Gold Ends Week Near 2018 Low; Voyageurs 5 oz Bullion Coin...
Precious metals futures climbed on Friday but they dropped for the week. Weekly losses for gold, silver and palladium were their second in a row.
One day after ending at its lowest price of the year, gold for August delivery edged up 20 cents, or less than 0.1%, to settle at $1,270.70 an ounce on the Comex division of the New York Mercantile Exchange [...]
American Innovation $1 Coin Act Passes Senate, Poised to Become Law
Collectors can expect another dollar coin series to run concurrently with the program of Native American $1 Coins. Legislation for a new multi-year series calls for the production of coins in recognition of American innovation and significant innovation and pioneering efforts of individuals or groups.
The American Innovation $1 Coin Act, H.R. 770, passed in the House with amendment on Jan. 16 and it was just approved with an amendment in the Senate on Wednesday, June 20 [...]
Voyageurs National Park Quarter Photos
Several events supported the release of the quarter depicting Voyageurs National Park, the distinctive area in northern Minnesota that includes forests, lakes, islands, and miles of undeveloped shoreline. Geographically, the park is located on the Canadian Shield with its ancient rocks forming the core of the North American Continent.
On Monday, June 11, the quarter commemorating the site launched into circulation and the U.S. Mint started selling them in rolls and bags. Three days later, on June 14, the U.S. Mint and the National Park Service officially introduced the quarter in a ceremony [...]
World War I Centennial 2018 Navy Silver Medal Photos
This article shows photos of World War I Centennial 2018 Navy Silver Medals. The medal is one of five from the United States Mint commemorating the branches of the U.S. Armed Forces that were active during the First World War.
The United States Mint on Jan. 17 started selling proof silver medals with designs honoring and emblematic of the Navy, the Army, the Air Service, the U.S. Marines and the U.S. Coast Guard [...]
Astronaut Clayton Anderson to Autograph NGC Labels
Numismatic Guaranty Corporation (NGC) has announced that American astronaut Clayton Anderson will individually autograph NGC certification labels.
From 2007 to 2010, Anderson was a part of three Space Shuttle missions and two consecutive International Space Station expeditions [...]
US Mint Sales: Voyageurs Quarters and 5 Oz. Coin Debut
Early U.S. Mint sales figures have been published for new collector coins depicting Minnesota's Voyageurs National Park.
Released last week on Monday, June 11, the Voyageurs quarter is the third 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' [...]
World Coin Rarities Discovered In Sunken SS Central America Treasure
The finest known Australian 1855 Sydney Mint gold Sovereign, made during the first year of that mint's operations, was discovered during the last expedition to the fabled "Ship of Gold," the SS Central America, that sank while sailing to New York City in 1857.
Now graded PCGS MS62+, it is one of 82 sunken treasure world gold coins representing 10 different countries retrieved in 2014, recently cataloged by the California Gold Marketing Group and now certified by Professional Coin Grading Service [...]
Voyageurs Quarter Launch Ceremony Highlights
Last week on Thursday, June 14, quarters honoring Voyageurs National Park in Minnesota were formerly introduced to the public.
More than 600 people attended the launch ceremony hosted by officials from the United States Mint and National Park Service. Around 100 children received a free Voyageurs quarter to commemorate the event [...]
Voyageurs Quarters for Minnesota in Three-Coin Set
Voyageurs National Park Quarter Three-Coin Sets go on sale today, June 19. They will be available from the United States Mint beginning at noon Eastern Time for $9.95.
Included within the set are three quarters with each produced at a different minting facility. All showcase the same designs including a reverse that is emblematic of the national park in Minnesota [...]
2020-2021 Quarter and 5 Oz Coin Design Candidates
The United States Mint released design candidates for the 2020 and 2021 America the Beautiful quarter dollars and companion five-ounce silver coins honoring national sites in American Samoa, Connecticut, U.S. Virgin Islands, Vermont, Kansas, and Alabama.
Introduced in 2010, the 56-quarter series celebrates national parks and sites throughout the 50 states, the District of Columbia and the 5 U.S. territories [...]
