Gold and Silver Snap Weekly Win Streak; US Coin Sales Firm
Gold rebounded from a two-session losing streak on Friday, supported by safe-haven demand, but prices still slipped 0.6% on the week. The weekly decline was a first in three weeks.
Gold for December delivery climbed $2.70, or 0.2%, to settle at $1,231.80 an ounce on the Comex division of the New York Mercantile Exchange [...]
50th Anniversary Kennedy Half-Dollar Product Limits Set
The United States Mint has announced a 300,000 product limit for its upcoming four-coin 50th Anniversary Kennedy 2014 Half-Dollar Silver Coin Collection and a 200,000 product limit for its already released two-coin 50th Anniversary Kennedy 2014 Half-Dollar Uncirculated Coin Set.
In another bit of news, the U.S. Mint has upped the number of four-coin sets that are ready for shipping [...]
2014-S Enhanced Uncirculated Kennedy Half-Dollar Laser Treatments
A key coin within the four-piece 2014 50th Anniversary Kennedy Half-Dollar Silver Coin Collection is the 2014-S Enhanced Uncirculated Kennedy Half-Dollar.
We watched them getting made last month during our visit to the San Francisco Mint. An upcoming [...]
2014 $20 Silver Coin Features 3D Venetian Glass Snowman
Another new and very original collector piece from the Royal Canadian Mint is its proof 2014 $20 Venetian Glass Snowman Silver Coin.
Struck in one-ounce of 99.99% pure silver and limited to 10,000 with 89% already sold, the $20 silver coin features a three-dimensional Venetian glass snowman created by master glass makers in Murano, Italy [...]
Heritage New York US Coins Auction Tops $11.1 Million
Heritage's most recent US Coins Signature® Auction, held from Oct. 8 to 13 in New York, realized more than $11.1 million with six of the rarities selling for more than $100,000.
Taking top honors was an 1870 Carson City Double Eagle. Graded VF30 by PCGS, the $20 gold piece sold for $188,000 and attracted [...]
Denmark’s Central Bank to Stop Coin and Banknote Production
The central bank of Denmark, Danmarks Nationalbank, will stop striking coins and printing banknotes in 2016, according to a new release issued by the bank on Oct. 21, 2014.
Citing falling demand and economic advantages, the central bank will instead [...]
Gold Drops 1.3%, Silver Falls 0.4%
Gold marked its biggest loss in nearly three weeks on Thursday, driven lower as investors veered toward riskier bets.
Gold for December delivery fell $16.40, or 1.3%, to close at $1,229.10 an ounce on the Comex division of the New York Mercantile Exchange [...]
2014 First Spouse Bronze Four-Medal Set Available
Today, Oct. 23, the United States Mint began selling its 2014 First Spouse Bronze Four-Medal Set for $16.95, the same price as last year's set.
The medals, struck at the Philadelphia Mint, bear the same designs as those on this year's First Spouse Gold Coins honoring Florence Harding, Grace Coolidge, Lou Hoover and Anna Eleanor [...]
US Mint Sales: Gold Coins Stronger, Hoover Set Debuts
On Thursday, Oct. 16, the United States Mint started selling Hoover Presidential $1 Coin & First Spouse Medal Sets. Holding an uncirculated quality 2014-P Herbert Hoover Presidential $1 Coin and a Lou Hoover First Spouse Bronze Medal, sales of the set opened at 399.
While unit levels weren't exceedingly high, gold coins showed better strength. Fourteen of the [...]
PNG Sponsored 2015 Dallas Coin & Paper Money Show in February
The 2015 Dallas Coin & Paper Money Show is scheduled from Feb. 26 to 28 at the Gaylord Texan Resort & Convention Center, according to the event's sponsor, the Professional Numismatists Guild (PNG).
Located at 1501 Gaylord Trail, which is 7.5 miles from Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport, the show will [...]
