Gold, Silver and Platinum Prices Little Changed
Gold prices slipped slightly Wednesday after soaring to a more than six-week high on Tuesday.
Gold for February delivery shed $2.60, or 0.2%, to settle at $1,229.40 an ounce on the Comex division of the New York Mercantile Exchange. Profit-taking and crude oil price weakness were among factors cited for [...]
US Mint 2014 Christmas Catalog Arrives
Mailboxes are filling with Christmas-themed mail. Many collectors are getting an extra piece from the United States Mint. The agency's traditional holiday catalog started mailing last week.
Entitled "2014 Gift Ideas," it includes 24 pages filled with a few dozen of the U.S. Mint's most popular products [...]
US Coin Production Most Since 2007, Everglades 25c Mintages
United States Mint coin production in November retreated from the previous month and from a year earlier but the month lifted the total for this year to over 12.4 billion coins, the most since 2007.
U.S. Mint figures published Tuesday, Dec. 9, show facilities in Philadelphia and Denver struck 958,780,000 in cents, nickels and dimes for a 18% decline from the previous month and a 3.3% drop from a year ago [...]
2014 Kennedy 50c and American $1 Set Sales as of Dec....
New United States Mint sales figures show markedly higher sales for two of the three 50th Anniversary 2014 Kennedy Half-Dollar products and that more than three-fourths of the 2014 American $1 Coin and Currency Sets have been claimed.
Weekly gains for the clad and gold Kennedy half-dollar products more than doubled the previous round [...]
Gold Soars to 6-Week High, Silver Rallies 5.3%
Gold prices jumped to their highest level in more than six weeks Tuesday, boosted by a weaker U.S. dollar and safe-haven buying as more investors fled from falling stocks.
Gold for February delivery surged $37.10, or 3.1%, to end at $1,232 an ounce on the Comex division of the New York Mercantile Exchange [...]
US Mint Gold Coin Prices May Rise
Tuesday's surge in precious metals prices have tipped the balance toward a possible increase for what collectors may have to pay for United States Mint gold coins.
Collectible gold coins sold by the U.S. Mint have prices that can adjust up to weekly based on the market value of gold. Gold's weekly average just jumped into the $1,200 to $1,249.99 range, marking a [...]
Canadian 2015 $50 Beaver Silver Coin for $50
Expanding upon a series which has proven popular with both collectors and investors, the Royal Canadian Mint has released the 2015 $50 Beaver Silver Coin.
The release appears as the third issue in a series of 99.99% pure silver coins that sell at their legal tender face value of $50. The two coins previously offered in the $50 for $50 series include [...]
Gold Advances, US Mint’s Silver Coins Rise to Record
Gold recovered some of the prior session's losses on Monday but held below the key $1,200 an ounce level.
Gold for February delivery settled up $4.50, or 0.4%, to $1,194.90 an ounce on the Comex division of the New York Mercantile Exchange [...]
American Silver Eagles Top 400M; Score Annual Sales Record
United States Mint American Eagle silver bullion coins made history today, topping 400 million in all-time sales and setting a new annual sales record.
Introduced in 1986, demand for the 99.9% pure silver coins has been unprecedented in recent years. Sales sharply started ratcheting up in 2008 and eventually reached levels where demand outstripped supply [...]
WWI Veterans Centennial Commemorative Coin Act Passes Senate
Two days after the World War I American Veterans Centennial Commemorative Coin Act passed in the U.S. House of Representatives, the U.S. Senate also gave it a thumbs up.
The bill, H.R.2366, heads to the President's desk next and is expected to be signed into law within days. When that happens, the United States Mint will be directed to strike [...]
