Silver Coins Today

US Mint Sales: America the Beautiful Quarters Silver Proof Sets Surge

Silver Coins Today — Tue, 27 Jul 2010 04:19:58 +0000

It was a strong week for silver coins, according to the most recent sales report from the United States Mint. For the second week in a row, every numismatic coin and set outperformed their prior week's levels. The bullion silver eagles strutted their stuff and the 2010 America the Beautiful Quarters Proof Set tackled its [...]

Silver Rises for Week, US Bullion Coins Near 2.3M for Month

Silver Coins Today — Sun, 25 Jul 2010 00:49:26 +0000

U.S. silver slipped 1.9 cents on Friday, but three straight prior day gains lifted the metal higher for the week after prices had tumbled 57.4 cents last Friday and then another 24.5 cents on Monday. New York silver prices for September delivery closed to $18.101 an ounce, marking a weekly increase of 31.3 cents, or [...]

US Mint Sales: Quarters Sets Improve, Silver Eagles Top 20 Million

Silver Coins Today — Wed, 21 Jul 2010 04:28:57 +0000

Numismatic silver coins rebounded, according to the latest figures from the United States Mint. The 2010 silver quarters proof set achieved the biggest comeback, and the DAV commemoratives also climbed. In fact, every collector coin and set outperformed their prior week's levels. Perhaps it was the release of the US Mint Uncirculated Mint Set last Thursday, [...]

2010 Australian Kangaroo High Relief Silver Coin Released

Darrin Lee Unser — Mon, 19 Jul 2010 17:33:08 +0000

Expanding on its world-renowned Australian Kangaroo bullion coin series, the Perth Mint of Australia has released the 2010 Australian Kangaroo 1oz Silver Proof High Relief Coin. This coin marks a departure, however, from the traditional kangaroo bullion series which, up until now, has only been struck from pure gold. The series itself debuted over twenty years ago [...]

Silver Weekly Prices Fall with Friday Thumping

Silver Coins Today — Fri, 16 Jul 2010 23:55:16 +0000

U.S. silver prices were headed for a positive week until tumbling 57.4 cents Friday, tracking other precious metals, commodities and equities losses after sour consumer sentiment data and a flat inflation report unleashed broad selloffs. New York silver futures moved within a 80.5 cent range during the week, with its intraday high of $18.535 [...]

US Mint 2010 Silver Eagles Top 2008 Sales in 6.5 Months

Silver Coins Today — Thu, 15 Jul 2010 00:52:12 +0000

Fewer silver coins were purchased from the United States Mint in recent days. Collectors are instead spending their spare time enjoying the summer, perhaps lounging in hammocks sipping iced tea. Sales lagged for every coin and set. The biggest performers were once again bullion Silver Eagles and the new silver quarters proof sets, though [...]

US Marshals Commemorative Gold and Silver Coins Proposed

Silver Coins Today — Wed, 14 Jul 2010 05:58:12 +0000

Newly introduced legislation, if passed into law, would authorize the United States Mint to strike commemorative gold and silver coins to celebrate the founding of the U.S. Marshals Service, America's first law enforcement agency. Entitled the United States Marshals Service 225th Anniversary Commemorative Coin Act and numbered H.R. 5680, the bill was reintroduced by [...]

2010 America the Beautiful Quarters Ceremonies

Silver Coins Today — Sun, 11 Jul 2010 19:59:55 +0000

The three remaining dates for the ceremonial releases of the 2010 America the Beautiful Quarters™ are now available, having been published by the United States Mint with the suggestion that Americans consider including the locations and launches as part of their vacations plans. "We hope families across the country will join us," said U.S. [...]

Silver Prices Rise 2% for the Week, Eagle Coins Up 1.1M

Silver Coins Today — Sat, 10 Jul 2010 16:26:14 +0000

U.S. weekly silver prices advanced 2.0% after tumbling 7.4% during the prior week and registering their biggest fall since February 5. New York silver futures moved narrowly through the holiday-shortened week. 0.8% increases were posted on Tuesday and Wednesday, followed by a loss of 0.7% on Thursday. Silver for September delivery closed to its [...]

US Mint Sales: Silver Eagles Top 19M, Collector Coins Slow

Silver Coins Today — Thu, 08 Jul 2010 15:04:25 +0000

The latest US Mint sales figures have been released, and there were no standouts among the silver numismatic products, aside from the fact that the DAV commemorative coins did not do as well as they did in the prior week. None of the collector products outperformed their previous weekly gains. Bullion American Silver Eagle [...]