Monthly Archives: April 2016
2016 $20 Canadian Silver Coin Features Radiant Rainbow
Earlier today, April 5, the Royal Canadian Mint opened sales for a 99.99% pure silver coin that depicts a radiant rainbow using "innovative colour technology and various finishing techniques." Limited to 8,000 coins, the Mint has already sold 87% of them.
Beneath the life-like rainbow of a stormy day, a country scene unfolds with a farmhouse and barn sitting atop a gentle slope and an entry road [...]
2016 50c Canadian Circulation Rolls in Special Wrap
Today, April 5, the Royal Canadian Mint started selling circulation rolls of 2016-dated 50-cent pieces.
For CAD $24.95, or about US $19, collectors can buy a specially-wrapped roll that includes twenty-five 50-cent coins. The coins probably won't be available for too long. Rolls from past years sold out quickly [...]
2016 Australian Collectible Coins for April
Kangaroos, eagles and Queen Elizabeth II's 90th birthday are among the subjects explored in the Perth Mint of Australia's April 2016 releases.
Those interested in the Queen's 90th birthday coins will find two high relief versions with one composed of two ounces of gold and the other featured in one ounce of silver [...]
Gold and Silver Ease Lower; US Mint Bullion Sales Climb
Gold and silver futures settled modestly lower in their start to the new trading week on Monday.
Gold for June delivery shed $4.20, or 0.3%, to close at $1,219.30 an ounce on the Comex division of the New York Mercantile Exchange [...]
2016 Cumberland Gap Quarters Launch
Earlier today, April 4, the United States Mint started selling rolls and bags of America the Beautiful Quarters commemorating Cumberland Gap National Historical Park in Kentucky. This coin features the second of five different quarter designs for 2016 and it's the 32nd issued since the series debuted in 2010.
Cumberland Gap quarters are also entering circulation but don't be surprised if you don't see any for a long time. Banks around the country cannot order quarters by design [...]
Gold Logs First Weekly Increase in Four Weeks; US Mint Coin...
Gold futures claimed their first weekly increase in four weeks despite falling on Friday, one day after posting their highest quarterly gain in nearly 30 years.
Gold for June delivery on Friday declined $12.10, or 1%, to settle at $1,223.50 an ounce on the Comex division of the New York Mercantile Exchange [...]
2016 Proof Set from San Francisco Mint Released
Launching at noon ET today, April 1, is this year's edition of one of the U.S. Mint's most popular annual numismatic products, the 2016 Proof Set.
This set includes thirteen clad coins in collector proof finish, so they showcase frosted designs against mirror-like backgrounds. All of them are made at the San Francisco Mint and bear 'S' mintmarks [...]