Perth Mint Gold Bullion Sales Rally in August to Ten-Month High
Overall demand for Australian bullion products picked up in August for a second month in a row, according Perth Mint figures published Sept. 2, 2018. Even better for the Mint, its gold sales were the strongest since October and its silver sales the highest since May.
The monthly gains happened against a backdrop of plunging precious metals with LBMA prices in August dropping 1.5% for gold and 5% for silver [...]
Precious Metals Finish Divided Thursday, Sept. 13
Precious metals futures ended divided Thursday, registering only modest changes. Gold and silver closed lower while platinum and palladium finished higher.
Gold for December delivery shed $2.70, or 0.2%, to settle at $1,208.20 an ounce on the Comex division of the New York Mercantile Exchange [...]
Jefferson County Sheriff’s Department to Host Numismatic Crime Investigations Class
The Jefferson County Sheriff's Department will host an in-depth Numismatic Crime Investigations class on Oct. 12, 2018 in Beaumont, Texas.
The class will be presented by the Numismatic Crime Information Center (NCIC) and will provide attendees with the basic skills, knowledge and resources to effectively investigate a crime related to coins, paper money and related numismatic items [...]
Cumberland Island Quarters for Georgia in Three-Coin Set
Cumberland Island National Seashore Quarter Three-Coin Sets will be introduced by the United States Mint today, Sept. 13, 2018. The agency will begin selling the set beginning at noon ET for $9.95.
The Cumberland Island quarter is the fourth release this year from the U.S. Mint's America the Beautiful Quarters® Program [...]
Gold Ends at Two-Week High, Silver Bounces from 31.5-Month Low
On Wed., Sept. 12, precious metals futures advanced as a group for the first time since Aug. 27. Increases ranged from 0.3% for palladium to 1.3% for platinum. Gold ended at a two-week high while silver rebounded from a more than two-and-a-half year low.
Gold for December delivery tacked on $8.70, or 0.7%, to settle at $1,210.90 an ounce on the Comex division of the New York Mercantile Exchange [...]
US Mint Sales: 2018 Proof Palladium Eagle Debuts
The 2018-W $25 Proof American Palladium Eagle lasted less than five minutes from its Sept. 6 launch before becoming unavailable. Its first-day sales reached 14,782 out of the possible 15,000 mintage.
It climbed a bit since to 14,796, according to the latest United States Mint sales stats. That figure will change again and again as the U.S. Mint continues to reconcile orders [...]
Perth Mint of Australia Unveils 2019 Bullion Coins
The Perth Mint unveiled this week its bullion suite of gold, silver and platinum coins for 2019.
Intended for investors and historically popular with collectors, coins include the signature Australian Kangaroo, Kookaburra and Koala series themes. Then there are Australian Lunar Series II coins celebrating the Year of the Pig [...]
Gold Rises, Silver Marks Another 31.5-Month Low
Gold was by itself in gains Tuesday among precious metals, for its first increase in three sessions. Silver, meanwhile, ended at another more than two-and-a-half year low.
Gold for December delivery rose $2.40, or 0.2%, to settle at $1,202.20 an ounce on the Comex division of the New York Mercantile Exchange [...]
CCAC to Review Designs for 2018 Innovation $1, 2019 HR $100...
The Citizens Coinage Advisory Committee (CCAC) will meet Thursday, Sept. 27, to review and discuss candidate designs for 2018 to 2020-dated coins struck in clad, silver and high relief gold.
The CCAC is tasked with advising the Secretary of the Treasury on themes and designs pertaining to all United States coins and medals [...]
Gold Dips; Cumberland Island 5 oz Bullion Coin Debuts
Most precious metals lacked a lot of movement Monday. Platinum was the exception, rising 1.2%. Gold and silver moved opposite of each other -- with the former falling and the latter rising -- but they logged less than a 0.1% change from their prices on Friday.
Gold for December delivery dipped 60 cents to settle at $1,199.80 an ounce on the Comex division of the New York Mercantile Exchange. The close is the lowest since last week Tuesday, Sept. 4 [...]
