Monthly Archives: August 2019
Gold Gains For Third Week, But Steps Back From Six-Year High
Precious metals futures divided Friday with losses in gold and silver and gains in platinum and palladium. While gold retreated from its prior day, more than six-year high, it still scored its third straight weekly win.
Gold for December delivery on Friday declined $7.60, or 0.5%, to settle at $1,523.60 an ounce on the Comex division of the New York Mercantile Exchange [...]
Taraszka Collection of 1795-1804 $10 Gold Eagles Top $3.2M in Stack’s...
A milestone in early American numismatics was realized at the Stack's Bowers Galleries Official Auction at the ANA World's Fair of Money, where the incredible Anthony J. Taraszka Collection of 1795 to 1804 $10 Gold Eagles was sold to a standing-room audience on the evening of Thursday, August 15.
The catalog featured 41 coins, comprising every known variety from 1795 through 1804. When the auctioneer's hammer fell on the final lot, the collection had realized over $3.2 million [...]
1894-S Barber Dime Acquired For $1.32 Million
On Thursday night, Aug. 16, at the Stack's-Bowers Rarities Night Auction during the ANA's World's Fair of Money, John Brush, President of David Lawrence Rare Coins and D.L. Hansen, the owner of the Greatest U.S. Coin Collection of All-Time, acquired the famous 1894-S Dime, graded by PCGS as Proof 63 for $1,320,000.
Mr. Hansen, assisted by John Brush of DLRC, has been on a mission for the past 3 years to put together the first privately held coin collection of items from 1792 to Present [...]
Stack’s Bowers & Ponterio to Offer Rarities From Tanant Collection in...
Formed during the late 19th and early 20th centuries, the Charles E. Tanant Collection contained some of the finest preserved Chinese rarities to ever enter the marketplace.
While serving as an official in the Chinese Imperial Maritime Customs Service, Tanant received many of the pieces in his collection as gifts from colleagues during the late Empire and into the early Republic [...]
Gold Maintains More Than 6-Year High Settlement
Precious metals futures ended mixed Thursday with gold and palladium higher and silver and platinum lower. Gold closed at a new, more than 6.3-year high.
Gold for December delivery rose $3.40, or 0.2%, to settle at $1,531.20 an ounce on the Comex division of the New York Mercantile Exchange. The settlement was the highest since April 11, 2013 when gold ended at $1,564.90 an ounce [...]
2019 American Liberty Gold Coin and Silver Medal Release
The United States Mint completes a busy two weeks of product launches with today's releases of the 2019-W $100 American Liberty 1-ounce gold coin and the 2019-P American Liberty 2.5-ounce silver medal. The pair of high reliefs goes on sale at noon EDT.
Each has a 50,000 mintage and an initial household order limit of 1 piece. The .999 fine silver medal is $99.95. The .9999 fine, 24-karat gold coin opens at $1,940 [...]
Gold Ends Above 6.3-Year High; Silver Settles at 14-Month High
Gold and silver futures rallied Wednesday as safe-havens ignited. The yellow metal scored its best close since early 2013 and silver logged its strongest finish since mid-2018.
Gold for December delivery tacked on $13.70, or 0.9%, to close at $1,527.80 an ounce on the Comex division of the New York Mercantile Exchange. The settlement was the highest since April 11, 2013 when gold ended at $1,564.90 an ounce [...]
2018-S Reverse Proof American Innovation $1 Coin Release
A coin bearing last year's date is the United States Mint's newest product for collectors. The U.S. Mint's reverse proof 2018-S American Innovation dollar goes on sale today at noon EDT for $9.95.
Opposite of a standard proof, coins featuring a reverse proof finish have polished, mirror-like design elements that contrast against frosted backgrounds [...]
US Mint Sales: 2019-S Proof Silver Eagle and Monroe Medal Debut
Highlights from this week's United States Mint sales report include first appearances of the 2019-S Proof American Silver Eagle and the James Monroe Presidential Silver Medal.
The San Francisco Mint's proof Silver Eagle was the U.S. Mint's top weekly seller. Released a week ago Tuesday, Aug. 6, the .999 fine 1-ounce silver coin pulled six-day starting sales of 72,463. Last year's edition opened with six-day sales of 77,467 [...]
PMG Certifies Three Rare East African Currency Board Notes
Paper Money Guaranty® (PMG) has certified a stunning trio of rare East African Currency Board notes issued for British East Africa.
The notes will be featured in the Heritage World Currency Signature Auction, which will be held September 4-9, 2019, in Long Beach, California [...]