Monthly Archives: October 2018

Gold futures closed higher Friday for the first time in three sessions, padding a weekly gain -- the third in four weeks.

Gold for December delivery rose $4, or 0.3%, to settle at $1,205.60 an ounce on the Comex division of the New York Mercantile Exchange [...]

Final design recommendations have been made for the 2020 America the Beautiful quarter dollar honoring Weir Farm National Historic Site in Connecticut.

In June, the United States Mint submitted 15 proposed designs for the quarter but those failed to receive recommendations unlike other quarter designs for 2020. Suggested changes were made and those resulted in seven revised designs [...]

Australian bullion demand climbed in September for a fourth straight month for gold coins and bars and for a third month in a row for silver coins and bars, according Perth Mint figures published Oct. 3, 2018.

Moreover, the Mint's silver sales were the highest since March 2016 and its gold sales were the best since January 2017 [...]

Precious metals futures finished lower Thursday with losses ranging from 0.1% for gold to 1.3% for platinum.

Gold for December delivery dipped $1.30 to settle at $1,201.60 an ounce on the Comex division of the New York Mercantile Exchange [...]

The pace of producing United States coins for circulation picked up in September after slowing to an eight-month low in August but it ran slower than a year earlier, according to manufacturing figures published today, Oct. 4, by the U.S. Mint.

Nearly 977 million in cents, nickels, dimes, and quarters were pressed for circulation last month, lifting the year-to-date production total to more than 10.1 billion coins [...]

Precious metals futures ended in divided fashion Wednesday with gold and silver lower and platinum and palladium higher. All were little changed overall, however.

Gold for December delivery declined $4.10, or 0.3%, to settle at $1,202.90 an ounce on the Comex division of the New York Mercantile Exchange [...]

The latest United States Mint sales report isn't altogether different from the previous one -- the same annual sets and American Silver Eagles were top weekly sellers.

Elsewhere, Breast Cancer Awareness Commemorative Coins shined some in this round. They logged combined gains of 752 compared to last week's stats which had them up by just 246 [...]

Gold and silver futures moved 1.3% higher on Tuesday, Oct. 2. Gold's close was its best in almost two weeks.

Gold for December delivery tacked on $15.30 to settle at $1,207 an ounce on the Comex division of the New York Mercantile Exchange. The settlement is the strongest since Sept. 20 [...]

On Wednesday, Oct. 3, the United States Mint may reduce prices on eighteen gold products made for collectors.

The U.S. Mint's lineup of gold coins have prices that can change weekly based on the trending value of gold as compared against its 2018 pricing matrix [...]

The United States Mint has unveiled information about and design candidates for the high-relief 2019 American Liberty Gold Coin and Silver Medal.

Look forward to a larger medal next year. It will be unique -- a first in modern history for the U.S. Mint, struck in 2.5 ounces of .999 silver to a diameter of about 2 inches [...]