Liberty Coin Service

05/29/2026

Go to https://www.numismaticnews.net/expected-2026-u-s-numismatic-boom-underway to read this week's Numismatic News column titled "Expected 2026 US Numismatic Boom Underway."

Of the popular non-gold US coins sought by the largest number of collectors, dealer inventories are depleted and prices are on the way up.

Major changes to America’s coinage have historically sparked new waves of collectors, and many dealers believe the nation’s latest circulating coin designs may already be fueling another numismatic boom.

05/28/2026

Precious metals prices sank again earlier today, but have now mostly recovered. Gold dipped as low at $4,367.50, silver dropped to $71.84, platinum bottomed out at $1,874.00, and palladium fell to $1,340.00.

As of a couple minutes ago, here were the bid and ask spot prices at which Liberty Coin Service was calculating its buy and sell prices for physical precious metals:

Gold: bid spot price $4,502.00/ask spot price $4,507.00
Silver: $75.36/$75.76
Platinum: $1,920.00/$1,930.00
Palladium: $1,363.00/$1,383.00

Gold and silver are now both higher than yesterday's COMEX close. Since precious metals prices can and do change 20,000 times each day (every time a commodity futures contract is traded) you can go to Liberty Coin Service's website to check our current bid and ask spot prices at

Discover a world of numismatic wonders at Liberty Coin Service! From rare treasures to sought-after collectibles, find your next prized possession at our Lansing, MI location today.

05/27/2026

In June, France will begin selling bullion-priced gold coins, ranging from 1/10 troy oz to 1 troy oz. They will be struck by the Monnaie de Paris (English translation Paris Mint, the oldest operating mint worldwide, founded in 864.

The mint will be selling physical gold but also establish online accounts for those who do not want the bother of taking physical delivery (an option we do not recommend).

More details at

The Paris Mint said that it would soon start selling solid-gold coins for investment, the first since it quit making Napoleons and Louis a century ago.

05/27/2026

Precious metals prices were again attacked downward today. In global markets, gold fell as low at $4,404.75, silver dipped to a low of $73.70, platinum fell to %1,908.00, and palladium dropped to $1,368.00.

The hope for an end to hostilities in Iran may be part of the reason for this shift away from precious metals. However, there is a growing expectation that the Fed may be forced to raise the federal funds interest rate it its next Federal Open Market Committee meeting June 16-17. As this happens there tends to be initial softness in precious metals prices before a surge of buying develops of people trying to protect their finances from the plummeting purchasing power of the US dollar.

Silver has proved more resilient in recent weeks that the other metals--especially because of the massive additional quantities of silver that would be required to build data centers.

As of a couple minutes ago, here were the bid and ask spot prices at which Liberty Coin Service was calculating its buy and sell prices for physical precious metals:

Gold: bid spot price $4,449.25/ask spot price $4,454.25
Silver: $74.44/$74.84
Platinum: $1,923.00/$1,933.00
Palladium: $1,385.00/$1,405.00

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05/23/2026

Coin World is again taking votes for the 2026 Most Influential People In Numismatics. Liberty Coin Service Communications Officer Patrick A. Heller is again a nominee. This nomination is mostly for his 19 years writing weekly columns for Numismatic News and for his service to the National Coin & Bullion Association as a member of the board of directors 2002-2022, treasurer 2002-2019, and as the NCBA Industry Issues Advisor 2024-2026.

His involvement with NCBA helped the state of Michigan adopt a precious metals bullion and coin sales tax exemption in July 1999. He later documented that the Michigan Treasury experienced a net increase in sales and other tax collections because of this exemption. Since then, Pat has supplied written documentation, personally met with legislators and bureaucrats, or engaged in zoom meetings and phone calls with dealers, legislators, and bureaucrats in the successful efforts to gain (or regain) similar exemptions in Alabama, Arkansas, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maryland, Minnesota, Nebraska, New Jersey, North Carolina, Ohio, Oklahoma, Pennsylvania, South Carolina, Tennessee, Virginia, West Virginia, Wisconsin, and Wyoming. He supported efforts to expand existing exemptions in Connecticut, Oregon, and Texas.

Such efforts on behalf of NCBA are "behind the scenes," so don't get as much recognition among collectors, though Pat has received more than 20 national numismatic honors over the years from the American Numismatic Association, National Coin & Bullion Association, Numismatic Literary Guild, and Professional Numismatists Guild, and as a Numismatic Ambassador.

There are many people who deserve recognition for their contributions to the hobby and industry of numismatics. Voting for this year's honors ends in a few days. To cast your ballot for Pat or others, go to

2026 Most Influential Ballot.

05/22/2026

The 100 international judges have nominated 10 coins in each of 10 categories for the 2026 Coin of the Year awards. In the category of the Most Historically Significant Coin, the US Mint's 2025 American Innovation Dollar honoring Michigan for the Auto Assembly Line is one of the nominees.

Liberty Coin Service has a supply of both the Philadelphia and Denver Mint issues in uncirculated Mint State condition at just $3.00 per coin. Note, these coins were not put into circulation so you cannot go to a bank or credit union to ask for one.

There is one other US coin nominated this year--in the Best Gold Coin category is the 2025 $100.00 American Liberty.

More details on all the nominees, where the winners will be announced in August, at https://www.numismaticnews.net/the-coty-100-2026

05/22/2026

There is a lot of talk about the prospects for much higher copper prices, enough so that some customers purchase the 1 ounce avoirdupois (28.35 grams) copper rounds and rectangles sold by coin dealers as an investment rather than as a collectible.

A metric ton contains 2,204.6 avoirdupois pounds. If you multiple 2,204.6 times 16 avoirdupois ounces, that means that a metric ton of copper contains 35,273.6 ounces.

Yesterday's London Metals Exchange closing cash price for a metric ton of copper was $13,426. If you divide that by 35,273.6 you get a copper metal value of about 38 cents in each of these copper ounces. Coin dealers are selling these anywhere from $1.99 to $5.00 apiece. Obviously, this does not represent an efficient way to invest in copper. Only purchase them if you want to own them as a collectible.

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05/22/2026

Yesterday, https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/senate-bill/4621?s=1&r=1 Senate Bill 4621 was introduced in Congress. It seeks to expand the geographical dispersion of silver in COMEX vaults that are now pretty much concentrated in New York City up north toward Boston and down south to Wilmington, Delaware.

This bill has bipartisan support and well as an indication of approval from the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC).

When the World Trade Centers fell on September 11, 2001, a massive quantity of gold and silver stored in the underground vaults there became inaccessible for a time. Within six months, at least 90% of the metals in those vaults were recovered. But people could not trade them until then because they didn't have the ability to deliver them and could not be sure they would be recovered until they were.

I don't see that there really is a need to Congress to pass legislation seeking greater geographical dispersion of silver in COMEX vaults. I would think that the COMEX could just change its policies with an approval from the CFTC to accomplish the same objective.

05/22/2026

As has been Liberty Coin Service's practice for more than 30 years, we will be closed on Saturday, May 23, and Monday, May 25, for the Memorial Day holiday. Be safe and have fun this weekend.

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05/21/2026

Go to https://www.numismaticnews.net/gold-now-top-u-s-export to read last week's Numismatic News column titled "Gold Is Now The Top US Export."

Gold should not be America's top export, but "someone" with sufficient economic and political clout is forcing US gold exports to surge, with February 2026 exports possibly setting an all-time high monthly export total as measured in tons.

Surging U.S. gold exports have overtaken traditional top exports, fueling speculation that rising global demand—particularly from foreign powers seeking alternatives to dollar-based reserves—is reshaping precious metals markets.