Gold and Silver Turn Up for Second Session
Gold ticked higher for a second straight session on Tuesday, bolstered by bargain hunting and a weakening U.S. dollar.
Gold for December delivery gained $5.10, or 0.4%, to close at $1,212.40 an ounce on the Comex division of the New York Mercantile Exchange [...]
2014 Australian Gold and Silver Coins for October
Ending multi-coin series and new 2015 Year of the Goat coins headline October releases from the Perth Mint of Australia. The most anticipated issue, the high relief Hades silver coin from the Gods of Olympus series, sold out within hours of its release.
Other releases include a saltwater crocodile silver coin struck in the shape of the Australian continent and gold and silver coins depicting the sport of rock fishing [...]
2014 Hades High Relief Coin Ends Gods of Olympus Series
Closing out the popular Gods of Olympus three-coin program, the Perth Mint of Australia has released the 2014 Hades High Relief 2 oz Silver Coin.
Shown on the reverse of the unique rimless, antique finish coin is a design depicting the mythical god Hades. Mintage is limited to just 1,500 coins [...]
Disney Characters Adorn 2014 Season’s Greetings Coin
A new collector proof silver coin struck by the Perth Mint of Australia features popular Disney characters in a festive season's greetings scene.
Under official license of Disney, the one-half ounce 99.9% pure silver coin offers colorful images of Mickey Mouse, Donald Duck, Goofy, Daisy Duck, Pluto and a Christmas Tree [...]
Gold Bounces Above $1,200; Silver Eagles Hurdle 34M
Gold prices rebounded in their start to the new trading week on Monday after closing below $1,200 an ounce on Friday for the first time this year.
Gold for December delivery tacked on $14.40, or 1.2%, to settle at $1,207.30 an ounce on the Comex division of the New York Mercantile Exchange [...]
Canadian 2014 $2 Wait For Me, Daddy Circulation Coin Released
Commemorating the 75th anniversary of the declaration of World War II, the Royal Canadian Mint has released into circulation the 2014 $2 Wait For Me, Daddy coin. It is also selling a 5-coin pack of them for $10.
On coin reverses is a design inspired by an iconic photograph of a tender moment in Canada during the Second World War [...]
More World Coin News, Popular Articles
New world coins from the Perth Mint and the Royal Canadian Mint attracted the most reads among the 19 articles on CoinNews last week.
U.S. coin news centered on the Mint's new website as well as some designs for upcoming coins and medals [...]
Gold Tumbles for Weekly Loss; US Silver Coin Sales Top 2.7M
Gold closed below $1,200 an ounce for the first time this year and logged a fifth straight week of declines.
Gold for December delivery plunged $22.20, or 1.8%, to settle at $1,192.90 an ounce on the Comex division of the New York Mercantile Exchange [...]
US Mint Shopping Site “Need to Knows”
The United States Mint sent out a memo today, Oct. 3, with information about its new shopping site, saying they wanted to aid customers in updating their account information and to also address possible concerns about what information was transferred from the old ordering system to the new one [...]
2014 Platinum Eagle Bullion Coin Sales Stop at 16,700
Wednesday, Oct. 1, was the last day for distributors to buy 2014 American Platinum Eagle Bullion Coins from the United States Mint. Sales of the 99.95% pure platinum coins kicked off on Mar. 10, 2014 after a five-year hiatus. They will continue again in early January with new 2015-dated versions.
Early demand was solid for this year's coin with 8,500 ordered on the first day [...]
