Monthly Archives: July 2018
2018 NLG Symposium At ANA August World’s Fair of Money
The Numismatic Literary Guild (www.NLGonline.org), a nonprofit organization composed of hobby writers, editors and content producers, will conduct its 2018 NLG Symposium from 10 am to 11 am, Thursday, August 16, at the American Numismatic Association World's Fair of Money® (www.WorldsFairofMoney.com) in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. The group's annual dinner and awards ceremony, known as "The Bash," will be held that evening.
The symposium topic will be "Cultivating New Collectors with Online Blogs and Publicity," and the symposium will be open to the public [...]
SS Central America Treasure Includes Finest Known SF Mint Denomination Set
The latest recovery of sunken treasure from the legendary "Ship of Gold," the SS Central America, includes six coins that now comprise the finest known "San Francisco Mint denomination set" for $1, $2.50, $3, $5, $10 and $20 gold pieces, according to the California Gold Marketing Group (CGMG).
The Double Eagle in the recently assembled set is graded PCGS MS67+, the highest grade ever given to any 1857-S $20 by Professional Coin Grading Service [...]
John E. Herzog Collection To Be Sold At 2018 World’s Fair...
Stack's Bowers Galleries (StacksBowers.com) will offer the museum caliber John E. Herzog collection of United States Loan Certificates on Tuesday, Aug. 14, at the ANA 2018 World's Fair of Money show in Philadelphia.
John Herzog is well known in the numismatic community, through his charitable pursuits, and on Wall Street as the founder of the Museum of American Finance [...]
Gold Ends Week Near 1-Year Low; Silver Logs 2018 Low
Precious metals futures declined on Friday and for the week. Silver marked its lowest close in 2018 and gold settled at its worst level in almost a year.
Gold for August delivery shed $5.40, or 0.4%, to finish at $1,241.20 an ounce on the Comex division of the New York Mercantile Exchange [...]
U.S. Coin Production Tops 6.9 Billion in First Half of 2018
After surging to a four-month high in May, United States Mint coin production slowed some in June even as facilities in Philadelphia and Denver struck nearly 1.2 billion coins for circulation.
The U.S. Mint manufactured just over 6.9 billion coins in the first half of 2018 -- a seemingly huge amount yet it's tracking as a third slower year after production peaked in 2015 with the most coins minted since 2011 [...]
Perth Mint Bullion Demand Down in First Half of 2018; Silver...
Demand was mixed last month for Australian bullion coins and bars, according to the latest sales figures from The Perth Mint of Australia.
June sales of gold bullion rose to a three-month high but silver bullion ran the slowest since CoinNews started tracking the Mint's monthly data in February 2013 [...]
Precious Metals Make First Gains in Three Days
Precious metals futures advanced on Thursday for the first time in three days with gains ranging from 0.2% for gold to 1.4% for platinum.
Gold for August delivery rose $2.20 to settle at $1,246.60 an ounce on the Comex division of the New York Mercantile Exchange [...]
2018-W $50 Uncirculated American Gold Eagle Released
Appearing as the first of two new U.S. Mint releases this month, the 2018-W $50 Uncirculated American Gold Eagle launched today at noon Eastern. Each is struck from 1 ounce of 22-karat gold.
This year's uncirculated Gold Eagle has a limited mintage of 10,000. Recent annual versions were offered without mintage limits [...]
Precious Metals Decline Wednesday, July 11
Precious metals futures settled lower as a group for a second straight session Wednesday. Gold ended at a more than one-week low.
Gold for August delivery fell $11, or 0.9%, to settle at $1,244.40 an ounce on the Comex division of the New York Mercantile Exchange [...]
US Mint Sales: 2018 Proof Set Nears 276,000
The U.S. Mint's 2018 Proof Set was its best seller for a second week in a row. The set advanced by 5,903 units in this round after jumping by 8,798 units previously.
Released on March 6, the 10-coin proof set now has a four-month total of 275,898 -- a figure other world mints would love to see for one of their core annual sets [...]