Gold Slips 0.5% on Week; Silver Extends Weekly Wins to Three
Most precious metals futures closed lower Friday but still gained on the week. Gold was the exception for both periods. Its weekly loss was the first in three weeks.
Gold for August delivery on Friday rose $4.60, or 0.3%, to settle at $1,419.30 an ounce on the Comex division of the New York Mercantile Exchange [...]
2019 Native American $1 Coin and Currency Set Photos
This article presents photos of a 2019 Native American $1 Coin and Currency Set with its enhanced uncirculated 2019 Native American $1 Coin and its Series 2017 $1 Federal Reserve note bearing a "1959" beginning serial number.
The 50,000 limited-edition product by the United States Mint and the Bureau of Engraving and Printing went on sale Wednesday, July 24, for $15.95 [...]
NGC Offers Labels Hand-Signed by Astronauts
Numismatic Guaranty Corporation® (NGC) has expanded its collaboration with the Astronaut Scholarship Foundation (ASF) to create limited edition labels individually hand-signed by American astronauts.
The special NGC labels pair the autographs of 20 NASA veterans with the logo of the ASF, a nonprofit organization that annually provides more than 50 scholarships to the brightest and most talented college students in science, technology, engineering and mathematics. The ASF was created in 1984 by the six Mercury program astronauts then alive and the widow of the seventh [...]
Perth Mint Bullion Sales Mostly Steady in First Half of 2019
Sales of Australian bullion products divided in June from May and climbed from a year earlier, according to the latest figures from The Perth Mint of Australia.
In comparing bullion sales for the Mint's products through the first half of this year against the first six months of last year, they slowed somewhat for gold and they were about the same for silver [...]
Gold Falls 0.6%; Silver Drops 1.3% After 13-Month High
Precious metals futures registered declines Thursday ranging from 0.3% for palladium to 1.3% for silver. Silver's loss was its first in four sessions and comes on the heels of hitting a more than 13-month high settlement.
Gold for August delivery shed $8.90, or 0.6%, to close at $1,414.70 an ounce on the Comex division of the New York Mercantile Exchange [...]
U.S. Mint Produces Over 6.5 Billion Coins for Circulation in First...
U.S. coin production rebounded in June, topping one billion coins for the fifth time this year after plunging to a nearly five-and-a-half-year low in May.
Across a longer haul, the United States Mint pressed just over 6.5 billion coins for circulation in the first half of 2019 -- a seemingly sizable tally yet it's tracking toward a fourth straight yearly decline [...]
Gold Climbs; Silver Posts Eighth Gain in Nine Sessions
Precious metals futures rose Wednesday. Their gains ranged from 0.1% for gold to 2.3% for platinum. Silver closed at yet another fresh, more than 13-month high.
Gold for August delivery settled up $1.90 to $1,423.60 an ounce on the Comex division of the New York Mercantile Exchange [...]
2019 Native American $1 Coin and Currency Set Released
Featuring a limited mintage, a strict initial household order limit, a note with a unique serial number, and a coin with a special finish, the 2019 Native American $1 Coin & Currency Set is now available.
The United States Mint-struck coin, a 2019 Native American $1 Coin with a special enhanced uncirculated finish, is available only within the set. Produced by the Bureau of Engraving and Printing (BEP), the included Series 2017 $1 Federal Reserve note bears a '1959' beginning serial number which correspond to the launch year of the Agena spacecraft that is depicted on the companion coin [...]
Gold Dips; Silver Logs Fresh 13-Month High
Prices for precious metals futures ended mixed Tuesday as silver and platinum gained while gold and palladium declined. Silver registered a new, more than 13-month high.
Gold for August delivery lost $5.20, or 0.4%, to settle at $1,421.70 an ounce on the Comex division of the New York Mercantile Exchange [...]
US Mint Sales: Nearly 540,000 Apollo 11 Commemorative Coins Sold In...
Stories last week about the 50th anniversary of the Apollo 11 moon landing boosted sales of the U.S. Mint's commemorative coins celebrating the event.
The dome-shaped commemoratives realized their strongest week of sales since February. Four of the available seven Apollo 11 coin products were among the Mint's top weekly sellers [...]
