Precious Metals Divided Monday, Nov. 26
Precious metals futures performed mixed Monday with platinum and palladium gaining and gold and silver falling.
Gold for December delivery edged down 80 cents, or less than 0.1%, to settle at $1,222.40 an ounce on the Comex division of the New York Mercantile Exchange. The close was the lowest since last Tuesday, Nov. 20 [...]
Holarbird To Auction Token Dies From Northwest Territorial Mint
Holabird Western Americana Collections has planned a sale "to die for" that spans five days -- from December 5th thru the 9th -- featuring a massive offering of token dies from the Northwest Territorial Mint Liquidation, plus other items in a wide array of collecting categories, a staggering 3,500 lots in all, at 8 am Pacific time all five days.
The auction will be held online and in Holabird's gallery located at 3555 Airway Drive (Suite 308) in Reno [...]
Gold Edges 20 Cents Higher on Week
Precious metals futures declined Friday with all but gold logging declines for the holiday-shortened trading week. Markets in the U.S. closed Thursday for the Thanksgiving holiday and ended early on Black Friday.
Gold for December delivery on Friday shed $4.80, or 0.4%, to settle at $1,223.20 an ounce on the Comex division of the New York Mercantile Exchange [...]
Federal Reserve Orders 7 Billion Banknotes for 2019
U.S. currency production in 2019 is expected to reach just over 7 billion notes valued at more than $206.9 billion, based on a Federal Reserve order submitted to the Bureau of Engraving and Printing (BEP).
Most of the banknotes will be $1s, $20s and $100s. In a bit of a surprise, orders for $2s have been placed for the first time since 2016 [...]
Sedwick’s Treasure Auction #24 Tops $3.1 Million
A variety of rarities and strong turnout by bidders helped propel Daniel Frank Sedwick, LLC's Treasure Auction 24 results to over $3.1 million, a record-breaking sale for the firm.
The sale, held live on Nov. 2-3 in Orlando, Florida and online on Nov. 5, featured over 2,300 lots. All prices cited include a 19 percent buyer's premium [...]
US Mint Sales: Block Island Quarters and 5 Oz. Coin Debut
The latest U.S. Mint sales figures include first results for the new collector coins depicting Rhode Island's Block Island National Wildlife Refuge.
Released last week on Tuesday, Nov. 13, the Block Island quarter is the last of five 2018-dated issues. Available products include rolls and bags of quarters from Philadelphia, Denver and San Francisco with mint marks of 'P', 'D' and 'S' [...]
Gold and Silver End at Two-Week Highs Ahead of Thanksgiving
Precious metals futures advanced in pre-holiday trading Wednesday. Markets in the U.S. are closed Thursday for the Thanksgiving holiday and re-open to an abbreviated trading schedule on Friday. Gains in gold and silver were their fifth in six sessions. Both closed at two-week highs.
Gold for December delivery rose $6.80, or 0.6%, to settle at $1,228 an ounce on the Comex division of the New York Mercantile Exchange. The settlement was the strongest since Nov. 7 when prices ended 70 cents higher [...]












