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Artifacts from the Armstrong Family Collection™, which was entirely certified by Collectibles Authentication Guaranty™ (CAG), realized an incredible $5,276,320 at auction, Nov. 1-3, 2018.

The nearly 1,000 CAG-certified items from the collection of astronaut Neil Armstrong -- the first man to walk on the moon -- and his immediate family members were sold by Heritage Auctions and set numerous records [...]

Gold futures ended lower Friday after scoring a more than three-month high on Thursday. The loss pulled gold into the red for the week, marking its first weekly decline in five weeks.

Gold for December delivery shed $5.30, or 0.4%, to settle at $1,233.30 an ounce on the Comex division of the New York Mercantile Exchange [...]

The United States Mint unveiled 18 candidate designs earlier this month for the 2.5-ounce .999 fine Coast Guard Silver Medal for 2020. The medal celebrates the U.S. Coast Guard and is part of the Mint's upcoming series of products honoring the nation's armed forces.

The Citizens Coinage Advisory Committee (CCAC) reviewed the designs on Oct. 16 and the Commission of Fine Arts (CFA) reviewed them on Oct. 18 [...]

Orders have been reconciled and the 2018-W $25 Proof American Palladium Eagle is officially gone. The U.S. Mint tagged the coin's product page with "Sold Out."

It lasted less than five minutes from its Sept. 6 launch before becoming unavailable. The first U.S. Mint sales report following its release showed 14,796 out of the possible 15,000 sold. The figure changed mostly modestly since then until this week's report had its sales up 137 to 14,997 [...]

Precious metals rallied in their November start Thursday, logging gains ranging from 1.2% for palladium to 3.5% for silver. Gold finished at a more than fifteen-week high.

Gold for December delivery surged $23.60, or 1.9%, to settle at $1,238.60 an ounce on the Comex division of the New York Mercantile Exchange. The settlement was the highest since gold ended at $1,239.70 an ounce on July 16 [...]

Precious metals futures finished mixed on Wednesday and for the month of October. Gold ended at a three-week low but still scored a healthy monthly increase, its first in seven months.

Gold for December delivery declined $10.30, or 0.8%, to settle at $1,215 an ounce on the Comex division of the New York Mercantile Exchange [....]

Proposed designs were reviewed and resulting recommendations made for the upcoming Air Force Medal.

The 2.5-ounce .999 fine silver medal, set for release in 2020, is one of two that will introduce the U.S. Mint's Armed Forces Medal series that celebrates the nation's military branches [...]

The fourth known 1854 San Francisco Mint Liberty Head Half Eagle, discovered earlier this year and subsequently sold at auction this past August for more than $2 million, now is in a Professional Coin Grading Service holder.

The current owner took the coin to the Baltimore Winter Expo to submit to PCGS, which was running their popular Crossover Special, and the historic coin today is encapsulated as PCGS XF-45 [...]

Precious metals futures were divided Tuesday with silver and platinum higher and gold and palladium lower.

Gold for December delivery shed $2.30, or 0.2%, to settle at $1,225.30 an ounce on the Comex division of the New York Mercantile Exchange [...]

Gold futures moved lower on Monday, marking their first loss in three sessions as the U.S. dollar firmed.

Gold for December delivery declined $8.20, or 0.7%, to settle at $1,227.60 an ounce on the Comex division of the New York Mercantile Exchange. The close is the weakest in a week [...]