US Silver Coin Sales Stats – Apr 30

Braille Bicentennial Silver Dollar sales skyrocketed and interest in other silver coins remained relatively strong, the latest United States Mint sales statistics reveal.

Tyrannosaurus Rex $4 Silver Proof Canadian Coin Released

The Royal Canadian Mint has released the third coin in its Dinosaur Collection, the Tyrannosaurus Rex $4 Silver Proof Coin. The reverse of this unique coin features a skeleton with the massive jaws of the dinosaur, all created with a selective aging technique to appear as a real stone fossil.

Silver Soars 9.6% in N.Y., 6.7% in London

Silver snapped a four-week losing streak as the metal soared 6.7 percent in London and 9.6 percent New York. London spot silver ended the week at $12.78 an ounce, reaching a level not seen since a $12.935 high on April 15. The metal jumped 80 cents over last Friday’s fix of $11.98.

US Silver Coin Sales Stats – Apr 23

Interest in Braille Bicentennial Silver Dollars picked up over the prior sales stats, but demand for other silver coins and sets waned for the third straight week, according to the newest United States Mint sales figures.

2009 Lincoln Silver Dollars Commanding Premiums

Sales of the 2009 Lincoln Commemorative Silver Dollars flew off US Mint store shelves so fast that their sell outs were not unexpected.

Silver Ends Below $12, Down 13.6% in Four Weeks

Silver and gold prices declined as platinum gained, marking the fourth straight week of the same cycle. Of all precious metals, silver fell the hardest. London spot silver on Friday ended at $11.98 an ounce. The metal has dropped 32 cents, or 2.6 percent, from the prior week’s close of $12.30. Silver has declined 13.6 [...]

US Silver Coin Sales Stats – Apr 16

For the second consecutive week, the latest United States Mint sales stats show a general decline in collector activity for US silver coins and sets.

2009 Montreal Canadiens® Centennial Silver Dollar Sells Out

Marking 100 years since the founding of a legendary hockey team, the Royal Canadian Mint’s issue of the commemorative Montreal Canadiens Centennial Silver Dollar sold out within a month’s time.

Silver Falls 10% in Three Weeks

For the shortened holiday week, silver and gold prices declined as palladium and platinum gained, marking a three-week repeat of the same cycle. London spot silver ended at $12.30 an ounce, plummeting 56 cents, or 4.4 percent, from last Friday’s close. Silver has declined 9.9 percent (down by $1.35) since March 20.

US Silver Coin Sales Figures – Apr 9

US Mint collector silver coin sales declined from earlier heights during the last several days. Some pullback is to be expected given there is that initial spike with new coin launches, and then an easing as the days go by. However and most interestingly, new stats for the sold out Lincoln Silver Dollars actually dropped [...]

"Green Coin" Design Contest Opens Internationally

A pure silver, environmentally themed "Green Coin" is in the works, and Westminster Mint, Inc. would like the public’s help in designing it.

I Just Got Fired by the FBI (The U.S. Mafia)

In case you have been wondering what happened to GoldandSilverNow… Last Thursday, April 2, 1984 – I mean, 2009 – the FBI confiscated the code for each of my online businesses*. They seized all of our servers. They seized our backup servers, and the backups to our backups. As of this writing, everything I have devoted my [...]

Silver Ends Week Below $13

Exactly like last week, silver and gold prices fell while palladium and platinum rose. Silver ended under $13 in London and in New York. In spot trading, the London silver fixing ended the week at $12.86 an ounce, falling 36 cents, or 2.7 percent. Silver dropped 43 cents during the previous week.

Braille Silver Dollar Sales Near 41,000 in First Week

Silver coin sales climbed over the last several days, helped by the Braille Silver Dollars and the 2009 Quarters Silver Proof Set releases.