US Mint Sales: Quarters Sets, $1 Covers and Gold Coins Debut
New products boosted sales for the United States Mint last week. Collectors' wallets opened to pay for new quarters sets, new $1 coin covers, and new gold coins. U.S. Mint sales data also shows a much wider mixing of older product purchases than the previous week.
The newly introduced U.S. Mint products include [...]
Gold Marks 3-Week Low, Falls Below $1,300
Gold, silver, platinum and palladium ended lower for a third straight session Tuesday. Gold declined the most, falling to a more than three-week low and below $1,300 an ounce.
Gold for August delivery retreated $9.60, or 0.7%, to close at $1,297.10 an ounce on the Comex division of the New York Mercantile Exchange [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]















