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 [...]
2014 Australian Silver and Gold Coin Releases for April
More than a half-dozen Perth Mint of Australia coins appear in April to include popular annual issues such as a gold sovereign, a one kilo silver koala coin and a high relief silver kookaburra.
These launch alongside other new issues, like the second release in a series dedicated to mother's love, coins celebrating the centenary of Australian submarines, gold and silver coins depicting the Great Barrier Reef and the second release from the Young Collectors Superpowers series [...]
Gold Falls in March, Jumps on Quarter; US Mint Silver Coins...
Gold prices on Monday closed lower for a fourth straight session, pulling the yellow metal into a deeper monthly loss and cutting some of its quarterly gain.
Gold for June delivery declined $10.50, or 0.8%, to settle at $1,283.80 an ounce on the Comex division of the New York Mercantile Exchange [...]
2014 Shenandoah Quarter Bags and Rolls on Sale
Today, March 31, the United States Mint started selling Shenandoah National Park Quarters, the second of the 2014 America the Beautiful Quarters. Products now available include bags and rolls of the coins that commemorate the park in Virginia.
The release happens in conjunction with the launch of the new quarters into circulation [...]
First Special Service Force Gold Medal Designs
A Congressional Gold Medal is to be awarded to the First Special Service Force, a joint American-Canadian volunteer unit, in recognition of their World War II service. Before this happens, however, designs for the medal must be selected so that the United States Mint can produce it.
As part of the standard process for coins and medals, the United States Mint has artists create multiple designs [...]
2014 National Baseball Hall of Fame Coins Debut
Launching today, March 27 at noon ET, are the first curved coins ever struck by the United States Mint. Highly anticipated and available at introductory prices are the 2014 National Baseball Hall of Fame Commemorative Coins in denominations of $5 gold, $1 silver and 50c clad.
Celebrating the 75th or diamond anniversary of the National Baseball Hall of Fame, each curved coin is [...]
