2016 sales by the U.S. Mint of silver American Eagle bullion during the first six months of the year are 20 percent higher than the same period in 2015.

Driven by increased buying from Asian investors, silver broke through the $21 per troy ounce barrier July 4 before closing on the London exchange at $20.36.

The first modern silver bullion coin, with a guaranteed weight and purity and sold at a silver-related price, was the Mexican Onza.

Success begets success, and Armenia, Australia, Austria, Russia and Ukraine are some of the issuers of silver bullion coins.

Silver began disappearing from circulating coins at an accelerated rate, but some collector coins filled the gap nicely before modern bullion coins debuted.

Also this week, the King amendment that would have halted the placement of Harriet Tubman's portrait on the $20 note was nixed in the U.S. House.

The Mint sold the year's first weekly allocation of 4 million coins in four days. Fast forward to recent weeks, and weekly sales have begun to slow.

"The supply chain is key," Acting Quality Manager Ronald J. Harrigal aid. The Mint is currently in the process of securing palladium planchet vendors.

Lost in 2005, Ohio's sales tax exemption on retail sales of precious metal numismatic and bullion items will again be in effect as of Jan. 1, 2017.

Bloomberg reports that the gold surge that has followed the Brexit vote is the most drastic since the height of the 2008 global financial crisis.

A reported team of two dozen explorers and mining specialist are pursuing plans to open in 2019 Egypt's first new deep mine for gold.

The Royal Canadian Mint has released 1 million Superman 1-ounce .9999 fine silver $5 coins as part of its bullion program.

The top five gold mining companies are charting their own futures as the price of gold continues to rise, according to market analyst Adam English.

Gold bars from the California Gold Rush era remain extremely popular with collectors today for the “wow factor” they provide.

More than half of the American Eagle silver bullion coins allocated to authorized purchasers June 20 by the U.S. Mint were unsold coins from previous weeks.

When silver disappeared from circulation, it took mints a few decades to bring it back as bullion.

Most in the numismatic community have likely read about the counterfeits flooding the hobby. Now a lot of people outside of the hobby will learn about it.

The number of silver American Eagle bullion coins allocated weekly by the U.S. Mint is rising because unsold coin totals are increasing.

The Royal Mint’s third silver £100 coin in a series sold at face value honors Trafalgar Square.

Gold American Eagle sales through the first five months of 2016 are more than double what they were during the same period in 2015.