Tenth Annual PNG 2014 YN Scholarship Competition Announced
The Professional Numismatists Guild is offering a scholarship for a young numismatist (YN) to attend the 2014 American Numismatic Association Summer Seminar in Colorado Springs, Colorado.
All young numismatists between 13 and 22 years old are invited to apply [...]
US Coin Production Tops 1.4 Billion in January 2014
U.S. coin production levels blasted off with more coins struck in January than in any month since 2007, data from the United States Mint shows.
Coining presses at U.S. Mint facilities in Denver and Philadelphia pounded out more than 1.4 billion in pennies, nickels, dimes and quarters [...]
Gold Tops $1,300, Silver Up for 9th Session; Silver Eagles Hit...
Gold climbed yet again Thursday, lifting its streak of gains to seven sessions while also finishing above $1,300 an ounce for the first time since early November.
U.S. Mint Silver Eagle sales climbed 33,500 for a year-to-date total of 6.5 million. Just three other years through their first two complete months logged higher sales [...]
2014 Kennedy Half-Dollars in Rolls and Bags
Marking the 50th anniversary of the series, the United States Mint has released rolls and bags of circulating-quality 2014 P&D Kennedy half-dollars.
Two-roll sets, sold for $32.95, include one roll with 20 coins from the U.S. Mint facility in Philadelphia and one roll of 20 coins from the U.S. Mint facility in Denver. Buyers have the choice of production facility with [...]
US Mint Sales: Harding $1 Coins Debut
Newly added to U.S. Mint charts are the first round of sales for products with circulating-quality 2014 Warren G. Harding Presidential $1 Coins.
On Thursday, Feb. 6, the United States Mint started selling Harding Presidential dollars in 25-coin rolls, 100-coin bags and 250-coin boxes. Sales by Sunday reached 2,479,675 coins [...]
Gold Notches Fresh 3-Month High, Silver Rises for 8th Session
Gold extended its string of winning sessions to six and silver to eight on Wednesday. Gold's rally is the longest since June 2012 and silver's streak is the hottest since April 2011, according to Bloomberg News.
Gold for April delivery added $5.20, or 0.4%, to settle at $1,295 an ounce [...]
2014 Great Smoky Mountains Quarters Three-Coin Set
Now available from the United States Mint is the Great Smoky Mountains National Park Quarters Three-Coin Set, the latest offering from the America the Beautiful Quarter product series.
Its sales started today, Feb. 11, 2014, at noon ET. For $9.95, the Three-Coin Set contains [...]
Gold Hits 3-Month High; Silver Extends Win Streak to 7 Sessions
Gold advanced for a fifth straight session on Tuesday -- the longest rally since August 2012 reports Bloomberg News, and closed at a more than three-month high.
U.S. Mint bullion sales advanced for one-ounce coins in gold and silver. Below is a current sales breakdown [...]
2015 America the Beautiful Quarter and 5 Oz Coin Design Candidates
U.S. Mint design candidates present wide-ranging scenes for reverses of 2015 America the Beautiful Quarters and related five ounce silver coins.
Artists created several designs candidates for each. Once reviewed and fine-tuned, the U.S. Mint will [...]
US Mint Mockup Images of 2014 Gold Kennedy Half Dollars
One of the most popular news articles last week was about the possibility of the United States Mint striking 2014 Kennedy half dollars in 24-karat gold to commemorate the 50th anniversary of the coin.
Today, as the Citizens Coinage Advisory Committee is discussing the viability for such a product [...]
