Perth Mint Offers 2016 Special Occasion Silver Coins

January 26, 2016 by · Leave a Comment 

Friendship, marriage and a baby are represented on three new silver coins now available from the Perth Mint of Australia. Each showcases colorful reverse designs to enhance their detail on the 99.9% pure silver issues.

Perth Mint 2016 Special Occasion Silver Coins

2016 Special Occasion Silver Coins

The coins are designed to be given as gifts for those special occasions encountered throughout the year. Read More…

US Mint Sales: 2016 Bullion Silver Eagles On the Rise

January 21, 2016 by · Leave a Comment 

Demand is robust for 2016-dated bullion American Silver Eagles. The United States Mint sold all of its allotment of 4 million coins last week, and 95% of this week’s allotted 1 million coins were gone by Tuesday.

American Silver Eagle Bullion Coins

January is typically one of the bestselling months for Silver Eagles because it’s the first time buyers can get a year’s newly dated edition. Read More…

2016 Australian Opal Lunar Monkey Silver Coin

January 19, 2016 by · Leave a Comment 

The Perth Mint of Australia has released a Year of the Monkey-themed coin that has opal, a composition of 99.9% pure silver, a collector proof quality, and a limited mintage.

2016 Australian Opal Lunar Monkey Silver Proof Coin

[Shown: 2016 Australian Opal Lunar Monkey Silver Proof Coin]

This silver coin’s reverse features an inner panel design of a monkey with a peach Read More…

2016 Bullion Silver Eagle Coin Sales Start Quick

January 14, 2016 by · Leave a Comment 

On Monday, January 11, the United States Mint began selling 2016-dated bullion American Silver Eagle coins to its network of authorized purchasers (APs). First-day sales reached 2,756,500 coins, beating the entire amount sold in December, though the 2015 supply sold out on December 15.

Stacks of American Silver Eagle bullion coins

Sales started on Monday for the new bullion 2016 Silver Eagle coins

Sales are being, and have been, limited by the Mint due to silver planchet shortages. Read More…

2016 $20 T-Rex Silver Coin Sold at Face Value

January 11, 2016 by · 1 Comment 

One of the fiercest creatures known to have ever walked the earth is showcased on a new product from the Royal Canadian Mint with the debut of the 2016 $20 Tyrannosaurus Rex Silver Coin.

2016 $20 Tyrannosaurus Rex Silver Coin

[Shown: 2016 $20 Tyrannosaurus Rex Silver Coin]

The strike appears as the latest release in the Mint’s popular ‘Exchange $20 for $20’ program which features 99.99% pure silver coins sold at their legal tender face value of $20. Read More…

2015 American Silver Eagles Lead Sales in Final Week

January 6, 2016 by · Leave a Comment 

The last available American Silver Eagles were scooped up in the final days of 2015. In fact, the 2015-W Proof Silver Eagle was the bestselling product in the United States Mint’s weekly sales stats. Their sales advanced 3,622 in three days, moving their total up to 699,623.

2015-W Proof American Eagle Silver Coin

The 2015-W Proof Silver Eagle led U.S. Mint weekly product sales.

The 2015-W Uncirculated Silver Eagle was the second strongest silver product of the week, rising 1,172. Read More…

2015 Silver Proof Set Ahead of Outgoing Silver Eagles

December 31, 2015 by · Leave a Comment 

During the week before the final closeout days of the United States Mint’s 2015 commemorative coin programs and American Silver Eagle coin offerings, consumers actually scooped up more of the 2015 Silver Proof Sets than the best-selling "last chance" item.

2015 Silver Proof Set, lens with the 1c, 5c, 10c, 50c and $1 coins

[Shown: One of the three lenses in the 2015 Silver Proof Set. The set led weekly sales among silver products. The lens holds the 1c, 5c, 10c, 50c and Native American $1 coin. The dime and half-dollar are minted in 90% silver.]

Weekly sales of the 2015 Silver Proof Set outpaced the 2015-W Proof American Silver Eagle by 5,864 to 3,308 according to the latest sales stats. Read More…

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