Stack’s Bowers Galleries 2011 Baltimore Auction Features 5,100+ US Coin, Currency and Exonumia Lots

Stack’s Bowers Galleries will conduct the official auction of the March 2011 Whitman Coin & Collectibles Baltimore Expo. The premiere event conducted under the Stack’s Bowers Galleries banner by the newly merged Stack’s and Bowers and Merena Auctions, the March 2011 Baltimore Auction continues the tradition and success of America’s most prestigious numismatic auctioneers. The 1915-S Panama-Pacific Exposition $50 Octagonal, MS-64 (PCGS) and 1915-S Panama-Pacific Exposition $50 Round, MS-63 (PCGS) are two of many highlights in Stack's Bowers Galleries 2011 Baltimore Auction which features more than 5,100 US coin, currency and exonumia...

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Silver makes record at $35.33 an ounce

U.S. silver prices on Friday soared to $35.33 an ounce, bringing silver coin values to 31-year highs in the process. Silver rose nearly 84% last year, but it was down for most of 2011 until Middle East tensions sparked investor buying and lifted silver prices to new heights. The metal is already 14.2% higher this year and has doubled in price over the past 12 months. In coin terms, a Washington quarter struck for circulation in 1964 now has a melt value of $6.39 since it is composed partly of silver. In contrast, go one and two years back and that same 25-cent piece had melt values of $3.11 and $2.33, respectively. The 1964 quarter is one of several very common 90 percent silver coins produced by the United States Mint for everyday circulation. All of them have seen their intrinsic coin values...

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Gold hits another record high, Silver just 2.5cents shy of $35

U.S. gold extended its record high for a second straight day on Wednesday. Silver prices reached a fresh 31-year high with its best point just 2.5 cents shy of $35 an ounce. Investors edgy over inflation and unrest in the Middle East and North Africa sunk their money into safer bets, like gold and silver. April gold prices advanced $6.50, or 0.5 percent, to close at $1,437.70 an ounce on the Comex in New York. It traded from a low of $1,428.20 to a high of $1,441.00. Gold is up 1.1 percent in 2011. "The bullish breakout to a fresh all-time high has put gold in an outstanding technical position to extend its advance into record territory," Richard Ross, global technical strategist at Auerbach Grayson said, according to MarketWatch. "The triple top breakout reinforces an already bullish picture...

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Gold Tops $1,400, Silver at $34, Palladium Plunges

U.S. gold is over $1,400 an ounce and silver prices reached a fresh 31-year high Tuesday as uprisings in the Mideast and North Africa elicited safe-haven buying, opined analysts. Gains were deeper around the world during the previous day, however, when the key New York market was closed in celebration of President’s Day.However, despite the quake that hit Christchurch, New Zealand the rally continued but not without Silver breaking record by reaching more than $34 an ounce. April gold prices advanced $12.50, or 0.9 percent, to $1,401.10 an ounce on the Comex in New York. Prices ranged from a low of $1,390.10 an ounce to a high of $1,411.50 an ounce. Gold is still down for the year, however. It has declined 1.4 percent since the $1,421.40 closing price at the end of 2010. "Bullion...

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