Monthly Archives: July 2017
Stack’s Bowers US Currency Auction of ANA World’s Fair of Money...
Stack's Bowers Galleries is offering more than 830 lots of U.S. currency as a part of their August 2017 ANA World's Fair of Money Auction in Denver, Colorado.
Paper money rarities, including 551 live lots and 286 Internet-only lots, are already presented online at www.stacksbowers.com and open to bidding [...]
Heritage Realizes Nearly $6 Million in July 2017 FUN Sale
Heritage's July 6 to 9 auctions in Orlando, held in conjunction with the 11th Annual Summer FUN Convention hosted by the Florida United Numismatists, brought nearly $6 million.
A plethora of coin rarities crossed the auction block, and they were led by a 1876 twenty cent piece [...]
Gold, Silver Mark Sixth Gains in Seven Sessions
Gold and silver futures moved ahead on Tuesday for their sixth set of gains in seven sessions. Both closed near three-week high.
Gold for August delivery advanced $8.20, or 0.7%, to settle at $1,241.90 an ounce on the Comex division of the New York Mercantile Exchange [...]
Gold, Silver Log Fifth Set of Gains in Six Sessions
Precious metals ended higher on Monday for a second straight session. Gains in gold and silver were their fifth in six sessions.
Gold for August delivery rose $6.20, or 0.5%, to settle at $1,233.70 an ounce on the Comex division of the New York Mercantile Exchange [...]
Gold, Silver Log First Weekly Gains in Six Weeks; 2017 Silver...
Gold and silver futures ended higher Friday, marking their fourth set of gains in five sessions and scoring their first weekly increases in six weeks.
Gold for August delivery settled up $10.20, or 0.8%, to $1,227.50 an ounce on the Comex division of the New York Mercantile Exchange [...]
U.S. Coin Production Nears 7.6B in First Half of 2017
U.S. coin production quickened in June for a second month in a row as United States Mint facilities in Philadelphia and Denver struck over 1.2 billion coins for circulation, the most since March.
In the first half of 2017, the U.S. Mint manufactured nearly 7.6 billion coins. That's a sizable tally, but it's tracking for a second slower year after production peaked in 2015 [...]
Perth Mint Bullion Sales Slow in First Half of 2017
Australian bullion demand was mixed last month, according to the latest sales figures from The Perth Mint of Australia.
June sales of silver bullion ran the quickest in five months but the sales pace of gold bullion slowed to rank the month as the fourth lowest in a year [...]
Gold and Silver Prices Log First Declines in Four Days
Precious metals futures declined Thursday as the U.S. dollar rose slightly on remarks by Federal Reserve Chair Janet Yellen. Losses in gold and silver were their first in four days.
Gold for August delivery shed $1.80, or 0.2%, to settle at $1,217.30 an ounce on the Comex division of the New York Mercantile Exchange [...]
US Mint Sales: 2017 Silver Proof Set and 2016 Silver Eagles...
This week's sales report from the United States Mint includes first results of the 2017-W Proof 20th Anniversary American Platinum Eagle. As discussed earlier, the platinum piece logged four-day sales of 5,960 coins. It was the U.S. Mint's best weekly seller.
Elsewhere, the report shows some sizable sales reductions. Nine products saw reduced totals [...]
2017 Stamp and Coin Cover Celebrates Trans-Australian Railway
A joint product from The Perth Mint and Australia Post includes special stamps and a unique coin that commemorate the centenary of the Trans-Australian Railway.
Opened on 22 October 1917, the railway linked the east and western coasts of Australia. The new product for collectors, called the Trans-Australian Railway 2017 Stamp and Coin Cover, includes two $1 stamps and an aluminum bronze $1 coin [...]