Monthly Archives: June 2020
2020 PNG Day Canceled
Citing pandemic-related restrictions imposed by the Governor of Pennsylvania, the Professional Numismatists Guild (www.PNGdealers.org) has canceled its planned 2020 PNG Day Show that was scheduled for Monday, August 3, in the David L. Lawrence Convention Center in Pittsburgh.
The 2020 PNG show had been conveniently set to be in the same location as the American Numismatic Association's World's Fair of Money® which now has also been canceled [...]
US Mint Sales: Sets and Basketball Coins Lead
Annual sets and Basketball Hall of Fame Commemorative Coins were the strongest U.S. Mint sellers for the week ending June 14.
The recently released Basketball products climbed by a combined 12,393 coins during their first full week of sales, bringing their total to 127,573 coins in 11 days [...]
Gold, Platinum and Palladium Decline Wed., June 17
Precious metals futures changed little Wednesday. Silver climbed while and gold, platinum and palladium declined.
Gold for August delivery shed 90 cents, or 0.05%, to settle at $1,735.60 an ounce on the Comex division of the New York Mercantile Exchange [...]
Precious Metals Gain Tuesday, June 16
Precious metals finished higher Tuesday, posting gains ranging from 0.5% for both gold and palladium to 2.7% for platinum. Silver advanced 1.5%.
Gold for August delivery rose $9.30 to settle at $1,736.50 an ounce on the Comex division of the New York Mercantile Exchange [...]
Heritage’s June 2020 Long Beach Expo U.S. Coins Auctions Tops $11 Million
It was a pair of rare Indian Eagles bidder pursued to top lot honors in Heritage Auctions' Long Beach Expo U.S. Coins Auction, as the two high-grade examples led more than 1,400 lots offered June 4-7.
The U.S. Coins portion of the auctions brought a combined $11,051,014 [...]
Gold, Silver and Palladium Decline Monday, June 15
Gold, silver and palladium prices finished lower Monday while platinum gained. The metals' overall changes from Friday were moderate.
Gold for August delivery fell $10.10, or 0.6%, to settle at $1,727.20 an ounce on the Comex division of the New York Mercantile Exchange [...]
Gold Logs 3.2% Weekly Gain
Most precious metals declined on Friday, including gold and silver although the pair still gained on the week -- just barely for silver and handily for gold.
Gold for August delivery shed $2.50, or 0.1%, to settle at $1,737.30 an ounce on the Comex division of the New York Mercantile Exchange [...]
GreatCollections To Offer Catskill Collection of Rare U.S. Coins
GreatCollections is pleased to announce the Catskill Collection of U.S. coins, the most valuable single collection ever consigned to our firm.
The collection comprises of just 240 certified coins graded by PCGS and NGC and includes many major rarities, such as a 1792 Half Dime, 1794 Silver Dollar, $4 Gold Stella and one of the finest 1907 High Relief Saint-Gaudens in existence [...]
US Mint Sales: Basketball and Kennedy Coins Debut
The United States Mint last week introduced nine new products for collectors. Each of them were among the Mint's best weekly sellers.
Released last Thursday at prices ranging from $37 to $644.50, the seven products with 2020 Basketball Hall of Fame Commemorative Coins combined to post first-day sales of 82,549 coins for $7,854,091. Their sales through the weekend moved higher by another [...]
Gold and Silver Rise Thursday, June 11
Precious metals futures divided Thursday with gold and silver gaining and platinum and palladium declining.
Gold for August delivery rose $19.10, or 1.1%, to settle at $1,739.80 an ounce on the Comex division of the New York Mercantile Exchange. The settlement was the highest since June 1 [...]