Monthly Archives: March 2020
Gold Rises 6%, Silver Jumps 7.5%, Platinum Rallies 11.8%, and Palladium...
Precious metals put together another day of sharp increases Monday. Gains ranged from 6% for gold to 14.8% for palladium.
Gold for April delivery settled up $93.20, or 6%, to $1,660.80 an ounce on the Comex division of the New York Mercantile Exchange. The settlement was the highest since March 6 [...]
Gold Marks Second Weekly Loss; U.S. Mint Gold Bullion Sales Soar
Palladium prices advanced Friday, padding their weekly increase. Gold, silver and platinum also climbed on the day but they still notched their second straight week of losses.
Gold for April delivery on Friday rose $5.30, or 0.4%, to settle at $1,484.60 an ounce on the Comex division of the New York Mercantile Exchange [...]
U.S. Mint Produces Nearly 1.1 Billion Coins in February; American Samoa...
U.S. coining presses slowed in February but they still struck more than one billion coins for circulation, the latest manufacturing figures from the United States Mint show.
Nearly 1.1 billion coins spread across cents, nickels, dimes, quarters, and half-dollars were produced last month, lifting the year-to-date total to over 2.3 billion coins [...]
Perth Mint Bullion Sales Contract in February
Demand for Australian products retreated last month but it was stronger than a year ago, Perth Mint sales figures for February show.
The Mint's silver sales slowed following two straight month-over-month increases and they ended below one million ounces for the first time in seven months. Its gold sales were the weakest since August [...]
Professional Numismatists Guild Seeks 2020 Award Nominations
The Professional Numismatists Guild (www.PNGdealers.org) is now accepting nominations for its 2020 awards, according to PNG Executive Director Robert Brueggeman.
The Professional Numismatists Guild is a nonprofit trade association composed of the country's top rare coin and paper money dealers who must adhere to a strict Code of Ethics (www.PNGdealers.org/code-of-ethics) in the buying and selling of numismatic merchandise [...]
Gold Edges Higher; Silver and Palladium Jump
In futures trading Thursday, gold, silver and palladium gained while platinum declined. On Wednesday, gold logged its lowest close this year and silver finished at its worst level since January 2009.
Gold for April delivery edged up $1.40, or 0.09%, to settle at $1,479.30 an ounce on the Comex division of the New York Mercantile Exchange [...]
2020-W Proof American Gold Eagles Released
Gold is a topic of the day with the just released United States Mint 2020-W Proof American Gold Eagles.
These West Point Mint-struck coins are numismatic versions of the U.S. Mint's bullion American Gold Eagle program. They are quite popular with collectors who purchase thousands annually despite their higher price tags [...]
Legendary 1858 Gold Coin Highlights Heritage’s April Sale
An 1858 Liberty Eagle, one of the most historic U.S. gold coins ever minted and the only specimen known outside of museums, will headline Heritage Auctions' U.S. coins offerings during the Central States Numismatic Society auctions, April 22-25 in Dallas.
Experts agree no more than four to six 1858 proof Liberty eagles were produced, the coin offered here, graded PR64 Ultra Cameo NGC., CAC. JD-1, High R.7, is one of four examples that have been reliably reported [...]