Monthly Archives: April 2020
PMG Certifies ANA Bebee Collection of Uncut Banknote Sheets
Paper Money Guaranty® (PMG®) was honored to recently certify nearly 20 uncut sheets of banknotes from the legendary ANA Bebee Collection. The sheets were submitted to PMG by the American Numismatic Association (ANA), the country's largest nonprofit numismatic organization, which received the Bebee Collection in 1988.
Banknotes are printed in sheets that are then cut into individual notes for circulation. Uncut sheets of vintage US banknotes are exceedingly rare as typically only a handful were saved for presentation purposes [...]
Numismatics Markets Strong Amid Global Crisis
As the world faces an unprecedented economic and public health crisis brought on by the coronavirus COVID-19, the numismatic markets have demonstrated incredible resiliency. Indeed, coins and banknotes represent one of the rare pockets of stability, safety and even strength during this period of fear and uncertainty.
Significant volatility of the stock market is often a harbinger of increased investment in collectibles, and that has proven to be the case yet again since the coronavirus became a pandemic [...]
Precious Metals End Lower in April Start
Precious metals futures finished lower Wednesday, the first trading day of the month and new quarter. Their losses ranged from 0.3% for gold to 7.1% for palladium.
Gold for June delivery declined $5.20 to settle at $1,591.40 an ounce on the Comex division of the New York Mercantile Exchange. The settlement was the lowest since a week ago Monday, March 23 [...]