Silver Soars 21.5% in First Quarter 2009

With the end of March, the curtains closed to a spectacular precious metal run-up for the first quarter of 2009. Silver soared 21.5 percent, rising $2.32 during the first three months of the year.

As the chart indicates, London silver steadily climbed to peak at $14.39 an ounce on Feb. 24. Although silver mostly retreated [...]

Silver Coin Celebrates 50th Anniversary of Barbie™

Offering a piece that is sure to excite some young collectors as well as the more seasoned, the Perth Mint of Australia has released the 50th Anniversary Barbie 1oz Silver Proof Coin. This colorful limited edition commemorative silver coin serves to celebrate the ½ century mark of a doll that skeptics said would never sell.

Silver Prices Decline more than 3% for Week

It was a mixed bag of news for precious metals on the week. Silver and gold fell while platinum and palladium climbed. By week’s end, silver lost a sizable chunk of last week’s gains.
New York silver futures for May fell 57.7 cents, or 4.2 percent, to $13.263 an ounce. The metal closed last Friday at [...]

US Mint Silver Coin Sales Drop – Mar 26

Fewer collectors have been buying United States Mint silver coins and sets lately, according to the latest Mint sales stats.

Reminder: Braille Commemorative Coins on Sale Thursday, Mar. 26

2009 Louis Braille Bicentennial Silver Dollars will go on sale today at the United States Mint. US Mint Director Moy will launch the coins in a ceremony at the National Federation of the Blind (NFB) Headquarters in Baltimore, Maryland.
The silver coins, which celebrate the 200th anniversary of Braille’s birth, are available at noon ET. [...]

US Coin Prices & Sales Figures

Dynamic tables with US Coin Prices & Sales Figures were added to Silver Coins Today on Wednesday as a free resource for collectors.
The tool includes 2009 and 2008 silver coins and sets that are currently offered by the United States Mint.
The tables contain information for modern Mint products to include:

An identifying coin [...]

US Mint 2009 Quarters Silver Proof Set

The US Mint on Monday began selling the 2009 Quarters Silver Proof Set. The annual set includes all the quarter-dollars released in the year with each struck in 90 percent silver and in proof condition.
This year’s set includes the District of Columbia quarter and each U.S. Territories quarter, which includes Puerto Rico, Guam, [...]

Silver Prices Jump more than 4% for Week

Precious metal prices soared in the middle of the week as news of the Feds plan to buy $1 trillion in securities sparked inflation fears, which is almost always positive for inflation-hedging commodities.
New York silver futures for May surged 62.5 cents, or 4.7 percent, to $13.84 an ounce. It closed last Friday at [...]

US Mint Silver Coin Sales Stats – Mar 19

Sales were a tad more quiet for the silver Lincoln Dollars compared to the last reported US Mint figures, but still extremely active.

2009 Braille Bicentennial Silver Dollars: Prices and Images

2009 Braille Silver Dollars celebrate the bicentennial birth of Louis Braille, who is most remembered for inventing the Braille system for reading and writing by the blind and visually impaired.

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