2021 American Eagle Gold and Silver Coin Candidate Designs Unveiled
The United States Mint unveiled candidate designs to replace the imagery on reverses of American Eagle gold and silver coins.
Introduced in 1986, the Mint's program of American Eagle coins quickly achieved worldwide fame because of their beauty and guaranteed precious metal weight, content and purity [...]
Perth Mint Gold and Silver Bullion Sales Slow in May
Australian bullion sales slowed in May following their milestone highs in April, the latest figures from The Perth Mint of Australia show.
Both the Mint's silver and gold sales were the weakest since February. By contrast and as compared against past months since CoinNews started tracking the data in February 2013, in April The Perth Mint's gold sales rank highest and their silver sales place second [...]
Heritage July 2020 Hong Kong Auction To Include ‘Spring’ Dollar And...
In the realm of Asian pedigrees, few rival the Dr. Norman Jacobs unequaled collection of Asian coins. As many collectors recall, Jacobs' collection brought forth such legendary coins such as the finest known example of the Ex. Jacobs' Hsüan-t'ung "Spring" Dollar.
The coveted piece finds its way to auction once again exclusively in Heritage Auctions' two-day Hong Kong auctions [...]
Precious Metals Decline Thursday, June 18
Precious metals futures posted losses Thursday that ranged from 0.3% for gold to 3.1% for platinum.
Gold for August delivery declined $4.50 to settle at $1,731.10 an ounce on the Comex division of the New York Mercantile Exchange [...]
NGC Special Grading Event Following ANA 2020 World’s Fair of Money...
The American Numismatic Association (ANA) has just announced that the 2020 World's Fair of Money is suspended due to COVID-19 restrictions. The show was scheduled to be held August 4-8 in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.
While collectors and dealers will greatly miss this much-anticipated annual event, they can now look forward to a special grading event from Numismatic Guaranty Corporation® (NGC), the official grading service of the ANA [...]
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 [...]
