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The Planchet Episode 8 – Money and Power in Hellenistic Bactria

November 30, 2020 by Clinton

The Planchet Podcast by The American Numismatic Society

The American Numismatic Society (ANS) has released Episode 8 of its new-for-2020 podcast, The Planchet. The episode is titled Money and Power in Hellenistic Bactria and is a 55-minute long episode hosted by Simon Glenn, Digital Curator of the early modern collections of the Ashmolean Museum. The eighth episode of The Planchet features an interview with Dr. Simon Glenn of the Ashmolean Museum. We discuss Glenn’s new book published by the American Numismatic Society, Money and Power in Hellenistic …

United States Mint Releases 2021 Production Schedule

November 30, 2020 by Clinton

Over the Thanksgiving holiday weekend, the United State Mint quietly released its 2021 Production Schedule for Numismatic products. The schedule can be found here and starts with the first products set for release on January 5, 2021. As has been the case for the last few years, dates for product releases beyond March 2021 are indicated as Spring or Summer while further dates later in the year are indicated as TBD. This is standard procedure …

2020 Uncirculated Mint Set Sales Start Today

November 30, 2020 by Clinton

2020 Uncirculated Mint Set (Image Courtesy of The United States Mint)

The United States Mint will begin sales of the 2020 Uncirculated Mint set, the penultimate annual product for the Mint this year, later today. Sales will begin at Noon Eastern, 9:00 AM Pacific directly from the Mint on its site. This year, the Uncirculated Set is priced at $25.25. The set has no mintage limit given that it consists of circulating coins, however, there is a production limit of these sets of 213,000. When sales begin, …

George H.W. Bush Presidential Dollar Rolls, Bags & Boxes Go On Sale December 4

November 30, 2020 by Clinton

George H.W. Bush Presidential Dollar Obverse (Image Coursety of The United States Mint)

The United States Mint will begin sales of the George H.W. Bush Presidential Dollar later this week. Sales will begin at Noon Eastern on Friday, December 4, 2020. A total of six products in the form of rolls, bags, and boxes will be available to the public. All of the products have a mintage limit given that the Presidential Dollars are not a generally circulating coin although they are legal tender. However, there will be …

Mint Sales Report – November 22, 2020

November 24, 2020 by Clinton

The United States Mint has released its weekly sales report for the seven day period ending Sunday, November 22, 2020. This week’s top ten selling products list was dominated by a slew of new products the Mint launched last week. Indeed, no less than 13 new products were released and seven of those were in the top ten selling products list. The top selling item for the week ending November 22 was the Mayflower 400th …

2020 Uncirculated Mint Set Sales Start November 30

November 23, 2020 by Clinton

The United States Mint will begin sales of the 2020 Uncirculated Mint set, the penultimate annual product for the Mint this year, next week. Sales will begin at Noon Eastern, 9:00 AM Pacific directly from the Mint on its site. This year, the Uncirculated Set is priced at $25.25. The set has no mintage limit given that it consists of circulating coins, however, there is a production limit of these sets of 213,000. When sales …

Marsh-Billings-Rockefeller 5-Ounce Silver Coin Sales Begin Today

November 23, 2020 by Clinton

2020 Marsh-Billings-Rockefeller National Park Reverse

The United States Mint will open sales of the Marsh-Billings-Rockefeller 5-Ounce silver coin as part of the America the Beautiful Quarter series later today. The bullion silver coin is set to go on sale at Noon Eastern, 9:00 AM Pacific. The coin is priced at $229, a substantial increase over previous 5-ounce coins due to the high price of silver. 13,750 of the coins will be produced by the Mint and there is no household limit on the …

Massachusetts American Innovation Dollar Reverse Proof on Sales Start Today

November 23, 2020 by Clinton

American Innovation Dollar Reverse Proof - Massachusetts (Image Courtesy of The United States Mint)

The United States Mint will open sales of the Massachusetts American Innovation Dollar Reverse Proof starting on today. Sales will begin at Noon Eastern, 9:00 AM Pacific directly on the Mint’s site. The Massachusetts American Innovation Dollar is the second of the 2020 coins in the series to have its Reverse Proof released this year and follows the release of bags and rolls of the coins back in October. The price for the coins will be $11.50. For those …

Marsh-Billings-Rockefeller 5-Ounce Silver Coin Sales Begin November 23

November 20, 2020 by Clinton

The United States Mint will open sales of the Marsh-Billings-Rockefeller 5-Ounce silver coin as part of the America the Beautiful Quarter series next week. The bullion coin is set to go on sale Monday, November 23, 2020 at Noon Eastern, 9:00 AM Pacific. The coin is priced at $229, a substantial increase over previous 5-ounce coins due to the high price of silver. 13,750 of the coins will be produced by the Mint and there …

Massachusetts American Innovation Dollar Reverse Proof on Sale Starting November 23

November 20, 2020 by Clinton

The United States Mint will open sales of the Massachusetts American Innovation Dollar Reverse Proof starting on Monday, November 23, 2020. Sales will begin at Noon Eastern, 9:00 AM Pacific directly on the Mint’s site. The Massachusetts American Innovation Dollar is the second of the 2020 coins in the series to have its Reverse Proof released this year and follows the release of bags and rolls of the coins back in October. The price for …