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Today, January 8, 2013, the United States Mint released the 2013 America the Beautiful Quarters Silver Proof Set for $41.95.

Included as part of the set are five San-Francisco struck quarters composed of 90% silver for a total silver weight of 0.904 troy ounces -- a melt value of [...]

Gold prices advanced Tuesday, snapping a three-session losing streak that had accumulated to $42.50 in declines.

Gold for February delivery rose $15.90, or 1.0%, to close at $1,662.20 an ounce on the Comex in New York. Bargain-hunting was among reasons analysts cited for gains [...]

Pent-up demand and favorable silver prices powered opening day sales of the new 2013 American Silver Eagle bullion coins.

Sales hit 3,937,000 coins, a total that is the highest for a single day and one that already ranks January 2013 as the fifth strongest month since the American Silver Eagle program debuted in 1986 [...]

Another pitch is underway for passage of the Free Competition in Currency Act, a bill seeking to repeal legal tender laws and prohibit taxes on certain coins and bullion.

The earlier version was proposed in 2011 by former Rep. Ron Paul. It died when the 112th Congress adjourned. Congressman Paul C. Broun hopes that [...]

Gold and silver declined for a second day Friday, deepening weekly losses that have extended to six consecutive weeks. For gold, the losing streak is the longest in eight years.

On Friday, gold for February delivery dropped $25.70, or 1.5%, to close at $1,648.90 an ounce on the Comex in New York [...]

week the United States Mint called sellouts for the clad 2012 Proof Set and the 2012 Silver Proof Set. Both sets moved to the "No Longer Available" section of the U.S. Mint's website and have the words "Sold Out" placed beside them.

Based on latest available sales figures as of Dec. 31, 2012, the silver set at 393,757 has the lowest sales total since [...]

This week the Perth Mint of Australia released its 2013 Australian Koala Gilded Edition Silver Coin.

It marks the sixth annual release in a series of koala silver gilded coins that debuted in 2008. Like its predecessors, this [...]

A new coin series makes its debut from the Perth Mint of Australia with its release of the 2013 Griffin 1 Oz Silver Proof Coin.

This strike is already proving popular with collectors, rising to the top of the Perth Mint's weekly best sellers [...]

Gold and silver prices fell Thursday, snapping a two-session winning streak.

Gold for February delivery declined $14.20, or 0.8%, to settle at $1,674.60 an ounce on the Comex in New York. Gold prices ranged from an intraday low of $1,662.70 to a high of $1,690.50[...]