Texas $2 Step Currency Set Features Matching Serial Numbers
The Bureau of Engraving and Printing (BEP) on Tuesday released a new product for money collectors, the Texas $2 Step Currency Set.
Limited to 6,500 sets, the collection includes two Series 2009 $2 notes from the Dallas Federal Reserve Bank with matching numerical serial numbers beginning with "2016xxxx" [...]
Gold Marks 3-Week Low, Silver Falls Below $20; US Mint Bullion...
Gold futures ended lower on Wednesday for the first time in three sessions, closing at a more than three-week low.
Gold for August delivery fell $13, or 1%, to settle at $1,319.30 an ounce on the Comex division of the New York Mercantile Exchange. The settlement is the lowest since [...]
US Mint Sales: Harpers Ferry 5 oz Coin and 3-Coin Set...
The U.S. Mint's two newest collectibles commemorate Harpers Ferry National Historical Park of West Virginia. Sales of both opened in the middle of the pack compared to sister products released earlier this year.
Kicking last week off, the 2016 Harpers Ferry Quarters Three-Coin Set went on sale Monday, July 11, for $9.95. The set posted starting sales of [...]
Gold, Silver and Platinum Prices Change Modestly
Precious metals futures were mixed Tuesday with gold rising for a second day in a row and silver extending its string of losing sessions to four straight.
Gold for August delivery tacked on $3, or 0.2%, to settle at $1,332.30 an ounce on the Comex division of the New York Mercantile Exchange [...]
2016 Bullion American Platinum Eagle Launches on July 25
Next Monday, July 25, the United States Mint will begin taking orders for the 2016 $100 American Eagle Platinum Bullion Coin.
The series of 1-ounce, .9995 fine platinum bullion coins was introduced in 1997 as an annual product for investors but has not always been issued [...]
Heritage to Auction Double Plug 1795 Silver Dollar
A newly discovered, dual-plugged 1795 Flowing Hair silver dollar will cross the auction block this August at the American Numismatic Association World's Fair of Money in Anaheim, California.
Authenticated by Numismatic Guaranty Corporation (NGC) and graded AU53, this first-of-its-kind rarity has two distinct silver plugs [...]
Gold Edged Higher; US Mint Gold Coin Sales Rise
Gold futures climbed in their start to the new trading week on Monday, advancing for the first time in three sessions and after closing lower last week following six weeks of gains.
Gold for August delivery rose $1.90, or 0.1%, to settle at $1,329.30 an ounce on the Comex division of the New York Mercantile Exchange [...]
US Mint Ends 2016 American Silver Eagle Rationing
The United States Mint is no longer limiting how many 2016 American Eagle silver bullion coins it sells. Rationing ended this morning, July 18, the agency told its network of bullion distributors called "Authorized Purchasers."
AP's include major coin and precious metals dealers, brokerage companies, and other participating financial intermediaries who buy U.S. Mint bullion coins in bulk and then [...]
Gold Logs First Weekly Loss in 7 Weeks; US Mint Coin...
Precious metals futures declined on Friday and for gold, that cemented its first weekly loss in seven weeks. Silver, meanwhile, still extended its weekly winning streak to seven in a row.
Gold for August delivery shed $4.80, or 0.4%, to settle at $1,327.40 an ounce on the Comex division of the New York Mercantile Exchange [...]
2016 Harpers Ferry 5 Oz Silver Uncirculated Coin Release
Harpers Ferry National Historical Park of West Virginia is the newest national site honored on a large format silver coin now available from the United States Mint.
Struck from five ounces of .999 fine silver with a diameter of three inches, the collectible is the third 2016-dated release from the U.S. Mint's program of America the Beautiful Five Ounce Silver Uncirculated Coins [...]
