NewGold Issuer Ltd. has delisted 500,000 NewGold platinum debentures following the redemption of 4,907.528 fine troy ounce of platinum bullion.

Demand for palladium, primarily for use in autocatalyst applications, pushed the spot price of the precious metal to a 17-year high Dec. 22.

The 13th annual International Gold and Silver Symposium invites precious metals mining experts and their latest initiatives to Lima, Peru, May 29 to 31, 2018.

Technology exists for the U.S. to protect its gold, silver, platinum and palladium coins, in the form of an anti-counterfeiting application developed by PAMP.

Sales by the United States Mint in 2017 of American Eagle silver bullion coins are nearly 54 percent below 2016 totals.

In November, the Royal Mint expanded its Signature bullion line to include platinum and silver alongside gold.

Two precious metals trade organizations are asking that Congress continue to permit “like-kind exchanges” of precious metals.

By the end of 2017, according to precious metals consultancy Metals Focus, the U.S. could witness silver coin and bar demand falling by about 33 percent.

Osborne Mint in partnership with Anonymous Mint is releasing a collection of .999 fine silver rounds focusing on the five branches of the U.S. military forces.

The rounds measure 39 millimeters in diameter. They were custom made by the Highland Mint of Melbourne, Florida, with an HM hallmark.

Total demand in India for silver in coins, investment bars, silverware, jewelry, and industrial applications remains above total supply.

A new book sponsored by world mints details a world of options for buying bullion coins.

Liberty Dollar medals seized by federal authorities in 2007 and now being delivered to their owners are being stamped with a special hallmark.

Queen Nefertiti is the latest honoree in the Scottsdale Mint's series of 5-ounce silver Egyptian Relics coins.

Palladium's performance thus far in 2017 is outshining its rivals among the precious metals, especially gold.

A new silver bullion coin Nautical Ounce program for Rwanda launches with a design depicting the Santa Maria, of Christopher Columbus fame.

Copper topped $7,000 per metric ton on Monday — its highest mark in three years, as China's producer prices increase, year on year, in August and September.

EnviroLeach Technologies in Vancouver, British Columbia, claims it's found a new, safer way to reclaim gold and other precious metals from electronic waste.

A multitude of gold nuggets in various forms and sizes await those interested in Heritage Auctions' Nov. 4 Nature and Science Signature Auction in Dallas.

A new limited mintage silver bullion coin from the Royal Dutch Mint celebrates the classic Leeuwendaalder coin.

Early reports indicate 2017 American Eagle palladium bullion coins are of superior quality, with many of the initial submissions grading Mint State 70.

The Royal Mint continues its Queen's Beasts bullion series of gold and silver bullion coins with the unicorn of Scotland.

Gold in its natural state can take many forms, and several are featured in Holabird’s Western Americana Collections LLC auction scheduled for Oct. 19 to 23.

Sales in September by the U.S. Mint of gold American Eagle bullion coins climbed 45 percent over the previous month.

The Royal Canadian Mint’s newest limited mintage 1-ounce silver bullion coin depicts the Voyageur design that began circulating in 1935.

The secondary market for 2017 American Eagle palladium bullion coins heated up well before the U.S. Mint’s offering of the coins at noon Eastern Time Sept. 25.

The Scottsdale Mint has minted a new silver bullion coin for Barbados. The 1-ounce .999 fine silver dollar shows the trident head from Barbados' national flag.

This week’s Editorial indicates that premiums even before the U.S. Mint's palladium coin release were well above those charged for similar products.

Authorized purchasers placed orders Sept. 25 with the Mint for 15,000 American Eagle 1-ounce palladium bullion coins, the first U.S. coin struck in the metal.

A new silver bullion coin from the Czech Mint depicts the Czech lion and has a mintage limited to just 10,000 pieces.

Gold nuggets and a more than 1,000-ounce silver ingot retrieved from a World War II shipwreck helped highlight Kagin's Auctions Sept. 15 sale.

A two-day Silver Industrial Conference is being hosted Oct. 26 and 27 at the Embassy Suites hotel in downtown Washington, D.C., by The Silver Institute.

The first palladium American Eagle bullion coins will be offered for sale Sept. 25 by the U.S. Mint to its authorized purchasers.

Thousands of Monex customers are alleged to have been defrauded out of more than $290 million from precious metals sales.

A new 1-ounce .999 fine silver coin from Chad and the Scottsdale Mint features an animal that is far from friendly, the deathstalker scorpion.

Dillon Gage Asia has secured a partnership to distribute Chinese bullion coins on behalf of the official mint of China.

The U.S. Mint sold out all 40,000 2017 Ellis Island National Monument 5-ounce silver bullion coins it had struck by Aug. 31, three days after they went on sale.

Herbert Moolman predicts higher silver prices in 2018 based on the amount of U.S. paper money relative to the silver price.

Understanding how the COMEX futures market works provides indications on how the price for physical gold is set, according to Viking Analytics.

Silver and gold traditionally make their strongest gains in September, according to Mike Fuljenz.

The Royal Mint is expanding its vault services beyond bullion to include other valuables, paper documents and more.

Anglo Asian Mining's flagship Gedabeck facility is on schedule to produce gold in September from a new mining area in Azerbaijan.

The Chinese appetite for Australian gold is at least $11 billion annually, according to the Perth Mint.

Overall gold demand during the second quarter of calendar year 2017 was 10 percent lower at 953.41 metric tons compared to the same period in 2016.

When the U.S. Mint issues its first American Eagle bullion coin struck in .9995 fine palladium, it will be a West Point Mint product with no Mint mark.

The PMANA offered testimony before the House Committee on Ways and Means seeking a change in the Internal Revenue Code for taxing precious metals.

How much gold and silver is stored in London vaults? The London Bullion Market Association knows and reports the number of metric tons of each the city holds.

A new silver bullion coin celebrates a ruler in a galaxy “far, far away...,” in the Galactic Empire of Star Wars fame.

The Royal Canadian Mint has issued a new silver bullion coin celebrating the grey wolf. The 2017 Howling Wolf $2 coin is the third issue in a series.

Platinum hasn’t been trading higher than gold in nearly three years, and there’s no indication that it will bounce back anytime soon, an analyst reports.

Pobjoy Mint removed the legend referencing Britannia on the 1-ounce silver bullion coin for the Falkland Islands, but 7,329 coins were issued with the legend.

Precious metals market analysts and traders who recently participated in a Reuters poll don't believe silver will perform as well during 2017 as projected.

Texas is the latest government entity to begin efforts to repatriate physical gold held elsewhere, much as various nations are doing.

Gold and silver output at the Palmarejo mining complex yielded higher amounts of the gold and silver in second quarter in 2017 compared to 2016.

A new book explores the world of silver bullion coins from 18 countries since 1982.

Black market sales of gold bullion and jewelry in India are expected to rise after a Goods and Services Tax effective July 1 added to India’s gold taxes.

Sales by the U.S. Mint of American Eagle silver bullion coins during the first six months of calendar year 2017 are lagging 53 percent behind 2016 sales.

Investment demand by U.S. buyers during calendar year 2017 is expected to drop 20 percent from 2016 levels, according to Metals Focus.

Sales tax exemptions for numismatic coins and precious-metal bullion were eliminated in Louisiana in 2016, but some tax relief has been restored.

The Scottsdale Mint has issued a 100-gram silver bullion coin for the Democratic Republic of Congo, showing the water buffalo.

Great Panther Silver Ltd. is focusing its attention on surface drilling at its Guanajuato mine complex in Mexico.

The Moose River gold mining region of Nova Scotia in Canada is experiencing a modern gold rush, with pockets of gold harvested from surface mining.

The Pobjoy Mint has issued a Reverse Proof silver bullion coin for the Falkland Islands, honoring Britannia.

The advisory emphasizes the crucial importance of working with reputable dealers to help avoid paying too much when buying or receiving too little when selling.

On July 4, Whitman Publishing will release an updated second edition of "GOLD: Everything You Need to Know to Buy and Sell Today."

Prospects for a South African Krugerrand platinum bullion coin are fading, but a platinum coin will be in sets marking the Krugerrand's 50th anniversary.

Canadian-based Endeavour Silver has expanded its mining reach in Zacatecas, Mexico, by acquiring properties in the Calicanto and Veta Grande regions.

Some 2015 American Eagle silver bullion coins from boxes with coding attributed to Philadelphia Mint production may actually be from the West Point Mint.

Demand for American Eagle silver bullion coins from the U.S. Mint in May is more than double April’s level, and the month isn’t over yet.

Another column in the June 12 Coin World details the discovery of what seemed to be a rare 1917 French Indo-China 10-cent piece. The excitement didn't last.

Dillon Gage Metals offers a 1-ounce silver bullion medallion celebrating the 100th anniversary of the U.S. Army recruitment poster featuring Uncle Sam.

The Highland Mint’s fourth fish coin in an annual series depicts in 2017 the kapoa barracuda. The coin has a mintage limit of 250,000 pieces.

A new silver bullion coin for the Cayman Islands depicts the marlin. The 1-ounce .999 fine silver dollar has a mintage limit of 50,000 pieces.

Platinum market reports from Johnson Matthey and the World Platinum Investment Council suggest mining supplies of platinum will decrease during 2017.

Technology has been perfected to permit production of collector and bullion rounds composed of either of two platinum group metals — pure osmium or iridium.

Gold nuggets, featuring the 250.77 troy ounce “Twilight” nugget, leaf gold and gold embedded in quartz are featured lots in Bonhams’ May 23 sale in Los Angeles.

For the first time in 14 years, silver mine production dropped globally, according to World Silver Survey 2017, released May 11 by The Silver Institute.

To maximize climbing demand for precious metals in London, the London Metal Exchange (LME) will inaugurate gold and silver spot and futures trading July 10.

Testing of mineralized material by Dalradian Resources Inc. from its Curraghinalt gold project in Northern Ireland reflects significant concentrations of gold.

The American Eagle silver bullion coin is the most collected U.S. silver dollar, moreso than Morgan dollars, according to numismatist Michael "Miles" Standish.

Sales by the United States Mint in 2017 of bullion coins are down from previous years as the distributors continue to draw from their stockpiled inventories.

A planned 13-year series of annual silver convention medals will depict state seals of CSNS member states.

A small detail from the U.S. Mint on an ID label from a major grading service results in a dynamic secondary market for some 2015 American Eagle silver $1s.

Gold nuggets are found in many sizes, and several examples are offered in an April 30 Nature and Science sale from Heritage Auctions.

Collectors of western mining history may be interested in the more than two dozen lots in Holabird's Western Americana Collections LLC's April 28 to 30 auction.

More than 60 pounds in gold bars believed looted by Iraqi soldiers during the invasion of Kuwait in August 1990 were discovered inside a tank bought on eBay.

The 2017 Frederick Douglass National Historic Site 5-ounce silver bullion quarter dollar was offered by the U.S. Mint to its authorized purchasers April 3.

NGC and PCGS certifications are identifying some 2014 to 2017 American Eagle silver bullion coins by the Mint where they were struck.

The Perth Mint’s new Swan 1-ounce silver bullion coin went on sale April 2, and all 25,000 coins sold out within less than 48 hours.

Both gold and silver bullion sales slipped considerably in the month of February. Was that also the case in March?

Gold and silver prices have been on the rise since a low point was hit toward the middle of March. What is behind the sudden rebound?

Also this week, a hoard of gold coins turns up in an unexpected place, and a $4 million gold coin is stolen from a German museum.

Nearly 17 million American Eagle silver bullion coins were struck dated 2014 through 2017 at the Philadelphia and San Francisco Mints.

The origins of gold have long fascinated scientists. Today, scientists debate two main competing theories about where our galaxy’s gold comes from.

A purchaser paid nearly $1,000 above the published value for a Mint State 69 1987 American Eagle silver bullion dollar. What caused the bidding war?

Scottsdale Silver has issued a silver bullion $1 coin for Fiji depicting the famous Japanese woodblock art The Great Wave off Kanagawa.

Osborne Coinage Co. has released the first two 1-ounce and 5-ounce silver rounds in its planned 12-piece Angels and Demons Steampunk Coin Collection.

Mock-up renderings of the mandated designs for a $25 palladium American Eagle bullion coin were reviewed March 16 by the Commission of Fine Arts.

What's behind the spike in demand for rhodium? Well, look no further than China, where the gas-fueled automobile market is growing.

A new silver bullion coin from A-Mark Precious Metals and the New Zealand Mint celebrates the classic Athenian Owl tetradrachm coin design.

A major announcement from Federal Reserve Chairman Janet Yellen might have something to do with it.

The Royal Mint has unveiled designs for the third coin in its Queen’s Beasts silver and gold bullion coin series, starring the Red Dragon of Wales.

India's efforts to reclaim gold through recycling and reduce the nation's reliance on imports of the precious metal are falling short of expectations

Developmental strikes for a palladium American Eagle bullion coin have been struck at the Philadelphia Mint.

The Canadian Yukon is experiencing a resurgence in gold mining as precious metals producers hunt for lucrative veins in the region.

After outbidding six competitors for the contract in 2014, CME Group and Thomson Reuters step down from their roles in providing the London silver fix.

After what appeared to be strong January kick-off to bullion coin sales by the U.S. Mint, February sales slid significantly for all available options.

It was a slow month in February for U.S. Mint bullion sales compared to January. But how did the first two months of 2017 stack up against previous years?

"I committed the greatest robbery of the century and I did it alone." The San Francisco Chronicle tells the story of the 1901 Selby Smelting Works heist.

Some 2016 American Eagle silver bullion coins were struck at the San Francisco and Philadelphia Mints so West Point could produce 30th anniversary Proofs.

After seven years of development and study, an American palladium bullion coin may finally be struck before the end of calendar year 2017.

Political turmoil causing investors to look toward precious metals coincides with the Royal Mint promoting its bullion business for a larger market share.

Over the past two years as the country's central bank has offered gold bars for sale directly to the public, 140 kilograms, or 308 pounds, have been sold.

The price of one ounce of silver could be in store for a pretty significant change by the end of 2017.

A portion of the proceeds from sales of the bullion piece will go to the American Numismatic Association's education programs.

Germany is in its final stages of repatriating more than 700 metric tons of gold from vaults in New York and Paris.

There has been a lot of buzz recently about the price of gold's rise in 2017, but the price of silver has enjoyed an even steeper climb since Christmas.

A popular meme during Donald Trump's political rise is that "the old rules don't apply anymore." That apparently goes for precious metals investing, too.

The 2017 American Eagle 1-ounce silver bullion coins have been struck at the West Point, San Francisco, and Philadelphia Mints.

After a notable year for both silver and gold American Eagle bullion coin sales in 2016, what's in store for 2017? We have our first indicator.

The U.S. Mint's first-day sales of 2017 American Eagle platinum bullion coins matched the bureau’s entire 2016 allocation.

The petition wants to give the same currency status to gold and silver that is currently given to paper U.S. dollars and circulating coins.

As part of the RCM’s celebration of Canada’s 150th anniversary, it has added a Canada 150 privy mark to a version of its Maple Leaf silver bullion coin.

McConaughey plays the offbeat head of a flailing Nevada mining company who enlists a legendary geologist to help him strike gold. Literally.

U.S. Mint officials did not disclose how many coins will be made available initially, but they did set the date for authorized purchasers to begin ordering.

Also this week, we got our first look at an actual 2017 American Liberty gold coin, and gold ingots recovered from the SS Central America were sold at auction.

Prince, the legendary musician who died in April, was apparently quite a collector of gold bars, and his exact physical gold holdings were recently revealed.

The Mint’s Jan. 9 sales for the 2017 American Eagle silver bullion coin reached 3,747,500 coins. How did that compare to first-day sales in 2016?

The Inaugural Trump Dollar marks the Jan. 20, 2017, inauguration of Donald J. Trump as the 45th president of the United States.

Huge demand led to record-setting year-end totals in 2014 and 2015, but strong monthly totals in early 2016 did not continue in the second half of the year.

The Mint finished 2016 American Eagle gold bullion sales with its slowest month of the year, but that didn't prevent the 2016 total from being a five-year high.