5 Star Generals Commemorative Coin Act Passes House, Awaits Senate Action

On Thursday, May 20, 2010 the U.S. House passed the 5 Star Generals Commemorative Coin Act. The act would create three coins commemorating America’s Five-Star Generals who taught at or attended the U.S. Army Command and General Staff College (CGSC). If the act becomes law, the United States Mint would begin production on these coins […]

World’s Most Valuable Coin, 1794 Flowing Hair Silver Dollar

The Neil/Carter/Contursi specimen 1794 Flowing Hair silver dollar has been sold for $7,850,000, setting a new record as the world’s most valuable rare coin. Graded PCGS Specimen-66, it is the finest known 1794 dollar and believed by several prominent experts to be the first silver dollar ever struck by the United States Mint. It was […]

Silver Prices Plunge in 3rd Week of May

Silver prices were brutalized during the third week of May, tumbling with other precious metals with stiff selling the order of the day for much of the week. Silver’s fall was less severe as compared to other industrial used metals, like platinum and palladium. But its drop was deep nevertheless. London and New York prices […]

US Mint Silver Coin Sales Comeback; DAV Commemoratives Top 200,000

Silver collector coins experienced a robust sales comeback in the latest round of United States Mint sales figures, while American Silver Eagle bullion coins continue to power forward. All of the sets and individual silver dollars beat their prior numbers, some were up double and triple digit. A scant 7,229 of the 2010 Boy Scouts […]

Silver Prices Soar 11% in London, 4.2% in New York

Silver prices rallied this week, pulling away from the declines of the prior week. The metal soared 11% in London and 4.2% in New York. Silver began its rally in the U.S. on Friday of last week, with analysts saying some investors were buying the metal as an alternative to gold which was too expensive […]

US Mint Silver Coin Sales: Eagles Soar, Collector Coins Drop

Sales of American Silver Eagle bullion coins picked up momentum last week, while numismatic silver coins continued to slow. None of the sets nor individual silver dollars beat their prior numbers, according to the latest United States Mint sales report. Not many 2010 Boy Scouts of America Silver Dollars left Mint doors last week. The […]

Mother’s Day Silver Dollar Commemorative Coins Approved in House

Coin legislation that has passed in the U.S. House of Representatives would mark the 100th anniversary of Mother’s Day with up to 400,000 commemorative silver dollars. The Mother’s Day Centennial Commemorative Coin Act, H.R. 2421, was easily approved on May 5, 2010, with the help of 291 U.S. House cosponsors. It is now before the […]

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