Monthly Archives: January 2018
Gold Posts Sixth Weekly Gain in Seven Weeks
Precious metals futures declined on Friday and divided on the week. The loss for gold was its first in four days, and brought prices down from an almost 1-1/2-year high. The yellow metal still scored a weekly gain -- its sixth in seven weeks.
Gold for February delivery shed $10.80, or 0.8%, to settle at $1,352.10 an ounce on the Comex division of the New York Mercantile Exchange [...]
Canadian 2018 Silver Proof Set Released
The Royal Canadian Mint last week unveiled its 2018 Silver Proof Set and the year's unique silver dollar which commemorates the 240th anniversary of Captain Cook's arrival at Nootka Sound.
Restricted to sales of only 15,000, this annually issued set has a combined 7 coins with each struck in 99.99% fine silver. The included 2018 Cook at Nootka Sound Silver Dollar features [...]
2018 Australian Lunar Dog Coin with Lion Privy Mark
The Perth Mint released another bullion product this month, the 2018 Australian Lunar Year of the Dog 1oz Silver Coin which features a miniature lion as a privy mark.
Coins often carry a mintmark to identify where they were made, like a "P" for The Perth Mint. In the early 1990s, the Mint began adding tiny privy mark symbols to some limited-edition coins to increase their numismatic appeal [...]
Gold Ends Closer to 1-1/2-Year High
Gold futures climbed for a third day in a row Thursday, and closed at a new, nearly 1-1/2-year high.
Gold for February delivery added $6.60, or 0.5%, to settle at $1,362.90 an ounce on the Comex division of the New York Mercantile Exchange [...]
US Mint Sales: WWI Dollars and Medals Debut
World War I Centennial commemoratives moved quickly out of the gate with five-day sales topping $6.49 million.
The U.S. Mint from Jan. 17 to Jan. 22 sold nearly a quarter of the authorized 350,000 silver dollars and almost half of the allotted 100,000 silver medals [...]
2018-W Proof American Platinum Eagle Depicts ‘Life’ and Launches Today (Updated)
A three-year series expressing core American principles debuts today at noon ET with the U.S. Mint's release of the 2018-W Proof American Platinum Eagle.
The new proof platinum coin series celebrates the Preamble to the Declaration of Independence with design themes centered on Life, Liberty and Happiness [...]
Gold Scores Almost 1-1/2-Year High, Silver Ends Near 4-1/2- Month High
Precious metals futures rallied in the mid-week trading session Wednesday as the U.S. dollar sank to a more than 3-year low. Silver logged a near 4-1/2-month high and gold posted an almost 1-1/2-year high.
Gold for February delivery advanced $19.60, or 1.5%, to settle at $1,356.30 an ounce on the Comex division of the New York Mercantile Exchange [...]
2018 Australian Koala Silver Bullion Coins Released
Sales of 2018-dated Australian Koala Silver Bullion Coins officially started. The Perth Mint made the release announcement on Jan. 8, 2018.
Issued since 2007, the 99.99% pure silver coin features an annually changing design portraying the lovable Koala [...]
Gold Rises as Dollar Slump Continues
Precious metals ended divided Tuesday with gold and platinum higher and silver and palladium lower.
Gold for February delivery gained $4.80, or 0.4%, to settle at $1,336.70 an ounce on the Comex division of the New York Mercantile Exchange [...]
2018 America the Beautiful Quarters Released in Proof Set
Collector-grade coins with reverse designs representing five unique sites made their debut today, Jan. 23, in the U.S. Mint's annual proof set of America the Beautiful Quarters®.
Priced at $15.95, the quarters are produced at the San Francisco Mint and carry the facility's 'S' mint mark [...]