Gold Climbs; Silver Marks 12-Week High
Gold prices on Tuesday bounced back from their prior day loss while silver, platinum and palladium extended their advances. Silver led in percentage gains among the metals, and registered a 12-week settlement high.
Gold for June delivery rose $11.20 or 0.7%, to settle at $1,745.60 an ounce on the Comex division of the New York Mercantile Exchange [...]
2020 Weir Farm Quarters and 5 Oz Silver Uncirculated Coin Released
Today, May 18, the United States Mint released rolls and bags containing the latest 25-cent coin from their America the Beautiful Quarters® Program. The quarter honors Weir Farm National Historic Site of Connecticut. In addition, the U.S. Mint's companion Weir Farm America the Beautiful Five Ounce Silver Uncirculated Coin™ also launched today.
Quarter options include 40-coin rolls, 2-roll sets, 3-roll sets and 100-coin bags of circulation quality coins taken directly from the production floors of the Philadelphia, Denver and San Francisco Mints. Five ounce silver coins are produced only at the Mint's Philadelphia facility [...]
Gold Ends Week at 1-Month High; Silver Soars
Precious metals rallied Friday, padding weekly gains for gold and silver while lifting platinum and palladium into positive territory for the week. Silver ended the day at a ten-week high. Gold finished it at a one-month high.
Gold for June delivery rose $15.40 or 0.9%, to settle at $1,756.30 an ounce on the Comex division of the New York Mercantile Exchange. The settlement was the strongest since April 14 when gold ended at $1,768.90 an ounce for a more than seven-year high [...]
Coins and Notes Graded by NGC and PMG Impress in Stack’s...
A coin certified by Numismatic Guaranty Corporation® (NGC®) and a note certified by Paper Money Guaranty® (PMG®) achieved the top results in the Stack's Bowers Galleries coin and paper money auctions in Hong Kong, China held May 4-6, 2020.
The top result in the coin auction was a China 1929 L&M-91 Italy Satin Finish Silver Dollar graded NGC SP 66 that realized $252,000 -- more than double its pre-sale estimate [...]
US Mint Sales: 2020 Silver Proof Set Returns
The newest U.S. Mint sales stats aren't much different from a week ago, at least in terms of what products are selling the most.
In the latest list of the Mint's top-ten weekly sellers, nine of the products also appear on last week's list. The three top sellers on both lists rank the same.
Gains weren't altogether different either, and several of the products are older in the sense that they launched last year [...]
Gold Marks 3-Week High; Silver Scores 10-Week High
Precious metals futures logged gains Thursday ranging from 0.4% for palladium to 3.1% for silver. Silver ended at a ten-week high. Gold, meanwhile, finished at a three-week high.
Gold for June delivery rose $24.50, or 1.4%, to settle at $1,740.90 an ounce on the Comex division of the New York Mercantile Exchange. The settlement was the highest since April 23 [...]
Gold Gains Wednesday, May 13
Gold futures traded higher Wednesday, for a second straight session, while silver, platinum and palladium declined.
Gold for June delivery tacked on $9.60, or 0.6%, to settle at $1,716.40 an ounce on the Comex division of the New York Mercantile Exchange. The settlement was the highest since last Thursday, May 7 [...]
NGC Attributing Tomaska Die Varieties for Franklin and Kennedy Half Dollars
Numismatic Guaranty Corporation® (NGCcoin.com) is now attributing Proof Franklin Half Dollars and Proof Kennedy Half Dollars according to the die varieties cataloged by Rick Tomaska in Cameo and Brilliant Proof Coinage of the 1950 to 1970 Era. Submitters can request the attribution for applicable coins through NGC's VarietyPlus® service.
Tomaska, a renowned numismatic researcher and coin dealer, explores the die varieties in two decades of US Proof coinage in his authoritative reference book [...]










