Monthly Archives: August 2018
Silver Logs Ninth Weekly Loss, Gold Edges Down
Precious metals futures were mostly lower Friday and they all declined on the week. Silver's weekly loss was its ninth straight, and its ending price was at a more than two-year low.
Gold for December delivery on Friday edged down 90 cents, or less than 0.1%, to settle at $1,219.90 an ounce on the Comex division of the New York Mercantile Exchange [...]
US Mint Seeks CCAC Applications Qualified in American History
The United States Mint is accepting applications for appointment to the Citizens Coinage Advisory Committee (CCAC) as a member qualified by virtue of their experience in American History.
Congress established the CCAC in 2003 to advise the Secretary of the Treasury on themes and designs for U.S. coins and medals [...]
U.S. Mint to Exhibit 1933 $20 Double Eagles at ANA 2018...
The U.S. Mint will be displaying 3 1933 Saint-Gaudens $20 gold double eagles during the American Numismatic Association 2018 World's Fair of Money® in Philadelphia Aug. 14 to 18. The exhibit will include a previously unknown piece.
The display will feature two of the ten pieces recovered by the government in 2004. Those coins were the subject of 11 years of litigation, which was resolved last year in favor of the government [...]
CAG to Exhibit Space-Flown Armstrong Items at ANA 2018 Philadelphia Show
Collectibles Authentication Guaranty™ (CAG) will present selections from the Armstrong Family Collection at the American Numismatic Association's World's Fair of Money, which is being held Aug. 14 to 18 in Philadelphia.
CAG is an independent affiliate of Numismatic Guaranty Corporation® (NGC) and Paper Money Guaranty® (PMG), which are well-known and respected within the numismatic community for their expert coin and paper money certification services, respectively [...]
Gold Inches Lower, Snapping Streak of Two Session Gains
Gold and silver futures traded in very narrow ranges Thursday with both logging modest settlement changes for a third straight session.
Gold for December delivery dipped $1.10, or 0.09%, to settle at $1,219.90 an ounce on the Comex division of the New York Mercantile Exchange [...]
Bruce Smith Joins Stack’s Bowers Galleries
Stack's Bowers Galleries (StacksBowers.com) is pleased to announce that Bruce Smith, a 20-year veteran in numismatics, has joined the company and will be operating out of the firm's Southern California headquarters.
Throughout his career, Mr. Smith has focused on developing portfolios of noteworthy rare coin properties and precious metals for his clients. Of particular interest have been coins of significant historical importance [...]
Gold and Silver Rise Modestly For Second Straight Day
Precious metals futures ended divided Wednesday with gold and silver higher and platinum and palladium lower. Gains in gold and silver were modest for a second day in a row. Both metals are running a two-session win streak after they logged milestone lows on Monday.
Gold for December delivery added $2.70, or 0.2%, to settle at $1,221 an ounce on the Comex division of the New York Mercantile Exchange [...]
US Mint Sales: 82.1% of 2018 Silver Reverse Proof Sets Sold
The latest U.S. Mint sales figures show that the 2018-S Silver Reverse Proof Set held its leads as the most popular product for a second week in a row.
Released two weeks ago Monday, July 23, the set moved up another 18,730 to 164,119. By percentage, that's 82.1% of the possible 200,000 sets ordered in 15 days [...]
1794 Silver Dollar Returning “Home” to Philly for ANA 2018 World’s...
It will be a Philadelphia "homecoming" at the ANA 2018 World's Fair of Money® for one of the finest known surviving examples of a 1794 Flowing Hair silver dollar.
It's also homecoming for the person exhibiting that historic coin, Silvano DiGenova, President of Tangible Investments, Inc. in Laguna Beach, California, who also is originally from Philly [...]
Tyrant Collection of Italian Coins Featured in $8 Million Exhibit at...
Famous gold and silver coins of Italy from the acclaimed Tyrant Collection (www.TheTyrantCollection.com), ranging from Gelon, tyrant of the cities of Gela and Syracuse in 485 BC, to King Victor Emmanuel III in 1933, will be publicly displayed together for the first time anywhere, Sept. 6 to 8, 2018.
The unprecedented exhibit, "Tyrants of the Tyrrhenian and Adriatic Seas," will be a featured attraction at the September 2018 Long Beach Coin, Currency, Stamp & Sports Collectible Expo (www.LongBeachExpo) in Long Beach, California [...]