2013 America the Beautiful 5 Ounce Silver Coin Designs

Designs for the upcoming 2013 America the Beautiful coins were introduced by the U.S. Mint this week.

Created specifically for the five circulating 2013 America the Beautiful Quarters, they will also be seen on the much bigger 2013 America the Beautiful 5 Ounce Silver Uncirculated Coins that are minted for coin collectors and the 2013 America the Beautiful 5 Ounce Silver Bullion Coins that are struck for investors. Read More…

Final Sales for 2012 San Francisco Silver Eagle Two Coin Set Adjusted

An adjusted, unaudited final sales total for the San Francisco produced 2012 American Silver Eagle Two Coin Set was provided by the United States Mint on Thursday, December 6, 2012.

In a bit of surprise, final sales are down more than 10% from the number posted by the U.S. Mint one day after the set went off sale. Read More…

Gettysburg 5 Ounce Silver Uncirculated Coin Sold Out

Collectors must now look to the secondary market to purchase the 2011-P Gettysburg National Military Park 5 Ounce Silver Uncirculated Coin. The United States Mint is no longer offering the silver coins, having stated they are sold out.

That call came on Wednesday, December 5, 2012. The last sales total was well below the coin’s intended mintage of 35,000. Read More…

US Mint Limited Edition Silver Proof Set Opening Sales

Starting sales for the U.S. Mint’s Limited Edition Silver Proof Set were published, revealing customers ordered 19,290 between November 27 and December 3, 2012.

In all, 50,000 sets may be ordered, leaving more than 30,000 still up for grabs at $149.95 each. Read More…

Mark Twain Commemorative Silver Dollars and $5 Gold Coins for 2016

Mark Twain commemorative silver dollars and $5 gold coins will be issued by the United States Mint in 2016, as directed by legislation signed into law this week by President Obama.

On December 4, 2012, the President signed the Mark Twain Commemorative Coin Act. It directs the Secretary of the Treasury, and thus the U.S. Mint, to strike and release up to 350,000 silver dollars and a maximum of 100,000 $5 gold coins in commemoration of the famous author.

These gold and silver coins will be available in both proof and uncirculated qualities. Read More…

American Eagle Silver Coins Log Second Strongest November Sales

Sales of bullion American Eagle silver coins remain remarkable as last month was the second strongest November in the series 27-year history, data from the United States Mint shows. 2012 is within striking distance of over-taking the second place slot for annual Silver Eagle sales.

The U.S. Mint recorded November sales of 3,159,500 for the 99.9% pure silver coins. The total is 6,500 more than the previous month and more than double sales of 1,384,000 in the same period last year. Read More…

Silver Prices Advance in November Despite Final Weekly Loss

U.S. silver prices moved solidly higher in November despite an ending weekly loss.

Silver looked to pad gains for the week and month when it reached a seven-week high on Thursday, but prices plunged Friday. In the end-of-month settlement, silver prices for March delivery declined $1.15, or 3.4%, to $33.28 an ounce on the Comex in New York. Read More…

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