Monthly Archives: May 2020
Gold Ends Week at 1-Month High; Silver Soars
Precious metals rallied Friday, padding weekly gains for gold and silver while lifting platinum and palladium into positive territory for the week. Silver ended the day at a ten-week high. Gold finished it at a one-month high.
Gold for June delivery rose $15.40 or 0.9%, to settle at $1,756.30 an ounce on the Comex division of the New York Mercantile Exchange. The settlement was the strongest since April 14 when gold ended at $1,768.90 an ounce for a more than seven-year high [...]
Coins and Notes Graded by NGC and PMG Impress in Stack’s...
A coin certified by Numismatic Guaranty Corporation® (NGC®) and a note certified by Paper Money Guaranty® (PMG®) achieved the top results in the Stack's Bowers Galleries coin and paper money auctions in Hong Kong, China held May 4-6, 2020.
The top result in the coin auction was a China 1929 L&M-91 Italy Satin Finish Silver Dollar graded NGC SP 66 that realized $252,000 -- more than double its pre-sale estimate [...]
US Mint Sales: 2020 Silver Proof Set Returns
The newest U.S. Mint sales stats aren't much different from a week ago, at least in terms of what products are selling the most.
In the latest list of the Mint's top-ten weekly sellers, nine of the products also appear on last week's list. The three top sellers on both lists rank the same.
Gains weren't altogether different either, and several of the products are older in the sense that they launched last year [...]
Gold Marks 3-Week High; Silver Scores 10-Week High
Precious metals futures logged gains Thursday ranging from 0.4% for palladium to 3.1% for silver. Silver ended at a ten-week high. Gold, meanwhile, finished at a three-week high.
Gold for June delivery rose $24.50, or 1.4%, to settle at $1,740.90 an ounce on the Comex division of the New York Mercantile Exchange. The settlement was the highest since April 23 [...]
Gold Gains Wednesday, May 13
Gold futures traded higher Wednesday, for a second straight session, while silver, platinum and palladium declined.
Gold for June delivery tacked on $9.60, or 0.6%, to settle at $1,716.40 an ounce on the Comex division of the New York Mercantile Exchange. The settlement was the highest since last Thursday, May 7 [...]
NGC Attributing Tomaska Die Varieties for Franklin and Kennedy Half Dollars
Numismatic Guaranty Corporation® (NGCcoin.com) is now attributing Proof Franklin Half Dollars and Proof Kennedy Half Dollars according to the die varieties cataloged by Rick Tomaska in Cameo and Brilliant Proof Coinage of the 1950 to 1970 Era. Submitters can request the attribution for applicable coins through NGC's VarietyPlus® service.
Tomaska, a renowned numismatic researcher and coin dealer, explores the die varieties in two decades of US Proof coinage in his authoritative reference book [...]
Gold, Silver and Palladium Prices Rise Modestly Tuesday, May 12
Precious metals futures changed modestly Tuesday, with gold, silver and palladium rising and platinum falling.
Gold for June delivery rose $8.80, or 0.5%, to settle at $1,706.80 an ounce on the Comex division of the New York Mercantile Exchange [...]
Gold Prices Decline 0.9% on Monday, May 11
In precious metals trading on Monday, palladium gained while silver, gold and platinum declined. Gold's loss was attributed to strength in the U.S. dollar.
Gold for June delivery lost $15.90, or 0.9%, to settle at $1,698 an ounce on the Comex division of the New York Mercantile Exchange [...]
Gold Gains 0.8% on Week; Silver Scores 5.6% Weekly Increase
Precious metals futures split on Friday yet most of them gained on the week. Palladium ended lower for both periods. Silver rallied on the day and week. Gold, meanwhile, fell from its prior session, near two-week high but still logged a modest weekly increase.
Gold for June delivery on Friday declined $11.90, or 0.7%, to settle at $1,713.90 an ounce on the Comex division of the New York Mercantile Exchange [...]
U.S. Coin Production Reaches 801 Million in April; Connecticut Quarter Mintages...
U.S. coin production slowed and registered under 1 billion for a second month in a row, according to United States Mint manufacturing figures for April.
U.S. Mint data also revealed mintages for Connecticut's Weir Farm National Historic quarter, the second of this year's five quarters with unique designs [...]