2011 Koala Silver Coins

The Perth Mint of Australia will release next year's bullion 2011 Koala Silver Coins beginning on October 4, 2010. The 99.9% pure silver coins feature a new design depicting the koala, one of Australia's most popular animals.

The Australian Koala Bullion Silver Coin series was first introduced in 2007, and has been a popular offering ever since. The 2011 issues include four different sizes -- 1 kg, 10 oz, 1 oz and 1/2 oz. Read More...

US Mint Sales: 2010 Silver Proof Sets at 241K in Four Days

It was another good week for silver numismatic products. The United States Mint launched a new coin set which likely helped its other products, as each outperformed its previous week's sales growth. Even the bullion silver eagles gained some steam.

The Mint's annual 2010 Silver Proof Set was released Thursday, August 26. By Sunday, 241,656 were scooped up by eager buyers. When compared to last year's inaugural sales of 271,372, this year's start was slower. Last year's set, however, had four extra coins, including Lincoln's Bicentennial Cents, and was $4 cheaper. Read More...

Star Spangled Banner Silver Dollars Coins

A newly passed law will help celebrate the bicentennial writing of the Star-Spangled Banner with commemorative gold and silver coins.

The United States Mint will strike up to 500,000 Star Spangled Banner Silver Dollars and a maximum of 100,000 $5 gold commemoratives for issue during the calendar year beginning on January 1, 2012.

The Star-Spangled Banner Commemorative Coin Act was introduced as H.R. 2097 in the U.S. House by Rep. Dutch Ruppersberger on April 23, 2009. It passed in the House on September 9, 2009, and then in the Senate on August 2, 2010. President Obama signed the Act into Public Law 111-232 on August 16, 2010. Read More...

Silver Prices Soar for Week, Silver Eagles Top 23M

Silver prices rallied this week in New York and London, with respective weekly gains of 5.8% and 4.9%.

U.S. silver tracked gold and joined with increases in other precious metals, breaking a two-week losing streak. With the exception of a 4.4 cent dip on Thursday, silver moved higher each day since last week's close.

On Friday, September silver finished at $19.039 an ounce on the Comex in New York -- its best closing price this week. It reached an intraday high earlier in the day of $19.340 an ounce. Read More...

2010 Silver Proof Set Released

The 14-coin US Mint 2010 Silver Proof Set launched Thursday, August 26, 2010, at noon Eastern time. The annual silver set is priced at $56.95 and will do very well, since it is an always popular product for coin collectors.

The United States Mint has been selling approximately 700,000 of the sets since 2008. Each of those years, they were launched during the middle of the summer and sold into the following year.

The chart below shows the launch and end dates for the prior three years as well as their last reported sales figures. Read More...

US Mint Sales: Silver Coins Rebound, Bullion Eagles Gain

Sales picked up for silver coin products, according to the latest round of United States Mint sales figures. Every numismatic item exceeded its prior weekly gains, following two weeks of slower movement.

The 2010 America the Beautiful Quarters Silver Proof Set jumped by 4,884 compared to 4,695 previously. Last year's 2009 DC and Territories Quarters Silver Proof Set also bounced up by 726, as compared to the prior climb of 621. Read More...

Silver Prices End Below $18, Bullion Coin Demand Plummets

U.S. silver prices fell 33.6 cents on Friday, marking four straight days of losses an pulling the metal a penny below $18 an ounce. Silver has fallen for two straight weeks.

On Friday, September silver finished at $17.991 an ounce on the Comex in New York, registering a 0.7% weekly loss and hitting its lowest closing point of the week. The metal's highs were on Tuesday, with an intraday ceiling of $18.62 an ounce and a closing level of $18.595 an ounce. Read More...

9/11 Commemorative Silver Medals for 10th Anniversary

The 10th anniversary of the September 11, 2001, terrorist attacks will be commemorated next year with silver medals, which be available for purchase in years 2011 and 2012.

The 9/11 commemorative silver medals will feature a design "emblematic of the courage, sacrifice, and strength of those individuals who perished in the terrorist attacks of September 11, 2001, the bravery of those who risked their lives to save others that day, and the endurance, resilience, and hope of those who survived."

The design, as described in the National September 11 Memorial & Museum Commemorative Medal Act, will also feature the year inscriptions '2001-2011', and the words 'Always Remember'.< Read More...

US Mint Sales: Bullion Eagles Rise 100K, Silver Sets Slow

It was an unusually slow week for U.S. silver coin products, even for silver bullion. Only one numismatic item outperformed its prior week's gains, but just barely. The biggest sales gap, however, was in American Silver Eagles.

Since last Tuesday, August 10, and as of this writing, only 100,000 bullion 2010 American Silver Eagles were sold, compared to 567,000 in a five day period in the previous report. At least the year-to-date total broke the 22 million milestone, by hitting 22,092,000. Collectors hoping for 2010 proof versions are probably relieved to see the bullion's change of pace. Read More...

2010 America the Beautiful Silver Bullion Coins Set for Fall

The development work for the 2010 America the Beautiful Silver Bullion Coins is over, the United States Mint confirmed late last week. Full production is expected to begin this Fall.

The new 12 year coin series goes hand-in-hand with the America the Beautiful Quarters™ and will, in fact, bear the same designs as the circulating quarters which feature national park and national site themes.

While three of this year's five quarters have already entered circulation, the companion 5 ounce, .999 fine silver coins were delayed with production problems. After numerous tests, retrials and using a newly purchased coin press, the kinks of producing and also placing edge letterings on the massively wide, but fairly thin coins has been solved. Read More...

US Silver Prices and Bullion Coins Decline for Week

U.S. silver prices fell 36.3 cents this week after rising 46.9 cents last week. Silver also broke away, to some degree, in tracking gold which was the only precious metal to post a weekly gain.

On Friday, Silver for September delivery rose 4.4 cents, or 0.2 percent, to finish at $18.109 an ounce on the Comex in New York. It was the third highest closing price of the week, with Monday's $18.242 the best. Silver hit its lowest intraday point on Wednesday at $17.795 an ounce while its highest intraday level was attained on Monday at $18.575 an ounce. Read More...

US Mint Sales: Eagles Hot, Proof Silver Quarter Sets Pass 150K

Excluding bullion silver coins, it was a slower week for U.S. silver coin products. Each numismatic item took on an easier summertime pace than the previous week while the bullions blazed onward.

The most popular numismatic item was the 2010 America the Beautiful Quarters Silver Proof Set™. Sales were a touch slower, increasing 5,230 compared to 5,943. Their total hit 154,245.
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Silver Eagles Sales in July 2010 Break Record

Adding flames to the fire on an already hot year for bullion 2010 American Silver Eagles, July sales of the silver coins again attained record levels.

Coming in at 2,981,000 coins sold, the month goes down in the history books as the best ever July for the series that was introduced back in 1986. The old record was hit just last year when sales of the Silver Eagles came in slightly over 2.8 million -- shattering the previous record set in 2008 of only 1.25 million. Read More...

Silver Prices Mark First Week of August with Gains

U.S. silver tracked gold during the first week in August, registering a weekly gain of 46.9 cents after falling 3.8 percent in July.

Gold was lifted by a weaker dollar on Friday as poorer-than-expected jobs data cast shadows on the pace of the economic recovery. Investors sought less risky options, which included gold and silver.

Silver for September delivery advanced 15.1 cents, or 0.8 percent, to end Friday at $18.472 an ounce on the Comex in New York. It was the highest closing point of the week, and capped a 2.6 percent weekly gain. Silver's intraday low of $17.975 an ounce was touched on Monday while its intraday high of $18.70 an ounce was hit on Wednesday. Read More...

US Mint Sales – Silver Eagles Top 21 Million, Veterans Proof Climb

Sales were mixed for silver coins, breaking a two-week streak where every U.S. Mint silver product increased over the prior week. But there was a stand out in addition to the American Silver Eagle coins that seem to fly out Mint doors 24x7.

One coin did outperformed its prior week's gain, and that was the proof 2010 Disabled American Veterans Silver Dollar. They advanced 986 compared to the previous gain of 672. The uncirculated tacked on 261, which was slightly lower than 269 from the last report. Together, the two coins increased 1,247. The commemoratives are at 62.8% of their maximum 350,000 mintage. Read More...

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