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Amid further signs that not all is well in the world of commodities, values of various components that make up the complex continued to slide after having attempted a half-hearted recovery over the early part of the week. Yesterday's fresh wash-out in silver (nearly 9%) was followed this morning by a second wave of aggressive selling that shaved yet another 7% off of the white metals previously lofty valuations.

Last week's largest decline in commodities in two years and the loss of some $100 billion in [...]

U.S gold retreated while silver prices tumbled 7.7 percent Wednesday as the U.S. dollar rallied and crude oil plummeted.

June gold prices lost $15.50, or 1.0 percent, to settle at $1,501.40 an ounce on the Comex in New York. Gold trades ranged between $1,495.40 and $1,526.80 [...]

The United States Mint has published the debuting sales figures for three products that were introduced last week -- the Mount Hood Quarter Three-Coin Set, the 2011 Uncirculated Gold Eagle, and the Eliza Johnson First Spouse Gold Coins.

The Uncirculated Gold Eagle launched Thursday, and is likely the product many collectors are most interested in given its two-year absence from [...]

The collector Yellowstone National Park 5 Oz Silver Uncirculated Coin will be available at 12:00 noon ET on Tuesday, May 17, 2011. The United States Mint announced the official release date this week, along with its expected $279.95 price and limited 27,000 mintage.

The three-inch diameter, .999 fine silver piece is the second issue in the United States Mint America the Beautiful Five Ounce Silver Uncirculated Coin series which, along with companion 5-ounce bullion issues and [...]

At 12 noon Eastern Time today, May 10, 2011, the Johnson Presidential $1 Coin & First Spouse Medal Set was made available from the United States Mint for $14.95.

This collector set contains an uncirculated Andrew Johnson Presidential $1 Coin and a bronze medal bearing the likeness of Eliza Johnson, similar to the First Spouse Gold Coin that honors her [...]

U.S gold futures prices rose for a third straight session and silver for a second on Tuesday. Bargain-hunting, inflation concerns, rising oil prices and worries over Europe's debt woes were among several factors analysts cited for precious metals' gains.

June gold prices added $13.70, or 0.9 percent, to close at $1,516.90 an ounce on the Comex in New York. Gold traded from [...]

United States Mint's Authorized Purchasers snapped up more American Eagle Silver bullion coins in April 2011 than in any other April since the .999 fine silver coins debuted in 1986. And compared against other months through the years, April 2011 ranks in the top fifteen.

2,819,000 Silver Eagles were sold last month, exceeding previous March figures by 52,000, or 1.9 percent, and those from the same period in [...]

United States Mint sales of American Gold Eagle bullion coins surged in April 2011, surpassing the previous month's levels, those from the same period of a year ago and ranking as one of the best April's in history.

United States Mint Authorized Purchasers picked up 108,000 ounces of 22-karat bullion coins in April, handily topping the 73,500 sold in March 2011 by [...]

U.S gold prices rose for a second session Monday, returning atop $1,500 an ounce after sliding 2.2 percent in the prior week. Silver prices rebounded 5.2 percent following a 27.4 percent drudging during the same time as it suffered its worst week since 1975.

June gold prices rose $11.60, or 0.8 percent, to $1,503.20 an ounce on the Comex in New York. Gold futures prices ranged between $1,489.00 and $1,512.00 [...]

United States Mint silver products featuring four proof sets reemerged Thursday at their same prices after several weeks of absence.

The US Mint suspended sales of the 2010 and 2011 Silver Proof Sets along with the 2010 and 2011 America the Beautiful Quarters Silver Proof Sets in April after silver prices shot through the roof, pushing the sets' intrinsic melt values significantly closer to their offering prices [...]