Gold Edges Up on Week; US Mint Bullion Sales Mixed
Gold and silver closed lower for the fourth time in five sessions on Thursday. The precious metals split on the week with gold nearly unchanged and silver down by more than 2%. In observance of Good Friday, most U.S. markets will close on Friday.
On the day, gold for June delivery shed $7.30, or 0.6%, to settle at $1,200.90 an ounce on the Comex division of the New York Mercantile Exchange [...]
US Mint Sales: 2015 Uncirculated Silver Eagles Debut
The United States Mint last week introduced two annual products, this year's uncirculated American Silver Eagle and 14-coin clad Proof Set. Collectors favored both. Each scored higher starting sales than other recent issues.
Released one week ago, the 2015-W Uncirculated Silver Eagle notched four-day sales of 127,872 [...]
PCGS Certifies New 1798 Draped Bust Dollar Variety
Professional Coin Grading Service (www.PCGS.com) has announced that they have authenticated a newly discovered 1798 Draped Bust dollar variety.
Long speculated but never before confirmed, the variety features a marriage of known obverse and reverse dies but the combination is unique to this newly certified Bust dollar [...]
Gold and Silver Prices Surge in April Start
Gold bounced on the first trading day in April, snapping a three-session slump and reclaiming $1,200 an ounce. Other precious metals also advanced.
Gold for June delivery settled up $25, or 2.1%, to $1,208.20 an ounce on the Comex division of the New York Mercantile Exchange. The daily gain was the most since Jan. 15 when prices surged by $30.30 [...]
US Mint Bullion Sales Quicken in March
Demand soundly strengthened for American Eagle gold and silver bullion coins in March compared to February, United States Mint sales figures show, but the two bullion series logged mixed results compared to a year ago.
U.S. Mint coin sales competed against a strained bullion market for the month with gold futures off 2.5% and silver futures edging up 0.2% [...]
2015 Proof Set Photos and Debut Sales
The United States Mint last week released its 2015 Proof Set for $32.95. This short article presents a photo overview of the set of 14 clad coins which notched six-day opening sales of 232,107 -- the quickest start in three years.
Annually issued for decades, these sets are always a sales leader among U.S. Mint collectible products [...]
Sales of 2015 Homestead 5 Oz Silver Bullion Coins Hit Max
Sales of 2015 Homestead National Monument of America Five Ounce Silver Bullion Coins have likely ended for good. The United States Mint earmarked the coin's mintage at 35,000 coins, and U.S. Mint distributors ordered the last 600 from that total today.
Struck in versions of investment-grade bullion and collector uncirculated, a combined 65,000 are authorized [...]
Gold, Silver Mixed in March and Quarter; US Mint Coins Solid
Gold and silver prices on the last trading day of March ended lower for a third session in a row. The precious metals split in their performances on the month with silver up 0.2% and gold down 2.5%.
Gold for June delivery shed $2.10, or 0.2%, to settle at $1,183.20 an ounce on the Comex division of the New York Mercantile Exchange [...]
Doolittle Raider Dies Ahead of Medal Award Ceremony
Lt. Col. Robert L. Hite, one of the Doolittle Tokyo Raiders from World War II, died Sunday in a Nashville nursing home. He was 95.
On April 18, 1942, Hite and 79 other men, led by Lieutenant Colonel James H. "Jimmy" Doolittle, took off from the aircraft carrier USS Hornet in sixteen B-25's to conduct the first air raid over Japan [...]
Gold and Silver Decline; US Mint Coin Sales Rise
Gold prices ended lower for a second session on Monday after having advanced for seven straight when the U.S. dollar exhibited weakness.
Gold for June delivery lost $15.40, or 1.3%, to settle at $1,185.30 an ounce on the Comex division of the New York Mercantile Exchange [...]
