Information & News About United States Coins
The annual Mint Proof Set from the United States Mint will be available starting next week. The 2020 Mint Proof Set is priced at $32.00 this year and will go on sale Thursday, February 27, 2020. Sales will begin at Noon Eastern, 9:00 AM Pacific. The 2020 Proof Set will have all of the regular production circulating coins that the Mint will produce this year. In total, there are 10 coins in the set, all …
The United States Mint has opened the Product Enrollment Program for the Presidential Silver Medal. The first medal in the series for 2020, honoring President Andrew Jackson, is set to be released next Monday, January 24, 2020. Ahead of that release, the Mint has opened the Enrollment Program for the product set. There are several advantages to the Enrollment Programs offered by the Mint. First, it assures that you get each release of a particular …
As previously reported, the United States Mint will open sales for the 2020 America the Beautiful Quarters Silver Proof Set. The 5-coin set is prices at $42.50 and will be available from the Mint starting at Noon Eastern, 9:00 AM Pacific. You can find the set here on the Mint’s site. There is no production limit, mintage limit, or household limit from the Mint on this product. The America the Beautiful Quarter 2020 Silver Proof …
One of my favorite sayings in life is, “Embrace the horror and move on.” This applies just about anything, including humor. That’s why Today’s deal on a T-Shirt defining what it means to be a Numismatist is so great and so true. Embrace the horror my friends! The T-Shirt is simple but effective in its definition of what it really means to be a coin collector. The front of the shirt reads: Numismatist: (noun) An …
The following Press Release was provided by PCGS regarding the new auction site from Penny Pincher Coins. Great Falls, VA – Penny Pincher Coins in Fairfax, VA has launched PennyPincherAuctions.com, their internet only rare coin and currency auction platform. The site features event focused auctions with specific themes, such as Collector Coins under $500, World & Ancient Coins, Paper Money, Premier Coins, and our Wednesday Night Raw Coin Auctions. It’s important to the buyer to …
Last week, the United States Mint released the 2020 Founding Fathers Currency Set. It took a mere five days for all 7,600 of the sets available to be sold. Currently, the Mint’s site shows that the product is unavailable. The set was priced at $21.95 and was done in cooporation with the Bureau of Engraving and Printing, or BEP. This is the branch of the United States Treasury that is responsible for our paper currency. …
The following Press Release is from the United States Mint regarding the release event for the latest America the Beautiful Quarter. UTULEI, American Samoa – The United States Mint (Mint) today officially launched the America the Beautiful Quarters® Program coin honoring the National Park of American Samoa. This is the first release of 2020, and the 51st coin overall in the program. The reverse (tails) of the quarter depicts a Samoan fruit bat mother hanging …
Today’s Deal is on an excellent 1970-S Kennedy Half Dollar Proof coin. The coin is available right now for $14.99 from Hall of Fame Sport Memorabilia through their Amazon store. Hall of Fame Sports is a long time coin seller, among other collectibles, on Amazon. US Coin News is an affiliate partner with Amazon. This Today’s Deal article contains links that, when clicked and a purchase is made, will generate a small commission to the site. Those …
The latest United States Mint product celebrating the National Park of American Samoa America the Beautiful Quarter will go on sale next week. The ever popular 3-coin set, featuring the Quarter from all three Mint facilities, will go on sale at Noon Eastern, 9:00 AM Pacific today. The set will be priced at $11.50 and will be available directly from the United States Mint. It is the latest product featuring the newest America the Beautiful Quarter. …
The Numismatic Crime Information Center, NCIC, has requested collectors and dealers help after a large number of coins were stolen in a residential burglary. The theft happened in Williamson County, Tennessee but the date of the crime was not disclosed. A significant number of coins were stolen, most of which had been graded by ANACS. Here is just a partial list of what was stolen in the Tennessee crime: 1951, $.05, Proof Jefferson, PR67 toned, …