Monthly Archives: December 2015
US Mint 12-Month Product Schedule for 2016
The United States Mint on Saturday published a preliminary product schedule for 2016. It's complete with 78 listings ranging from long-established coins and sets to 100th anniversary issues.
Some of the year's highly anticipated products include two American Liberty Silver Medals like the high-relief 2015 $100 American Liberty Gold Coins, the Ronald Reagan Coin & Chronicles Set and centennial gold editions of the Winged Liberty dime, the Standing Liberty quarter and the Walking Liberty half-dollar [...]
Gold Falls 1% on Week, Silver Gains 1.5%
Precious metals futures on Friday rebounded from their sharp prior-day losses, and most advanced on the week. Gold was the exception, failing to recover completely from a settlement on Thursday that was the lowest in over 6 years.
Gold for February delivery climbed $15.40, or 1.5%, to close at $1,065 an ounce on the Comex division of the New York Mercantile Exchange [...]
$2 Notes Bear Lucky 8888 Serial Numbers
In celebration of the upcoming Chinese Lunar New Year, the Bureau of Engraving (BEP) last month unveiled its latest Lucky Money products featuring uniquely serialized Federal Reserve notes.
Still available are uncut currency sheets of $2 notes with starting serial numbers beginning with "8888" [...]
2016 Gerald R. Ford Presidential $1 Coin Photos
As we approach the new year, we're treated with images and details of upcoming coins. Among those to debut in 2016 is the Gerald R. Ford Presidential $1 Coin.
The United States Mint recently unveiled details of the dollar's design. Along with that information, we're pleased to offer first-hand photos [...]
Canadian 2016 $20-$25 Silver Coins at Face Value
The Royal Canadian Mint opened subscription ordering on two series for 2016 that should prove exceedingly popular because each features 99.99% pure silver coins that are sold at their legal tender face values.
Included in the subscriptions are three unique $20 for $20 silver coins and two different $25 for $25 silver coins [...]
BEP 2015 Year-End Holiday Closures
Bureau of Engraving and Printing (BEP) facilities will close to the public through Christmas and New Year's holidays, keeping to its traditional closure schedule.
"As an efficiency measure," the BEP notes on its website, the agency shuts down operations at the end of each year [...]
Gold Falls to Lowest Price Since October 2009
Precious metals tumbled on Thursday as the U.S. dollar rallied. Gold futures ended at their lowest price in just over 6 years while silver neared a more than 6.3-year low.
Gold for February delivery declined $27.20, or 2.5%, to close at $1,049.60 an ounce on the Comex division of the New York Mercantile Exchange [...]
US Mint Sales: 2015 Unc. Gold Eagle Unavailable
In two noteworthy changes on the numismatic gold front, one of the U.S. Mint's gold coins became unavailable while another returned for sale.
As for the former, the 2015-W $50 Uncirculated American Gold Eagle hasn't been on sale for at least two days now. Its latest weekly sales increase of [...]
US Mint to Halt Mail Orders
Mail ordering from the United States Mint is about to go the way of the dodo bird. A memo from the bureau this week announced ending dates for sending and acceptance of mail order forms and explained the reasoning.
According to the memo, the U.S. Mint will stop distributing the forms after Jan. 1, 2016 and it will stop all mail order sales on Sept. 30, 2016 [...]
Gold, Silver Advance; Keep Gains After Fed Rate Hike
Precious metals futures advanced on Wednesday and held onto gains after the Fed voted unanimously to raise interest rates for the first time in nine years.
Gold for February delivery tacked on $15.20, or 1.4%, to settle at $1,076.80 an ounce on the Comex division of the New York Mercantile Exchange [...]