Monthly Archives: May 2017

Numismatic Guaranty Corporation (NGC) recently authenticated and graded four Lincoln cents struck on wrong planchets, including two 1943 bronze cents.

Zinc-coated steel was used for cents in 1943, instead of copper which was used previously, to conserve copper for other uses during World War II. Despite the changeover [...]

Precious metals futures ended mixed Friday and sharply lower on the week. Gold fell for a second straight week, after scoring six straight weekly wins, and ended at a more than seven-week low. Silver, meanwhile, declined for third week in a row and posted its lowest close this year.

Gold for June delivery dipped $1.70, or 0.1%, to finish at $1,226.90 an ounce on the Comex division of the New York Mercantile Exchange [...]

APMEX is promoting its new CoinGrade+™ feature by offering a chance to win a 2017 1 oz Silver Swan, graded MS-70 PCGS First Strike.

CoinGrade+ allows APMEX.com visitors to shop for more than 5,000 certified coins with up-to-date information like coin I.D., grade, mintmark, population, mintage and how many coins graded higher [...]

Heritage's Central States Numismatic Society (CSNS) auctions realized more than $32.5 million, led by a historic 1866 $20 Liberty Double Eagle that was donated to an Indiana church.

The rarity, one of only ten known, brought $517,000 to take top honors in Heritage Auctions' sales event held in conjunction with the CSNS 78th Spring Convention in Schaumberg, Ill [...]

The United States Mint is now accepting applications from artists to compete in designing the obverse (heads side) of 2019 Apollo 11 50th Anniversary Commemorative Coins.

The competition invites artists to design an image that is emblematic of the United States Space Program leading up to the first manned Moon landing [...]

Gold futures ended lower for a second day in a row Thursday, closing at their weakest level in seven weeks. Silver, meanwhile, extended its losing streak to eight straight sessions and ended at its lowest price this year.

Gold for June delivery dropped $19.90, or 1.6%, to settle at $1,228.60 an ounce on the Comex division of the New York Mercantile Exchange [...]

Last week, the United States Mint introduced a set of quarters honoring Frederick Douglass National Historic Site in Washington, D.C.

Frederick Douglass Quarters Three-Coin Sets launched on Monday, April 24, for $9.95. The collector product includes an uncirculated quarter from the Philadelphia and Denver Mints and a proof quarter from the San Francisco Mint [...]

Numismatic Guaranty Corporation (NGC) has authenticated and graded one of only two known Great Britain 1950 Pattern Crowns. NGC graded the pattern MS 63.

Coins that are made to test new designs or compositions are called "patterns." Two 1950 Crown Patterns are now known to exist, and one of them was recently submitted to NGC [...]

Precious metals futures declined Wednesday, with gold marking its worst close in 4 weeks and silver ending at its lowest price in about 4 months.

Gold for June delivery fell $8.50, or 0.7%, to settle at $1,248.50 an ounce on the Comex division of the New York Mercantile Exchange [...]

This short article includes a video of a U.S. Mint 225th anniversary 2017-W $100 American Liberty High Relief Gold Coin.

Collectors haven't scrambled to buy this year's American Liberty coin like they did for the one from 2015. The latest U.S. Mint weekly sales figures have [...]