October 2020 - USCoinNews

Mint Confirms Early 2021 American Eagles Will Have Inaugural Reverse

October 30, 2020 by Clinton

2019 American Eagle Silver Proof Reverse

The United States Mint has confirmed that early 2021 gold and silver American Eagles will retain the inaugural Reverse with the new Reverse coming in mid-2021. The confirmation was first reported at CoinWorld and it has been confirmed here at USCoinNews. According to the Mint, bullion gold and silver American Eagles will have the same design used since 1986 on the Reverse early in 2021. These will be sold to authorized buyers. When the new …

American Eagle End of World War II Privy Coin Sales Start November 5

October 29, 2020 by Clinton

2020-W American Eagle End of World War II Privy Silver (Image Courtesy of The United States Mint)

The United States Mint is set to open sales of the limited edition American Eagle gold and silver Proof coins with the end of World War II privy mark next week. Sales of both the gold proof and silver proof will start at Noon Eastern, 9:00 AM Pacific on the Mint’s site. Both the gold and silver coins have the same Obverse and Reverse designs of the standard releases for each coin. However, on the …

Tallgrass Prairie National Preserve America The Beautiful Quarter 3-Coin Set Sales Start November 5

October 29, 2020 by Clinton

Tallgrass Prairie National Preserve America The Beautiful 3-Coin Set (Image Courtesty of The United States Mint

The United States Mint is set to release the latest 3-coin set in the America the Beautiful Quarter series next week. The set for the Tallgrass Prairie National Preserve will go on sale starting at Noon Eastern, 9:00 AM Pacific. It is priced at $11.50 and available directly from the Mint. The set contains an Uncirculated example of the Tallgrass Prairie Quarter from the Philadelphia and Denver Mints as well as a Proof example from …

Massachusetts American Innovation Dollar Bags & Rolls Sales Start Today

October 29, 2020 by Clinton

2020 American Innovation Dollar Reverse - Massachusetts

The next coin in the American Innovation Dollar series is set to be released later today. The Massachusetts American Innovation Dollar, honoring the invention of the telephone, will go on sale starting at Noon Eastern, 9:00 AM Pacific. Bags and rolls of the latest dollar coin will be available for purchase directly from the United States Mint. The American Innovation $1 Coin representing Massachusetts marks the invention of the telephone. On March 7, 1876, Boston …

Today’s Deal – Complete 112-Coin Set (P,D) From The 50 States Quarter Series

October 28, 2020 by Clinton

Today’s Deal is a great opportunity to complete, in one swoop, your 50 States Quarter set. The 50 States Quarter series ran from 1999 through 2009 and had a Quarter representing each state and six U.S. Territories. This set is all uncirculated examples from both the Denver and Philadelphia Mints, 112 coins in all. SmyrnaCoin through their Amazon storefront is selling this massive set for $94.99. That is nearly half the price of the average price …

No Mintage Limit for the 2020-S American Eagle Silver Proof

October 28, 2020 by Clinton

2020-W American Eagle Silver 1-Ounce Coin (Image Courtesy of The US Mint)

The United States Mint has confirmed that there is indeed no mintage limit for the 2020-S American Eagle silver Proof as had been previously reported by the Mint. CoinNews reached out to the mint and received confirmation that the indication that a 200,000 mintage limited listed on the product page for the proof bullion coin was an error, mostly down to what seems like an internal communication error. Normally, the Proof American Eagle has a …

Mail Bag – Why Bother Collecting Modern Coins

October 28, 2020 by Clinton

Today’s Mail Bag question comes from Randy and it concerns modern coins. Specifically, Randy questions why anyone would collect contemporary coinage given it has little value over face value. Like so many things in this lovely hobby of ours, the answer largely depends on individual collectors and their goals. Hi, I’ve visited your site a few times but I find it kinda useless. All you talk about are modern coins. Why? There is no point …

NGC and PMG Accepting Drop-off Submissions at The Coin eXpo

October 27, 2020 by Clinton

The following is a Press Release from NGC announcing it and PMG will be at The Coin eXpo coin show in St. Charles, Missouri next month and will be accepting drop-off submissions for grading. The event is scheduled to take place from November 5-7 at the St. Charles Convention Center. NGC and PMG have both indicated there will be COVID-19 measures in placed and that submission forms must be completed prior to dropping off coins. …

Mint Sales Report – October 25, 2020

October 28, 2020October 27, 2020 by Clinton

The United States Mint has released its weekly sales report for the week ending October 25, 2020. Unsurprisingly, the Mint’s newest product took top honors in this week’s top ten selling product list while annual sets and bullion products continued their strong showing. The Marsh-Billings-Rockefeller America the Beautiful 3-coin set began sales last week and was the most purchased product from the Mint for this week’s report. 11,102 of the sets were sold in just …

United States Mint Announces Pricing For Mayflower 400th Anniversary Coins and Medals

October 27, 2020 by Clinton

400th Anniversary Mayflower Voyage Silver Proof and Medal Set (Image Courtesty of the United States Mint)

The United States Mint has released the pricing for the majority of the commemoratives in the upcoming Mayflower voyage 400th anniversary product set. The products, which were announced last month, is a collaboration between the United States Mint and the Royal Mint of England, honoring the voyage of the MayFlower and the settlement of what would end up being the United States. There will be a total of four different products from the Mint, two …