Fifty years ago, Congress was debating whether restrictions on gold ownership should be lifted, while the Mint director warned that the debate could threaten the planned Bicentennial coins.

Total 2023 sales of bullion coins to authorized purchasers through the end of May show demand for American Buffalo gold coins and American Eagle Silver dollars higher than recorded for 2022.

The latest report on bullion sales from the Royal Canadian Mint didn't contain any surprises and revealed a slight drop in revenue and slight increase in gold sales.

The demand for silver is continuing to increase, as the latest report from a London-based independent precious metals conservancy shows growth in many areas of use.

Platinum bullion coins were sold in March, with the authorized bullion purchasers obtaining 7,500 of the 2023 American Eagle one-ounce .9995 fine platinum $100 coins.

Legislation introduced again as a by-product of congressional budget wrangling seeks to prevent any potential Treasury creation of a $1 trillion platinum coin by setting a $200 denomination cap on U.S. coins.

The security device implemented on the edge of all genuine American Eagle gold and silver coins since 2021 shifted in location for 2022 coins and again for 2023 pieces, with little fanfare for the change.

The limited-edition Proof 2023-W American Eagle platinum $100 coin, with the theme the First Amendment to the United States Constitution, Freedom of the Press, will be offered Feb. 23.

2023 gold and silver American Eagle and gold American Buffalo bullion coins are being offered to authorized purchasers, while complete plans for palladium and platinum coins are still unknown for the new year.

The West Point Mint is currently producing Proof 2023-W American Eagle gold coins in multiple sizes, to be offered for sale to the public sometime this spring, with more details to be released at a later date.

The biggest improvement U.S. Mint officials can make to their operations in 2023 would be to acquire more planchets for the 2023 American Eagle silver bullion coin than they did for the 2022 program.

The West Point Mint is striking gold and silver American Eagle bullion coins for 2023; production of the platinum American Eagles in the bullion coin program is planned to begin later.

The latest quarterly report from the Royal Canadian Mint had some ups and downs with the sale of gold Maple Leafs during the 13-week period being one of the bright spots with a 14% increase.

The British Admiralty Court found that a salvage operation in 2017 that recovered silver bars from a ship sunk by a Japanese sub in 1942 can keep its findings and not turn them over to South Africa.

The production has begun for the 2023 American Buffalo 1-ounce .9999 fine gold $50 coin at the U.S. Mint in West Point and authorized buyers will soon begin placing orders for the new year.

A report commissioned by the Silver Institute revealed a recommendation for investment portfolio balance that could be better served with a higher percentage of silver due to the metal's performance.

The Royal Canadian Mint's newest gold bullion coin will draw the material from a single source with the world's third-largest gold producer in Nunavut being tapped as the source for the Maple Leaf.

Popular characters from the globally known Looney Tunes series will be featured on a pair of 2022 Samoa 1-ounce silver bullion coins being offered by American Precious Metals Exchange.

Former U.S. Mint chief engraver John Mercanti's popular "American Silver Eagles" book is available in a revised edition with additional pages of historical commentary and an image gallery of unused designs.

The U.S. Mint's sales totals for bullion products for the first eight months of 2022 indicate gold and silver coin sales are lower than in the same period of 2021, but platinum coin sales are higher.