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Today’s Deal – Complete Set (P,D) 50 States Quarter Series

March 3, 2021 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 $109.99. That is nearly half the price of the average price …

Heritage Auctions Relocates Planned CSNS Auction to Dallas

March 3, 2021 by Clinton

The following is a Press Release from Heritage Auctions announcing that it will be holding auctions originally slated for the Central States Numismatic Society convention in Dallas. The CSNS convention had been slated for April but due to ongoing COVID-19 concerns and restrictions, was cancelled for the second year in succession. Heritage Auctions will hold its official U.S. Coins and U.S. Currency auctions April 21-27 as scheduled in Dallas because the Central States Numismatic Society (CSNS) annual convention has been …

Mint Releases Official Images of National Law Enforcement Commemoratives

March 2, 2021 by Clinton

National Law Enforcement Memorial and Museum 2021 Proof $5 Gold Coin Obverse

After having the commemorative coins available for pre-order for over a month, the United States Mint has finally released the official coin images for the 2021 National Law Enforcement Memorial and Museum commemorative coins. To this point, the Mint has only had line art of the coins available on the Product Schedule page and the individual product pages. That changed over the weekend with images of the coins themselves now available for viewing. As a …

United States Mint Sales Report – February 28, 2021

March 2, 2021 by Clinton

The United States Mint has updated and published its weekly sales report for the seven day period that ended on Sunday, February 28, 2021. The report shows that overall, the Mint had a slow sales week with just 16,288 products sold for the week. However, demand for the 2021 products from the Mint remained strong with eight of the top ten selling products are from this year. The top seller for the week was the …

NCIC Reports Theft of Rare 1871 Seated Liberty Dollar

March 1, 2021 by Clinton

1871 Seated Libewrty Dollar PCGS PF65+ (Image Courtesty of PCGS)

The Numismatic Crime Information Center (NCIC) has reported the theft of a rare 1871 Seated Liberty Dollar that is PCGS grade PF-65+. The coin, valued at well over $4000 thanks to its high grade and CAC designation, was apparently taking by a “porch pirate”. The coin was shipped via FedEx from California to Cripple Creek, Colorado and was shipped as a Priority Overnight package requiring a signature. Unfortunately, the FedEx driver did not collect the …

United States Mint Bullion Sales Report – March 1, 2021

March 1, 2021 by Clinton

The United States Mint has updated its daily bullion sales report through to this morning, Monday, March 1, 2021. Overall the Mint sold 402,000 bullion coins in the previous week, the bulk of those being the American Eagle silver bullion coin. Overall, the Mint sold 390,500 silver American Eagles last week, pushing the total sales of that bullion coin to 7.966 million for all of 2021. That is a blistering rate of nearly 4 million …

CSNS Board Votes to Cancel 2021 Convention

March 1, 2021 by Clinton

The following is a Press Release form the Central States Numismatic Society (CSNS) announcing that the society’s April 2021 convention has been cancelled. The cancelation is due to ongoing health concerns around the COVID-19 pandemic. The CSNS convention had been scheduled to take place April 21-24 in Schaumburg, Illinois. This is the second year in a row that the Society’s annual convention has been cancelled. The Central States Numismatic Society Board of Governors has voted …