U.S. Mint 2019 Holiday Ornaments Include Kennedy Half Dollars
The United States Mint kicked off sales today of two holiday-themed ornaments that hold uncirculated Kennedy half dollars.
One of the ornaments is designed for young collectors, featuring the U.S. Mint's Mighty Minters™ Eli, Layla, Timothy, and Kendra in "vibrant, digitally printed colors" [...]
Gold, Silver and Palladium Rise Monday, Aug. 12
Precious metals futures, for the most part, changed little Monday. Gold and silver climbed on the day following two consecutive sessions of losses.
Gold for December delivery added $8.70, or 0.6%, to settle at $1,517.20 an ounce on the Comex division of the New York Mercantile Exchange [...]
Gold Gains 3.5% on Week; Silver Rallies for 4.1% Weekly Advance
Most precious metals futures declined Friday but they all advanced on the week, led by performances in silver and gold.
Gold for December delivery lost $1, or 0.07%, to settle at $1,508.50 an ounce on the Comex division of the New York Mercantile Exchange [...]
2019 American Liberty Gold Coin and Silver Medal Finishes and Mintages
The United States Mint rolled out product pages and issued press announcements in preparation for their Aug. 15 releases of their high relief American Liberty gold coin and silver medal. Mintages and finishes for the two collectibles are now known.
Each of them has a 50,000 mintage and an initial household order limit of 1 piece. In addition to their designs [...]
Stack’s Bowers To Offer Rare U.S. Proof Coinage at August 2019...
Stack's Bowers Galleries will offer rare selections of U.S. proof coinage as part of their official auction of the American Numismatic Association World's Fair of Money in Rosemont, Illinois, Aug. 13 to 17.
A sampling of the rarities to go under the hammer include complete sets of proof Shield nickels and proof Barber half dollars, as well as a nearly complete set of proof Trade dollars [...]
Stack’s Bowers To Display Tribute to Benjamin Franklin’s Libertas Medal at...
At the upcoming American Numismatic Association's World's Fair of Money Convention in Rosemont, Illinois, August 13-18, Stack's Bowers Galleries will have at their bourse table 1005 an incredible display assembled by the Cardinal Collection Educational Foundation and centered around one of the most beautiful and important medals struck in American history.
Following decisive victories at Saratoga and Yorktown, Benjamin Franklin wrote to the United States Secretary of Foreign Affairs Robert Livingston [...]
Gold and Silver Log First Losses in Five Sessions
Gold and silver futures finished lower for the first time in five sessions, both falling Thursday from their prior-day milestone high settlements -- 6.3-years for gold and nearly 14 months for silver.
Gold for December delivery declined $10.10, or 0.7%, to settle at $1,509.50 an ounce on the Comex division of the New York Mercantile Exchange [...]
NGC-Graded 700-Old French Coin At August ANA Show
Numismatic Guaranty Corporation® (NGC) has certified one of only six known examples of a Royal d'Or struck during the 1314-16 reign of Louis X of France. The gold coin was graded NGC AU 55.
The six known examples were discovered in France in 1861 in the Treasure of Deauville and then sold to collectors. One was given to the Bibliotheque National de France in 1931. The only other example whose whereabouts are currently known is the one just graded by NGC [...]
James Monroe Presidential Silver Medal Released
Another product for collectors appears from the United States Mint this week with the release of the James Monroe Presidential Silver Medal.
As indicated by its name, the medal is issued to honor James Monroe, the fifth President of the United States. Each is produced from 1 troy ounce of .999 fine silver to a diameter of 1.6 inches and bears a matte finish [...]
NGC Grades Chinese Patterns Featuring Mao Zedong
Numismatic Guaranty Corporation® (NGC) has certified a spectacular collection of patterns featuring the likeness of Mao Zedong, the leader of the People's Republic of China from its founding in 1949 until his death in 1976.
These 28 patterns -- 14 copper and 14 aluminum -- were struck in the Fen and 5 Fen denominations. A pattern is a coin struck with a proposed design or composition. In this case, they demonstrate a remarkable combination of artistry and production techniques [...]
