Market Report: Gold Springs Into Profit Mode
Gold closed 2018 at its highest price since June 15th, moving in the opposite direction of stocks, which fell the most of any December since 1931.
America the Cluttered
By Donn Pearlman
The United States Mint overwhelmingly does a splendid job for what it is supposed to do: provide billions of new coins each...
On This Day: California State Quarter
January 31, 2005: The California quarter is released as part of the United States Mint's 50 State Quarter Program.
Heritage Launches Weekly World Currency Auctions
Heritage Auctions will conduct a World Currency Weekly Auction that runs each Tuesday on HA.com, the firm announced Jan. 25.
The weekly auctions came about because...
YN Scholarship Competition Opens
The annual Professional Numismatists Guild Young Numismatist (YN) Scholarship Competition has opened, the organization announced Jan. 24. The PNG will provide a scholarship to...
Market Report: Central Banks Are Loading Up on Gold Once Again
By Mike Fuljenz
The World Gold Council reported that central bank demand for gold rose 22% in the third quarter of 2018 vs. the same...
On This Day: Monroe Commem
January 24, 1924: The 67th Congress of the United States authorizes the Mint to produce commemorative coins in honor of the centennial of the Monroe Doctrine and its celebration at an exposition held in Los Angeles in mid-1923.
Lunar Landing Program Launches Jan. 24
The United States Mint will open sales for its 2019 Apollo 11 50th Anniversary commemorative program at noon EST Jan 24, it announced this week.
Finest-Known 1885 Trade Dollar Brings $3.96 Million
The finest-known 1885 Trade dollar – among the rarest and most enigmatic issues in all of American coinage – sold for $3,960,000 through Heritage Auctions Thursday evening, Jan. 10, following a winning bid cast by collector Dell Loy Hansen of Logan, Utah.
Coin Investing is About More than Gold
These days, even the U.S. Mint is manufacturing, promoting, and selling coins made from precious metals other than the conventional gold and silver, the most widely touted as investments.
