Silver Prices Advance 4.2% in February

Silver prices were set to rumble in February until diving on the final day of the month. Silver still sang loud as futures in New York settled 4.2% higher than a month ago, but the level could have been nearer 12% had prices stayed closer to Tuesday’s 5.5-month high of $37.21 an ounce. On Wednesday [...]

Star-Spangled Banner Commemorative Coin Images Released

With a release date set and prices already established, the U.S. Mint is quickly rolling out the other necessities of launching the 2012 Star-Spangled Banner Commemorative Coin products on Monday, March 5, 2012. These include images of each $5 gold and silver dollar commemorative coin, product pages for both plus the companion 2012 Star-Spangled Banner [...]

2012 Moose Silver Coin Fourth in Canadian Wildlife Series

The Royal Canadian Mint has released the 2012 Moose silver bullion coin, the fourth of at least six planned issues within its Canadian Wildlife coin series and the final one with this year’s date. All coins in the popular series feature an investment-grade purity of .9999 fine silver, a face value of $5 and a reverse [...]

US Mint Suspends Eagle and ATB 5 Oz Coin Sales as Silver Prices Surge

Sales of U.S. Mint collector products struck from 99.9 percent silver were suspended Friday as silver prices advanced closer to their melt values. No longer available to order are America the Beautiful Five Ounce Silver Uncirculated Coins and the American Silver Eagle Uncirculated Coin. U.S. Mint coin pricing policy closely follows precious metals prices in [...]

2012 Infantry Soldier Silver Dollar Opening Sales

The biggest sellers of the United States Mint numismatic silver items were the newest releases, the 2012 Infantry Soldier Silver Dollar Commemorative Coins and Defenders of Freedom Set. No other sales came close, but in the bullion market, demand for the Silver Eagles rebounded tremendously after crawling in the last report. Combined, 54,675 of the [...]

Canadian Silver Dollars Commemorative War of 1812 Bicentennial

The Royal Canadian Mint has struck three unique 2012 Silver Dollars celebrating the bicentennial of the War of 1812 in which Canada played an integral part. The commemorative coins are available in proof, brilliant and gold-plated finishes with each struck from 99.99% pure silver. Today, the War of 1812 is thought by many to have [...]

Infantry Soldier Silver Dollar Coins and Set Released

2012 Infantry Soldier Silver Dollar Commemorative Coins are now available in both proof and uncirculated qualities from the United States Mint as well as the Infantry Soldier Silver Dollar Defenders of Freedom Set. The U.S. Mint began selling the coins and set today, February 16, 2012. As announced late last week, the collector proof silver [...]

Chickasaw 5 Ounce Silver Uncirculated Coin Sales Debut at 8,658

Debut sales of the 2011-P Chickasaw National Recreation Area 5 Ounce Silver Uncirculated Coin for Oklahoma were released by the United States Mint and they proved better than expected. Other big hitters in this week’s U.S. Mint sales report was the 2011-W Uncirculated Silver Eagle and the 2012 America the Beautiful Quarters Silver Proof Set. The [...]

Infantry Soldier Silver Dollar Defenders of Freedom Set

Details have emerged for the Infantry Soldier Silver Dollar Defenders of Freedom Set which is scheduled to be released Thursday, February 16, along with the 2012 Infantry Soldier Silver Dollar commemorative coins. News of the set was first revealed in late January when it was listed as an upcoming product, but information as to what [...]

Canadian 2012 $20 Silver Polar Bear Commemorative Coin at Face Value

Expanding on the immense popularity of its "Exchange $20 for $20" program, the Royal Canadian Mint has launched the third coin in the series with the $20 Silver Polar Bear Commemorative Coin. These .9999 fine silver specimen quality coins showcase the image of a polar bear. The strikes are available now from the Royal Canadian [...]

2012 Silver Dollar Pricing Reduced, Commemorative Coin Release Dates

Release dates are available and pricing for the upcoming 2012 silver dollar commemorative coins have been reduced by the United States Mint, according to a notice published in the Federal Register on Thursday, February 9. New price points for the yet to be released Infantry Soldier Silver Dollar and the Star-Spangled Banner Silver Dollar will be lower than what [...]

2011-P Chickasaw 5 Ounce Silver Uncirculated Coin Available

The United States Mint released its 2011-P Chickasaw National Recreation Area 5 Ounce Silver Uncirculated Coin for Oklahoma on Thursday, February 9, 2012, at Noon (Eastern Time). The coin is the final of five 2011-dated strikes in the Mint’s America the Beautiful Five Ounce Silver Uncirculated Coins™ series and also marks the tenth overall in the program. [...]

US Mint Sales: Silver Eagles and Sets Take Off

Silver products spiked in the most recent sales figures from the United States Mint. The 2011-W Uncirculated Silver Eagles soared, and the 2012 America the Beautiful Quarters Silver Proof Set also skyrocketed. At the top of the chart again was collectible Uncirculated Silver Eagles, but this time their weekly gain was 14,286. Previously they jumped [...]

2012 Australian Opal Koala Silver Coin Begins New Series

The Perth Mint of Australia introduces a new coin series featuring nocturnal creatures of the country detailed in pure Australian opal with the release of the 2012 Opal Koala Silver Coin in proof quality. What creature could be more appropriate for the debut of a new Australian Opal Series than a koala, looked upon by many [...]

2011-W Uncirculated Silver Eagle and 5 Ounce Coin Sales Pick-up

According to the latest United States Mint sales stats, the 2011-W Uncirculated Silver Eagle picked up steam and improved its week-over-week gains, as did several other items, like the 5 ounce silver uncirculated coins. The 2012 America the Beautiful Quarters Silver Proof Set, on the other hand, slowed but was still a strong seller. Sales [...]

Silver Eagle Bullion Coin Sales Top 6 Million in January

Silver Eagle bullion coin sales marched once again into record territory last month — an occurrence which has become almost commonplace in the last few years. According to the United States Mint, a total of 6,107,000 of the investment grade coins were ordered by the Mint’s authorized purchasers in January 2012. That six million plus figure [...]