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Gold soared on Friday and consequently for the week as the release of dismal U.S. jobs data fuelled expectations of further monetary stimulus from the Federal Reserve. Gold prices rallied 3.4% higher than last Friday due to the near $58 jump-start for June. Weekly advances in other precious metals were 0.4% for silver, 0.5% for platinum and 4.1% for palladium [...]  

Today, June 1, 2012, the United States Mint placed the limited-edition 2012 Star-Spangled Banner Bicentennial Silver Dollar Set on sale for a price of $53.95. Included for the price is a 2012-P Proof Star-Spangled Banner Silver Dollar which, interestingly, is sold separately for $1 more at $54.95. This coin is held within an attractive presentation folder which also contains [...]  

June looks to be a busy month for the United States Mint. Among the first new products to hit the numismatic street will be two silver proof sets -- a core annual offering and a two-coin set featuring San Francisco minted American Silver Eagle coins. On Monday, June 4, the 2012 Silver Proof Set will be released for $67.95, the same price as last year's issue [...]  

Debuting products led U.S. Mint sales but a number of silver coins and a few gold coins also appeared prominently on the sales charts. Newly released 2012 U.S. Mint Uncirculated Coin Sets reached opening sales of 164,459 to lead all collector offerings last week. While other world mints would be thrilled to score such high sales [...]  

The Perth Mint produced two coins for the event. They were made out of 1 kilo of 99% pure gold and 1 kilo of 99% pure silver. Ron Currie is the Perth Mint Sales and Marketing Director. He declared: "The Queen’s Diamond Jubilee is a remarkable moment in ...  

The Royal Mint has unveiled a unique souvenir for the Diamond ... Certificate of Authenticity, a booklet and a numbered plaque and can be purchased directly from the Royal Mint. Along with the gold coins, similar coins made out of silver - with a face ...  

Got enough gold bullion lying around? Have spare cash? It's probably not a bad idea to diversify a bit with some of the prettiest numismatic coins on market: The MS-63 Saint Gauden. As bullion prices continue to fall amid across-the-board selloffs in the ...  

When a gold investor decides to take the leap and “get physical,” the first step is usually the purchase of a gold bullion coin. Many investors in the US, with good reason, are attracted to the American Gold Eagle coin for its liquidity ...  

At noon Eastern Time today, the United States Mint began offering the 2012-P El Yunque National Forest Five Ounce Silver Uncirculated Coin for $204.95, the same price as the 2011-dated issues that are still available. This latest collector piece honors the national forest located in Puerto Rico. The new strike marks the eleventh in the America the Beautiful Five Ounce Silver Uncirculated Coin series and the first 2012-dated one this year [...]  

The U.S. Supreme Court will not consider the international dispute between Tampa's Odyssey Marine Exploration and Spain. The Spaniards took about $500 million worth of silver coins and other sunken treasure earlier this year that Odyssey had brought up from the ocean floor near Peru from a sunken Spanish galleon, according to the Tampa Tribune. Odyssey Marine and Peru both objected to Spain retaking possession of the treasure. The...  

American Gold Eagle bullion coins and 1 oz. Canadian Gold Maple Leaf bullion coins. The APMEX Physical - 1 oz. Gold Redeemable Trust intends to provide investors with access to the gold market while providing the liquidity of an exchange-traded security.  

SARASOTA, Fla., May 10, 2012 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Numismatic Guaranty Corporation (NGC), a Florida-based independent coin certification and grading company, announced today it has graded 25 million coins — becoming the first grading company to reach this ...  

Heading into the three-day Memorial Day weekend, the United States Mint today, May 25, 2012, released the Grover Cleveland Presidential $1 Coin honoring the first of the former leader's two non-consecutive terms. The new coins celebrating the 22nd President went on sale at noon ET directly from the U.S. Mint in rolls, bags, and boxes. It is the second of four releases this year in the United States Mint Presidential $1 Coin Program, with the...  

Taipei, May 21 (CNA) Sales of coins commemorating the inauguration of President Ma Ying-jeou were lukewarm Monday, the first say of sale, amid a low international gold price and the president's plummeting approval ratings. There were no lines of people ...  

Rolls, bags and boxes filled with $1 coins honoring Grover Cleveland's first term as President proved popular with collectors. Buyers ordered 3,758,025 of the $1 coins between their launch on Friday, May 25, through to Monday, May 28. In terms of product options, $25 rolls from the Philadelphia Mint were most popular at 26,975 for a coin total of 674,365 [...]