Monthly Archives: May 2016
Australian 2016 Lion and Monkey Privy Mark Coins Sell Out
The Perth Mint recently announced sellouts of two 1-ounce of .999 pure silver bullion coins with privy marks.
One mark depicts a monkey and appears on a special 2016 Australian Kookaburra coin and the other one shows a Bavarian Lion and is on a unique Lunar Series II 2016 Year of Monkey coin [...]
Gold Dips for Third Session, Silver and US Mint Coin Sales...
Precious metals futures advanced on Thursday, with the exception of gold which posted a third straight session loss as the U.S. dollar rallied.
Gold for June delivery shed $2.10, or 0.2%, to settle at $1,272.30 an ounce on the Comex division of the New York Mercantile Exchange [...]
2016 Cumberland Gap 5 Oz Silver Uncirculated Coin Release
Cumberland Gap National Historical Park of Kentucky is the latest national site to be honored on a large format coin. Released by the United States Mint at noon ET today as part of the series of America the Beautiful Five Ounce Silver Uncirculated Coins, it is composed from .999 fine silver to a diameter of three inches.
Cumberland Gap National Historical Park was established in 1940 and lies at the border between Kentucky, Virginia and Tennessee [...]
US Mint Sales: Gold Coins Jump; Mercury Dime Dips
Most of the U.S. Mint's gold coins saw markedly higher sales last week, but the most talked about coin, the gold Mercury dime, actually posted a lower overall total.
The new 2016-W Mercury Dime Centennial Gold Coin had published sales last week of 122,510. After some consolidating, the U.S. Mint pulled that number down [...]
Gold Retreats for Second Session on Profit Taking
Precious metals futures ended lower again on Wednesday. Gold logged a second day of losses after notching a 15-month high on Monday.
Gold for June delivery fell $17.40, or 1.4%, to settle at $1,274.40 an ounce on the Comex division of the New York Mercantile Exchange [...]
Gold Logs First Loss in Seven Sessions
Precious metals futures declined on Tuesday. Sliding from a 15-month high, gold's loss was its first in seven sessions.
Gold for June delivery dipped $4, or 0.3%, to settle at $1,291.80 an ounce on the Comex division of the New York Mercantile Exchange [...]
US Mint Gold Coin Prices Expected to Rise Wed., May 4
Expect United States Mint prices on gold collector coins to rise Wednesday by as much as $50 for every ounce of the gold they contain.
U.S. Mint policy is to set their prices based on a weekly average of London gold and the precious metal has firmly advanced to 15-month highs [...]
Canadian 2016 Firefighter Coin Starts National Heroes Series
Colorful depictions of men and women who face danger in the line of duty appear on a new series of 99.99% pure silver coins from the Royal Canadian Mint.
Named the National Heroes Series, the first coin from the collection commemorates firefighters. It is available individually or as a part of a 4-coin subscription [...]
2016 Australian Collector Coins for May
Variety is apparent again from the Perth Mint of Australia with new collector coins released for May. Subjects covered by the debuting strikes include a new gold proof Sovereign, two high relief kookaburra silver coins, a one kilo koala silver coin, and a colorful jaguar silver coin.
Also newly introduced are products related to the popular Star Trek entertainment franchise. This includes the Deep Space Nine Gold-Pressed Latinum Slip 1 oz Silver Gold-Plated Bar, a Spock Stamp & Coin Cover and a U.S.S. Enterprise NCC-1701 Stamp & Coin Cover [...]
Gold Logs New 15-Month High; 2016 Silver Eagles Top 19.5M
Gold futures moved higher on Monday, posting their highest settlement in 15 months and their six straight session advance.
Gold for June delivery added $5.30, or 0.4%, to end at $1,295.80 an ounce on the Comex division of the New York Mercantile Exchange [...]