Information & News About United States Coins
In addition to the Weir Farm America the Beautiful Quarter products that go on sale later today, the United States Mint is also opening up sales of its latest Coin Rolls storage box. The new Coin Roll Collector Box will go on sale starting at Noon Eastern, 9:00 AM Pacific today. It replaces the Quarter Roll Collector’s box as well as the Dollar Coin Rolls Collector’s box. The new coin roll box is priced at …
The first set of products after the United States Mint’s brief shutdown due to COVID-19 (Coronavirus) is set to go on sale today. The America the Beautiful Quarter series for Weir Farm National Historic Site. Rolls, Bags, and the five-ounce coin all go on sale today at Noon Eastern, 9:00 AM Pacific. This is the 52nd coin in the America the Beautiful series and the second in the series released in 2020. Weir Farm National Historic …
The United States Mint has released its weekly sales report for the 7-day period ending May 10, 2020. The report shows that Proof Sets remain the top sellers for the Mint, adding to an already long multi-week streak of either the 2019 or 2020 sets being the top seller. The 2020 Proof Set with the 2020-W Jefferson Nickel Proof remained the top selling product for the Mint. This is the third week in a row …
After a hiatus due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the United States Mint is gearing up to start up Numismatic product sales once again. The first of these products will be a handful of new ones for the America the Beautiful Quarter series for Weir Farm National Historic Site. Rolls, Bags, and the five-ounce coin all go on sale next Monday, May 18, 2020. Sales will begin promptly at Noon Eastern, 9:00 AM Pacific. The Weir …
The United States Mint sent out the following message to the press yesterday. It thanks customers of the Mint for their patience during the ongoing COVID-19 (Coronavirus) pandemic. The brief message explains at a high level the changes that the Mint has had to make in order to remain functional which in turn has impacted production and customers wait times when trying to speak to the Mint. Ultimately though, the Customer Service Index score for …
The United States Mint has released its Production Report for April 2020. The report shows that 801.84 million coins were produced in the Denver and Philadelphia facilities, a drop of nearly 91 million from the March report. The drop is not a surprise given the measures the Mint had to take to deal with the COVID-19 (Coronavirus) pandemic. While the Denver and Philadelphia locations were not closed – like the San Francisco and West Point …
The United States Mint has released its sales report for the 7-day period ending May 3, 2020. The report shows that once again, Proof Sets remain the top sellers for the Mint, both 2020 and 2019 sets across many different products. The 2020 Proof Set with the 2020-W Jefferson Nickel Proof was the top seller by a wide margin for the week. 3,868 of the sets were sold, bringing the total sales up to 246,056 …
Over the course of its history, the United States Mint has produced many Numismatic products that never captured the imagination of the general public or collectors. One could make the argument that the short lived Prestige Proof Sets would be such a product. Produced from 1983 through to 1997, the Prestige Proof Sets were aimed to give collectors an enhanced Proof set with a commemorative coin produced that year in a more elegant presentation leatherette …
The United States Mint has announced that its San Francisco facility will resume operations on Monday, May 4, 2020. With the COVID-19 (Coronavirus) still active in the United States, the Mint is taking significant steps to assure the health and safety of workers and indications are that production will still not be at its normal capacity. The San Francisco Mint was shutdown on March 17, 2020 as the city and indeed much of the United …
The United States Mint Sales Report for the week ending April 26, 2020 has been released. The report shows that the 2020 Silver Proof Set and 2020 Proof Set continues to be the far-and-away top sellers for the Mint. Indeed the 2020 Silver Proof Set led sales for the second week in a row and totals show that less than 20 of the sets remain available for purchase. The 2020 Silver Proof Set added another …