Monthly Archives: March 2018
Gold Logs Fourth Straight Gain to End at More Than Five-Week...
Three of four major precious metals futures advanced on Monday. Gold climbed for a fourth straight session and ended at a more than five-week high.
Gold for April delivery rose $5.10, or 0.4%, to settle at $1,355 an ounce on the Comex division of the New York Mercantile Exchang [...]
Joel R. Anderson Collection Part I Sale Realizes $7.9 Million
Thursday night's landmark sale of the Joel R. Anderson Collection Part I saw a number of previous price records fall as several lots achieved never before seen price realizations.
In all, the 64 lots offered in Stack's Bowers Galleries' sale of the Joel R. Anderson Collection Part I realized $7,912,140, with an incredible seven lots surpassing the $500,000 mark [...]
Cache of 1883 No Cents Nickels Featured in Heritage April 2018...
A historic hoard of nearly 300 1883 NO CENTS Liberty nickels -- hidden for more than a century in a simple canvas sack -- may prove irresistible for collectors seeking one of the most fascinating and curious discoveries in modern numismatics.
Heritage Auctions is offering the entire hoard of 297 coins (and the sack, too) as a single lot in the firm's U.S. Coins Auction during the Central States Numismatic Society Convention April 25-30 in Chicago [...]
Gold Jumps 2.9% on Week, Logs 5-Week High
Precious metals futures ended divided on Friday and for the week. Gold advanced for both, closing at a five-week high.
Gold for April delivery tacked on $22.50, or 1.7%, to settle at $1,349.90 an ounce on the Comex division of the New York Mercantile Exchange [...]
David J. Ryder Confirmed as 39th Director of the United States...
On Wednesday, March 21, the U.S. Senate confirmed David J. Ryder as the 39th director of the United States Mint. The position had been officially vacant since Edmund C. Moy left it in January 2011.
Mr. Ryder takes command of the U.S. Mint for a second time [...]
1787 Brasher Doubloon Tops $5 Million In Record Sale
One of the first gold coins struck in the United States, a 1787 New York Brasher Doubloon, has been sold for more than $5 million in a private treaty transaction involving Heritage Auctions, Monaco Rare Coins and an anonymous West Coast collector. The more than $5 million deal sets one of the highest prices ever reported for an American coin.
Terms of the transaction remain confidential by a non-disclosure agreement between buyer and seller, said Todd Imhof, Executive Vice President at Heritage, who brokered the coin on behalf of Heritage and the anonymous collector [...]
New U.S. Quarter Series Legislation Calls for Designs Honoring Women
New legislation in the U.S. House proposes a multi-year program of quarters with designs commemorating the 19th Amendment, which granted American women the right to vote.
The bill, numbered H.R. 5308 and titled "Women's History and Nineteenth Amendment Centennial Quarter Dollar Coin Program Act," was introduced March 15, 2018 by Representatives Barbara Lee (D-CA) and Bruce Poliquin (R-ME) [...]
Gold Rises to 2-Week High as Silver, Platinum and Palladium Fall
Precious metals futures closed mostly lower Thursday. Gold was the exception, rising 0.5% and closing at a two-week high.
Gold for April delivery added $5.90 to settle at $1,327.40 an ounce on the Comex division of the New York Mercantile Exchange [...]
Native American $1 Coin Design Themes for 2021-2024
A week ago Tuesday, March 13, the United States Mint at a Citizens Coinage Advisory Committee (CCAC) meeting unveiled design themes for Native American $1 Coins in years 2021, 2022, 2023, and 2024.
The dollar series with annually changing reverses, authorized by Public Law 110-82, honors important contributions made by Indian tribes and individual Native Americans to the history and development of the United States [...]
2018 Homefront Intaglio Print from WWI Centennial Series
The Bureau of Engraving and Printing (BEP) this month started selling its 2018 Homefront Intaglio Print, the second of three cards from its WWI Centennial collection.
This year's series recognizes the 100th anniversary of World War I with three prints titled Entry, Homefront, and Victory. The first Entry print launched in January [...]