Stack’s Bowers & Ponterio to Offer Rarities From Tanant Collection in...
Formed during the late 19th and early 20th centuries, the Charles E. Tanant Collection contained some of the finest preserved Chinese rarities to ever enter the marketplace.
While serving as an official in the Chinese Imperial Maritime Customs Service, Tanant received many of the pieces in his collection as gifts from colleagues during the late Empire and into the early Republic [...]
Gold Maintains More Than 6-Year High Settlement
Precious metals futures ended mixed Thursday with gold and palladium higher and silver and platinum lower. Gold closed at a new, more than 6.3-year high.
Gold for December delivery rose $3.40, or 0.2%, to settle at $1,531.20 an ounce on the Comex division of the New York Mercantile Exchange. The settlement was the highest since April 11, 2013 when gold ended at $1,564.90 an ounce [...]
2019 American Liberty Gold Coin and Silver Medal Release
The United States Mint completes a busy two weeks of product launches with today's releases of the 2019-W $100 American Liberty 1-ounce gold coin and the 2019-P American Liberty 2.5-ounce silver medal. The pair of high reliefs goes on sale at noon EDT.
Each has a 50,000 mintage and an initial household order limit of 1 piece. The .999 fine silver medal is $99.95. The .9999 fine, 24-karat gold coin opens at $1,940 [...]
Gold Ends Above 6.3-Year High; Silver Settles at 14-Month High
Gold and silver futures rallied Wednesday as safe-havens ignited. The yellow metal scored its best close since early 2013 and silver logged its strongest finish since mid-2018.
Gold for December delivery tacked on $13.70, or 0.9%, to close at $1,527.80 an ounce on the Comex division of the New York Mercantile Exchange. The settlement was the highest since April 11, 2013 when gold ended at $1,564.90 an ounce [...]
2018-S Reverse Proof American Innovation $1 Coin Release
A coin bearing last year's date is the United States Mint's newest product for collectors. The U.S. Mint's reverse proof 2018-S American Innovation dollar goes on sale today at noon EDT for $9.95.
Opposite of a standard proof, coins featuring a reverse proof finish have polished, mirror-like design elements that contrast against frosted backgrounds [...]
US Mint Sales: 2019-S Proof Silver Eagle and Monroe Medal Debut
Highlights from this week's United States Mint sales report include first appearances of the 2019-S Proof American Silver Eagle and the James Monroe Presidential Silver Medal.
The San Francisco Mint's proof Silver Eagle was the U.S. Mint's top weekly seller. Released a week ago Tuesday, Aug. 6, the .999 fine 1-ounce silver coin pulled six-day starting sales of 72,463. Last year's edition opened with six-day sales of 77,467 [...]
PMG Certifies Three Rare East African Currency Board Notes
Paper Money Guaranty® (PMG) has certified a stunning trio of rare East African Currency Board notes issued for British East Africa.
The notes will be featured in the Heritage World Currency Signature Auction, which will be held September 4-9, 2019, in Long Beach, California [...]
NGC Certifies Gold Nuggets Discovered in Shipwreck Of S.S. Central America
Numismatic Guaranty Corporation® (NGC) has been selected to certify gold nuggets recovered from the shipwreck of the SS Central America, one of the most famous treasures of all time.
Known as the "Ship of Gold," the SS Central America sank in a hurricane in September 1857 while carrying an astonishing 30,000 pounds of gold. The gold was being transported from California to New York by way of Panama during the early years of the California Gold Rush [...]
Gold And Silver Log Third Losses In Four Sessions
Gold and silver futures declined for the third time in four sessions Tuesday as safe-havens saw pressure from news that the U.S. backed off on imposing tariffs on some Chinese imports.
Gold for December delivery lost $3.10, or 0.2%, to settle at $1,514.10 an ounce on the Comex division of the New York Mercantile Exchange [...]
2019 PNG Award Winners Announced
The Professional Numismatists Guild (www.PNGdealers.org) has honored Paul Nugget of East Meadow, New York with the PNG 2019 Abe Kosoff Founders Award for his steadfast dedication to the entire numismatic community and significant contributions to the Guild and the numismatic fraternity in general.
The award is named after PNG's Founding President who spearheaded the 1953 launch of the organization [...]
