PMG-Certified Notes from Coltrane Collection in Heritage November Sale
Paper Money Guaranty (PMG) has certified hundreds of banknotes from the renowned Mike Coltrane Collection, which boasts some of the greatest rarities in American numismatics. Heritage Auctions is offering the Mike Coltrane Collection notes in two auctions in November: a signature sale on Nov. 4-5, 2020 and an auction focused on North Carolina currency on Nov. 29.
A unique piece of paper money, a fully issued and uncanceled 1815 $3 Treasury Note, shares the honor for the note with the highest estimate in the first sale [...]
Gold Rises Monday, Oct. 26; Other Precious Metals Fall
Gold futures rose slightly in their start to the new trading week on Monday, while silver, platinum and palladium declined. Gold's gain was its fifth in six sessions.
Gold for December delivery inched up 50 cents, or 0.03%, to close at $1,905.70 an ounce on the Comex division of the New York Mercantile Exchange [...]
U.S. Mint Produces Over 1.42 Billion Coins for Circulation in September
The United States Mint maintained a rapid pace of striking coins in September, marking a fourth straight month in which more than one billion were produced, logging the fourth highest production month of 2020, and registering the eighth highest monthly total over the last 45 months.
In headline comparisons, the U.S. Mint manufactured over 1.42 billion coins for circulation -- spread across cents, nickels, dimes and quarters, slipping 14.2% from the amount made in August and 51.4% above the number minted in September 2019 [...]
Precious Metals Fall Thursday, Oct. 22
Precious metals declined Thursday following two days of increases. Gold's loss was its first in four sessions. The yellow metal scored a more than one-month high on Wednesday.
Gold for December delivery fell $24.90, or 1.3%, to settle at $1,904.60 an ounce on the Comex division of the New York Mercantile Exchange [...]
NGC Certifies Largest Chinese Panda Commemoratives Ever Produced
Numismatic Guaranty Corporation (NGC) has certified the entire mintage of the largest Chinese Panda commemoratives ever produced.
Struck for the 2019 Long Beach Expo in California to celebrate the 35th anniversary of Chinese Panda commemoratives (sometimes called "Show Pandas" or "Panda medals"), the five Pandas are five kilograms each in weight [...]
Accredited Precious Metals Dealers Report Increase in New Customers
Dealers who sell bullion gold and silver bullion coins report an increase in new customers who want to own precious metals.
They also are seeing some earlier customers who are selling either because of personal economic conditions or simply want to take advantage of significantly higher bullion values since they purchased [...]
Gold Marks Best Settlement Price in a Month
Precious metals futures posted a second day of across-the-board gains on Wednesday. Gold finished at a more than one-month high.
Gold for December delivery added $14.10, or 0.7%, to settle at $1,929.50 an ounce on the Comex division of the New York Mercantile Exchange. The settlement was gold's highest since Sept. 18 [...]
US Mint Sales: 2020-S Proof Silver Eagle Unavailable
The highlight from the U.S. Mint's latest sales data is the first showing of the 2020-S Proof American Silver Eagle.
Released Oct. 13, the product has actually been unavailable for several days now. In fact, Mint figures show more of the coins have sold than its stated 200,000 mintage with 199,997 individual and another 440 bulk 40 packs ordered for a combined six-day total of 217,597 coins [...]









