Monthly Archives: August 2018
Gold Rises For Fourth Straight Session, Silver Dips
Precious metals futures moved little in the mid-week trading session Wednesday. Gold drove its winning streak to four sessions in row to reach an almost two-week high.
Gold for December delivery rose $3.30, or 0.3%, to end at $1,203.30 an ounce on the Comex division of the New York Mercantile Exchange [...]
2018-S Silver Reverse Proof Set No Longer Available
The 2018 Silver Reverse Proof Set is no longer available. The set, which marks the 50th anniversary of the San Francisco Mint first producing proof coins, went off-sale Tuesday, Aug. 21.
It's now tagged with "This product is currently unavailable" along with a "Learn "More" link stating [...]
DLRC and John Albanese Acquire 1854-S $5 Gold Coin
John Brush of David Lawrence Rare Coins (DLRC) and John Albanese of Certified Acceptance Corporation (CAC) acquired Aug. 4 the fourth identified example of the world-famous 1854-S No Motto Half Eagle for $2.16 million.
The gold coin, which was graded and authenticated by Numismatic Guaranty Corporation as Extremely Fine 45, was recently discovered by a New England collector who had the coin submitted to NGC by a dealer acquaintance believing it to be counterfeit [...]
Gold Logs Third Straight Session Gain, Ends at 1-Week High
Precious metals futures were mostly higher Tuesday. Gold advanced for a third straight session, ending at a one-week high.
Gold for December delivery settled up $5.40, or 0.5%, to $1,200 an ounce on the Comex division of the New York Mercantile Exchange [...]
Cumberland Island Quarter Ceremony, Coin Exchange and Public Forum
The United States Mint and the National Park Service will soon introduce the quarter that commemorates Georgia's Cumberland Island National Seashore. This year's fourth quarter ceremony will take place at a high school near the seashore on Thursday, Aug. 30.
As in past ceremonies, two related events support the quarter's official release. First, there is a U.S. Mint-hosted coin forum on the night before the ceremony, and then there is the traditional coin exchange immediately following the ceremonial launch. Both are free and open to all ages [...]
US Mint Gold Coin Prices May Fall Wed., Aug 22
On Wednesday, Aug. 22, the United States Mint may reduce prices on its one and one-half dozen gold products made for collectors.
The U.S. Mint's suite of gold coins have prices that can change weekly based on the trending value of gold as compared against its 2018 pricing matrix [...]
Macau Numismatic Society Selects NGC, NCS, PMG for Official Grading and...
Numismatic Guaranty Corporationr® (NGC) and Paper Money Guaranty® (PMG) have been named the Official Grading Services of the Macau Numismatic Society (MNS). In addition, Numismatic Conservation Services® (NCS), an affiliate of NGC and PMG, has been named the Official Conservation Service of the MNS.
The MNS was established in 1988 to serve the coin and paper money collecting communities in Macau, a Special Administrative Region of China, and the surrounding areas [...]
1538 8 Reales Silver Dollar, the ‘First Dollar of the Americas’,...
The legendary "First Dollar of the New World," struck in Mexico City by the Spanish in 1538, sold for $528,000, Aug. 17, at am auction of ancient and world coins held by Heritage Auctions in Philadelphia.
The first dollar-sized coin struck in the Americas, it was minted under the joint Spanish reign of Charles I and his mother, Joanna [...]
Precious Metals Rise Monday, Aug. 20
Precious metals futures advanced Monday as a group. Gains in gold and silver were more modest compared to the over 2% increases in platinum and palladium.
Gold for December delivery tacked on $10.40, or 0.9%, to settle at $1,194.60 an ounce on the Comex division of the New York Mercantile Exchange [...]
NLG Announces 2018 Award Winners
The Numismatic Literary Guild (NLG), a nonprofit organization composed of editors, authors, writers, bloggers and content producers who cover news and feature stories about all forms of money, medals and tokens as collectibles, presented its annual awards for 2018 on Thursday, August 16, in Philadelphia. This year marked NLG's 50th anniversary.
To be eligible for consideration in any of the 2018 Numismatic Literary Guild award categories, entries must have been published, released, or posted on the Internet between May 1, 2017 and April 30, 2018 [...]