Information & News About United States Coins
The James Madison Presidential Medal, released back on May 6th, has made its debut in this week’s Mint Sales Report. The weekly report is for sales activity from the Mint for the previous seven days, ending on May 12, 2019. The newest Presidential Medal sold 5,790 units for the week, putting it in second in overall sales behind the 2019 Silver Proof Set. That Proof Set remains the top seller for the Mint. It added …
The United States Mint has released is Biennial report for 2018 to Congress and to the public. The report is the fourth such report released under the Coin Modernization, Oversight, and Continuity Act of 2010, Public Law 111-302, which authorizes the Secretary of the Treasury to conduct R&D on alternative metallic materials for all circulating coins, with the goal of reducing production costs. That same Act also requires the Secretary of the Treasury to provide …
For collectors of the US Mint Uncirculated Mint Sets, today is a good day for you. The 2019 Uncirculated Mint Set officially goes on sale today on the Mint’s site. The 21-coin set is $21.95 and orders will be accepted starting at Noon Eastern, 9:00 am Pacific. You can go to this link to get it. For those who are a part of the Uncirculated Set annual enrollment, you should have received your confirmation email …
The Commission of Fine Arts has posted their minutes from their last meeting which covered topics for the United States Mint. The minutes cover the meeting that was held on April 18, 2019 where two key Mint related items were on the docket. First was the 400th anniversary of the Mayflower gold and silver coin program while the $1 dollar coin designs for the American Innovation series were also covered. For those that may not …
The United States Mint has posted its weekly sales report for April 29-May 5, 2019. In that report, the recently released Kennedy Half Dollar makes a glowing debut while the 2019 Silver Proof Set remains the Mint’s top seller for a third consecutive week. A reported earlier in the week, the 2019 Kennedy Half Dollar two-roll sets and 200-count bag from both the Denver and Philadelphia Mints. Clearly collectors have taken to them as the …
A reminder for readers who collect the annual Uncirculated Sets from the US Mint. The 2019 version of the set will go on sale next Tuesday, May 14, 2019 at Noon Eastern. The 21-coin set is priced at a $21.95 and you can buy it directly from the Mint here on Tuesday. And yes, it is 21 coins this year, not the normal 20 of the past few years. The new addition for this year …
Here at US Coin News, we don’t post a lot about mint activities in other countries because, well, the hint is in our name. But this unique opportunity is one that made us bend the rules a little bit. The Royal Mint of Australia and the US Mint have teamed up to create a two-coin proof set of commemorative coins to celebrate the Apollo 11 moon landing. The set consists of the clad Apollo 11 …
The special 2019 Platinum American Eagle bullion coin has officially sold out. The US Mint, which produced 40,000 of the coins in total, sold the last of them in April. The US Mint was limited to overall platinum bullion coin minting to 40,000 coins. Initially, there were 30,000 coins made but when the initial allotment was purchased, the remaining 10,000 were struck and released. The Platinum American Eagle went on sale starting on January 7, …
Today’s Deal is a great way to add to your US Mint Proof Set collection. Today you can pick up the 2003 Mint Proof Set, which contained 10 coins in total, for $10.49. That is well below the issue price of $19 and is about the average price across various dealers. US Coin News is an affiliate partner with Amazon. This article contains links that, when clicked and a purchase is made, will generate a …
At an event in Asan, Guam, United States Mint Director David J. Ryder announced the release of the latest America The Beautiful Quarter. The War in The Pacific National Historical Park, which is in the United States Territorial island, is a place of remembrance and to honor those who fought, suffered atrocities, or died in World War II during the Japanese occupation of the Island. War in the Pacific National Historical Park was established to …