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2010 Proof Silver Eagles Remain Uncertain, Proof Gold Eagle Coins Coming

Silver Coins Today — Wed, 08 Sep 2010 06:11:22 +0000

The United States Mint will be selling at least one of its staple proof products this year, the 2010 Proof American Gold Eagle. However, the status of the 2010 Proof American Silver Eagle is still uncertain, according to the latest eagle production news from the United States Mint. The U.S. Mint confirmed on [...]

Silver Soars to $19.95, Hits Highest Price Since 2008

Silver Coins Today — Sat, 04 Sep 2010 19:01:04 +0000

U.S. silver prices on Friday closed at their highest level since March 2008, capping two straight weeks of gains. The metal soared 4.8% this week in New York after surging 5.8% last week. Silver as "the poor man's gold" easily outperformed the yellow metal. In fact, the gold to silver ratio is at the [...]

2011 Koala Silver Coins

Silver Coins Today — Thu, 02 Sep 2010 19:13:07 +0000

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 [...]

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

Silver Coins Today — Wed, 01 Sep 2010 03:35:57 +0000

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 [...]

Star Spangled Banner Silver Dollars Coins

Silver Coins Today — Mon, 30 Aug 2010 13:44:42 +0000

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 [...]

Silver Prices Soar for Week, Silver Eagles Top 23M

Silver Coins Today — Fri, 27 Aug 2010 23:34:10 +0000

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, [...]

2010 Silver Proof Set Released

Silver Coins Today — Fri, 27 Aug 2010 16:39:03 +0000

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 [...]

US Mint Sales: Silver Coins Rebound, Bullion Eagles Gain

Silver Coins Today — Wed, 25 Aug 2010 00:41:50 +0000

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 Prices End Below $18, Bullion Coin Demand Plummets

Silver Coins Today — Sat, 21 Aug 2010 18:44:42 +0000

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 [...]

9/11 Commemorative Silver Medals for 10th Anniversary

Mike Unser — Fri, 20 Aug 2010 18:40:07 +0000

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, [...]