Monthly Archives: September 2016
Gold Dips from 3-Week High; US Mint Bullion Coin Sales Rise
Precious metals futures retreated Wednesday, trimming a portion of their prior day's strong gains, as investors booked some profits.
Gold for December delivery shed $4.80, or 0.4%, to settle at $1,349.20 an ounce on the Comex division of the New York Mercantile Exchange [...]
2016 Proof Silver Eagle, Standing Liberty Gold and Reagan Chronicles Set...
The much expected 2016-W Standing Liberty Centennial Gold Coin launches at noon ET this Thursday, Sept. 8. It'll cost $485.00 to get one.
That price can change-up weekly in the unlikely event any are left beyond the next several days [...]
Quartet of Canadian 2017 $3 Silver Coins Form Maple Leaf
New from the Royal Canadian Mint is a quartet of 99.99% fine silver coins that together form one complete maple leaf.
Designed by Canadian artist Celia Godkin, each of the four coin reverses offer a distinct portion of a sugar maple leaf as it would appear in its natural setting [...]
Gold Settles Near 3-Week High, Silver Jumps 4% to Top $20
Precious metals rallied in their start to the new trading week on Tuesday following an extended U.S. holiday weekend for Labor Day.
Gold for December delivery surged $27.30, or 2.1%, to settle at $1,354 an ounce on the Comex division of the New York Mercantile Exchange [...]
Canadian 2017 $20 Silver Coin Features Handcrafted Dragonfly in Niobium
A newly released $20 silver coin from the Royal Canadian Mint features a one-of-a-kind embellishment of a darner dragonfly in niobium.
Another first for the Mint, the handcrafted depiction mimics the dragonfly's iridescent appearance with its blue and violet hues [...]
Silver Logs First Weekly Advance in Five Weeks
Gold and silver futures each advanced on Friday and for the week. Silver performed best for both, and scored its first weekly increase in five weeks. Gold, meanwhile, barely eked out its weekly gain.
Gold for December delivery on Friday rose $9.60, or 0.7%, to settle at $1,326.70 an ounce on the Comex division of the New York Mercantile Exchange [...]
US Mint Numismatic Forum for Oct. 13 in Philadelphia
The United States Mint is hosting a one-day forum Oct. 13 in Philadelphia to discuss the past, present, and future of the numismatic hobby.
Entitled Numismatics: Past, Present and Future, the forum will begin at 9:00 a.m. and last until 6:30 p.m. Scheduled agenda items include [...]
Canadian 2016 $20 Silver Coin Depicts American Goldfinch
The Royal Canadian Mint is now offering the third of four collector coins in the Migratory Birds Convention Series, the 2016 $20 American Goldfinch Silver Proof Coin.
Limited to 6,500 and containing an ounce of 99.99% pure silver, the coin's reverse or tails side features an American goldfinch taking flight in a rural landscape [...]
Federal Reserve Orders 7.1 Billion Banknotes for 2017
U.S. money production in 2017 is expected to exceed 7.1 billion notes valued at more than $209 billion, according to an order submitted June 27, 2016 to the Bureau of Engraving and Printing.
Most of the bills will be $1s, $20s and $100s. And for the first time since 2013, the Federal Reserve is not ordering any $2s [...]
CCAC to Review 2018-2020 American Platinum Eagle Designs
The Citizens Coinage Advisory Committee will hold a three-hour meeting on Friday, Sept. 16, to review candidate designs for proof Platinum Eagles and to choose members to jury the Breast Cancer coin design competition.
The CCAC is tasked with advising the Secretary of the Treasury on themes and designs pertaining to all United States coins and medals [...]