Greatest Generation Commemorative Archives

Greatest Generation Commemorative Coins and Sets Available Today

February 29, 2024 by Clinton

2024 Greatest Generation Commemorative $5 Gold - Obverse (Image Courtesy of The United States Mint)

he United States Mint will begin selling the second commemorative coins of 2024 next week. The Greatest Generation commemorative coins and sets will be available on February 29 at Noon Eastern, 9:00 AM Pacific time. Like the Harriet Tubman commemoratives released earlier this year, sales for the Great Generation commemoratives are expected to be strong. You can see images of all the coins in this commemorative series here. The coins in this program commemorate the National World …

Greatest Generation Commemorative Coins and Sets Available February 29th

February 22, 2024 by Clinton

2024 Greatest Generation Commemorative $5 Gold - Reverse (Image Courtesy of The United States Mint)

The United States Mint will begin selling the second commemorative coins of 2024 next week. The Greatest Generation commemoratives will be available on February 29 at Noon Eastern, 9:00 AM Pacific time. Like the Harriet Tubman commemoratives released earlier this year, sales for the Great Generation commemoratives are expected to be strong. You can see images of all the coins in this commemorative series here. The coins in this program commemorate the National World War …

NGC Designations and Labels for 2024 Greatest Generation Coins Announced

February 15, 2024 by Clinton

The following is a Press Release from Numismatic Guaranty Company (NGC), announcing it will offer special designations and labels for the upcoming 2024 Greatest Generation Commemorative Coins. The 2024 Greatest Generation Commemoratives will be released on February 29th by the United States Mint. NGC is offering special designations for coins in this year’s Greatest Generation set, which celebrate the National World War II Memorial and the sacrifices of American soldiers and civilians during World War …

First Look! Greatest Generation Commemorative Coins

January 4, 2024 by Clinton

2024 Greatest Generation Commemorative $1 Silver - Obverse (Image Courtesy of The United States Mint)

The United States Mint has released the high-resolution images of the upcoming Greatest Generation Commemorative coins. The Greatest Generation commemoratives will be the second of two commemorative coin sets offered by the Mint in 2024, after the Harriet Tubman commemoratives. Like the Tubman commemoratives, the Greatest Generation commemoratives will have a $5 Gold coin, $1 Silver Coin, and Clad Half Dollar coin. President Joe Biden signed H.R. 1057, the Greatest Generation Commemorative Coin Act, into …

2024 Greatest Generation Commemorative Coin Stike Ceremony Today at the Philadelphia Mint

December 13, 2023 by Clinton

The following is a Press Release from the United States Mint announcing the Strike Ceremony for the 2024 Greatest Generation Commemorative coins. The event takes place today at 11:00 AM Eastern at the Philadelphia Mint. The United States Mint will host a ceremonial strike for the 2024 Greatest Generation Commemorative Coin Program on Wednesday, December 13, at 11:00 am. United States Mint Deputy Director Kristie McNally will be joined by Ms. Jane Droppa, Chair, Friends …

CCAC Releases Design Candidate Images for 2024 Greatest Generation Commemorative

April 19, 2023 by Clinton

The Citizens Coinage Advisory Committee (CCAC) released the candidate design images for the 2024 Greatest Generation commemoratives after the meeting on Tuesday, April 18th. The bill that authorized the commemoratives was signed into law by President Biden in August 2022. You can read the full text of the new law here. Previously, the bill had been known as the National World War II Memorial Commemorative Act, but the final legislation took on the name of the …