Monthly Archives: November 2015
2017 Native American $1 Coin Designs Depict Sequoyah
Thirteen proposed designs for the 2017 Native American $1 Coin went under the microscope, but the two panels reviewing them didn't agree on which one was best. One thing is almost assured, the eventual design will depict Sequoyah, a Cherokee silversmith and inventor of the characters for reading and writing the Cherokee language.
The newest U.S. dollar series, which features annually changing reverses and was introduced in 2009, celebrates the [...]
Australian Silver Coins and Products for November
November releases from the Perth Mint of Australia encompass several new silver coins with subject matters ranging from Year of the Monkey to Star Trek: Enterprise.
In addition, high relief offerings include a five ounce wedge-tailed eagle coin and a three-coin kookaburra, kangaroo and koala collection [...]
Gold Prices End at 7-Week Low
Precious metals continued their downward march Wednesday. Gold futures logged a fifth straight session decline and closed at a seven-week low.
Gold for December delivery settled down $7.90, or 0.7%, to $1,106.20 an ounce on the Comex division of the New York Mercantile Exchange [...]
US Mint Sales: FDR Coin & Chronicles Set Unavailable
The fourth and final 2015 Coin & Chronicles Set features Lyndon B. Johnson. It sold out last week within four hours of its release, joining this year's other three sets that are no longer available. New United States Mint sales figures have its total at 24,221 of the possible 25,000.
In the latest development, last year's Franklin D. Roosevelt Coin & Chronicles Set went off sale today [...]
Saratoga Quarter Ceremony, Coin Exchange and Forum
This month the United States Mint and the National Park Service will officially introduce the America the Beautiful Quarter commemorating Saratoga National Historical Park in eastern New York. This year's final quarter ceremony takes place in Schuylerville, NY on Nov. 17, 2015.
Surrounding the official launch ceremony are a coin forum held the night before and a coin exchange right after it [...]
Chinese Ancient Mythical Creatures Featured on 2016 1 Oz Silver Coin
Ancient mythical creatures appear on a new high relief silver coin now available from the Perth Mint of Australia.
Produced to proof quality in one ounce of 99.9% pure silver, the 2016-dated coin depicts the white tiger, black tortoise, azure dragon and vermilion bird [...]
Gold, Silver Hit Fresh 1-Month Lows; Silver Eagles Top 40M
Precious metals futures closed sharply lower on Tuesday. Gold and silver posted fresh one-month lows. Gold dropped the most, and extended its losing streak to four sessions in a row.
Gold for December delivery tumbled $21.80, or 1.9%, to settle at $1,114.10 an ounce on the Comex division of the New York Mercantile Exchange [...]
2015 American Liberty HR Gold Coin Unavailable
One of the U.S. Mint's most talked about products of the year is no longer available. The online ordering option for the 2015-W $100 American Liberty High Relief Gold Coin is gone. Its product page is now showing "currently unavailable."
This step is the last before a product officially sells out [...]
US Mint Gold Coin Prices Likely to Decline Wed., Nov. 4
On Wednesday, Nov. 4, expect the United States Mint to cut prices on nearly two dozen collectible gold coins. The agency bases pricing on a weekly average of London gold and the precious metal has fallen steadily in recent days, actually dropping to a one-month low.
Current U.S. Mint prices were established almost two weeks ago [...]
2016 Australian Kookaburra 1 oz Silver Bullion Coin Launches
Sales of the 2016-dated Australian Kookaburra 1-Ounce Silver Bullion Coin officially kicked off on Monday, Nov. 2, 2015.
Struck by the Perth Mint to a brilliant uncirculated finish in 99.9% pure silver, the new coin has a mintage limit of 500,000. That matches last year's issue which sold out [...]