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U.S. gold prices advanced $14.80 and returned to above $1200 an ounce on Tuesday. Cited factors for the yellow metal's near two-week high included...

Military exchanges around America are beginning to promote the use of $1 coins in daily transactions, according to an announcement by the United States...

Looking back to last year, 2009 was filled with a roller-coaster of events relating to the coin collecting world. Among the many highlights, new coin releases such as the Abraham Lincoln Commemorative Silver Dollar and the four redesigned 2009 Lincoln Cents are sure to be recalled by anyone even slightly familiar with the hobby.

The sharp US Mint June coin production increases may further jog the memory, reminding collectors of the historically low mintage levels in 2009. For the entire year, just 3,548,000,000 circulating coins were produced.

In comparison, 2008 had a production total of more than 10.1 billion and 2007 came in even higher over 14.4 billion. In fact, the last time the US Mint had circulating strikes at such a low level was forty-plus years ago.

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Dancing With the (Fund) Stars: Let's Tango! Good Morning, Yesterday's downturn in gold was followed by an overnight bounce of fairly sizeable proportions....

Commemorative coin legislation was reintroduced in the House of Representatives on July 1, 2010, that would honor the 225th anniversary of the founding of the US Marshals Service with a one ounce high-relief $5 gold coin and a standard sized silver dollar.

The U.S. Marshals Service was the first law enforcement agency in America. President George Washington appointed the first 13 U.S. Marshals on Sept. 24, 1789, which was two days after he signed the Judiciary Act of 1789 into law. Since then, US Marshals have served the Nation in varying capacities with distinction and honor.

The United States Marshals Service 225th Anniversary Commemorative Coin Act, H.R. 5680, was again brought forward by Rep. John Boozman of Arkansas, who introduced nearly identical legislation on June 10, 2009 that was numbered H.R. 2799.

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Oh, Scrap - Part II Good Morning, Gold prices fell back towards the psychologically important $1200 mark as the new trading week got underway, with...

The United States Mint officially announced the July availability of its two "most popular annual sets." On Thursday, July 15, it will issue the...

U.S. gold climbed Friday, rebounding to above $1,200 an ounce after trading below the psychological barrier for three straight days. Coming off its...

The United States Mint published coin production figures for June that soar past prior months, capping four straight monthly gains.

If coin production reflects the U.S. economic landscape as it seems to have in the past, it would suggest mounting improvement. The Mint's coinage output in June was more than four times that of January, and 1.4 times more than its May's run.

With six months of 2010 now in the history books, nearly 2.83 billion coins have been struck. In contrast, 3.548 billion were minted in all of 2009, suggesting 2010 could top last year's production in a few short weeks. Still, levels would have to greatly increase to match the just over 10.14 billion coins produced in 2008.

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The Answer, My Friend, is...Nowhere In the Wind Good Morning, Bargain hunters once again made an appearance in the gold markets as their favourite...