Precious Metals Snap 3-Session Losing Streak; US Mint Bullion Sales Rise
Precious metals futures settled higher on Tuesday for the first time in four sessions. Gains in gold and silver brought them up from multi-week lows.
Gold for June delivery -- the now most active contract -- tacked on 15.50, or 1.3%, to settle at $1,237.50 an ounce on the Comex division of the New York Mercantile Exchange [...]
Reagan, Ford and Nixon $1s Released in 6-Coin Collector Set
For the collectors who have been anticipating the arrival of the 2016 Presidential $1 Coin Uncirculated Set, today is the day. Available for $14.95, it's the last U.S. Mint set with uncirculated coins wholly dedicated to United States presidents.
The Mint's series of Presidential dollars debuted in 2007 and has honored four deceased presidents every year since. The program is now in its tenth and final year [...]
America’s Founding Fathers Currency Set for 2016
Starting at 8:00 a.m. Eastern Time on Tuesday, March 29, the Bureau of Engraving and Printing (BEP) will accept orders for the America's Founding Fathers 2016 Currency Set with its two notes that share matching series numbers beginning with "2016"
This product is annually issued and very popular with money collectors [...]
Gold Dips to 5-Week Low, Silver Marks 3-Week Low
Precious metals futures on Monday settled lower for a third straight session. Gold registered its lowest price in five weeks while silver closed at a more than three-week low.
Gold for April delivery declined $1.50, or 0.1%, to close at $1,220.10 an ounce on the Comex division of the New York Mercantile Exchange [...]
2016 25c Canadian Traditional Arctic Fox Gold Coin at 0.5 Grams
The predator vs. prey relationship between the Arctic fox and the Arctic hare takes center stage in a new 4-coin gold series from the Royal Canadian Mint. The series debuts with the first coin depicting a traditional wildlife portrait of an Arctic fox.
Priced at CAD $79.95, or about US $61.30, each coin from the Predator vs. Prey series is composed of 0.5 grams of 99.99% pure gold [...]
Theodore Roosevelt and Fort Moultrie Quarter Launch Details
The United States Mint published ceremonial launch dates for this year's final two quarters commemorating Theodore Roosevelt National Park in North Dakota and Fort Moultrie in South Carolina.
Quarter launch ceremonies are free and open to the public [...]
2016 National Park Service Coins Launch; Early Sales Hit 62,977
On Thursday, March 24, the 2016 National Park Service 100th Anniversary Commemorative Coins were ceremoniously launched near the Lincoln Memorial in Washington, D.C.
The U.S. Mint, National Park Service and National Park Foundation introduced and then opened sales of the collectible coins [...]
Queen Hands Out Maundy Money at Windsor Castle
Queen Elizabeth II celebrated Holy Thursday by handing out Maundy money in a ceremony held at St George's Chapel at Windsor Castle, continuing a centuries-old Christian tradition and marking the first time the Royal Maundy Service was held there since 1959.
Red and white leather purses were handed out to 90 men and 90 women. Inside the red purse [...]
2016 Betty Ford First Spouse Gold Coins Launch
Today, March 25, the United States Mint released its 2016-W $10 Betty Ford First Spouse Gold Coins in collector proof and uncirculated qualities.
Featuring a portrait and design emblematic of Mrs. Ford, wife of the 38th U.S. President Gerald R. Ford, the gold pieces are minted in one-half ounce of 24-karat gold to a purity of .9999 fine [...]
Gold Logs Third Weekly Decline; US Mint Sales Climb
Precious metals futures on Thursday traded lower for a second session in a row, driving their weekly losses deeper. Most U.S. markets are closed Friday in observance of Good Friday.
Gold for April delivery dipped $2.40, or 0.2%, to end at $1,221.60 an ounce on the Comex division of the New York Mercantile Exchange [...]
