2015 $5 Gold Eagle Edge Varieties Discovered by NGC
Look at the edges of your new American Eagle gold bullion coins. You may find they're different, based on new findings from the Numismatic Guaranty Corporation (NGC).
American Gold Eagles are produced by the United States Mint in sizes of 1 oz, 1/2 oz, 1/4 oz and 1/10 oz. These correspond to [...]
US Mint Sales: 2015 Proof Silver Eagle Rebounds, Gift Sets Debut
U.S. Mint figures show new sales of 2015 gift sets for newborns and birthdays and rebounding sales for the almost three-week old 2015-W Proof American Silver Eagle.
Released on Jan. 13 for $19.95 each, sales of the 2015 Birth Set opened at 2,419 while the 2015 Happy Birthday Coin Set debuted at 1,554. Their starts were quicker than last year [...]
Gold’s 7-Session Win Streak Snapped, Barely
Precious metals were mostly lower Wednesday after climbing in tandem on Tuesday. In earlier trade, gold advanced above 1,300 an ounce for the first time since August but later retreated and snapped a 7-session winning streak.
Gold for February dipped 50 cents, or less than 0.1%, to settle at $1,293.70 an ounce on the Comex division of the New York Mercantile Exchange [...]
Pogue Collection of Coin Rarities Certified; Public Displays
The D. Brent Pogue Collection of U.S. coin rarities has been certified by PCGS and will be jointly presented by Stack's Bowers Galleries and Sotheby's in May in the first of a series of seven auctions, according to the companies.
Assembled over several decades by A. Mack Pogue and his son, D. Brent Pogue, the collection focuses on copper, silver, and gold coins from the early 1790s to the late 1830s [...]
More US Mint Gold Coin Price Increases Likely
For a second week in a row and the second time this year, price hikes on United States Mint numismatic gold coins are likely.
The Mint raised prices just last Wednesday, Jan. 14, when the value of gold jumped within the $1,200.00 to $1,249.99 an ounce range. On Tuesday, gold scored [...]
2015 High Relief Designs Up for CFA and CCAC Reviews
The Commission of Fine Arts (CFA) will meet Thursday, Jan. 22, to discuss candidate designs for upcoming United States Mint products to include a 2015-dated $75 high relief coin in 24-karat gold and a companion high relief silver medal. CoinNews.net will publish all the design images on Thursday.
Also, a week from today, on Tuesday, Jan. 27, the Citizens Coinage Advisory Committee (CCAC) will [...]
Gold Jumps to 5-Month High and 7th Session Gain
Precious metals futures advanced to start the new trading week on Tuesday with U.S. markets closed on Monday for the Martin Luther King Jr. Day holiday. Gold continued to rally, ending at a five-month high and extending its winning streak to seven straight sessions.
Gold for February climbed $17.30, or 1.4%, to close at $1,294.20 an ounce on the Comex division of the New York Mercantile Exchange [...]
Homestead Quarter Ceremony, Coin Exchange and Forum
Mark your new 2015 calendars. Officials from the United States Mint and the National Park Service will introduce Nebraska's Homestead National Monument of America Quarter in a ceremony on Feb. 10.
Surrounding the event are a coin forum, scheduled on the night before the ceremony, and a coin exchange happening immediately after the it. [...]
Gold, Silver and US Mint Coin Sales Surge on Week
Gold advanced Friday despite weak US inflation data, and that extended the yellow metal's win streak to six sessions and brought a 20-week high closing price.
Gold for February on Friday tacked on $12.10, or 1%, to settle at $1,276.90 an ounce on the Comex division of the New York Mercantile Exchange [...]
US Marshals, Pogue and Simpson Coins at Long Beach Expo
This year's January 2015 Long Beach Expo (www.LongBeachExpo.com) offers unique opportunities to buy first-day issue coins and see exceptional rarities.
The show's start date, the 29th, is also the day the United States Mint kicks off sales of the U.S. Marshals Service 225th Anniversary Commemorative Coins [...]
