Canadian 2017 $20 Silver Coin Features Handcrafted Dragonfly in Niobium
A newly released $20 silver coin from the Royal Canadian Mint features a one-of-a-kind embellishment of a darner dragonfly in niobium.
Another first for the Mint, the handcrafted depiction mimics the dragonfly's iridescent appearance with its blue and violet hues [...]
Silver Logs First Weekly Advance in Five Weeks
Gold and silver futures each advanced on Friday and for the week. Silver performed best for both, and scored its first weekly increase in five weeks. Gold, meanwhile, barely eked out its weekly gain.
Gold for December delivery on Friday rose $9.60, or 0.7%, to settle at $1,326.70 an ounce on the Comex division of the New York Mercantile Exchange [...]
US Mint Numismatic Forum for Oct. 13 in Philadelphia
The United States Mint is hosting a one-day forum Oct. 13 in Philadelphia to discuss the past, present, and future of the numismatic hobby.
Entitled Numismatics: Past, Present and Future, the forum will begin at 9:00 a.m. and last until 6:30 p.m. Scheduled agenda items include [...]
Canadian 2016 $20 Silver Coin Depicts American Goldfinch
The Royal Canadian Mint is now offering the third of four collector coins in the Migratory Birds Convention Series, the 2016 $20 American Goldfinch Silver Proof Coin.
Limited to 6,500 and containing an ounce of 99.99% pure silver, the coin's reverse or tails side features an American goldfinch taking flight in a rural landscape [...]
Federal Reserve Orders 7.1 Billion Banknotes for 2017
U.S. money production in 2017 is expected to exceed 7.1 billion notes valued at more than $209 billion, according to an order submitted June 27, 2016 to the Bureau of Engraving and Printing.
Most of the bills will be $1s, $20s and $100s. And for the first time since 2013, the Federal Reserve is not ordering any $2s [...]
CCAC to Review 2018-2020 American Platinum Eagle Designs
The Citizens Coinage Advisory Committee will hold a three-hour meeting on Friday, Sept. 16, to review candidate designs for proof Platinum Eagles and to choose members to jury the Breast Cancer coin design competition.
The CCAC is tasked with advising the Secretary of the Treasury on themes and designs pertaining to all United States coins and medals [...]
Gold, Silver, and US Mint Bullion Coins Log Gains in September...
Gold and silver futures moved higher in their start to the new trading month on Thursday following their sharp loses in August.
Gold for December delivery gained $5.70, or 0.4%, to settle at $1,317.10 an ounce on the Comex division of the New York Mercantile Exchange [...]
2017 America the Beautiful Quarter and Coin Designs Selected
Today, Sept. 1, the United States Mint unveiled the final designs for their 2017-dated America the Beautiful Quarters® and companion America the Beautiful Five Ounce Silver Uncirculated Coins™.
2017 marks the eighth year of unique coin designs that honor national parks and other national sites in the U.S. and its territories [...]
Gold, Silver Tumble in August; US Mint Bullion Sales Strengthen
Precious metals sank in August, their first monthly losses since May, trimming their still robust gains for the year so far.
On the final trading day of the month, gold for December delivery declined $5.10, or 0.4%, to close at $1,311.40 an ounce on the Comex division of the New York Mercantile Exchange [...]
US Mint Sales: American Liberty Silver Medals Total 24,440
The first batch of official sales figures is now available for the 2016 American Liberty Silver Medals. The 1-ounce, .999 fine silver medals effectively sold out within minutes of their Aug. 23 launch.
Sales reached 24,400 of the allotted 25,000, with splits of 12,221 for the 'W' medal and 12,219 for the 'S' medal [...]
