Monthly Archives: September 2019
PCGS and Basketball Hall of Fame Partner on 2020 Basketball Coins
Professional Coin Grading Service (PSGS, www.PCGS.com) is partnering with the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame (www.HoopHall.com) on a 2020 basketball commemorative coin program.
The planned $5 denomination gold, $1 silver and 50-cent clad legal tender coins to be struck by the United States Mint will honor the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame's 60th anniversary. PCGS will be creating customized designs for encapsulation inserts in conjunction with the Springfield, Mass.-based museum [...]
Jon J. Cameron, Veteran U.S. Mint Official, To Autograph NGC Labels
Jon J. Cameron, who recently retired from his position as the US Mint's Associate Director of Numismatic, Bullion and Coin Studies, has agreed to autograph certification labels exclusively for Numismatic Guaranty Corporation® (NGC).
Cameron spent 41 years in federal service. In 2013, he joined the US Mint, where his first job was to establish and serve as Director of the Office of Coin Studies, which monitored trends in the use of cash, emerging payment technologies, research into alternative metals and trends and policies of other nations' mints [...]
Gold Returns To Above $1,500; Marks 1-Week High
In precious metals dealings Monday, gold and silver gained while platinum and palladium declined. Gold's close was its highest in over a week.
Gold for December delivery tacked on $12, or 0.8%, to settle at $1,511.50 an ounce on the Comex division of the New York Mercantile Exchange. The settlement was the strongest since Friday, Sept. 6 [...]
American Legion Centennial Coin and Emblem Print Sets Released
Three sets issued jointly today by United States Mint and the Bureau of Engraving and Printing (BEP) continue celebrations of the centennial of the American Legion.
The Legion (www.legion.org) was charted by Congress in 1919 as a patriotic organization for veterans. It quickly grew into one of the largest veteran's service organization in the United States [...]
Palladium Alone Among Metals With Weekly Gain
Precious metals declined Friday, guaranteeing weekly losses for all but palladium which edged down from its prior-day record.
Gold for December delivery on Friday shed $7.90, or 0.5%, to settle at $1,499.50 an ounce on the Comex division of the New York Mercantile Exchange [...]
2020 Basketball Hall of Fame Coin Designs Selected
The United States Mint unveiled the official designs for the dome-shaped Basketball Hall of Fame Commemorative Coins.
In 2020, the U.S. Mint will produce and sell up to 50,000 $5 gold coins, 400,000 silver dollars and 750,000 clad half dollars in recognition of the 60th anniversary of the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame [...]
Paper Money Guaranty Grading Bond and Stock Certificates
Paper Money Guaranty® (PMG) has announced that it is now grading and encapsulating most bond and stock certificates.
Bond and stock certificate collecting, known by specialists as "scripophily," is an important subset of numismatics that has achieved greater recognition in recent years [...]
Palladium Scores Record Settlement Atop $1,600; Gold Rises 0.3%
Precious metals futures logged gains Thursday that ranged from less than 0.1% for silver to 3.1% for palladium. Palladium scored a record settlement above $1,600 an ounce.
Gold for December delivery added $4.20, or 0.3%, to settle at $1,507.40 an ounce on the Comex division of the New York Mercantile Exchange [...]
2019-W $25 Reverse Proof American Palladium Eagle Launch
The United States Mint's reverse proof 2019-W $25 American Palladium Eagle goes on sale today beginning at noon EDT.
The $25 face value coin continues the U.S. Mint's palladium series which debuted in 2017 with a bullion edition. All 15,000 of those sold in the first day [...]
Gold Marks First Gain In Five Sessions
Silver was alone among precious metals with its loss Wednesday -- its first in three days. Gold's gain, meanwhile, was its first in five sessions and comes on the heels of hitting a five-week low.
Gold for December delivery added $4, or 0.3%, to settle at $1,503.20 an ounce on the Comex division of the New York Mercantile Exchange [...]