Gold Prices End Below $1,180; US Mint Coin Sales Rise
Gold kicked off the holiday-shortened week with a down note, ending lower on a session for the first time since Tuesday, Dec. 16.
Gold for February delivery fell $16.20, or 1.4%, to settle at $1,179.80 an ounce on the Comex division of the New York Mercantile Exchange [...]
Collectible Coin Protection Act Becomes Law
A new strengthens the fight against counterfeit coins. Entitled the Collectible Coin Protection Act and numbered H.R.2754, the legislation was signed into law by President Obama on Friday, Dec. 19.
This law tightens provisions established by the Hobby Protection Act, which was enacted in 1973 and made it illegal to [...]
Coin and Chronicles Set before Christmas; Popular Coin News
We're in a shortened week of coin news with Christmas right around the corner. Most world mints are taking a break from product launches. Not the United States Mint.
And on that note, last week's two most read articles were about their upcoming products. Topmost was about the 2014 Franklin D. Roosevelt Coin and Chronicles Set and its two coins, two medals and four stamp [...]
Gold Drops on Week; 2014 Silver Eagle Record Tops 43.5M
Gold closed slightly higher Friday, adding to smaller gains from the previous two sessions. As such, losses earlier in the week were barely dented and the yellow metal logged a 2.2% weekly decline, snapping a two-week winning streak and sliding back into the red for the year.
Gold for February delivery on Friday settled up $1.20, or 0.1%, to $1,196 an ounce [...]
US Mint 12-Month Product Schedule for 2015
Collectors can now look ahead to upcoming products from the United States Mint, including brand new issues in high-relief. The agency today published its preliminary schedule and it's filled with products through the 12 months of 2015.
Released about a week later than the time last year when the preliminary product schedule went up for 2014, this year's schedule starts more complete with specific launch dates listed for January and February [...]
2015 Proof American Silver Eagle Price Set at $48.95
Prices for proof American Silver Eagle are moving lower. This year's coin will drop to $48.95 from $52.95. Next year's coin will also debut at the lower price.
News of the reductions come from United States Mint documents that are scheduled to appear Friday in the Federal Register, the official source of notices by government agencies [...]
New Ordering Deadline for 2014 Commemorative Coins
There's one less day to order commemorative coins from the United States Mint. The agency announced on Thursday that it has moved their ordering deadline up to noon ET on Dec. 30 from the same time on the 31st.
Commemorative programs for this year include the 2014 National Baseball Hall of Fame and Civil Rights Act of 1964 coins [...]
Gold Prices Rise Slightly for Second Day
Gold edged higher for a second session in a row Thursday, gaining little traction from a losing streak that extended to five straight sessions on Tuesday.
Gold for February delivery added 30 cents to settle at $1,194.80 an ounce on the Comex division of the New York Mercantile Exchange [...]
US Mint Sales: Baseball Silver Dollars ‘Out of Stock’
After selling out nearly 8 months ago, the U.S. Mint on Tuesday reopened ordering for the curved 2014 National Baseball Hall of Fame Silver Dollars because cancellations freed up inventory.
This week's sales report shows their sales adjustments due to those cancellations, placing the available total after Sunday for both silver dollars at 3,566. It looks like all of them have been claimed [...]
BEP Intaglio Prints Commemorate Panama Canal Opening Celebration
On Wednesday, Dec. 17, 2014, the Bureau of Engraving and Printing (BEP) opened up its 2015 Intaglio Print Subscription, "Panama Canal Commemorative Program."
Prints of the program commemorate the 100th anniversary of the opening celebration for the Panama Canal, a narrow land bridge between North and South America which connects the Atlantic and Pacific oceans [...]
