Gold, Silver Climb on Week; Bullion Silver Eagles Surge
Precious metals slipped on Friday, snapping multi-session winning streaks as the U.S. dollar rebounded and safe-haven demand waned. Still, gold and silver scored weekly gains of more than 1%.
Ending lower for the first time in eight sessions, gold for April delivery on Friday slipped $5, or 0.4%, to settle at $1,199.80 an ounce on the Comex division of the New York Mercantile Exchange [...]
Senate Passes Boys Town Centennial Commemorative Coin Act
On Wednesday, March 25, the U.S. Senate unanimously passed the Boys Town Centennial Commemorative Coin Act.
Numbered S.301 and introduced by Nebraska Senator Deb Fischer on Jan. 29, 2015, the bill seeks $5 gold coins, $1 silver coins, and half-dollar clad coins to celebrate the Boys Town's 100th anniversary [...]
BEP and US Mint at Whitman Coin Expo in Baltimore
New coins and currency products are available at the Spring Whitman Coin and Collectibles Expo in Baltimore, the United States Mint and Bureau of Engraving and Printing (BEP) jointly announced.
Held at the Baltimore Convention Center in Baltimore, Maryland and promoted as the largest in history, the show began on Thursday, March 26, and lasts until Sunday, March 29 [...]
2015 Kookaburra 1 Oz Silver Bullion Coin Sells Out
2015 Australian Kookaburra silver bullion coins in the 1-ounce size sold out, the Perth Mint announced on Monday, March 23. Annually issued since 1990, this year's coin was limited to 500,000.
Sales of the 2015-dated, 99.9% pure silver coins kicked off in September along with companion 10-ounce and 1-kilo sizes [...]
Gold Ends at 4-Week High; Extends Streak to 7 Sessions
Precious metals advanced on Thursday, buoyed by safe-haven demand. Gold extended its winning streak to seven sessions, silver to six and platinum and palladium to two.
Gold for April delivery tacked on $7.80, or 0.7%, to $1,204.80 an ounce on the Comex division of the New York Mercantile Exchange [...]
2015-W Uncirculated American Silver Eagle Released
Earlier today, March 26, the United States Mint started taking orders for the 2015-W Uncirculated American Silver Eagle.
Produced for collectors from one ounce of .999 fine silver, the uncirculated Silver Eagle is available for $39.95 [...]
US Mint Sales: 2015 Native American $1 Coins Debut
Last week, the United States Mint introduced seven new collectible products. They logged solid early sales.
The Native American $1 Coin series has annually changing designs with the newest coin emblematic of Mohawk high iron workers, builders of New York City and other skylines [...]
Gold Hits 3-Week High; Win Streak to Six Sessions
Gold prices notched a sixth consecutive session gain on Wednesday and closed at a three-week high.
Gold for April delivery settled up $5.60, or 0.5%, to $1,197 an ounce on the Comex division of the New York Mercantile Exchange [...]
Ken Conaway of Ohio Wins 1907 $20 Double Eagle
Ken Conaway, a U.S. ingot collector from Ohio, won a Mint State 1907 $20 High Relief Double Eagle as the Grand Prize in Heritage Auctions' annual numismatic survey.
Around seven years ago, Conaway started collecting U.S. Government silver ingots. Today, his collection rivals any ever assembled [...]
US Government Prints 506.88M Banknotes in February 2015
The United States government printed more banknotes for circulation in February than in January and during the same time last year, data from the agency responsible for manufacturing American currency shows. The combined value of the notes advanced sharply from the prior month but not from a year ago.
Nearly 506.9 million in $1s, $5s, $10s, $20s and $100s was printed last month for a total value of over $8.3 billion, according to [...]
