Monthly Archives: November 2019
Precious Metals Drop Monday, Nov. 11
Precious metals futures continued to register losses Monday following their heavy losses on Friday.
Gold for December delivery lost $5.80, or 0.4%, to close at $1,457.10 an ounce on the Comex division of the New York Mercantile Exchange. The settlement was the lowest since Aug. 1 [...]
Gold And Silver End Week At More Than Three-Month Lows
Precious metals futures fell Friday, increasing their weekly losses. Gold and silver closed the day at more than three-month lows.
Gold for December delivery shed $3.50, or 0.2%, to settle at $1,462.90 an ounce on the Comex division of the New York Mercantile Exchange. The settlement was the weakest since Aug. 2 [...]
PCGS to Encapsulate COAs With 2019-S Enhanced Reverse Proof Silver Eagles
Professional Coin Grading Service (www.PCGS.com) will begin encapsulating United States Mint serialized Certificates of Authenticity (COA) alongside the coins they guarantee. The service will also provide a pedigree on the coin insert with the matching serial number.
This new service is being launched in conjunction with the new, low-mintage American Eagle 2019 One Ounce Silver Enhanced Reverse Proof Coin, which will be accompanied from the Mint with COAs bearing a serial number [...]
Frank Church River of No Return Wilderness Quarter Launch Ceremony Highlights
On Wednesday, Nov. 6, quarters honoring Frank Church River of No Return Wilderness in Idaho were officially introduced to the public.
Around 1,500 people, including some 1,200 students, attended the launch ceremony hosted by officials from he U.S. Mint and U.S. Forest Service. Children aged 18 and under received a free Frank Church River of No Return Wilderness quarter to commemorate the event [...]
Lucky Collectors Find “First Discovery” & “Early Circulation” 2019-W Idaho Quarters
Four lucky collectors in Arkansas, Louisiana, Maryland, and Mississippi were the first to submit to Professional Coin Grading Service (www.PCGS.com) examples of the new 2019 America the Beautiful® Program Idaho quarters with the elusive West Point mintmark.
The fortunate finder in Arkansas discovered more than 300 2019-W Frank Church River of No Return Wilderness quarters on October 29, a week before the United States Mint officially began sales of the coins on November 4 [...]
Gold Falls to Three-Month Low; Silver Tumbles
In futures trading Thursday, palladium gained while gold, silver and platinum declined. Losses in gold and silver brought them to respective settlement lows of more than three months and to over five weeks.
Gold for December delivery dropped $26.70, or 1.8%, to close at $1,466.40 an ounce on the Comex division of the New York Mercantile Exchange. The settlement was the lowest since Aug. 2 [...]
2019-S Reverse Proof Delaware American Innovation $1 Coin Release
Appearing as the second numismatic release from the United States Mint for the month of November is the reverse proof 2019-S Delaware American Innovation dollar. This collector grade coin goes on sale today, Nov. 7, beginning at Noon ET.
It features the unique reverse proof finish which offers polished, mirror-like design elements against frosted backgrounds -- an opposite finish from standard proof coins like those within the earlier released American Innovation Dollar Proof Set [...]
Precious Metals Rise Wed., Nov. 6
Precious metals futures reclaimed some of their prior losses Wednesday. Gains ranged from 0.1% for platinum to 0.8% for palladium.
Gold for December delivery rose $9.40, or 0.6%, to settle at $1,493.10 an ounce on the Comex division of the New York Mercantile Exchange [...]
Former House Speaker Boehner To Autograph NGC Labels
The Honorable John Boehner, who represented Ohio in the US House of Representatives from 1991 to 2015 and served as Speaker of the House from 2011 to 2015, has agreed to individually hand-sign certification labels exclusively for Numismatic Guaranty Corporation® (NGC).
In January 2011, the House of Representatives elected Boehner as Speaker, making him third in line to the United States presidency. Before becoming Speaker, Boehner had served as minority leader since 2007 and was elected his party's majority leader in 2006 [...]
PNG Tips To Avoid Gold Scams
Adding gold, silver or platinum bullion coins or ingots to an investment portfolio can be a smart choice, but knowing your seller can be a crucial choice, advises the Professional Numismatists Guild, a nonprofit organization of many of the country's top rare coin and bullion coin experts.
In recent months, law enforcement officials in Florida, Minnesota, New York, Pennsylvania and Utah have charged several reputedly unscrupulous merchants with selling counterfeit coins to unsuspecting investors and/or not paying for genuine coins submitted for sale by customers [...]