Gold Retreats, Silver Eagle Coin Sales Top 31M
Gold retreated Tuesday after an unchanged reading from the previous day that followed a five-session winning streak where the yellow metal logged its biggest weekly increase since January.
Gold for December delivery declined $6.10, or 0.4%, to close at $1,724.80 an ounce on the Comex in New York [...]
US Mint Coin Production Tops 1 Billion in October 2012
For the first month since early into the Great Recession, U.S. circulating coin production topped 1 billion coins, United States Mint data for October shows.
Levels compared to the previous month were down a bit for nickels but sharply higher across pennies, dimes and quarters -- more of the recently released Denali National Park quarters [...]
Gold and Silver Rally on Week, Soaring Gains for US Bullion...
Precious metals scored bullish gains this week with advances of 3.3% for gold, 5.7% for silver, 0.9% for platinum and 1.9% for palladium.
Gold's weekly gain was the first in five weeks and the biggest since late January. Silver had not posted a weekly increase since the end of September. The two precious metals were matched by sharply higher sales of U.S. Mint gold and silver bullion coins [...]
Cleveland Dollars and Gold Coins for Mid-November
The middle of November will be busy for the United States Mint as it launches the second issue in the 2012 First Spouse Gold Coins series and the last of the 2012 Presidential $1 Coins.
Beginning Thursday, November 15, the 2012 Frances Cleveland (First Term) First Spouse Gold Coins in proof and uncirculated qualities will go on sale [...]
2012 ATB Quarters Circulating Coin Sets for Collectors
2012 America the Beautiful Quarters Circulating Coin Sets were released Thursday, November 8, 2012.
Pricing is $5.95, one of the lowest priced products offered by the United States Mint, and it is a $4 savings off the price of the two previous years' circulating coin sets [...]
Gold Gains for 4th Day, Silver Eagle Bullion Coins Top 30...
Gold continued higher for a fourth session Thursday despite gains for the U.S. dollar that kept it at a two-month high. Sales of U.S. Mint bullion coins were also sharply higher.
Gold for December delivery advanced $12.00, or 0.7%, to close at $1,726.00 an ounce on the Comex in New York. The settlement price was nearer the intraday high of $1,730.50 than the low of $1,712.60 [...]
US Coin Sales: Demand for Products Pick Up in November
More American coins and related products realized higher gains in starting November than in ending October, U.S. Mint sales figures show.
Bullion American Eagle gold and silver coins are on fire and 69 collector coins and products logged higher weekly sales compared to the 58 noted in the previous round [...]
2011-2012 US Mint Last Chance Products Include Popular Coins and Sets
In what has become a traditional end-of-year reminder, the United States Mint on Wednesday added a new section to its website that lists dozens of "last chance" products.
These include popular annual sets, gold and silver coins, America the Beautiful quarters, Presidential $1 coins, September 11 silver medals and all of its [...]
US 2012 Proof Sets Top 600,000 in Six Months
2012 Proof Sets hurdled 600,000 in sales through the first six months of their release, new figures from the United States Mint reveal.
It marks a milestone most world mints would be thrilled about for any numismatic product, yet this year's core set remains on track to log ending sales that are [...]
Gold Rises as Other Precious Metals Fall, US Silver Coins Up
Gold rose slightly Wednesday as a stronger U.S. dollar trimmed demand for the yellow metal.
In other precious metals, silver, platinum and palladium each fell by more than 1% as U.S. stocks dived on anxiety over the looming "fiscal cliff" of scheduled tax increases and federal spending cuts [...]
