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Gold, Silver Plunge in First Half of 2018; US Mint Bullion...

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Gold, Silver Plunge in First Half of 2018; US Mint Bullion Sales DropPrecious metals futures advanced together for the first time in three days on Friday, with gold and silver snapping a longer string of four daily declines. Still, most metals stumbled sharply for the week, in June, for the second quarter, and in the first half of 2018.

Gold for August delivery on Friday rose $3.50, or 0.3%, to settle at $1,254.50 an ounce on the Comex division of the New York Mercantile Exchange [...]

2018-S Silver Reverse Proof Set Images Published

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U.S. Mint image of 2018-S Silver Reverse Proof Set

2018-S Silver Reverse Proof Set Images PublishedThe United States Mint published today its product page for the upcoming 2018-S Silver Reverse Proof Set. It offers no new information in the sense that the agency already announced details such as the set's $54.95 price and 200,000 product limit, but it does -- for the first time -- give collectors a look at the set with several included images.

Produced to celebrate the 50th anniversary of regular proof coins from the U.S. Mint in San Francisco [...]

Canadian 2018 $20 Silver Coin Includes Meteorite Fragment

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2018 $20 150th Anniversary of the RASC Silver Coin - Obverse and Reverse

Canadian 2018 $20 Silver Coin Includes Meteorite FragmentThe Royal Canadian Mint is commemorating the 150th anniversary of the Royal Astronomical Society of Canada (RASC) with a $20 silver coin that features a shard of a real meteorite.

Founded in 1868, RASC is a national, non-profit, charitable organization devoted to the advancement of astronomy and related sciences [...]

DLRC and D.L. Hansen Acquire 1804 Dollar for $2.64M

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1804 $1 PCGS Proof 62 (ex: Mickley, Hawn, Queller)

DLRC and D.L. Hansen Acquire 1804 Dollar for $2.64MDavid Lawrence Rare Coins (DLRC), on behalf of Dell Loy Hansen, acquired one of the fifteen known examples of the world-famous 1804 Draped Bust Dollar, known as the "King of American Coins."

The rarity brought $2.64 million in a Heritage Auctions event held June 14th, hosted by the Long Beach Coin Expo [...]

Gold Marks Another More Than 6-Month Low

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Gold Marks Another More Than 6-Month LowPrecious metals futures declined in tandem for a second straight day Thursday. Gold and silver extended their loses to four in a row. Gold ended at another fresh low for the year.

Gold for August delivery shed $5.10, or 0.4%, to settle at $1,251 an ounce on the Comex division of the New York Mercantile Exchang [...]

2019 American Legion Commemorative Coin Designs Reviewed

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2019 $5 American Legion Commemorative Gold Coin Design Recommendations

2019 American Legion Commemorative Coin Designs ReviewedU.S. Mint commemorative coins will be issued in 2019 to celebrate the 100th anniversary of the American Legion. Sixty-three design candidates were created for the commemoratives as part of the process leading to their release.

The Legion (www.legion.org) was charted by Congress in 1919 as a patriotic organization for veterans. It quickly grew into one of the largest veteran's service organization in the United States [...]

Gold Ends at Yet Another 2018 Low

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Gold Ends at Yet Another 2018 LowPrecious metals futures registered losses on Wednesday that ranged from 0.3% to 1.5%. Gold and silver finished lower for a third straight day with the former logging another low for the year.

Gold for August delivery declined $3.80, or 0.3%, to end at $1,256.10 an ounce on the Comex division of the New York Mercantile Exchange [...]

US Mint Sales: Voyageurs 3-Coin Set Debuts

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2018 Voyageurs National Park Quarter Three-Coin Sets

US Mint Sales: Voyageurs 3-Coin Set DebutsOne new United States Mint product launched last week, the Voyageurs National Park Quarters Three-Coin Set, and it was the Mint's strongest weekly seller.

Released last week on Tuesday, the set includes an uncirculated quarter from the Philadelphia and Denver Mints and a proof quarter from the San Francisco Mint [...]

Recovered SS Central America Treasure Includes Prooflike Fractional Gold Coins

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1853 50c BG302 Peacock PCGS MS64

SS Central America Treasure Includes Prooflike Fractional Gold CoinsAn amazing grouping of extraordinary quality California fractional gold coins were recovered during the latest mission to the fabled "Ship of Gold," the SS Central America, that sank in 1857 on a voyage from Panama to New York City, according to the California Gold Marketing Group (CGMG) of Brea, California. Many of the coins are now the finest known.

"A total of 112 privately-minted, California Gold Rush fractional coins in denominations of 25 cents, 50 cents and $1 were retrieved from the Atlantic Ocean, and an unprecedented 54 of them now have been designated prooflike by Professional Coin Grading Service," revealed Dwight Manley, CGMG managing partner [...]

Gold Ends at Lowest Price Since Dec. 15

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Gold Ends at Lowest Price Since Dec. 15Precious metals futures ended divided on Tuesday. Gold and silver posted a second straight day of losses while platinum and palladium advanced. Gold ended at a more than six-month low.

Gold for August delivery dropped $9, or 0.7%, to finish at $1,259.90 an ounce on the Comex division of the New York Mercantile Exchange [...]