Monthly Archives: March 2019
Three Special Edition 2019-W Lincoln Cents From West Point Mint
Collectors can look forward this year to a total of three special edition Lincoln cents from the U.S. Mint facility at West Point.
Sharing the West Point Mint's "W" mint mark but with varying finishes, each of the cents are packaged and marketed separately as premium pieces included when buying three annual sets [...]
Gold Posts Gain for First Time in Eight Sessions
Precious metals were mixed Wednesday as gold and palladium gained while silver and platinum declined. Gold's daily increase was its first in eight sessions.
Gold for April delivery added $2.90, or 0.2%, to settle at $1,287.60 an ounce on the Comex division of the New York Mercantile Exchange [...]
Shipwrecked “Supernova” 1857-S Double Eagle Consigned to Legend Auctions
The spectacular 1857-S Double Eagle, recovered in 2014 from the fabled S.S. Central America and now nicknamed "Supernova" because of its amazing, unique natural toning, will be offered to the public for the first time through Legend Rare Coin Auctions (www.LegendAuctions.com).
Graded PCGS MS67, the coin displays a mixture of vibrant red and deep blue hues over much of its lustrous gold obverse surface as well as remarkable blue and red toning on the reverse [...]
Robert Fligel Opens Bullion and Rare Coin Firm
Robert Fligel, a prominent New York City and former Big 4 Certified Public Accountant and CPA firm advisor, has opened a rare coins and precious metals consulting company, RF Precious Metals, LLC, to assist collectors, investors, financial planners and asset and estate managers with buying and selling of rare coins and bullion coins.
The Greenwich, Connecticut-based company is a Certified Acceptance Corporation (CAC) Authorized Dealer and offers advice on IRA and other strategies in the acquisition and disposition of bullion and coins, as well as assistance with insurance and storage [...]
Gold Extends Losing Streak to Seven Sessions
Gold prices finished at their worst level in about six weeks Tuesday, extending their losses to seven consecutive sessions.
Gold for April delivery shed $2.80, or 0.2%, to settle at $1,284.70 an ounce on the Comex division of the New York Mercantile Exchange. The settlement was the lowest since Jan. 24 [...]
Gold Falls For Sixth Straight Session
Precious metals futures dropped Monday, registering losses that ranged from 0.9% for gold to 2.9% for platinum. Gold's decline was its sixth in a row and its close was the weakest in nearly six weeks.
Gold for April delivery fell $11.70 to settle at $1,287.50 an ounce on the Comex division of the New York Mercantile Exchange. The settlement was the lowest since Jan. 24 [...]
Gold Ends Friday At Five-Week Low And Below $1,300
Gold futures ended below $1,300 an ounce Friday, extending their string of losses to five straight sessions and logging their first weekly decline in three weeks.
Gold for April delivery declined $16.90, or 1.3%, to settle at $1,299.20 an ounce on the Comex division of the New York Mercantile Exchange. The settlement was the lowest since Jan. 25 [...]
U.S. Mint 2019 Proof Set Purchase Includes Premium ‘W’ Cent
A product that is always popular with collectors, the United States Mint at noon EST today will release its annual proof set of clad coinage. As an added bonus, every set shipped will also include a special "premium coin."
Traditionally, annual proof sets contain coins with the "S" mint mark of the San Francisco Mint. That tradition holds true for the 2019 Proof Set and its 10 coins. This year, however, buyers of the set will also receive a separately packaged proof cent with the "W" mint mark of the West Point Mint. No Lincoln cent has ever before held this mark [...]
Storied 1879 Flowing Hair Stella in Heritage’s March 2019 U.S. Coins...
A superb example of an extremely rare 140-year-old U.S. coin that sat, untouched and perhaps unknown, in a family safe is among lots in highest demand being offered at Heritage Auctions' U.S. Coins Auction March 14-16.
This 1879 $4 Flowing Hair, Judd-1635, Pollock-1833, JD-1, R.3, PR66 Cameo PCGS sat untouched in a family safe for decades in Stockbridge, Massachusetts, discovered in an estate that included antiques and other artwork [...]