Perth Mint 2016 Australian Collector Coins for June
New coins in June from the Perth Mint of Australia are fewer in number than other recent months but their subject matter is sure to grab some interest among collectors.
Offerings include collectibles featuring Thor, the sailing ship Eendracht, The Phantom, a Kookaburra and an Australian stock horse [...]
Gold Posts New 3-Week High, Silver Settles at 1-Month High
Gold and silver futures advanced for a second straight session Thursday, with gold scoring a new three-week high and silver closing at a one-month high.
Gold for August delivery tacked on $10.40, or 0.8%, to settle at $1,272.70 an ounce on the Comex division of the New York Mercantile Exchange [...]
Gold and Silver Score 3-Week High
Gold and silver futures notched three-week highs on Wednesday, propelled by a weakened U.S. dollar.
Gold for August delivery gained $15.30, or 1.2%, to settle at $1,262.30 an ounce on the Comex division of the New York Mercantile Exchange [...]
US Mint Sales: 2016 Annual Sets Lead
Sales of U.S. Mint collector products normalized following two weeks of heightened gains.
Core annual sets saw the most buying action, and that'll continue through much of the summer. They will take a back seat in next week's sales report to [...]
Gold Dips from 2-Week High, Silver Prices Ease
Gold and silver futures changed modestly on Tuesday and for a second day in a row, this time edging lower.
Gold for August delivery dipped 40 cents to settle at $1,247 an ounce on the Comex division of the New York Mercantile Exchange [...]
Canadian 2016 $20 Coin Shaped Like Autumn Maple Leaf
The Royal Canadian Mint is now selling a new coin that is in the shape and color of an autumn maple leaf. This is the Mint's second maple leaf-shaped coin. The first one debuted in 2015 and sold out in two days.
Struck in 99.99% pure silver to a weight of just over one troy ounce, the collector coin has a mintage of 15,000 just like the previous piece [...]
Obama Medals, Palladium Eagles and Breast Cancer Coins Among CCAC Topics
The Citizens Coinage Advisory Committee (CCAC) will hold a public meeting on Monday, June 27, to review medal and coin designs, discuss Palladium Eagles and elect jurors to judge designs for commemoratives that recognize the fight against breast cancer.
Details of the meeting were revealed in a memo published today on the Federal Register [...]
2016 Thor Antiqued 2 Oz Silver Coin in High Relief
The Perth Mint of Australia is now selling the second of three coins from a unique series depicting Norse gods. The first release, depicting Odin, sold out. This second coin features Thor, the hammer-wielding god known for calling forth lightning, winds and storms.
Limited to 2,000 pieces, the 99.9% pure silver coin is in high relief, features an antique finish, and is rimless [...]
Gold Logs 2-Week High; Harpers Ferry 5 Oz Bullion Coin Released
Precious metals futures kicked off the new trading week on Monday with gains that ranged from 0.4% for gold to 1.5% for platinum. Gold's increase was a second in a row, and the yellow metal scored a two-week high.
Gold for August delivery added $4.50 to settle at $1,247.40 an ounce on the Comex division of the New York Mercantile Exchange [...]
2016 Harpers Ferry Quarters Released
Earlier today, June 6, the United States Mint started selling rolls and bags of quarters commemorating Harpers Ferry National Historical Park in West Virginia. This coin carries the third of five unique quarter designs for 2016 and is the 33rd issued since the 2010 start of the America the Beautiful Quarters series.
Harpers Ferry quarters are also entering circulation this month, but don't expect to find them soon because [...]
