2014 Baseball Clad Half-Dollar Limits Lifted, Sales Jump
The United States Mint has removed ordering limits for the curved 2014 National Baseball Hall of Fame Clad Half-Dollars.
When the popular commemorative coins celebrating the diamond anniversary of the National Baseball Hall of Fame went on sale Mar. 27 [...]
Canadian 2014 $200 Towering Forests Silver Coin for $200
The Royal Canadian Mint is accepting orders for its limited-edition 2014 $200 Towering Forests Silver Coin, the first release from the Landscapes of the North series of $200 silver coins that sell at face value.
Composed in 2 ounces of 99.99% fine silver, this coin is not only the first in a new series but it is also the first time in the [...]
Perth Mint’s Battle of the Coral Sea Silver Bullion Coin Debuts
New this month from the Perth Mint of Australia is its 2014 Battle of the Coral Sea Silver Bullion Coin with each composed from one-half ounce of 99.9% pure silver.
Appearing on the reverse or tails side of the coin is a scene representative of the historic World War II naval engagement [...]
Gold Tumbles Most in 2014, US Mint Bullion Coin Sales Jump
Gold tumbled out of gate to start the new trading week Monday with investors booking profits on recent gains and demand for safe-havens fell as equities soared.
Gold for August delivery dropped $30.70, or 2.3%, to end at $1,306.70 an ounce on the Comex division of the New York Mercantile Exchange [...]
Raoul Wallenberg Awarded Congressional Gold Medal
A Congressional Gold Medal was posthumously awarded on July 9, 2014 to Swedish-born businessman and diplomat Raoul Wallenberg. The medal was given in recognition of Wallenberg's achievements and heroic actions during the Holocaust.
Coinciding with the event, the United States Mint began selling 3-inch and 1.5-inch bronze replicas of the medal [...]
Free U.S. Currency Readers for Blind and Visually Impaired
Free currency readers are beginning to make their way to the blind and visually impaired thanks to the Bureau of Engraving and Printing's U.S. Currency Reader Program.
Introduced earlier this month at the 2014 convention of the National Federation of the Blind in Orlando, Florida, the program plan is to freely distribute iBill Talking Money Identifiers to visually impaired individuals [...]
Gold, Silver Higher on Week; US Mint Bullion Coin Sales Slow
Gold turned lower Friday but still scored a solid weekly gain, its fifth in six weeks. Other precious metals also advanced on the week.
Gold for August delivery on Friday shed $1.80, or 0.1%, to settle at $1,337.40 an ounce [...]
2014 Herbert Hoover $1 Coin Cover Available
On Thursday, July 10, the United States Mint released its 2014 Herbert Hoover $1 Coin Cover.
Coin covers hold two Herbert Hoover Presidential $1 Coins from the first day of production. One of the dollars was struck on Feb. 5, 2014 at the Denver Mint and the other was struck on Feb. 19, 2014 at the Philadelphia Mint [...]
US Mint Coin Production in June; Arches Quarter Mintages
Striking more than a billion coins every month is looking again like common practice for the United States Mint. The bureau hurdled the coin production milestone for a fourth straight month in June and for the fifth time in 2014.
What a different a few years can make. The at least billion per month level was a normality before the recession. It didn't return with any frequency until [...]
Gold Ends Near 4-Month High, Silver Prices Jump 2.1%
Gold prices clocked in near a four-month high Thursday as investors scooped up havens on concerns over the health of Portugal's top publicly traded bank.
Gold for August delivery advanced $14.90, or 1.1%, to end at $1,339.20 an ounce on the Comex division of the New York Mercantile Exchange [...]
