Canadian 2016 Lucky Loonie Silver Coin Reaches 91% of Sales
One of the Royal Canadian Mint's more interesting, smaller silver coins for 2016 is its Lucky Loonie which features a common loon with a stylized maple leaf in the background.
Struck in about 1/4 oz. of 99.99% pure silver to a proof finish, the collectible debuted toward the middle of the year with 91% of the possible 15,000 having since sold [...]
Gold Gains for 4th Session, Marks 2-Week High
Gold futures drove higher for a fourth straight session Thursday, closing at a more than two-week high.
Gold for February delivery tacked $17.20, or 1.5%, to settle at $1,158.10 an ounce on the Comex division of the New York Mercantile Exchange [...]
US Mint Sales: Mark Twain and NPS Commemoratives Gain
Commemorative coins logged stronger weekly increases, according to the latest round of United States Mint sales figures. Their better gains were supported by 11th-hour buyers as the coins go off-sale today at noon ET.
Volumes picked up for 85 of the Mint's 255 collector products. All 11 commemorative offerings sold quicker [...]
1934 $5,000 Note May Realize $140,000 at 2017 FUN Auction
Nearly 5,000 lots will cross the block in Heritage's upcoming currency auction at the Florida United Numismatists (FUN) convention in Fort Lauderdale, Florida.
Event highlights include a 1934 $5,000 Federal Reserve Note and a historic collection of Confederate paper money [...]
Gold Records Third Session Gain, Ends at 1.5-Week High
Gold futures moved higher Wednesday for a third straight session and closed at a more than one-week high.
Gold for February delivery gained $2.10, or 0.2%, to settle at $1,140.90 an ounce on the Comex division of the New York Mercantile Exchange [...]
Last Chance at 2016 Commemorative Coins & 2015 Sets
Collectors have less than 24 hours to order 2016 Mark Twain and National Park Service 100th Anniversary Commemorative Coins, and they have only a few days to add several 2015-dated annual sets to their collection.
On Thursday, Dec. 29 at noon ET, the U.S. Mint will stop selling the commemoratives and then by midnight Dec. 31 it will halt sales of five annual sets [...]
Gold Ends at 1-Week High, Silver Rebounds from 8.5-Month Low
Precious metals futures advanced Tuesday in their start to the holiday-shortened trading week. Most markets closed Monday in observance of Christmas.
Gold for February delivery rose $5.20, or 0.5%, to settle at $1,138.80 an ounce on the Comex division of the New York Mercantile Exchange [...]
Gold Logs 7th Weekly Decline; Silver Marks New 8.5-Month Low
Gold futures snapped a three-session losing streak but still logged their seventh straight weekly decline. Trading activity was subdued ahead of next week's holiday-shortened trading schedule. Most markets are closed Monday in observance of Christmas.
Gold for February delivery added $2.90, or 0.3%, to settle at $1,133.60 an ounce on the Comex division of the New York Mercantile Exchange [...]
2017 Lions Clubs Silver Dollar Images and Prices Unveiled
The United States Mint this week published images and prices of the upcoming silver dollars commemorating the 100th anniversary of Lions Club International.
LCI was founded in 1917 and has since become the world's largest service club with 1.4 million members seeking to improve local communities throughout the world [...]
BEP 2016 Year-End Holiday Closures
Continuing an annual tradition, Bureau of Engraving and Printing (BEP) facilities in Fort Worth, TX and Washington, D.C. will be closed to the public around Christmas and the New Year's holiday.
These shutdowns happen at the end of each year "as an efficiency measure," the BEP notes on its website [...]
