Yearly Archives: 2017

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 [...]

Dragons, phoenixes, kookaburras, kangaroos, a shark and two Spocks grace the reverses of new coins unveiled this month by The Perth Mint of Australia.

The collectibles range in size from the smallest 1oz coins to a massive 1 kilo coin. All but one of them is composed in silver [...]

Precious metals futures were mostly lower Tuesday, although modestly. Gold was the exception, rebounding slightly from a 3-week low.

Gold for June delivery added $1.50, or 0.1%, to settle at $1,257 an ounce on the Comex division of the New York Mercantile Exchange [...]

The latest United States Mint collector product, the 2017-P Frederick Douglass Five Ounce Silver Uncirculated Coin, makes its debut today.

Limited to 25,000 pieces, the large quarter-dollar features a design honoring the Frederick Douglass National Historic Site in the District of Columbia (www.nps.gov/frdo/). The park was established in 1962 to preserve the home and legacy of Douglass, an abolitionist, orator, civil rights advocate, author, and statesman [...]

Precious metals futures tumbled out of the gate in their start to the new trading week and month of May. Gold ended at its lowest price in three weeks while silver closed at a more than 15-week low.

Gold for June delivery declined $12.80, or 1%, to settle at $1,255.50 an ounce on the Comex division of the New York Mercantile Exchange [...]