US Mint 2011 Product Schedule and Prices
The United States Mint has taken a new approach in coin releases that goes beyond offering core numismatic products early, like the already issued clad and silver proof sets.
The US Mint on its website has made available a 2011 product schedule that ranges from January through December. And it has published prices for those products through the [...]
Over the Hedge? Apparently – Friday Kitcommentary
Overnight follow-through selling continued in gold and brought it to within $6 of the $1,300.00 mark at one point. The nearly incessant flow of gold ounces out of global ETFs resulted in their cumulative balances having fallen back to levels not seen since June of last year.
As things stood this morning, the yellow metal was on course to complete its fourth week-on-week drop as well as the most extended declining trend in nearly one year [...]
Stack’s-Bowers to Exhibit Historic 1792 Half Disme at Long Beach Coin...
A classic early American rarity, the rainbow-toned 1792 half disme, graded NGC MS-68, will be exhibited during the first two days of the Long Beach Coin, Stamp & Collectibles Expo on Thursday and Friday, February 3 and 4, 2011.
This historic coin is the finest known surviving 1792 half disme and was acquired in 2007 by the Cardinal Collection Educational Foundation of Sunnyvale, California for a record $1.5 million. It will be displayed courtesy of Stack's-Bowers Numismatics at Expo booth 502 in the Long Beach [...]
Gold Retreats Toward 4-Month Low, Silver Declines
Gold and silver prices fell Thursday after climbing higher during the previous session. Gold dropped the furthest, nearly reaching a four-month low.
February gold prices declined $14.60, or 1.1 percent, to $1,318.40 an ounce on the Comex in New York. It was the lowest closing level for [...]
Gettysburg National Military Park Quarters Available
United States Mint bags and rolls of the 2011 Gettysburg National Military Park Quarter were released today at noon ET. The design on the reverse of the coin honors the national park which is in Pennsylvania.
The Gettysburg quarter is the first 25-cent piece issued this year, and it is the sixth in the America the Beautiful Quarters® series which began last year.
The Gettysburg quarter two-roll set is $39.95. One roll contains 40 quarter-dollars [...]
US Mint Sales: Gold and Silver Eagles Sleeping
It was another week of mostly slowing sales for US Mint products, including its headline-making bullion American Gold and Silver Eagles. After US Mint Silver Eagles jumped out of the gate in early January to snatch a new all-time monthly record, not a single sale has been recorded since Friday. In weekly gains, a modest 136,000 were purchased -- one of the slowest levels in [...]
QE’s Quick Effect Quite Ephemeral – Thursday Kitcommentary
Wednesday's FOMC announcement-induced price gains in gold evaporated overnight as the yellow metal not only did not manage to overcome overhead resistance levels but fell victim to selling once again in the wake of rising risk appetite...for other assets (mostly equities).
Thus, the 1% jump that took place right after the Fed surprised no one by keeping interest rates steady (for the time being) turned into a 1% loss as of the time the market opened for trading this morning in New York [...]
Gold and Other Precious Metals Advance
Gold prices rose Wednesday after having dropped to a three-month low during the previous session. Other metals improved as well, with silver breaking its daily losing streak that began exactly one week ago.
February gold prices edged higher by 70 cents, or 0.1 percent, to $1,333.00 an ounce on the Comex in New York. Gold ranged from $1,324.30 to $1,337.70 [...]
US Mint 24-Karat Buffalo and First Spouse Gold Coin Prices Lowered
The United States Mint on Wednesday lowered several of its numismatic coin prices following a series of daily losses in precious metals.
The only coins affected in this round of price reductions were the Mint's 24-karat American Buffalo Gold and First Spouse Gold Coins. That is because newer year numismatic issues are yet to be launched and all of last year's proof Platinum and Gold Eagles have [...]
Coming Soon: House of the Seven Hawks? – Wednesday Kitcommentary
Difficulties continued to confront the gold and silver markets overnight and even more so early this morning, as recent and growing fund liquidations appeared not to be easing up a whole lot (read: at all).
Players were caught between digesting President Obama's references to US budget freezes (and other assorted government size and spending-cutting measures), and the upcoming FOMC statement [...]
