2015-W $100 Proof American Platinum Eagle Photos
With only 4,000 available, the 2015 $100 Proof American Platinum Eagle sold out within minutes of launching on Thursday, Dec. 3. We managed to get one.
I like this Platinum Eagle. It's a keeper. The reverse stands out. The frosted design elements of Lady Liberty, the raised walking surface, the bald eagle and the North American continent pop against the mirror-like aspects of the coin's background and jutting image of the rounded earth [...]
Gold Edges Up; 2015 Silver Eagles Pad Record Atop 45.7M
Gold futures advanced again on Wednesday, their fourth increase in five sessions, but gains this week have been modest and offset by the larger decline on Monday.
Gold for February delivery rose $1.20, or 0.1%, to settle at $1,076.50 an ounce on the Comex division of the New York Mercantile Exchange [...]
Gold Edges Higher as Other Metals Decline
Gold futures ticked higher Tuesday, up for the third time in four sessions. Silver, meanwhile, dropped for a second day in a row.
Gold for February delivery edged up a dime to settle at $1,075.30 an ounce on the Comex division of the New York Mercantile Exchange [...]
US Mint to Stop Making 90% Silver Coins
The United States Mint just received an early Christmas present. The agency was gifted the freedom to increase the purity of its 10-cent, 25-cent and 50-cent silver coins.
Until President Obama signed the FAST Act into law on Friday, Dec. 4, the U.S. Mint had to produce silver coins for numismatic products like annual proof sets in a composition of 90 percent silver and 10 percent copper [...]
30th Anniversary Edge Lettering for 2016 American Silver Eagles
Coin collectors can look forward to another flavor of American Silver Eagles. The United States Mint in 2016 will commemorate the 30th anniversary of the first issue of the coins with numismatic editions that have smooth edges with lettering instead of reeded edges.
Mandated under the FAST Act, lettering incused on edges of proof and uncirculated American Silver Eagles will designate [...]
Gold and Silver Turn Lower in Week’s Start
Gold futures on Monday gave back a portion of their gains from last week as the U.S. dollar recovered more of the weighty declines suffered on Thursday when the euro rallied for its biggest one-day increase since 2009.
Falling for the first time in three sessions, gold for February delivery shed $8.90, or 0.8%, to settle at $1,075.20 an ounce on the Comex division of the New York Mercantile Exchange [...]
2015 Silver Eagle Sales Limit Set, Last Week of Production
The United States Mint this week increased the number of 2015 American Eagle silver bullion coins available to its distributors. The agency has allocated their sales for most of the year because of silver planchet shortages. Despite rationing, 2015 Silver Eagles claimed a record that continues to climb.
This week's allocation jumped 16.8% to 1,075,000 coins. Last week's supply slipped [...]
Gold, Silver Rally for First Winning Week in Seven
Gold futures jumped on Friday, notching their first weekly increase in seven weeks and their second straight day of gains after dropping on Wednesday to a near six-year low.
Gold for February delivery surged $22.90, or 2.2%, to settle at $1,084.10 an ounce on the Comex division of the New York Mercantile Exchange [...]
2016 Ford and Nixon $1 Coin Designs Announced
Final designs for two of the last three Presidential $1 Coins became public Friday when the United States Mint unveiled images of them.
Coins of former presidents have been issued at the rate of four per year since the dollar series kicked off in 2007. The series ends in 2016 with [...]
2016 Wolf Privy Silver Maple Leaf Sells Out
The first release in the new privy-marked Wild Canada series of Silver Maple Leafs has sold out, the Royal Canadian Mint announced Friday, Dec. 4. The unique bullion coin features a small image of a howling wolf in place of the traditional mint mark.
Limited to 50,000, struck in 99.99% pure silver, and having a reverse proof finish, the howling wolf Silver Maple Leaf [...]
