With the increasing metals market prices for gold, palladium and platinum, the U.S. Mint has updated its pricing grid to determine the cost to consumers for future precious metal coin issues.

The Commission of Fine Arts considered three years' worth of obverse designs for the Proof American Eagle, Charters of Freedom platinum $100 coin series and picked the same ones that the CCAC likes.

The Citizens Coinage Advisory Committee had a busy two-day session that including looking at three years' worth of designs for the Proof American Eagle Charters of Freedom platinum $100 coin series.

U.S. coin law requires platinum and palladium from U.S. mines, whose operations are nearly unsustainable, so a new bill seeks to prohibit importing the metals from the Russian Federation.

The decision by the Fed to cut rates by one-half percent had an immediate impact on spot prices for gold and silver and the question remains as to what the long-term picture will be.

Passage of S721 and the governor's signature provide bullion dealers in New Jersey with a much-anticipated tax exemption on sales not less than $1,000 beginning Jan. 1, 2025.

A Heritage Auctions Fine Arts sale on August 28 included gold nuggets and formations discovered in different locations across Australia and the United States.

Concerned citizens in Nebraska took on the challenge of protecting the existing sales-tax exemption in their state from a legislative threat and found success.

Efforts to recover the cargo of the sunken RMS "Republic" will have to wait until next year as funding is still being gathered and weather in the current year becomes a concern.

The U.S. Mint revealed further details about the multiple examples of the Olympic and Paralympic handover medals it minted to mark the Games' transition from Paris to Los Angeles in 2028.

Money Metals Exchange LLC has opened a precious metals bullion depository in Boise, Idaho, with more than double the vault capacity of Fort Knox in Kentucky.

An investigation by the Treasury Department’s Office of Inspector General into U.S. Mint practices in acquiring gold bullion may result in some procedural changes and an adjustment in the law.

A 1,050.4-ounce silver ingot that was a part of the cargo of the SS "Gairsoppa" when it was sunk by enemy craft in 1941 sold in a Stack's Bowers sale bringing $33,641.79.

Retailers selling precious metal products in Kentucky are caught in a web of legal issues as legislation set to go into effect Aug. 1 affecting the collection of sales tax on bullion faces challenges in court.

GreatCollections will be auctioning a 1919-dated Russian Imperial gold ingot that was recently purchased by Atlanta-area businessman Rob Oberth and offers the attraction of world history.

The latest report from the World Gold Council showed a number of areas where increases were being seen including the worldwide gold supply and the average spot price.

More than a year after its introduction, a bill in the U.S. Senate intended to combat illicit gold mining practices within the western hemisphere is expected to see discussion.

The Proof 2024-W American Buffalo $50 gold coin will be released for sale on May 23 with no mintage or household order limits, at a price yet to be determined.

The March sales report shows authorized purchasers buying fewer ounces of American Eagle and American Buffalo gold bullion coins in comparison to the previous month's totals.

Passed March 21 and taking effect March 22, a new Wisconsin law exempts from tax coins, bars, rounds and other bullion items, including "sheets meeting specific criteria of metal content and marking."