Gold Scores Best Close Since 2013
Precious metals futures logged gains Thursday ranging from 0.5% for platinum to 2.9% for silver. Gold registered its best close since early 2013.
Gold for April delivery -- the new, most active contract -- gained $13.20, or 0.8%, to settle at $1,589.20 an ounce on the Comex division of the New York Mercantile Exchange. The settlement was the highest since April 1, 2013 when gold finished at $1,600.90 an ounce [...]
2020-W Proof American Platinum Eagle ‘Happiness’ Coin Launches
Today, Jan. 30, the United States Mint started accepting orders for its 2020-W Proof American Platinum Eagle — Pursuit of Happiness coin, the final of three issues from the Preamble to the Declaration of Independence design series.
Struck in 1-ounce .9995 platinum, coins in the themed program feature unique obverse (head side) designs that are paired with a common reverse (tails side) design. Obverses celebrate the three tenets in the Preamble to the Declaration of Independence — Life, Liberty and Happiness [...]
Gold and Silver Little Changed Wed., Jan. 29
Gold, silver and palladium futures advanced Wednesday while platinum declined. Gains in gold and silver were modest.
Gold for February delivery edged up 60 cents, or 0.04%, to settle at $1,570.40 an ounce on the Comex division of the New York Mercantile Exchange [...]
ACEF Helps Feds Crack Counterfeit Coins Case
A federal court judge in Camden, New Jersey has sentenced admitted counterfeit coins importer, Johnathan A. Kirschner, 35, of Moorestown, New Jersey, to 10½ years in prison.
After being alerted by members of the Anti-Counterfeiting Educational Foundation (www.ACEFonline.org) about the sale of counterfeit coins to unsuspecting buyers, investigators discovered and confiscated at Kirschner's home fake gold and silver coins and bogus ingots that would have been worth more than $46 million if they were genuine, according to ACEF [...]
Gold Slips 0.5%, Silver Tumbles 3.3%
Precious metals futures divided Tuesday with platinum and palladium posting gains and gold and silver logging losses.
Gold for February delivery declined $7.60, or 0.5%, to settle at $1,569.80 an ounce on the Comex division of the New York Mercantile Exchange [...]
ANA and NGC Partner to Launch ANA Registry
The American Numismatic Association (ANA) and Numismatic Guaranty Corporation® (NGC) have partnered to launch the ANA Registry later this year.
The ANA is the country's largest nonprofit coin-collecting organization, as well as one of the oldest and most prestigious. Founded in 1891, the ANA has approximately 25,000 members and is the only numismatic organization chartered by the U.S. Congress [...]
Gold Logs Best Close Since April 2013
Gold prices finished Monday at their strongest level since early 2013. Elsewhere, silver, platinum and palladium declined.
Gold for February delivery added $5.50, or 0.4%, to end at $1,577.40 an ounce on the Comex division of the New York Mercantile Exchange. The settlement was the highest since April 9, 2013 when gold closed at $1,586.70 an ounce [...]
PMG Certified Over 800 Notes From Omar Waddington Collection
Paper Money Guaranty® (PMGnotes.com) has certified more than 800 selections from the Omar Waddington Collection of Banknotes. The impressive group is focused primarily on 20th century issues from Scotland, Northern Ireland and Ireland.
The notes were submitted by Spink, a global auction house founded in London in 1666. They are being offered in an auction to be held January 30, 2020 [...]
Gold Scores Fifth Straight Weekly Gain
Gold closed at a fresh, more than two-week high Friday, boosting its weekly win streak to five in a row.
Gold for February delivery rose $6.50, or 0.4%, to settle at $1,571.90 an ounce on the Comex division of the New York Mercantile Exchange. The settlement was the strongest since Jan. 7 [...]
PCGS Launches Coin Quest 2020
PCGS is now offering an exciting opportunity for collectors who seek 2020 coins for their collections.
The 2019-W PCGS Quarter Quest was a great success with its prizes and limited-edition labels for early submissions of the five different "W" America The Beautiful Quarters struck at the West Point Mint. Now PCGS has rolled out Coin Quest 2020, offering a variety of incentives, special labels, and cash prizes as high as $2,500 [...]
