Monthly Archives: January 2018

Precious metals futures ended mixed in their start to the new trading week on Monday. Gold and silver declined while platinum and palladium climbed. Silver's loss was its first in nine sessions. Gold snapped a bigger streak, ending down for the first time in 12 sessions.

Gold for February delivery slipped $1.90, or 0.1%, to settle at $1,320.40 an ounce on the Comex division of the New York Mercantile Exchange [...]

Gold futures increased their winning streaks on Friday to 11 straight sessions and 4 straight weeks. The yellow metal also closed at a fresh 16-week high.

Gold for February delivery on Friday inched up 70 cents, or less than 0.1%, to settle at $1,322.30 an ounce on the Comex division of the New York Mercantile Exchange [...]

Legislation introduced in the House calls for 2021-dated coins to celebrate the National Law Enforcement Museum in the District of Columbia.

Honoring the extraordinary service and sacrifice of America's law enforcement officers, the museum will formally open in September this year [...]

Precious metals futures advanced Thursday. In notables, gold posted its tenth straight session increase, silver moved ahead for a seventh session in a row, and palladium closed at an all-time high.

Gold for February delivery settled up $3.10, or 0.2%, to $1,321.60 an ounce on the Comex division of the New York Mercantile Exchange [...]

United States Mint products rose sharply from a couple weeks of mostly normal sales. In the best weekly results of the year, 83.7% of the U.S. Mint's products scored higher week-over-week tallies.

The broader gains were supported by dozens of last chance products going off-sale forever, including 2017 commemoratives, Presidential and First Spouse issues, Liberty gold coins, prior-year quarters and sets, and 2016-dated dollars and half-dollars [...]

Precious metals futures closed mostly higher Wednesday. Gold logged its ninth straight session advance and ended at an almost 16-week high. The yellow metal did retreat, however, in after hours trade when minutes from the Fed's last meeting were released.

Gold for February delivery gained $2.40, or 0.2%, to settle at $1,318.50 an ounce on the Comex division of the New York Mercantile Exchange [...]

The United States Mint raised prices today, Jan. 3, on numismatic gold coins. The adjustments were made in response to rising precious metals.

Only seven gold coins saw price increases, however, as many older coins went off-sale Dec. 31 and some of the more recent issues had already sold out [...]