What Precious Metal Has Performed Best In 2012 And Where Do We Go From Here?
After the recent volatility in precious metals, let's take a look at the year to date performance of gold, silver, platinum and palladium. The new year started off with a strong rally across the entire precious metals group which erased some of the losses seen in the second half of 2011. The across the board rally in precious metals came to an abrupt
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US Mint Platinum Bullion Coins a No-Show for 2010
For the second year in a row, the United States Mint did not offer platinum bullion coins for precious metals investors. Bullion products available from the US Mint during 2010 included only gold and silver coins. The American Platinum Eagle was last available to the US Mint's network of authorized purchasers
2010 Platinum Eagles Available
The United States Mint began selling 2010 American Platinum Eagles this week-- not the bullion coins, but the collectible proof version of the coin. Platinum bullion coins actually have not been produced by the US Mint since late 2008. The 2009-dated bullion coins were
2009 Proof Platinum Eagle
Despite the fact that the 2009 Platinum Eagle bullion coins have been canceled, the US Mint announced their intention to release a collectible Proof 2009 Platinum Eagle later this year. Each year since
2009 Platinum Eagle Bullion Coins Canceled
For the first time since Platinum Eagles were introduced, the United States Mint will not produce platinum bullion coins. This comes after nearly a year of suspension and uncertainty. The American Platinum Eagle was introduced in 1997 as the
Where are the 2009 American Platinum Eagles?
The year is nearly three-quarters of the way completed, and there have been no 2009 American Platinum Eagle coins available from the United States Mint in any form. Last year on October 25, 2008, the US Mint had announced
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
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
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
US Mint Makes Drastic Cuts to Collector Gold & Platinum Coin Offerings
Today the United States Mint announced some sweeping cuts to the number of products that they will offer to coin collectors. The deepest cuts take place in the US Mint's offerings of collectible versions of gold and platinum bullion coins. Most people know about the US Mint's bullion coin offerings.
