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Gold Ends June with Highest Finish Since 2011; U.S. Mint Bullion...

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Gold Ends June with Highest Finish Since 2011Precious metals prices advanced Tuesday, the last trading session in June and the second quarter. Gold was not the biggest winner on the day but it easily led metals for the month. More notably, it topped $1,800 an ounce and posted its best close in nearly 9 years.

Gold for August delivery rose $19.30, or 1.1%, to settle at $1,800.50 an ounce on the Comex division of the New York Mercantile Exchange. The settlement was the highest since Sept. 21, 2011 when gold ended at $1,808.10 an ounce [...]

2020 American Innovation $1 Coin Designs Unveiled

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2020 American Innovation Dollars - Reverses

2020 American Innovation $1 Coin DesignsToday, June 30, the United States Mint unveiled images of the four 2020 American Innovation dollars honoring innovations or innovators from Connecticut, Massachusetts, Maryland, and South Carolina.

Dollar reverses (tails side) change for each innovation or innovator honored in the multi-year series, with four released every year from 2019 to 2032 [...]

PCGS: New Die Variety for 1795 Flowing Hair Half Dollar

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Overton variety 133 1795 Flowing Hair Half Dollar

PCGS: New Die Variety for 1795 Flowing Hair Half DollarProfessional Coin Grading Service (www.PCGS.com) has confirmed a new die marriage for the 1795 Flowing Hair Half Dollar. The coin was struck with a previously unknown obverse die and is now recognized as the new Overton 133 variety.

It is the first new major die variety to be discovered on a 1795 Flowing Hair Half Dollar in more than 90 years, according to PCGS [...]

Gold, Platinum and Palladium Rise Monday, June 29

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Gold, Platinum and Palladium Rise Monday, June 29In kicking off the new trading week Monday, silver declined while gold, platinum and palladium gained. Gold finished less than $1 away from a more than seven-year high.

Gold for August delivery edged up 90 cents, or 0.05%, to settle at $1,781.20 an ounce on the Comex division of the New York Mercantile Exchange. The settlement was the highest since last Tuesday, June 23 [...]

Weir Farm Quarter for Connecticut in Three-Coin Set

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2020-S Proof Weir Farm National Historic Site Quarter

Weir Farm Quarter for Connecticut in Three-Coin SetIt has been over three weeks since the United States Mint last issued a new product for collectors. That drought ends today, June 29, with their just released 2020 Weir Farm National Historic Site Quarter Three-Coin Set.

The set holds three numismatic quality quarters showcasing reverse (tails side) designs honoring Weir Farm National Historic Site in Connecticut [...]

Gold Ends Week Just Below More Than 7-Year High

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Gold Ends Week Just Below More Than 7-Year HighPrecious metals prices advanced Friday, padding weekly gains for gold and silver and trimming weekly losses for platinum and palladium. Gold finished the day less than $2 away from a more than seven-year high.

Gold for August delivery rose $9.70, or 0.6%, to settle at $1,780.30 an ounce on the Comex division of the New York Mercantile Exchange [...]

U.S. Coin Production Tops 904 Million in May

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U.S. Coin Production Tops 904 Million in May 2020U.S. coin production picked up in May but registered below the 1 billion level for a third straight month, according to the latest manufacturing figures from the United States Mint.

The Mint produced just over 904 coins for circulation, marking increases of 12.8% from April and 86.3% from May of last year when the pace was notably the slowest for a month since December 2013 [...]

Gold Declines 0.3% As Silver Rises 1.3%

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Gold Declines 0.3% As Silver Rises 1.3%Most precious metals declined Thursday, led by a 2.3% drop in palladium. Silver was the single winner on the day, rising 1.3%.

Gold for August delivery shed $4.50, or 0.3%, to settle at $1,770.60 an ounce on the Comex division of the New York Mercantile Exchange [...]

US Mint Sales: 2020 Proof Set Nears 290,000 in Four Months

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US Mint Sales: 2020 Proof Set Nears 290,000 in Four MonthsThe 2020 Proof Set was the U.S. Mint's best seller for the week ending June 21. The clad set which includes a bonus "W" nickel moved ahead 8,556 units for a near four-month total of 288,764.

Its performance to date is down from last year's set. The 2019 Proof Set, which includes a bonus 'W' cent and is still available, registered four-month sales of 357,933. It now has sales of 578,614, having climbed 528 units from a week earlier [...]

NCS and PMG Announce ANA Grading and Conservation Services Special Event

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NCS and PMG Announce ANA Grading and Conservation Services Special EventLast week, the American Numismatic Association (ANA) announced that the 2020 World's Fair of Money is suspended due to COVID-19 restrictions. The highly anticipated show had been scheduled for August 4-8 in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.

Numismatic Guaranty Corporation® (NGC®), the official coin grading service of the ANA, responded by announcing a special grading event for collectors and dealers during the time when the ANA World's Fair of Money would have taken place [...]