Monthly Archives: July 2017
2017 Australian Coins for August Feature Norse Goddesses, Stay Puft, and...
Kangaroos and koalas once again lead the charge of releases at the Perth Mint of Australia. The staple subjects are joined in August by debuting coins featuring Ghostbusters' Stay Puft Marshmallow Man and Star Trek's Captain Jean-Luc Picard,
Completing the line-up is new high-relief Norse Goddesses series coin depicting the giantess Hel [...]
Gold Logs Fourth Monthly Increase; US Mint Bullion Sales Bounce in...
Precious metals futures were mixed on Monday, but ended ahead in July with advances ranging from 1% to 5.8%. Gold and silver traded near 7-week highs.
Gold for December delivery -- the new, most active contract -- declined $1.90, or 0.1%, to settle at $1,273.40 an ounce on the Comex division of the New York Mercantile Exchange [...]
Gold and Silver Score Third Straight Weekly Gains
Gold and silver futures moved higher Friday, scoring their third set of weekly gains and closing at fresh milestone highs of six weeks for gold and just over four weeks for silver.
Gold for August delivery advanced $8.40, or 0.7%, to settle at $1,268.40 an ounce on the Comex division of the New York Mercantile Exchange [...]
Stack’s Bowers US Coins Auction of ANA World’s Fair of Money...
Stack's Bowers Galleries is offering exceptionally rare U.S. coins as official auctioneer of the August 2017 ANA World's Fair of Money in Denver, Colorado.
Highlights from the auction lineup, held Aug. 1 to 5, include rarities from the High Rise Collection and the Magnolia Collection. The finest known 1853-O No Arrows half dollar and the Lord St. Oswald-Norweb 1794 Flowing Hair dollar are just two of many important examples [...]
Heritage Offering Coin and Currency Rarities During ANA Convention in Denver
Heritage will present rarities in U.S. coins, U.S. currency and World and Ancient coins at auctions held Aug. 2 to 3 in conjunction with the American Numismatic Association World's Fair of Money in Denver.
Highlighting a stellar group of Colonial coins, the prohibitively rare 1792 Parmelee Birch Cent crosses the block in Heritage's U.S. Coins Platinum Night session [...]
Gold Scores 6-Week High, Silver Logs 4-Week High
Precious metals futures closed higher Thursday, maintaining gains that started Wednesday afternoon when the Fed decided to keep interest rates unchanged. Gold logged its best finish in six weeks, while silver posted a fresh four-week high.
Gold for August delivery tacked on $10.60, or 0.9%, to settle at $1,260 an ounce on the Comex division of the New York Mercantile Exchange [...]
US Mint Sales: 87.7% of 2017 Proof Platinum Eagles Sold
For most of this month, watching the performance of the 20th anniversary 2017-W Proof American Platinum Eagle has been the highlight in weekly sales reports.
Another 731 sold through its second full week of release, lifting its 18-day sales total to 8,775 coins for 87.7% of the possible 10,000 mintage [...]
Perth Mint: Last Chance for 2017 Year of Rooster Bullion Coins
The Perth Mint of Australia is reminding collectors and investors to buy 2017 Year of Rooster Bullion Coins. The series of gold and silver pieces will soon be replaced on perthmintbullion.com with 2018-dated coins.
Available Rooster gold coins include 1/20oz, 1/10oz, 1/4oz, 1/2oz, 2oz, 10oz and 1kg sizes. Still available Rooster silver coins include [...]
Gold, Silver Settle Lower; Then Surge After Fed Holds Rates
Precious metals futures ended mixed Wednesday. Palladium gained for a third straight session, after falling for four days in a row, while gold and platinum logged their third day of losses. Silver, meanwhile, slipped from an almost four-week high.
The metals climbed sharply in later electronic trading when the FOMC announced that it would keep interest rates unchanged.
Gold for August delivery shed $2.70, or 0.2%, to settle at $1,249.40 an ounce on the Comex division of the New York Mercantile Exchange [...]