Joseph M. Segel, founder of The Franklin Mint in the 1960s and QVC cable television marketing enterprise in the 1980s, died Dec. 21 in Gladwyne, Pennsylvania, at age 88.

A new 2019 1-ounce silver bullion coin from Niue celebrates the genius of Walt Disney and the 1940 movie “Fantasia.”

The first silver ingot from a series of four depicting World War II-era posters of America is now available.

The U.S. Mint has already sold all of its 2019 American Eagle half-ounce gold bullion coins, 30,000 pieces, the second lowest output in the 33-year history of the series.

The U.S. Mint’s authorized purchasers will be able to place orders for the 2019 Frank Church River of No Return Wilderness 5-ounce silver bullion quarter dollar Nov. 25.

Worldwide investments in gold bars and coins during the third quarter of calendar year 2019 dropped sharply to 150.3 metric tons, according to a gold demand report released Nov. 5 by the World Gold Council.

Oct. 17, the Commission of Fine Arts recommended the same designs for a 2.5-ounce 2021 silver medal for the U.S. Navy that the CCAC, meeting earlier, suggested as an "alternate" pairing.

The Commission of Fine Arts meeting Oct. 17 chose to recommend different designs than those the Citizens Coinage Advisory Committee selected Oct. 15.

The U.S. Mint’s decision to redesign the reverses of the American Eagle gold and silver bullion coins beginning in 2021 and adding security features to combat counterfeiting is drawing a mix of reactions from the numismatic community.

The United States Navy will be recognized beginning in 2021 with a 2.5-ounce silver medal as part of the U.S. Mint’s ongoing medals program to honor all branches of the U.S. armed forces.

U.S. Mint plans to redesign the reverses of the American Eagle gold and silver coins in 2021 captured reader attention, as did other planned Mint releases.

The decision by the U.S. Mint to redesign the reverses of the American Eagle gold and silver coins to accommodate new anti-counterfeiting technology is one of the best things to happen in the hobby in a long time.

An extensive history behind the 2014 recovery of gold and silver coins, gold ingots and other artifacts from the 1857 shipwreck of the SS Central America is the focus of a recently released reference book.

The U.S. Mint is moving ahead with plans to redesign the reverses of the silver and gold American Eagles for 2021 to accommodate the use of anti-counterfeiting technology at the production stage.

Two Orlando, Florida, brothers pleaded guilty Oct. 2 to federal charges that they defrauded customers out of more than $7 million over a five-year period.

Gold nuggets weighing up to nearly 40 troy ounces are the featured highlights in Holabird Western Americana Collections LLC’s online and live 3,000-lot-plus auction from Reno, Nevada, Oct. 4 through 7.

The 2019 Limited Edition Silver Proof set will be the first such set with all eight of its coins struck in .999 fine silver. The set will go on sale from the U.S. Mint on Oct. 17.

The World Platinum Investment Council revises its 2019 forecast for surplus platinum following a strong increase in investment demand for the metal.

The U.S. Mint sold almost a third of its maximum mintage of 30,000 Reverse Proof 2019-W American Eagle palladium $25 coins on Sept. 12, the first day they were offered (a week later than scheduled).

​“Extremely strong” purchasing of gold by government central banks worldwide and increased depositing of gold into exchange-traded funds pushed gold demand for the first half of 2019 to a three-year high.

The Silver Institute reports that net demand for silver increased 3.5 percent in 2018, with investment totals climbing 20.5 percent.

A 2019 silver $1 coin and a gold $100 coin, both depicting Queen Anne’s Revenge, captained by the pirate Blackbeard, are available from Tuvalu.

In the first seven months of 2019, U.S. Mint sales of American Eagle silver bullion coins excel 2018 levels by more than 46 percent, while gold American Eagle and American Buffalo bullion coin sales are down.

The private Germania Mint depicts female national allegories on its Allegories series of .9999 fine silver silver rounds, beginning with Germania and Britannia together.

Scottsdale Mint continues is bullion series for the Eastern Caribbean nations with 2019 Brown Pelican coins for St. Kitts and Nevis.

Medals for the 2020 Summer Olympics and Paralympic Games in Tokyo will be struck on planchets made from metals reclaimed from recycling cell phones and other small electronic devices.

With Mint bullion dollar inventory limited, authorized purchasers are filling the needs of silver investors with 5-ounce silver America the Beautiful quarters.

The first gold mined from the Aurizona mine in Maranhão, Brazil, has been poured, according to its owner, Equinox Gold.

Johnson Matthey forecasts in its latest metals report that the platinum market will experience shortages in 2019, joining palladium.

The designers of the reverses of the American Eagle gold and silver bullion coins weigh in on possible design changes to the coins.

The Mint could introduce new designs for the American Eagle silver and gold bullion coins for the first time in more than 30 years, if approval is granted.

The West Point Mint will strike no more 2019 American Eagle 1-ounce platinum bullion coins; the entire mintage was sold by the end of April.

A subsidiary of Russia's Trans-Siberian Gold plc has secured a new 20-year license to explore and develop the Rodnikova deposit, one of the largest gold fields.

The United States Mint resumed sales April 1 of American Eagle silver bullion coins to its authorized purchasers as West Point Mint production increases.

Australia's Perth Mint 2019 Double Dragon 1-ounce silver bullion $1 coin has a mintage limit of 50,000 pieces.

Canadian-based Endeavour Mining Corp. has expanded its gold processing capabilities at its Ity CIL project in Africa’s Ivory Coast.

The Royal Canadian Mint has launched three new 2019 bullion coins, including double-incuse gold and silver Maple Leaf bullion coins.

New silver medals from South Korea celebrate Scrofa, a mythological figure.

Canada's El Dorado Gold Corp. is expecting good things from its Lamargue nine in Quebec, including up to 110,000 ounces of gold during calendar year 2019.

No additional 2019 Lowell National Historical Park 5-ounce silver coins will be struck, either of the bullion version or the Uncirculated numismatic version.

The U.S. Treasury's Office of Foreign Assets Control imposed sanctions March 19 against the state-run Venezuelan gold miner Minerven and its president.

Excellon Resources has uncovered a two-year period of thefts of precious metals concentrate from transports from its Mexico processing complex to port.

The loggerhead turtle is the subject of a new 1-ounce .999 fine silver bullion coin for the tropical New Zealand territory of Tokelau.

Dundee Precious Metals' Krumovgrad open pit gold mine in southern Bulgaria is now producing gold concentrate.

Tightening supplies continues to push the spot price of palladium to new record highs.

Late 2018 drilling by American Creek Resources on its Gold Hill property in British Columbia suggests yields of up to 66.4 grams of gold per metric ton of ore.

Barrick Gold and Newmont Gold have inked a joint venture agreement that will unite assets from both firms in pursuing gold mining in Nevada.

Fiore Gold Ltd. reports first quarter 2019 gold production of 9,765 ounces at its Pan Mine in Nevada is 47 percent higher than the same quarter in 2018.

Fishermen accidentally netted an anchor that may be from the Merchant Royal, a British ship that sank while carrying Spanish treasure.

Australia’s Perth Mint has launched two new 2019 bullion coins that celebrate the 50th anniversary of mankind’s first landing on the moon.

The Mint’s authorized purchasers bought 2,400 2019 American Eagle 1-ounce platinum bullion coins in February; the cumulative total for 2019 is 29,500 coins.

With palladium supplies tightening and the threat of a miners' strike in South Africa, the price of palladium surged past $1,553 a troy ounce Feb. 26.

Bayhorse Silver has commissioned the pouring of its first refined silver bar in 35 years from ore mined at its Oregon mining operations.

The U.S. Mint suspended sales Feb. 21 of American Eagle 1-ounce silver bullion coins because it had no coins left in inventory to sell.

SilverCrest Metals Inc. has identified high concentrations of gold and silver in at least nine of 30 veins drilled at its Mexico mining operations.

Drilling by Galways Metals at its Clarence Stream Project in New Brunswick, Canada, is yielding promising veins of gold.

Rhodium is now offered as a precious metals investment option. Baird & Co. and PAMP Suisse are offering the metal in 1-ounce .9999 fine bullion bars.

Investment demand for gold has grown, on average, 15 percent annually since 2001, according to the World Gold Council.

January's American Eagle silver bullion coin sales are 24 percent higher than January 2018 sales, and sales for the gold bullion counterpart are up 12 percent.

The expected slowdown in the Federal Reserve's interest rate hiking cycle “should benefit silver.”

Annual demand for gold increased 4.5 percent in 2018, stoked by the highest buying of precious metal by central banks in five decades.

A recently released analysis by the World Gold Council suggests cryptocurencies are not a safe haven for investors the same way gold is.

The London Bullion Market Association is projecting a rollercoaster ride in spot prices during 2019, especially for silver.

Authorized purchasers will be able to place orders for the 2019 Lowell National Historical Park 5-ounce silver bullion coin on March 11.

The Austrian Mint designs a three-piece 1-ounce silver bullion coin program for the 825th anniversary of founding the mint in Vienna.

The chief executive officer of the Moscow Exchange, Alexander Afanasiev, advocates investment in Russian gold rather than the U.S. dollar.

Sales by the U.S. Mint of 2019 American Eagle 1-ounce platinum bullion coins have reached 64 percent of the total planned mintage in three weeks.

The classic Una and the Lion design from gold coins is now available on a silver bullion coin from the British Virgin Islands and the Pobjoy Mint.

Drilling by Great Bear Resources in Ontario, Canada, has struck a vein of gold projected to yield up to 1,602.73 grams of of gold per metric ton of ore.

Canadian-based B2Gold reports a 2018 production year that yielded a combined 953,504 ounces of gold.

U.S. Mint sales through Jan. 21 of American Eagle 1-ounce silver bullion coins already top their sales for all of January 2018; gold bullion sales are also up.

Investors worldwide will continue to seek gold in 2019 as a safe haven against inflation and other financial market pressures.

Canadian-based Excellon Resources released 2018 production results Jan. 15 for its La Platosa Mine Project in Durango, Mexico.

Palladium is poised to set new price records during calendar year 2019, according to Metals Focus, a precious metals consultancy.

“Gold is starting 2019 with increasing price support and growing demand,"says dealer Barry Stuppler.

India's first precious metals assay and training institute has opened in Mumbai.

The platinum market worldwide in 2019 is projected to experience less surplus than forecast for 2018 because of increases in demand to meet the supply.