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United States Coast Guard 2.5 Ounce Silver Medal Sales Start August 17th

August 10, 2021 by Clinton

United States Coast Guard 2.5 Ounce Silver Medal (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 on August 17th. 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 limited production …

United States Mint Sales Report – August 8, 2021

August 10, 2021 by Clinton

The United States Mint has released its weekly numismatic product sales report for the week ending August 8, 2021. The report covers the previous seven days in numismatic product sales by the Mint and is separate from the bullion sales report. The report shows that the Mint sold an impressive 393,667 products last week, nearly all of that total found in the Morgan Dollar releases from last week. For the year, the United States Mint has now sold …

2021-P Morgan and Peace Dollar Pre-Sales Begin Today at Noon Eastern

August 10, 2021 by Clinton

2021-(P) Peace Dollar Obverse (Image Courtesy of The United States Mint)

The United States Mint will open pre-sales of the 2021-P Morgan Dollar, the final 2021 Morgan to be released, as well as the 2021-P Peace Dollar, the only Peace Dollar being struck as part of the 100th anniversary of these coins both being in circulation later today. In 1921, the Morgan Dollar had its last year of circulation while the Peace Dollar started circulating the same year. Pre-sales today will begin at the traditional time of Noon …

United States Mint Bullion Sales Report – August 8, 2021

August 9, 2021 by Clinton

The United States Mint has updated its daily bullion sales report to Sunday, August 8, 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 646,000 bullion coins last week. This is down from the 806,500 in last week’s report. Sales of the American Eagle Type-2 silver bullion coin remained …

PCGS Names Stephanie Sabin as Interim President

August 9, 2021 by Clinton

The following is a Press Release from Professional Coin Grading Services (PCGS) announcing that Stephanie Sabin has been named interim President. Ms. Sabin will replace former PCGS President Brett Charville who stepped down last month. Professional Coin Grading Service (www.PCGS.com) has named Stephanie Sabin as its interim president. This move comes as former PCGS President Brett Charville departs and places Sabin, serving as the company’s chief of staff and reporting to Charville, in the head …

NGC to Offer Special Labels and Designations for 2021-S American Eagle Type-2 Silver Proof

August 9, 2021 by Clinton

2021-S American Eagle Type-2 Silver Proof Special Label (Image Courtesy of NGC)

The following is a Press Release from Numismatic Guaranty Corporation (NGC) announcing that special labels and designations will be available for the 2021-S American Eagle Type-2 Silver Proof. The 2021-S American Eagle Type-2 will be going on sale at the United States Mint website starting at Noon Eastern on August 12, 2021. The new Silver Eagle struck at the San Francisco Mint is being released on August 12th. Special submission instructions must be followed. See the …

First Look! 2021-W American Liberty High Relief Gold Proof Coin

August 6, 2021 by Clinton

2021-W American Liberty High Relief Gold Coin 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 Liberty High Relief Gold Proof Coin. The 24-karat one ounce gold coin is a significant departure in design from the previous coins in the series, aimed at highlighting modern interpretations of the concept of American Liberty. The Obverse features a wild American Mustang horse, bucking off a western-style saddle, evoking the throwing off of the yoke of British rule …

United States Mint Circulating Coin Production Report – July 2021

August 6, 2021 by Clinton

The United States Mint has released its Circulating Coin Production Report for July 2021. The report shows that the Mint produced 1,505,240,000 coins for circulation in the month. This is up slightly from the 1.3846 billion that the Mint pressed in June 2021. Indeed, with the exception of the Jefferson Nickel, production for all circulating coins were up month-over-month. For the year, the Mint has produced 8.86 billion coins for circulation for the country. Unsurprisingly, …

NGC Special Designations and Labels for the 2021 American Gold Eagle Two-Coin Set

August 5, 2021 by Clinton

2021-W American Eagle Gold One-Tenth Ounce Type-2 (Image Courtesy of NGC)

The following is a Press Release from Numismatic Guaranty Corporation (NGC) announcing that special designations and labels will be available for the 2021-W American Eagle Gold one-tenth ounce 2-coin set. That set will be available later today from the United States Mint. Of note, when submitting this set for the special designations or labels, it must be submitted in the sealed Mint box to qualify. he designer edition two-coin set features an original Gold Eagle …

2021-S American Eagle Type-2 Silver Proof Sales Begin August 12th

August 5, 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 next week. 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 on August 12th at Noon Eastern, 9:00 AM Pacific. The 2021-S American Eagle Type-2 Silver Proof is priced …