Monthly Archives: February 2019
Gold and Silver Mark Fourth Straight Session Losses
For a third straight session Wednesday, palladium advanced while gold, silver and platinum declined. Gold and silver drove their losses to four sessions in a row after they posted multi-month highs last Thursday.
Gold for April delivery declined $4.80, or 0.4%, to settle at $1,314.40 an ounce on the Comex division of the New York Mercantile Exchange [...]
US Mint Sales: 2019 Proof Platinum Eagle Debuts
A fresh round of U.S. Mint sales figures are available for the 1-ounce .995 fine 2019-W Proof American Platinum Eagle.
Released last Thursday for $1,220, the platinum coin registered first-day sales of 3,225 coins. It increased by 1,382 through the weekend for a four-day total of 4,607 coins, or 30.7% of the possible 15,000 coins [...]
Gold, Silver and Platinum Log Second Straight Declines Tuesday, Feb. 5
Most precious metals on Tuesday closed lower for a second day in a row. Again, palladium was the exception. Gold and silver extended their declines to a third straight session after they scored multi-month highs last Thursday.
Gold for April delivery inched down 10 cents to settle at $1,319.20 an ounce on the Comex division of the New York Mercantile Exchange [...]
Gold, Silver and Platinum Decline Monday, Feb. 4
Most precious metals moved lower in their start to the new trading week. Palladium was the exception. Losses in gold and silver were their second in a row after the pair had climbed for five straight sessions to mark multi-month highs.
Gold for April delivery declined $2.80, or 0.2%, to settle at $1,319.30 an ounce on the Comex division of the New York Mercantile Exchange [...]
Lowell National Historical Park Quarters for Massachusetts Released
Rolls and bags of the latest quarter dollar from the United States Mint debuted today, Feb. 4. A design emblematic of the Massachusetts' Lowell National Historical Park appears on the new quarter's reverse (tails side).
Product options include 40-coin rolls, 2-roll sets, 3-roll sets and 100-coin bags. Each contains circulation-quality quarters taken directly from the production floor of U.S. Mint facilities in Philadelphia, Denver, and San Francisco [...]
Gold Logs Sixth Weekly Increase in Seven Weeks
Precious metals futures ended divided Friday with gold and silver lower and platinum and palladium higher. All but palladium advanced on the week. Gold, silver and platinum scored their second straight weekly gains.
Gold for April delivery on Friday shed $3.10, or 0.2%, to settle at $1,322.10 an ounce on the Comex division of the New York Mercantile Exchange [...]
2019 Proof Platinum Eagle Sales Reach 3,225 in First Day
First-day sales of the 2019-Proof American Platinum Eagles hit 3,225 coins, according to United States Mint spokesman Michael White.
Ordering opened Thursday for the 1-ounce .9995 fine platinum 'Liberty' coin which features the second of three designs from the Mint's Preamble to the Declaration of Independence series [...]
Lowell Quarter Ceremony, Coin Exchange and Public Forum
The United States Mint and the National Park Service will soon introduce the quarter celebrating Massachusetts' Lowell National Historical Park. This year's first quarter ceremony will take place at the Lowell Memorial Auditorium on Wednesday, Feb 6.
Like previous ceremonies, two (pre and post) events support the quarter's official release. First, a U.S. Mint-hosted coin forum will take place the evening before the ceremony, and then the traditional coin exchange immediately follows the launch. Both are free and open to all ages [...]
Arrow&Branch Creates Numismatics-Inspired 60 Pound Bottle of Wine
A Napa Valley California wine company, whose name was inspired by the design of the fabled 1787 Brasher Doubloon once owned by the vineyard proprietor, has created a mega-size bottle of fine wine standing over 2½ feet tall and weighing about 60 pounds.
It was purchased by another numismatist who took delivery of the huge bottle at the January-February 2019 Long Beach Coin, Currency, Stamp and Sports Collectibles Expo (www.LongBeachExpo) [...]