Australian Swimming Excellence Silver Coin

The Perth Mint of Australia honors Australia’s legendary success in the sport of swimming with a collector 100 years of Swimming Excellence Silver Proof Coin that also commemorates Swimming Australia. Read More…

Silver Prices Soar 5.3% in London, 4.9% in N.Y.

Precious metal prices were higher this week, with silver surging forward following only modest gains from the week prior.

New York silver for July delivery ended Friday at $14.695 an ounce, jumping 68.5 cents, or 4.9 percent this week. The metal gained 0.4 percent the week prior.

London spot silver closed Friday at $14.66 an ounce, rising 74 cents or, 5.3 percent this week. It was up just 0.1 percent the previous week. Silver in London is up an impressive 35.9 percent this year, as it has gained $3.87 from the $10.79 closing price on December 31.

Here are week changing London precious metal prices: Read More…

US Silver Coin Sales Stats – May 20

2009 Quarters Silver Proof Sets were the only collectors silver coins to show better sales last week compared to the week prior. In the newest US Mint sales report, everything reversed. Read More…

2009 Modern Canada Silver Kilo Coin

The Royal Canadian Mint has released the 2009 Modern Canada Fine Silver Kilo Coin as the third offering in a series that began in 2007 with the "Early Canada" design, and was followed in 2008 with the "Towards Confederation" coin. Read More…

Silver Prices Rise 0.1% in London, 0.4% in N.Y.

Silver managed modest gains for the week, rising less than a percent in both New York and London — well off the respective 11.6 percent and 14.4 percent increases from the prior week.

London spot silver closed Friday at $13.92 an ounce, rising 2 cents or, 0.1 percent this week. However, silver is 29 percent higher for the year, as the metal has gained $3.13 from the $10.79 closing price on December 31. Read More…

US Silver Coin Sales Stats – May 14

Excluding 2009 Quarters Silver Proof Sets, demand for US silver collector coins tumbled based on the latest United States Mint sales report. Read More…

NFB Asks Public to Buy Braille Silver Dollars, As Two Fly In Space

Two commemorative Braille Dollars launched into space on Monday aboard Atlantis on the STS-125 mission to service NASA’s Hubble Space Telescope. Read More…

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