Donald Duck 80th Anniversary Coins Continue Disney Series
Disney's most loved characters continue to be featured in a series of gold and silver coins from the Perth Mint of Australia. Now available are the 2014 Disney – 80th Anniversary of Donald Duck 1/4oz Gold Proof Coin and the 2014 Disney – 80th Anniversary of Donald Duck 1oz Silver Proof Coin.
These two Donald Duck issues appear as the second strikes in their respective two-year programs showcasing some of Disney's most famous characters [...]
Martin Luther King, Jr. and Coretta Scott King Medal
Martin Luther King Jr. and his wife Coretta Scott King were posthumously awarded the Congressional Gold Medal Tuesday, June 24, 2014.
Associated with that event, the United States Mint began selling bronze 3-inch and 1.5-inch replicas of the medal to the public [...]
Gold Gains for Sixth Straight Session, Silver Advances
Gold prices edged higher Wednesday, gaining for the sixth straight session and closing at another 10-week high.
Gold for August delivery rose $1.30, or 0.1%, to finish at $1,322.60 an ounce on the Comex division of the New York Mercantile Exchange [...]
US Mint Sales: Herbert Hoover Presidential $1 Coins Debut
Newly issued Herbert Hoover $1 Coins scored the biggest totals in the latest sales figures from the United States Mint. Their debut was the strongest of the dollars so far this year.
On Thursday, June 19, the U.S. Mint started selling Hoover dollars in 25-coin rolls, 100-coin bags and 250-coin boxes. Sales by Sunday reached [...]
Gold Marks Fresh 10-Week High, Silver Gains
Gold prices continued higher Tuesday, closing at a new 10-week high and marking the 11th gain in 12 sessions.
Gold for August delivery added $2.90, or 0.2%, to settle at $1,321.30 an ounce on the Comex division of the New York Mercantile Exchange [...]
2014 Arches Quarters Three-Coin Set Available
Today, June 24, the United States Mint began selling 2014 Arches National Park Quarters Three-Coin Sets.
This newest America the Beautiful Quarter Three-Coin Set is the third issued this year and the 23rd in the series. Coins of the set [...]
US Mint Gold Coins Poised for Price Increases
It appears likely that prices of United States Mint gold coins will increase on Wednesday for the second time in June, marking a jump of $100 per ounce of precious metal content compared to the start of the month when the bureau reduced gold coin prices.
Wednesdays are when the U.S. Mint averages gold prices to determine whether it should cut or raise [...]
America’s Founding Fathers Currency Set for 2014
New from the Bureau of Engraving and Printing (BEP) is its latest annually issued America's Founding Fathers Currency Set. Like in past years, the limited-edition set offers two notes featuring matching serial numbers that begin with the year, in this case "2014."
This year's currency set has the following two notes from the Federal Reserve Bank of Minneapolis [...]
Gold Inches Up, US Mint Shenandoah Bullion Coins Temporarily Sold Out
Precious metals started the new trading week on Monday with very narrow changes. Gold gained the most, up 0.1%, to close at a fresh nine-week high.
Gold for August delivery settled up $1.80 to $1,318.40 an ounce on the Comex division of the New York Mercantile Exchange [...]
US Government Prints 617.9 Million Banknotes in May 2014
More money was printed by the U.S. government in May than a month earlier and the combined value of the notes was sharply higher, data from the agency responsible for producing U.S. currency shows.
617.9 million in $1s, $5s, $20s $50s and $100s were made last month for a total value of just over [...]
