Monthly Archives: August 2016
2016 $10 Canadian Geese Silver Coin Features Maple Leaf Shape
The Royal Canadian Mint is now selling its third silver coin shaped like a maple leaf, the 2016 $10 Maple Leaf Silhouette Canadian Geese Silver Coin. Similar to the previous two, this one is in 99.99% pure silver. Unlike them, it is half their weight at 15.67 grams and that makes it unique for the size.
The Mint's first 1/2 oz. maple leaf-shaped coin depicts a pair of geese feeding in the waters of a pond or lake [...]
Gold Marks 2.3-Year High, Silver Logs Fresh 2-Year High
Gold and silver futures extended their winning streaks on Tuesday to six sessions in a row, each advancing 1% and logging multi-year highs -- a more than 2.3-year high for gold and a fresh 2-year high for silver.
Gold for December delivery tacked on $13 to end at $1,372.60 an ounce on the Comex division of the New York Mercantile Exchange [...]
2016 Standing Liberty Gold Coin and Proof Silver Eagle Scheduled
The 2016-W Standing Liberty Centennial Gold Coin will launch on Sept. 8 and the 2016-W Proof American Silver Eagle will go on sale Sept. 16, the United States Mint announced on Monday.
The gold piece commemorates the 100th anniversary of the Standing Liberty quarter, which is composed of .900 fine silver and was minted for circulation from 1916 to 1930. The centennial edition is in .9999 fine gold [...]
Silver Scores 2-Year High, Gold Logs Almost 1-Month High
Precious metals futures kicked off the new trading week and month on Monday with gains ranging from 0.2% for gold to 1.1% for platinum. Silver rallied to a two-year high while gold ended at an almost one-month high.
Gold for December delivery rose $2.10 to settle at $1,359.60 an ounce on the Comex division of the New York Mercantile Exchange [...]
2016 American Liberty Silver Medals Priced at $34.95
Prices for the upcoming 2016 American Liberty Silver Medals will be $34.95 each, the United States Mint will soon announce. They are considerably below those of comparable coins and well lower than previous silver medals.
There will be two Liberty medals issued this year with both sharing the same designs as featured on the 2015 $100 American Liberty High Relief Gold Coin [...]
Design Competition Opens for 2018 Breast Cancer Awareness Coins
The United States Mint is now accepting applications from artists to design 2018 Breast Cancer Awareness Commemorative Coins.
U.S citizens and permanent residents who have experience or interest in visual arts, illustration or sculpting and who are at least 18 years of age are encouraged to enter the competition between August 1 to October 17, 2016 [...]