Monthly Archives: August 2018
Precious Metals Rise Monday, Aug. 27
Precious metals futures posted gains in their start to the new trading week on Monday.
Gold for December delivery settled up $2.70, or 0.2%, to $1,216 an ounce on the Comex division of the New York Mercantile Exchange. The finish was the best since Aug. 10 [...]
2018 Cumberland Island Quarters for Georgia Released
The United States Mint's newest America the Beautiful quarter dollar honors a federally preserved portion of an island in the state of Georgia. Debuting today, Aug. 27, are bags and rolls of 2018 Cumberland Island National Seashore Quarters.
Options available for purchase include 40-coin rolls and 100-coin bags. All the quarters are produced to circulation quality at U.S. Mint facilities in Philadelphia, Denver or San Francisco [...]
Heritage ANA Philadelphia Coin & Currency Sales Top $40 Million
Bidders made numismatic history at Heritage Auctions' American Numismatic Association events Aug. 14-19 as total sales surpassed $40 million -- the auctioneers' biggest ANA auction since 2015.
Total U.S. Coin sales reached $27,212,944 and delivered stunning sell-through rates of 97.3 percent by value and 98 percent by lot. Two historically important lots took top lot honors in their auction debuts [...]
Gold Scores Weekly Gain, Silver Snaps String of Ten Weekly Losses
Precious metals futures rebounded Friday, securing across-the-board weekly wins. Silver's advance on the week was its first in eleven weeks while gold posted its first weekly gain in three weeks.
Gold for December delivery on Friday rose $19.30, or 1.6%, to settle at $1,213.30 an ounce on the Comex division of the New York Mercantile Exchange [...]
2018-W $25 Proof American Palladium Eagle Images and Limits
The United States Mint this week updated its online store with information, images and limits for the 2018-W $25 Proof American Palladium Eagle. The 1-ounce, .9995 palladium proof coin launches on Sept. 6. at noon Eastern Time.
In 2017, the U.S. Mint introduced the bullion American Palladium Eagle [...]
Cumberland Island National Seashore Quarter Photos
Several coin events next week will celebrate Cumberland Island National Seashore, Georgia's largest and southernmost barrier island which was established in 1972 to maintain one of the most ecologically diverse areas along the Atlantic coast.
On Monday, Aug. 27, the quarter commemorating the seashore launches into circulation and the U.S. Mint begins selling them in rolls and bags. Then on Thursday, Aug. 30, the U.S. Mint and National Park Service will introduce the quarter in an official ceremony [...]
US Mint Sales: 2018-S Proof Silver Eagle and Presidential Medals Debut
Highlights from this week's U.S. Mint sales report include first showings of the 2018-S Proof American Silver Eagle and the George Washington and John Adams Presidential Silver Medals.
The San Francisco Mint's proof Silver Eagle led the charge. Released a week ago Tuesday, Aug. 14, the collectible logged first-day sales of 52,494 coins and reached 77,467 coins by Sunday [...]
Gold Ends Near One-Week Low, Marking First Loss in Five Sessions
Precious metals futures finished lower Thursday. Gold's loss was its first in five sessions.
Gold for December delivery dropped $9.30, or 0.8%, to close at $1,194 an ounce on the Comex division of the New York Mercantile Exchange. The finish was the lowest since last Friday, Aug. 17 [...]
Numismatic Literary Guild Selects Ron Guth As Next Executive Director
The Numismatic Literary Guild Board of Directors unanimously approved the appointment of Ron Guth of San Diego, California to be the NLG Executive Director starting September 1, 2018.
He succeeds Donn Pearlman of Las Vegas, Nevada who agreed to serve in that role for a year following the August 2017 passing of long-time NLG Executive Director Ed Reiter [...]
PNG Donation To Help ICTA Combat Counterfeits
To help fight fake numismatic merchandise in the marketplace, the Professional Numismatists Guild has donated $15,525 to the Industry Council for Tangible Assets Anti-Counterfeiting Task Force.
The donation was announced by PNG President Barry Stuppler at the PNG Awards banquet in Philadelphia, August 13 [...]