launch details for the five 2016 America the Beautiful Quarters.
The agency had previously revealed designs for all five quarters and next week CoinNews will present photos of collector editions taken during a recent visit to the U.S. Mint at San Francisco [...]
2018 Native American $1 Coin Designs Depict Jim Thorpe
Jim Thorpe will be honored on the Native American $1 Coin for 2018, recently published candidate designs reveal.
Fifteen designs are competing for the reverse or tails side of the dollar. Each of them features a design emblematic of Thorpe's athletic accomplishments [...]
Gold Posts 6 Losses in a Row
Precious metals posted another day of losses Thursday. Gold closed at a fresh seven-week low and advanced its losing streak to six straight sessions.
Gold for December delivery shed $2, or 0.2%, to end at $1,104.20 an ounce on the Comex division of the New York Mercantile Exchange [...]