2014 Lake Michigan Silver Coin Fourth in Canadian Great Lakes Series
Offered as the fourth release from the Royal Canadian Mint's Great Lakes series is the proof 2015 Lake Michigan 1 oz Fine Silver Coin. Eighty-three percent have already sold.
Mintage of the 99.99% fine silver piece is limited to 10,000 and like others of the series, each bears an interpretation of a bathymetry map of a lake -- for this coin, Lake Michigan [...]
Jacqueline Kennedy First Spouse Gold Coin Mintage Tripled
The United States Mint has announced mintage limits for next year's First Spouse Gold Coins, keeping those honoring Elizabeth Truman, Mamie Eisenhower and Lady Bird Johnson at 10,000 like this year's issues while boosting the two featuring Jacqueline Kennedy up to 30,000.
From 2011 to 2014, the U.S. Mint notes that sales of the 24-karat gold coins have been similar with fewer than [...]
Gold and Silver End Lower for First Time in Four Days
Gold prices snapped a three-session winning streak on Thursday, sliding slightly from the prior-day when gold closed at a five-week high. Silver and other precious metals also retreated.
Gold for December delivery slipped $3.60, or 0.3%, to end at $1,241.20 an ounce on the Comex division of the New York Mercantile Exchange [...]
US Mint Urges Customers to Reset Account Password
Today, Oct. 16, the United States Mint sent out another memo that urges customers, if they haven't done so already, to reset their account password for shopping at catalog.usmint.gov.
The U.S. Mint's new website and order system, which launched October 1, requires all account holders to reset their password when logging on for the first time [...]
Hoover Presidential $1 Coin & First Spouse Medal Set
It's been exactly one month since the U.S. Mint released a new product. That changed today at noon ET when sales kicked off for the Hoover Presidential $1 Coin & First Spouse Medal Set. The set includes collectibles featuring Herbert Hoover, the 31st President of the United States, and his wife Lou.
Listed at $9.95, this product has one uncirculated quality 2014-P Herbert Hoover Presidential $1 Coin and one Lou Hoover First Spouse Bronze Medal [...]
US Mint Sales: Core Sets and Silver Eagles Lead
The month-long dry spell for United States Mint product releases ends today with Hoover Presidential $1 Coin & First Spouse Medal Sets launching. Next week's sales report will have it to talk about.
This week, it's the basics once again. Core annual sets and Silver Eagles continued to lead sales, taking the top four selling spots [...]
Gold Extends Rally, Ends at 5-Week High
Gold prices finished higher for a third straight session on Wednesday, closing at a 5-week high, as stocks tumbled and safe-haven demand climbed yet again.
Gold for December delivery advanced $10.50, or 0.9%, to settle at $1,244.80 an ounce on the Comex division of the New York Mercantile Exchange [...]
2015 US Marshals Service Coins Graded by NGC
Numismatic Guaranty Corporation (NGC) has graded and released photos of 2015 US Marshals Service 225th Anniversary Commemorative Coins. NGC believes it is the first time that the United States Mint has issued coins during a year prior to the date on the coins.
Struck in clad, silver and gold, the United States Mint will not begin selling the commemorative coins to the public until next year [...]
2014 Wait For Me, Daddy Silver Coins in 1/2 Oz and...
Last week the Royal Canadian Mint launched the 2014 $2 Wait For Me, Daddy circulation coin to commemorate the 75th anniversary of the declaration of World War II. The Mint is now selling two 99.99% pure silver versions produced for coin collectors.
All three coins share the same basic design that was inspired by Claude P. Dettloff's iconic photograph taken during the Second World War [...]
Doolittle Tokyo Raiders Congressional Gold Medal Designs
Candidate designs for the Congressional Gold Medal honoring Doolittle Tokyo Raiders have been created and reviewed in preparation for the United States Mint to strike it and produce bronze duplicates for sale to the public.
Public Law 113-106 awarded the gold medal to celebrate World War II members of the Doolittle Tokyo Raiders for outstanding heroism, valor, skill, and service to the United States in conducting the bombings of Tokyo [...]
