Monthly Archives: November 2019
Gold Drops In November While Palladium Marks Record; US Mint American...
Precious metals futures gained on Friday and for the holiday-shortened trading week. Markets in the U.S. closed Thursday for the Thanksgiving holiday and ended early on Black Friday. All but palladium, which scored another record, posted monthly losses.
Gold for February delivery rose $11.90, or 0.8%, to settle at $1,472.70 an ounce on the Comex division of the New York Mercantile Exchange [...]
Palladium Scores Record; Gold, Silver and Platinum Decline
Most precious metals futures ended lower in pre-holiday trading Wednesday. Markets in the U.S. are closed Thursday for the Thanksgiving holiday and re-open to an abbreviated trading schedule on Friday. Palladium was the winner on the day, scoring a record settlement.
Gold for February delivery -- the new, most active contract -- declined $6.60, or 0.5%, to settle at $1,460.80 an ounce on the Comex division of the New York Mercantile Exchange [...]
Stack’s Bowers November 2019 Baltimore U.S. Coin and Medal Auction Highlights
The Stack's Bowers Galleries November 2019 Baltimore Auction brought together collectors of every discipline for a historic offering of five important collections and numerous additional rarities.
In total, over $17.6 million was realized across more than 6,000 lots of United States coins and related issues. In total, the firm's Official Auction of the Whitman Coin & Collectibles Winter Expo realized $19,124,255 across 16 sessions [...]
Stack’s Bowers November 2019 Baltimore Currency Auction Highlights
The Stack's Bowers Galleries Official Auction of the Whitman Coin & Collectibles Winter Expo saw $1,510,700 in rare United States paper money trade hands between its Thursday, November 14 evening live session in Baltimore and the Tuesday, November 19 Internet-only session.
In total, the Stack's Bowers Whitman Winter Expo auction realized over $19,124,255 million across 16 sessions offering United States coins, tokens, medals and paper money[...]
PCGS Announces CAC Set Registry Program
Professional Coin Grading Service (www.PCGS.com) has announced new PCGS CAC Set Registry composites (sets), which will permit collectors to build collections of PCGS-graded coins that have been awarded a seal of approval from Certified Acceptance Corporation (www.CACcoin.com).
This innovative move gives collectors of these premier PCGS-certified coins the exclusive opportunity to build competitive registry sets consisting of CAC-stickered coins for awards and incentives tailored to those who specialize in these coins [...]
Precious Metals Advance Tuesday, Nov. 26
Precious metals futures finished higher Tuesday. Palladium's gain was its third in a row while platinum extended its winning streak to two straight. Gold and silver, meanwhile, climbed from two-week lows.
Gold for December delivery added $3.40, or 0.2%, to settle at $1,460.30 an ounce on the Comex division of the New York Mercantile Exchange [...]
Frank Church River of No Return Wilderness Quarter for Idaho in...
Celebrating a national site in Idaho, the United States Mint today released a three-coin set of collector-grade quarters bearing reverse designs emblematic of the Frank Church River of No Return Wilderness.
The national wilderness was established in 1980 and takes its name from two sources, Senator Frank Church who was instrumental in the establishment of the protected area, and the wilderness's Main Salmon River which was long ago given the nickname "river of no return" [...]
Gold and Silver Start Week Near Two-Week Lows
Precious metals futures divided Monday with platinum and palladium rising and gold and silver falling. Gold and silver each ended the day near two-week lows.
Gold for December delivery declined $6.70, or 0.5%, to settle at $1,456.90 an ounce on the Comex division of the New York Mercantile Exchange. The settlement was the lowest since Nov. 12 [...]
Gold Prices Slip 0.3% On Week; Silver Logs 0.3% Weekly Gain
Precious metals futures mixed it up on Friday with losses for silver and platinum; a gain for palladium; and an unchanged price for gold. As for the week, they divided with silver and palladium higher and gold and platinum lower.
Gold for December delivery on Friday settled flat at $1,463.60 an ounce on the Comex division of the New York Mercantile Exchange [...]
U.S. Mint Produces Over 1.15 Billion Coins for Circulation in October
More than one billion coins for circulation came from U.S. coining presses in October, the latest manufacturing figures from the United States Mint show.
The amount was the most since July and marked the seventh time this year were a month's production pace hurdled the billion level [...]