Monthly Archives: December 2017
U.S. Coin Production Steady in November Atop 1.3 Billion
U.S. circulating coin production slowed in November from October but ran much quicker than a year earlier, the latest manufacturing figures from the United States Mint show.
Over 1.3 billion in cents, nickels, dimes, and quarters came out of the Mint's coining presses last month, marking a 5.4% decline from October but a 37.9% increase from November 2016 [...]
Gold and Silver Log Second Straight Weekly Gains
Precious metals futures finished mostly higher Friday in subdued trading ahead of next week's holiday-shortened schedule with markets closed Monday for Christmas. They all scored weekly gains. Gold and silver ended at three-week highs.
Gold for February delivery tacked on $8.20, or 0.6%, to settle at $1,278.80 an ounce on the Comex division of the New York Mercantile Exchange [...]
2018 Native American $1 Dollar Design Image
On Thursday, Dec. 21, the United States Mint unveiled the one-year-only design that will appear on the reverse of next year's 2018 Native American Dollar.
Revised from a recommendation among 15 candidate designs, the winning theme pays homage to sports legend Jim Thorpe [...]
Heritage Launches New Mobile App for Collectors
Collectors may browse and bid in hundreds of auctions and access more than 4 million prices realized from the convenience of their smartphone with the debut of the Heritage Auctions Mobile App.
The new, free smartphone application offers Face ID and Touch ID sign-in, free appraisals using your device's camera, instant lot tracking and one-touch mobile bidding [...]
Stacks Bower’s Rarity Auction Highlights for January 2018 NYINC
Stack's Bowers Galleries will offer world coins, world paper money and ancient coins in a sales event held in conjunction with the 46th Annual New York International Numismatic Convention (NYINC) at the Grand Hyatt Hotel in Midtown Manhattan.
The Ancient and World coin sale will take place over two days, with Session C commencing on Friday evening, Jan. 12, at 6:30 p.m. ET [...]
Gold Ends at 18-Day High, Silver Dips 0.2%
Precious metals futures changed little Thursday and were mixed overall with gold and palladium higher and silver and platinum lower. Gold closed at an 18-day high.
Gold for February delivery added $1, or less than 0.1%, to settle at $1,270.60 an ounce on the Comex division of the New York Mercantile Exchange [...]
Legend’s XXIV Regency Auction Highlights
Legend Rare Coin Auctions presented the 24th and final Regency Auction of 2017. Held Dec. 14 in conjunction with the PCGS Members Only Show at Caesar's in Las Vegas, over 390 lots went under the hammer.
The top earning rarity was a Condition Census 1795 half dollar from the Col. Green and Eric Newman Collections. Graded PCGS MS62, the coin brought $141,000 [...]
Heritage to Present World Banknote Rarities at January 2018 FUN Sale
Hawaiian, German, Spanish and French banknotes are among the more than 1,600 lots of World banknotes that Heritage Auctions (HA.com) will present Jan. 4 to 8 during the 63rd annual Florida United Numismatists (FUN) convention in Tampa, Florida.
A rare set of four German New Guinea Australian Occupation WWI notes (est. $200,000 to $240,000) may very well end up claiming top-lot honors at the sale [...]
Gold and Silver Return to 2-Week Highs
Precious metals advanced as a group Wednesday. Gains in gold and silver brought them back to more than two-week high settlements.
Gold for February delivery gained $5.40, or 0.4%, to end at $1,269.60 an ounce on the Comex division of the New York Mercantile Exchange [...]
US Mint Sales: Core Sets Dominate
American Silver Eagles and major sets topped U.S. Mint sales charts. For an eighth week in a row, the 2017 Proof Set led the pack.
Since the end of October, sales of the collectible have climbed by nearly 100,000 sets. Their latest weekly advance of 10,767 have propped their total to 533,288 sets [...]