2009 Proof Gold Eagles Canceled
The United States Mint has offered proof versions of the American Gold Eagle since 1986. These collectible versions of the popular bullion coins are minted using a special process where the coin is struck multiple times with specialized dies. The resulting coins feature sharp details and a cameo contrast of frosted raised elements and mirrored [...]
US Mint Suspends Production of More Gold and Silver Coins
The United States Mint has officially announced the suspension of another slate of gold and silver products. The affected products are 2009 dated American Gold and Silver Eagle coins produced for collectors. These coins are considered collectible versions of the bullion coins.
Although these are collectible coins, they represent a sizable amount of precious metals sales [...]
2008 US Mint Gold, Silver & Platinum Bullion Coin Sales
With the dust somewhat settled for the prior year, we now have some complete US Mint sales data on sales of gold, silver, and platinum bullion coins. As expected, the numbers show some large percentage increases from prior year sales. In particular silver bullion sales reached an all time record high with sales of nearly [...]
US Mint Unveils New Pricing Policy
The US Mint unveiled a new pricing policy which covers all Gold and Platinum Numismatic Products. This pricing policy does not refer to any of the bullion offerings, but only the numismatic products which the US Mint sells to coin collectors. The new policy represents a significant shift in the handling of collectible coins with [...]
US Mint 2008 Gold and Silver Dwindle, 2009 Releases Delayed
The United States Mint recently released a memo to authorized bullion purchasers regarding the remaining 2008-dated bullion coins and the upcoming 2009-dated bullion coins.
The only 2008 dated bullion coins still being sold by the US Mint are the 1 ounce American Gold Eagle and 1 ounce American Silver Eagle. Final allocations for these coins will [...]
