A funny thing happens to gold and silver most Decembers. Prices tend to go down and this December may be the best time buy gold and silver since last summer. Prices for both metals have been on a slight downward trend, from a high of $1549 on September 3 for gold to $1460 as this article is being wr...
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How many times have you thought that you mother deserves a medal for all she’s done for you? Why not act on that sentiment and give her a bronze, silver, or gold medal for Mother’s Day?
Medals with Meaning
Over the years the US Mint has produced medals that commemora...
The U.S. Mint is celebrating the 50th anniversary of the historic Apollo 11 moon landing mission by issuing a series of commemorative coins in silver, gold, and silver clad. The Apollo 11 50th
Anniversary Commemorative Coin Program marks one of the most ground-breaking events in American histor...
One of only two known gem-quality MS69 gold dollars sold this month for $72,000 at the Long Beach US Coins Signature Auction.
Civil War Gold
By 1864 the US was mired in the Civil War and gold supplies were needed to finance its conduct. This led to extremely low mint...
The US Mint ceased production of gold coins in 1933 by order of President Franklin D. Roosevelt, ending a tradition dating back to the first US coins in 1792. By that time only $10 and $20 gold coins remained in limited production, $5 and $2.50 denominations having been discontinued in 1929. But in ...
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Gifts of gold have been a sign of respect and affection for thousands of years. Kings and princesses have been showered with it. Lovers have been adorned in it.
But what if you can’t afford a king’s ransom. or the object of your affection isn’t a fashionista?
Fortunately, there are plenty ...
Heritage Auctions held an auction of US Territorial Gold and early colonial coins in Chicago on October 11-14. It included a Kellogg & Co. $50 California gold coin considered the “king” of territorial gold coins.
Pre-Revolutionary colonial coins from New England, Virginia, and New Jer...
When “Gold Fever” strikes, anything can happen. People can lose perspective and focus solely on the seductive yellow metal, leading to risky choices…and bad behavior.
Death was a constant companion in the pursuit of gold and other precious metals and gems, and tales abound of haunted soul...
The California Gold Rush led to the largest variety of privately made gold coins and created a collecting subspecialty of its own.
As thousands of prospectors and fortune-seekers headed to California after the discovery of gold at Sutter’s Mill outside Sacramento in 1848, the lucky ...
