Silver prices continued its long-running climb with a fifth weekly gain bringing silver coin melt values along with it. The London Fix for silver for Friday, February 3, 2012 was $33.93 an ounce.
While not as impressive as some past weekly gains, Friday’s Spot still registered an increase of $.45 from where the metal ended last week. This equates to a 1.3% jump.
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Precious Metals Prices
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February 3, 2012
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London Fix
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Weekly Change
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| Gold |
$1,734.00
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+$8.00
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+.5%
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| Silver |
$33.93
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+$0.45
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+1.3%
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| Platinum |
$1,630.00
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+$22.00
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+1.4%
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| Palladium |
$711.00
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+$27.00
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+3.9%
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The week was not without it downs though. Silver started Monday with a Fix of $33.18 an ounce, down from the previous Friday’s $33.48. It then rose on Tuesday to a fix of $33.60 and Wednesday rose even further to $33.80 an ounce. A small decline occurred on Thursday with $33.67 before climbing on Friday to the previously noted $33.93 an ounce.
Friday’s $33.93 an ounce now stands as the high for 2012 but still pales in comparison to last year’s high of $48.70 an ounce which occurred on April 28, 2011. The current low for 2012 occurred on January 3rd with $28.78 an ounce.
The chart below offers current melt values based on the Fix for Friday, February 3, 2012 and a comparison to those values based on last week’s silver price.
Weekly Silver Coin Melt Value Comparisons
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SILVER COIN
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Last Week’s Silver Melt Value
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This Week’s Silver Melt Value
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| Jefferson Nickel (1942-1945) |
$1.88
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$1.91
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| Barber Dime (1892-1916) |
$2.42
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$2.45
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| Mercury Dime (1916-1945) |
$2.42
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$2.45
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| Roosevelt Dime (1946-1964) |
$2.42
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$2.45
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| Barber Quarter (1892-1916) |
$6.05
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$6.14
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| Standing Liberty Quarter (1916-1930) |
$6.05
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$6.14
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| Washington Quarter (1932-1964) |
$6.05
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$6.14
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| Barber Half Dollar (1892-1915) |
$12.11
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$12.27
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| Walking Liberty Half Dollar (1916-1947) |
$12.11
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$12.27
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| Franklin Half Dollar (1948-1963) |
$12.11
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$12.27
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| Kennedy Half Dollar (1964) |
$12.11
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$12.27
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| Kennedy Half Dollar (1965-1970) |
$4.95
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$5.02
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| Morgan Dollar (1878-1921) |
$25.89
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$26.24
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| Peace Dollar (1921-1935) |
$25.89
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$26.24
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| Eisenhower Dollar (1971-1976) |
$10.58
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$10.73
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| American Silver Eagle |
$33.48
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$33.93
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| America the Beautiful 5 Oz. Silver Coins |
$167.40
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$169.65
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Check Silver Coin Melt Values for fresh coin values based on the latest silver prices.