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2021 American Eagle Silver Reverse Proof Two-Coin Set Designer Edition Sales Begin August 24th

August 17, 2021 by Clinton

2021 American Eagle Silver Reverse Proof Two-Coin Set Designer Edition (Image Courtesy of The United States Mint)

The final American Eagle product for 2021 is set to be released next week and it could be one of the highest demand products of the year for the United States Mint. The 2021 American Eagle Silver Reverse Proof Two-Coin Set Designer Edition will go on sale at Noon Eastern, 9:00 AM Pacific on the 24th, with just 125,000 sets being available. Priced at $175, the set is expected to sell out within minutes given …

United States Coast Guard 2.5 Ounce Silver Medal Sales Start Today at Noon

August 17, 2021 by Clinton

United States Coast Guard 2.5 Ounce Silver Medal Reverse (Image Courtesy of The United States Mint)

The United States Mint will begin sales of the United States Coast Guard 2.5 ounce silver medal on its site starting at Noon Eastern and 9:00 AM Pacific today. The medal is the second medal honoring the United States Military branches to be released this year. The medal honoring the Air Force, after several delays, went on sale last month. As it did with the Air Force 2.5 ounce silver medal, the Mint will have a …

Mail Bag – Is It Just Me? I Hate Slabbed Coins!

August 16, 2021 by Clinton

Ah, the love/hate relationship so many of us collectors have with professional graded, or slabbed, coins. Even after decades of these services being around, it is still a hot topic for many of us on if we like the idea of having a coin graded and inserted into plastic for time eternal. Karen wrote into the Mail Bag last week and asked a question I think probably all of us have asked at one point …

United States Mint Bullion Sales Report – August 15, 2021

August 16, 2021 by Clinton

The United States Mint has updated its daily bullion sales report to Sunday, August 15, 2021. The bullion sales report reflects bullion coins that the Mint sold to Authorized Purchasers for the previous week and is different than the weekly numismatic product report. This week’s report shows that the Mint sold 1,036,500 bullion coins to Authorized Purchasers last week. That is up from the 646,000 sold in last week’s summary report. The highest purchased bullion product from …

2021-W American Liberty High Relief Gold Coin Sales Begin August 19th

August 12, 2021 by Clinton

2021-W American Liberty High Relief Gold Coin Obverse (Image Courtesy of The United States Mint)

The United States Mint will open sales of the striking 2021-W American Liberty High Relief gold proof coin next week. Sales of the very limited release coin will begin at Noon Eastern, 9:00 AM Pacific on August 19th. Only 12,500 of the coins will be available and there is a household limit of one coin. At the time of this post, the Mint has not released the official price for this year’s American Liberty but …

2021-S American Eagle Type-2 Silver Proof Sales Begin Today at Noon

August 12, 2021 by Clinton

2021-S American Eagle Type-2 Silver Proof (Image Courtesy of The United States Mint)

The United States Mint will begin sales of the 2021-S American Eagle Type-2 Silver Proof starting later today. It represents the penultimate proof product to be offered by the Mint for the American Eagle this year with only the 2-Coin Reverse Proof set remaining. There will also be an uncirculated version later this year. Sales will begin at Noon Eastern, 9:00 AM Pacific. For those of you who are enrolled in the American Eagle Enrollment Program, check …

Mail Bag – Will The 2021 American Eagle Type-2 Coins Become More Valuable?

August 11, 2021 by Clinton

Today’s Mail Bag question is a good one in the afterglow of the release of the 2021 American Eagle Type-2 coins over the past few weeks (and a few more to come). Will these coins gain in value given they are a first year release? That was the question Chris sent in to the Mail Bag. Let’s discuss. Clinton, I wanted to get your thoughts on the new Type-2 eagles. Do you think they will …

PCGS Announces Key New Hires, Promotions

August 11, 2021 by Clinton

The following is a Press Release from Professional Coin Grading Service (PCGS) announcing several key new hires and promotions within the company. Professional Coin Grading Service (www.PCGS.com) has been growing at a tremendous pace over the past year, prompting a series of new hires and promotions. Among these are acquisitions of key talent from the numismatic world and other collectibles industries as well as notable in-house promotions. “We’re bolstering staff in all areas of our …

First Look! 2021-W American Eagle Palladium Proof

August 10, 2021 by Clinton

2021-W American Eagle Palladium Proof Obverse (Image Courtesy of The United States Mint)

The United States Mint has released the official high resolution images of the upcoming 2021-W American Eagle Palladium Proof coin. The one ounce coin is 99.995 pure Palladium and will go on sale September 2nd. There will be just 12,000 of these premium precious medal coins produced, with a household limit of one coin. The Mint has not released a price for this year’s American Eagle Palladium coin. Last year the coin was sold for …

ANA World’s Fair of Money Opens Today in Chicago

August 10, 2021 by Clinton

2021 Chicago World's Fair of Money Banner (Image Courtesy of The American Numismatic Association)

After a year hiatus due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the American Numismatic Association (ANA) will open the doors of the 2021 World’s Fair of Money today in Chicago. The event opens at 10:00 AM Central at the Donald E. Stephens Convention Center in Rosemont, Illinois. ANA Members can access the bourse 30 minutes prior to the general public. Admission for ANA Members is free while the general public will pay $10 to access the event …