Information & News About United States Coins
The United States Mint will open sales of the 2020 Silver Proof Set next Friday, April 17, 2020 at Noon Eastern. The 10-coin set will also come with the bonus 2020-W Jefferson Nickel in Reverse Proof that are being included in the annual sets for this year. The set is priced at $63.25 and initial quantities will be limited. For those new to coin collecting, the Silver Proof Set has the same coins that are …
The United States Mint has issued a Press Release, asking for applications to be submitted for those qualified in Numismatic Curation to serve on the Citizens Coinage Advisory Committee, or CCAC. Applications must be received by April 24, 2020 no later than 5:00 PM Eastern. Note that resumes are only being accepted via email due to the COVID-19 (Coronavirus) pandemic. The United States Mint is accepting applications for membership to the Citizens Coinage Advisory Committee …
The American Numismatic Society (ANS) has published the latest Money Talks lecture on their YouTube Channel. The lecture, open to ANS members, was held online for the first time last month due to the COVID-19 (Coronavirus) pandemic. Normally the lecture series is hosted at the ANS’ New York offices. The lecture was recorded and published to the Society’s YouTube channel yesterday. In this particular lecture, Dr. Lucia Carbone discusses the coinage of Mark Antony and …
The following is a Press Release from the American Numismatic Association (ANA). It is an appeal for speakers for the Money Talks presentation at the 2020 World’s Fair of Money. The event is scheduled to take place August 4-8, 2020 in Pittsburgh, PA. American Numismatic Association (ANA) members are encouraged to share their ideas and research with fellow hobbyists by delivering a Money Talks presentation at the 2020 World’s Fair of Money® in Pittsburgh, Aug. 4-8 at …
One of the last Numismatic products from the United States Mint, at least for now, goes on sale today. The 2020 American Buffalo Proof one ounce gold coin will be available starting at Noon Eastern, 9:00 AM Pacific. The 24-karat coin is priced at $2315.00. Details about the coin and purchasing of it can be found on the product page on the Mint’s site. The West Point minted 24-karat gold coin features designs based on …
The United States Mint has confirmed that, due to the COVID-19 pandemic and staffing restrictions, it has stopped production of Numismatic products. The news came via an email to customers of the Mint and is confirmation of what Mint Director Ryder had indicated was a possibility in an email last month. The Mint will continue to produce circulation coinage and bullion to support day-to-day operations of the Mint financially. We continue to produce our congressionally-mandated …
The following is a press release from the American Numismatic Association (ANA) announcing that the 2020 Summer Seminar has been cancelled. The event is held in Colorado Springs, Colorado and has been cancelled due to safety concerns on COVID-19 (Coronavirus). All those pre-registered for the event will receive a refund and 2020 scholarship winners will have those scholarships honored in 2021. This marks the first time the Summer Seminar series has been cancelled in its …
The United States Mint has updated its monthly production report for March 2020, showing that less than 900 million coins were minted in the month. In total, 892,600,000 million coins were produced in March, a drop of 18.4% from the February total production of 1.094 billion coins. For 2020 so far, 3,214,980,000 coins have been produced in Denver and Philadelphia. The drop in production is not entirely surprising. Like many businesses around the world, the …
The following is a Press Release from Numismatic Guaranty Corporation, NGC, announcing the availability of special labels for the upcoming Privy Mark 2020-W America the Beautiful Quarter. A limited mintage released directly into circulation with a WWII privy mark makes the 2020-W Quarters very exciting for collectors. Special submission instructions must be followed. See the “Submission Instructions” section of this article. Starting in April 2020, the US Mint will release a limited mintage of 2020-W Quarters …
The American Numismatic Society has launched a new podcast for Numismatist, The Planchet. The new podcast can be found on virtually every podcast service including Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts, and Pocket Cast. It is free and available to everyone, even if you are not an ANS Member. The inaugural episode of The Planchet features a conversation between Dr. Jesse Kraft, ANS Assistant Curator of the Coins and Currency of the Americas, and Dr. Andrew Reinhard, ANS Director …