Commemorative Coins Archives

United States Mint Hosts Ceremonial Strike of 2020 Basketball Hall of Fame Commemorative Coin Program Coin

February 26, 2020 by Clinton

The United States Mint has issues the following Press Release announcing the ceremonial first strike of the upcoming 2020 Basketball Hall of Fame Silver Dollar Coin at an event in Philadelphia on February 25, 2020. The new silver commemorative is scheduled to be released on April 4, 2020. There will also be a $5 gold coin as part of the program as well as a Clad Half Dollar. PHILADELPHIA – United States Mint (Mint) Director …

Christa McAuliffe Commemorative Coin Act Signed into Law

October 21, 2019 by Clinton

The Christa McAuliffe Commemorative Coin Act of 2019 is officially law here in the United States. The Act was signed by President Trump on October 9, 2019, paving the way for the commemorative silver coin to be produced in 2021. The signing came just eight days after the House of Representatives passed the bill on October 1, 2019. The United States Senate passed a bill authorizing the coin back in July 2019. Fundamentally the only …

Christa McAuliffe Commemorative Coin Act Passes U.S. House

October 1, 2019 by Clinton

After passing the United States Senate back in July, the Christa McAuliffe Commemorative Coin Act of 2019 has now passed in the United States House of Representatives. Production of the coin, assuming it gains the President’s signature, will happen in 2021. That will be the 35th anniversary of the Shuttle Challenge explosion. The legislation calls for the United States Mint to produce 350,000 silver Dollar coins that would feature McAuliffe on the Obverse and a Reverse that …

Apollo 11 50th Anniversary Five Ounce Proof Silver Dollar Back in Stock

September 27, 2019 by Clinton

For those of you who have been hoping to get your hands on the 2019 Apollo 11 50th anniversary five ounce proof silver dollar, you now have another chance. The commemorative coin is now back in stock on the United States Mint site, available for $229.95. The five ounce proof silver dollar was originally released back on January 24th of this year and has done reasonably well in sales. As of the last Mint sales …

Negro Leagues Commemorative Legislation Introduced in Congress

August 1, 2019 by Clinton

A bi-partisan bill was introduced in Congress this week that would authorize the creation of a commemorative coin to honor the Negro Leagues of baseball. The bill would call for the creation of the commemorative in 2020 in celebration of the centennial of the leagues being formed in 1920. The bill was introduced on Tuesday, July 30, 2019 and is sponsored by Senators Roy Blunt (R-MO) and Tim Kaine (D-VA). It is sponsored in the House of Representatives by …

CCAC Releases 2020 Basketball Hall of Fame Commemorative Designs

July 25, 2019July 18, 2019 by Clinton

After the Citizens Coinage Advisory Committee (CCAC) meeting yesterday in Washington, D.C., we now get our first look at the proposed Obverses and Reverses of the commemorative coins. The $5 gold coins, silver dollars and clad half dollars will be made in recognition of the 60th anniversary of the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame. In all, there are 21 Obverse designs being considered and 18 Reverse designs that were approved by CCAC. All three …

Pride of Two Nations Set Briefly Available at The Mint

July 25, 2019July 17, 2019 by Clinton

Pride of Two Nations 2-Coin Set From The United States Mint

If you read the US Mint Sales Report post yesterday, I mentioned that the Pride of Two Nations two-coin set between the US Mint and the Royal Canadian Mint were nearly sold out. In all, 4,534 of the set remained after based on the sales report of the 100,000 that were available. Earlier this morning, the Mint’s site briefly indicated that those remaining sets were available for purchase. It appeared to be available for only …

The Christa McAuliffe Commemorative Coin Act Passes U.S. Senate

July 25, 2019July 12, 2019 by Clinton

The legislation for a commemorative coin honoring Christa McAuliffe took a positive step forward this week. The Christa McAuliffe Commemorative Coin Act of 2019, Senate Bill 239, was passed on Tuesday, July 9th. The bill was introduced on January 28, 2019 with 83 of the 100 senators as cosponsors. The bill calls for the United States Mint to produce 350,000 silver Dollar coins that would feature McAuliffe on the Obverse and a Reverse that would “portray her legacy …

Mail Bag – Are Commemoratives Worth Collecting?

July 26, 2019July 8, 2019 by Clinton

Today’s Mail Bag question comes from Raul and it has to do with commemorative coins. His question is simple: Is it worth collecting them? Clinton, I saw your Twitter post this week on a Geo(rge) Washington commemorative coin you got. What do you think of it? Is it worth collecting these types of coins too? Raul First, for those that missed the Tweet, this is the one he is referring to in his email: As …

Pride of Two Nations Commemoratives Likely Sold Out

July 26, 2019July 3, 2019 by Clinton

After going on sale earlier today, all indications are that the Pride of Two Nations coins set of the United States Mint and the Royal Canadian Mint are sold out. In total, there were 110,000 of the sets available, 10,000 of which were available in Canada. At 6:30 PM Mountain time, the US Mint site indicated the sets were on “back order”. That’s their friendly way of saying they are not available. Unless some returns …