Monthly Archives: February 2019
Heritage Auctions Currency Tops $44 Million in Annual Sales
A massive surge in demand for high-grade notes from around the world spurred annual sales for 2018 for Heritage Auctions' Rare Currency department to $44,075,071.
Only once has any auction house in the world surpassed the total: the all-time record for auction sales came in 2008, when Heritage cleared $45 million [...]
American Silver Eagle Bullion Coins Temporarily Sell Out
Inventories of 1-ounce, .999 fine bullion American Silver Eagles are temporary depleted, the United States Mint announced late Thursday, Feb. 21.
Sales of the bullion coins surged Thursday by 775,000 pieces, lifting their February total to 2,057,500 after 4,017,500 sold in January. The over 6 million year-to-date start is the quickest since 2017 [...]
PMG Launches CrossOver Service for Notes in PCGS Holders
Paper Money Guaranty® (PMG) has introduced a CrossOver service for notes that are still encapsulated in PCGS Currency holders.
PMG's CrossOver service allows notes encapsulated by PCGS Currency to be submitted to PMG for grading without being removed from their holders [...]
Precious Metals Decline Thursday, Feb. 21
Precious metals futures closed lower Thursday for the first time in four sessions. Palladium slipped from an all-time record while silver and gold fell from multi-month highs.
Gold for April delivery dropped $20.10, or 1.5%, to settle at $1,327.80 an ounce on the Comex division of the New York Mercantile Exchange [...]
U.S. Mint 2019 Quarters Proof Set Features .999 Fine Silver Coins
Today, Feb. 21, the United States Mint released a new product for collectors, its 2019 America the Beautiful Quarters Silver Proof Set™.
A set of proof quarters minted in silver is not new in itself. They are issued annually. For the first time ever, however, the five quarters in this latest set are struck in 99.9% silver instead of 90% silver [...]
US Mint Sales: 2019 Native American Dollar Debuts
The latest batch of United States Mint sales figures shows first results for the recently released 2019 Native American dollar.
Native American $1 Coins showcase annually changing reverses. This year's design is spaced-themed, depicting engineer Mary Golda Ross working on aerospace calculations with an Atlas-Agena rocket in the background and an astronaut spacewalking above [...]
Gold Logs 10-Month High, Silver Posts Almost 8-Month High; Palladium Hits...
Precious metals futures gained Wednesday for a third straight session. Palladium posted a fresh record, silver ended near an eight-month high, and gold marked another ten-month high.
Gold for April delivery added $3.10, or 0.2%, to settle at $1,347.90 an ounce on the Comex division of the New York Mercantile Exchange. The close was the highest since April 19 when gold ended at $1,348.80 an ounce [...]
U.S. Mint Ends Production of 90% Silver Coins
Say goodbye to the 90/10 mix of silver coins from the United States Mint. The U.S. Mint is now producing silver coinage to 99.9% purity.
The increased silver composition will be used for dimes, quarters, half-dollars, and commemorative dollars [...]
Jason W. Bradford Launches Legacy Currency Grading
Well-known paper money authentication expert Jason W. Bradford and his team of experts launched Legacy Currency Grading (www.LegacyGrading.com), a new paper money grading and authentication service, on February 20, 2019.
Legacy Currency Grading will offer a warranty for all banknotes certified by its graders [...]
ACEF Seeks Nominations for 2019 Kreuzer Award
Do you know someone who has actively helped in the fight against counterfeit coins, bank notes and/or fake third-party encapsulation holders the past year?
The Anti-Counterfeiting Educational Foundation (ACEF) is seeking nominees for its third annual AlanKreuzer Memorial Award [...]