US Mint Freezes Sales of Some Silver Coins, Announces Price Increases

Prospective buyers on Wednesday were locked out from purchasing more than a dozen silver coins offered by the United States Mint.

Since silver "has been trading in a range of $30.00-$35.00 per ounce since August 23, 2012," stated the Mint, it halted sales of its numismatic products containing American Silver Eagles or America the Beautiful Five Ounce Silver Uncirculated Coins so it could increase their prices. Read More…

American Silver Eagle Bullion Coins Soar in September 2012 Sales

U.S. Mint sales of American Silver Eagle bullion coins surged in September, realizing double digit percent gains over August and ranking in the top fifteen for all-time monthly sales.

3,255,000 bullion Silver Eagles were ordered in September by U.S. Mint authorized purchasers, marking a 13.4% increase from the 2,870,000 sold in August. The rally is more notable when considering that August came in 26.0% higher than July. Read More…

2013 Year of the Snake Gilded, Gemstone and Colored Silver Coins

Three new Year of the Snake silver coins have been issued by the Perth Mint of Australia as part of its Lunar Series II program. All three depict the same basic imagery but feature different treatments of the reverse design.

Available now from the Perth Mint are the 2013 Year of the Snake Gilded Silver Coin, the 2013 Year of the Snake Colored Silver Coin and the 2013 Year of the Snake Gemstone Silver Coin. Read More…

Melt Values for Silver Coins Jump through Q3 2012

Fiery gains for silver in July and August have boosted the melt values of silver coins in the third quarter 2012 and for the year.

After boisterous gains during the January-March period, silver prices plunged in the second quarter to such an extent that silver was in the red through the first half of 2012. Read More…

Silver Prices Soar 10% in September, Padding a Heftier Quarterly Gain

U.S. silver prices closed September with a final day loss, but still scored significant monthly and quarterly gains.

On Friday, silver prices for December delivery settled to $34.58 an ounce on the Comex in New York, dipping 8.9 cents or 0.3%. Silver traded from an intraday low of $34.33 an ounce to a high of $34.93 an ounce. Losses were attributed to a stronger U.S. dollar and profit-taking. Read More…

2012 Farewell to the Penny 5 Oz and 1/2 Oz Silver 1 Cent Coins

Two new silver one cent coins have been issued by the Royal Canadian Mint to commemorate the important place the penny holds in the history of the country.

The 2012 Farewell to the Penny 5 Ounce Silver 1 Cent Coin and the 2012 Farewell to the Penny 1/2 Ounce Silver 1 Cent Coin are both struck from 99.99% pure silver and are available now for ordering. Read More…

2012 Silver Proof Sets Top 300K, Leader in US Coin Sales

U.S. Mint numismatic silver products with the biggest weekly sales were 2012-W Proof Silver Eagles, 2012 Silver Proof Sets and 2012-W Uncirculated Silver Eagles. Demand, however, eased slightly compared to the prior week, but sales were high enough for the Silver Proof Set to hit a milestone.

In the latest round of coin sales, 2012-W Proof Silver Eagles shot up by 31,964 orders after adding 41,853 previously. Read More…

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