Tales of pirates and buried treasure have always sparked interest. Very few have garnered as much attention as Oak Island for so little reward.

No 2016 Shawnee National Forest 5-ounce silver bullion quarter dollars were sold by the U.S. Mint to its authorized purchasers for the past three weeks.

For the first few months of 1980, the silver market had been slipping as newly enacted rules began tightening their grip on the Hunt Brothers’ silver scheme.

Bloomberg News reports the rise in the closing spot price of silver is supported by a reduction in base metals mining.

Counterfeit Proof American Eagle and American Buffalo 1-ounce gold $50 coins have been reported in fake Numismatic Guaranty Corp. holders.

Some 2016 $50 American Eagle 1-ounce gold coins submitted to Numismatic Guaranty Corp. received grades three to five points lower than expected.

Also this week, Kuwait marked the 25th anniversary of Desert Storm, and the U.S. Mint announced when the Winged Liberty Head gold dime will go on sale.

JM Bullion is one of several American-based precious metals dealers that accept the digital currency. In fact, buyers using bitcoins will get a discount.

The surging price of gold has been a major story in the financial sector so far in 2016, but some believe the peak has been reached, or will be soon.

Another week. Another million silver bullion coins available. Another million sold.

Could the small changes to American Eagle silver coins between 2007 and 2008 have resulted in any 2008 obverse with 2007 lettering? The Mint answers.

Over last week here at Coin World, we've reported several counterfeit-related news items involving U.S. coins, bullion and paper money.

Officials at the U.S. Mint are investigating the cause of 2016 1-ounce gold American Eagle bullion coins struck with higher than normal obverse relief.

Also popular were stories about a Dutch security printer that is believed to be the theft victim of its own employees, and counterfeit Proof silver Eagles.

Sales by the U.S. Mint of the 2016 Shawnee National Forest 5-ounce silver bullion quarter dollar are nearing the maximum initial limit of 120,000 coins.

Twelve-hundred troy ounces of Alaskan Gold Rush gold recovered in 2012 from the 1901 shipwreck of the SS Islander is being offered for $4 million.

Silver demand from industrial, investment and jewelry sectors is continuing to climb while global mine supply production is projected to drop in 2016.

Counterfeiters continue to target their numismatic prey. The latest victim is the struck Lady Fortuna 1-ounce .9999 fine gold bullion bar from PAMP.

Also this week, a Coin World columnist's long, tiresome trip to his local grocery store paid off in several interesting coin finds.

The U.S. Mint has sold twice as many ounces of American Eagle gold bullion coins during the first two months of 2016 as it did through February 2015.

U.S. Mint's authorized purchasers order in one day 736,500 of Mint's million-coin weekly allocation of American Eagle 1-ounce silver bullion coins.