Gold, Silver Dive to 1-Month Low; 1 Oz Gold Eagles Hit...
Gold and silver tumbled to a one-month low Thursday. The loss for gold marked a third in a row and the fifth time in the last eight sessions since it soared 6.3% in August.
Gold for December delivery declined $33.20, or 2.4%, to $1,330.60 an ounce on the Comex division of the New York Mercantile Exchange. The settlement price was the lowest since [...]
US Mint Sales: Sets and Commemorative Coins Show Broad Gains
Signaling a potential unwinding from the summer doldrums, numismatic sales for the United States Mint broadened for a second straight week.
Annual sets, commemorative coins, and a good selection of gold coins were among many products scoring stronger weekly sales.
This week's U.S. Mint sales report included one new product and updates to 200 others [...]
Gold Dips 20 Cents, US Mint 5 Oz Silver Bullion Coins...
Gold futures finished lower for a second session Wednesday, though barely. Platinum and palladium also ended modestly down on the day. Silver bucked the trend, rising for the first time since Friday.
Silver for December delivery added 15.6 cents, or 0.7%, to $23.17 an ounce [...]
US Government Prints 589.1 Million Banknotes in August 2013
The U.S. government printed more banknotes in August than in July, marking a third straight monthly increase, and the value of those notes topped the $30 billion level for the first time since May.
589.12 million in $1s, $5s and $100's were printed for a total value of $32 billion, according to figures released [...]
US Mint Coin Production in August, Fort McHenry Quarter Mintages
Far fewer coins were struck for circulation in August than in any other month this year, coin production figures from the United States Mint show. Also revealed by the Mint were mintages for the 2013 Fort McHenry quarter.
Historically, August is often a tepid coin production month. On cue, this last one reached 724.91 million coins, sharply snapping a [...]
Gold Drops 1.6%, Silver Tumbles 3%; US Mint Gold Coins Rise
Gold dropped toward a one-month Tuesday while silver and platinum extended their losing streaks to two sessions. Palladium was an outlier, surging 1.4%.
Gold futures for December delivery declined $22.70, or 1.6%, to close at $1,364 an ounce. The settlement price was the lowest since [...]
2013 Superman Coins Commemorate 75th Anniversary
Released by the Royal Canadian Mint are 75th Anniversary of Superman™ Commemorative Coins celebrating the comic book introduction of the iconic super hero.
These limited-edition 75th anniversary Superman coins are available in seven different versions to include one 14 karat gold coin, five 99.99% pure silver coins and one cupro-nickel variety [...]
Gold Adds 20 Cents, Silver Falls 0.7%; US Mint Bullion Coins...
Precious metals were mixed in starting the new trading week Monday. Gold advanced slightly while silver, platinum and palladium declined.
Interest in gold bullion coins from the U.S. Mint picked up Monday with one-day sales of 6,000 ounces tripling last week's total of 2,000 ounces [...]
Fort McHenry Quarter Ceremony and Coin Exchange
An official release ceremony for the Fort McHenry quarter will be held Friday, September 13, at 10 a.m. Eastern Time. A coin exchange will follow immediately after the ceremony.
Issued as the nineteenth America the Beautiful Quarter and the fourth of five for this year, 2013 Fort McHenry National Monument and Historic Shrine quarters commemorate the national site found in Baltimore, Maryland [...]
Gold Dips 0.7% on Week, Silver Up 1.6%; US Bullion Sales...
Precious metals rebounded from two days of across-the-board declines. Silver pushed ahead for a strong gain on the week while gold and other metals pared their weekly losses.
Gold for December delivery climbed $13.50, or 1%, to settle at $1,386.50 an ounce on the Comex division of the New York Mercantile Exchange. Silver advanced 63.6 cents [...]
