Monthly Archives: November 2016
US Mint Sales: Products Move Quicker
Overall, United States Mint products saw their best week-over-week gains since early October. Nearly 64% of them posted stronger sales.
And for a third week in a row, the same products in the same order held the top three sales spots -- the 2016 Proof Set, 2016 Proof Silver Eagle and the 2016 Silver Proof Set [...]
Gold Prices Edge Lower as Dollar Trades Near 14-Year High
Gold futures edged lower Wednesday, logging their seventh loss in eight sessions as the U.S. dollar traded near a 14-year high.
Gold for December delivery dipped 60 cents, or less than 0.1%, to settle at $1,223.90 an ounce on the Comex division of the New York Mercantile Exchange [...]
Gold, Silver Rebound; Fort Moultrie 5 oz. Bullion Coin Debuts
Gold futures advanced on Tuesday for the first time in seven sessions, bouncing from an almost 5-1/2-month low.
Gold for December delivery climbed $2.80, or 0.2%, to settle at $1,224.50 an ounce on the Comex division of the New York Mercantile Exchange [...]
Year of the Rooster $1 Notes Feature ‘8888’ Serial Numbers
In celebration of the upcoming Chinese Lunar New Year, the Bureau of Engraving (BEP) unveiled its latest Lucky Money product during a media event today, Nov. 15, at its Eastern Currency Facility in Washington, DC.
Dubbed the "Year of the Rooster 2017," the product features an uncirculated $1 Federal Reserve note with a serial number beginning with "8888" [...]
US Mint Gold Coin Price Cuts Expected; Walking Liberty Likely $865
On Wednesday, Nov. 16, the United States Mint will likely cut prices on about two dozen gold coins.
Debut pricing for the 2016-W Walking Liberty Centennial Gold Coin, which goes on sale Thursday, will also be known Wednesday [...]
Gold and Silver Prices Near 5-1/2-Month Lows
Gold futures declined Monday, marking a fresh, more than five-month low and driving their losing streak to six sessions.
Gold for December delivery lost $2.60, or 0.2%, to close at $1,221.70 an ounce on the Comex division of the New York Mercantile Exchange [...]
2016 Fort Moultrie Quarters Released
Another year of the United States Mint's America the Beautiful Quarters® Program comes to a close with the newly released Fort Moultrie quarter. The coin's reverse commemorates the fort which is a part of Fort Sumter National Monument in South Carolina.
Philadelphia, Denver and San Francisco Mint-struck quarters with the new design are now available [...]
Gold, Silver and Platinum Tumble on Week; US Mint Bullion Sales...
Gold futures declined Friday to a more than five-month low, extending their losing streak to five straight sessions and marking their largest weekly decline in nearly three and a half years.
Gold for December delivery lost $42.10, or 3.3%, to finish at $1,224.30 an ounce on the Comex division of the New York Mercantile Exchange [...]
Canadian 2017 Coins Shaped Like Football
The Royal Canadian Mint this month introduced gold and silver collector coins that are curved and shaped like a football.
Touted as yet another Mint first, the two coins share the same designs and likeness, including their shape and leather-like appearance [...]
US Coin Production Nears 1.3 Billion in October
Production of American coins for circulation slowed in October to an eight-month low, according to the latest round of United States Mint figures. Still, nearly 1.3 billion in pennies, nickels, dimes and quarters were pressed for the month.
In headline comparisons, the level marks declines of 17.6% from September and 26.2% from October of last year [...]