Monthly Archives: April 2019
Gold Prices at 16-Week Low
Precious metals futures fell Tuesday, posting losses ranging from 0.4% for silver to 1.2% for platinum. Gold finished at its lowest price in sixteen week.
Gold for June delivery dropped $14.10, or 1.1%, to end at $1,277.20 an ounce on the Comex division of the New York Mercantile Exchange. The settlement was the lowest for a most active contract since the close at $1,273 an ounce on Dec. 26 [...]
2020 Mayflower 400th Anniversary Gold Coin and Silver Medal Candidate Designs...
In 2020, the United States Mint will recognize the 400th anniversary of the Mayflower voyage by releasing a 1/4-ounce 24-karat gold coin and a companion 1-ounce .999 fine silver medal. The Mayflower carried people from England to the new world, landing in Plymouth, Massachusetts, in 1620.
Both pieces will be issued under the authority given to the U.S. Treasury Secretary. They are not a part of a commemorative coin program brought about by the passage of legislation, although Senate and House bills introduced in the last 115th Congress did propose Mayflower $5 gold, silver dollar and 50c clad coins [...]
Gold Logs 5-Week Settlement Low
Gold, and most other precious metals, ended lower in the start to the new trading week Monday. The yellow metal posted is weakest settlement in five weeks.
Gold for June delivery declined $3.90, or 0.3%, to close at $1,291.30 an ounce on the Comex division of the New York Mercantile Exchange. The settlement was the lowest for the most active contract since March 11 [...]
PCGS First Discovery 2019-W Lowell Quarter in GreatCollections Auction
A Virginia coin collector is about to get his second windfall from finding one of the first, elusive West Point Mint 2019 Lowell National Historical Park quarter-dollars.
Only two of those recently released 2019-W Lowell quarters have the distinctive Professional Coin Grading Service designation, PCGS First Discovery, and are the first 2019-W quarters certified by any third party grading service [...]
Actor Shawn Pyfrom Finds First NGC-Certified 2019-W Quarter
The first 2019-W Quarter certified by Numismatic Guaranty Corporation® (NGC) was found by actor Shawn Pyfrom, best known for his recurring role on ABC's popular "Desperate Housewives" series.
The US Mint recently announced that 10 million quarters with the "W" mint mark of the West Point Mint would be released into circulation at random [..]
CCAC to Review Designs for Mayflower, American Innovation, and Platinum Coins
The Citizens Coinage Advisory Committee (CCAC) will hold a two-day public meeting beginning Tuesday, April 16, to review and discuss candidate designs for coins issued from 2019 to 2025.
The CCAC is tasked with advising the Secretary of the Treasury on themes and designs pertaining to all United States coins and medals [...]
Gold and Silver Post Third Weekly Decline
Precious metals futures gained Friday following sharp prior-day drops. Still, all but palladium declined on the week. Weekly losses in gold and silver were their third in a row.
Gold for June delivery rose $1.90, or 0.2%, to settle at $1,295.20 an ounce on the Comex division of the New York Mercantile Exchange [...]
Two Winners in PCGS First Discovery 2019-W Lowell Quarter Promotion
Two avid coin collectors, one in Kansas and the other in Virginia, have agreed to split the $5,000 bounty offered by Professional Coin Grading Service (www.PCGS.com) for almost simultaneously submitting the first 2019 "America the Beautiful" Lowell National Historical Park quarter-dollars with a West Point mint mark. Both submissions arrived on the same day at PCGS headquarters.
But the PCGS Quarter Quest has not ended, and there are still opportunities for rewards and fun with W mint mark quarters in the weeks ahead [...]
2019-W $50 Proof American Buffalo Gold Coin Released
Beginning at noon EDT today, April 12, collectors can order the annually issued proof $50 American Buffalo 1-ounce gold coin for $1,660.
Produced in the United States Mint at West Point, the .9999 fine 24-karat gold piece is the collectible version of the investment-grade American Buffalo Gold Bullion Coin [...]
Stack’s Bowers and Ponterio Spring Hong Kong Sale Realizes $6.96 Million
Stack's Bowers and Ponterio is pleased to announce the results of their Spring 2019 auction presented in conjunction with the 6th Hong Kong Coin Show held at the Mira Hotel.
The vibrant market, aided by an impressive and dynamic offering of desirable rarities, helped the sale exceed expectations, with total prices realized of $6,969,395 [...]