Gold, Silver Close Lower; US Mint Gold Coin Sales Rise
Gold prices returned to negative territory Thursday, ending lower for the sixth time in seven sessions after advancing nearly $11 in the prior session.
Pressured by a stronger U.S. dollar, gold for June delivery shed $6.20, or 0.5%, to close at $1,284.60 an ounce on the Comex division of the New York Mercantile Exchange [...]
Perth Mint Silver Bullion Sales Rise in March, Gold Sales Decline
Perth Mint silver bullion sales surged in March and from a year ago while its gold bullion sales retreated from the previous month and from the same time last year. These patterns are a match to U.S. Mint bullion coin sales in March.
Perth Mint sales of its silver coins and silver bars jumped to [...]
US Mint Sales: 2014 Proof Set Debuts
Last week was huge for the United States Mint with popular releases of the six 2014 National Baseball Hall of Fame Commemorative Coins and the 2014 Proof Set.
The new commemorative coins soaked up most of the attention with 389,905 ordered early while the annual proof set quietly snuck in with cozy starting sales of 214,241 [...]
Gold Snaps Losing Streak, Silver Tops $20
Gold prices climbed Wednesday to snap a five-session losing streak and pull back from a seven-week low. Silver also closed higher on the day, ending above $20 an ounce for the first time since March 24.
Gold for June delivery settled up $10.80, or 0.8%, to $1,290.80 an ounce on the Comex division of the New York Mercantile Exchange [...]
US Mint Silver Eagle Bullion Coins Top 5.3M in March Sales
Sales of American Gold Eagles weakened yet again in March but American Silver Eagles rallied atop the 5.3 million mark to score the fourth highest sales month in history, and the strongest month since January 2013's all-time monthly record of 7,498,000.
March also saw the introduction of two new bullion coins, the first of the [...]
Curved Baseball Coins Selling Fast, Collectors Voice Frustration
Demand for the curved 2014 National Baseball Hall of Fame Commemorative Coins remains strong following a tidal wave of orders on opening day, new United States Mint sales figures reveal.
Debuting on Thursday, March 27, the two gold coins went on a waiting list within hours until the U.S. Mint officially declared all 50,000 sold out. Sales as of Sunday have the splits at [...]
Gold Hits Fresh 7-Week Low, Silver Dips 0.3%
Gold prices ended lower for a fifth consecutive session on Tuesday and marked another seven-week low.
Gold for June delivery shed $3.80, or 0.3%, to close at $1,280 an ounce on the Comex division of the New York Mercantile Exchange. The settlement was the lowest since gold ended at $1,274.70 an ounce on Feb. 10 [...]














