The Kentucky General Assembly took action to preserve tax exemptions on bullion, coins and currency in the state by passing a new bill and overriding its veto by the state's governor.

Precious metals could be escaping the impact of the reciprocal tariffs that were announced by President Donald Trump on April 2, according to the National Coin & Bullion Association.

Potential repeal of a tax exemption provision in the state of New York could have an undesired impact on the state's revenue if the state's legislature goes that way, and consumers need to act.

Above-ground silver fabricated into consumer goods is less price-sensitive than bullion in coins, bars, and jewelry and is less affected by the market price, according to The Silver Institute.

Suggestions of a potential visit to the vaults at the United States Bullion Depository in Fort Knox by the current administration brought memories of a 1974 trip and why it may not happen again.

It has been awhile since any government official was granted access to the vaults in Fort Knox and the latest administration's request may likely find itself denied as a matter of national security.

A review of the silver market has led to a projection that demand will be fairly consistent across a number of use areas in the year ahead.

The United States Bullion Depository at Fort Knox, Kentucky, continues to be the primary storage facility for the nation’s gold reserves, followed by the West Point Mint in New York.

The Proof American Eagle, First Amendment to the United States Constitution platinum $100 coin series offers its final limited-edition issue when sales open Feb. 20 for the 2025-W Right To Petition coin.

Treasury's Office of the Inspector General reports concerns about provenance of the gold in planchets supplied to the U.S. Mint, which, by law, must be sourced from within the United States.

The year ahead could see continued growth in areas utilizing gold, including investment, as the price per ounce of the metal continues an upward trend experienced in 2024.

More than one million metric tons of gold ore was discovered in central China, which may be the largest gold field in the world, as scientists continue to study the find.

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.