United States Mint Archives

United States Army 2.5-Ounce Silver Medal Sales Begin Today

March 6, 2023 by Clinton

United States Army Silver Medal Reverse (Image Courtesy of The United States Mint)

The United States Mint will open sales of the United States Army 2.5-ounce silver medal later today. The medal sales will begin promptly at Noon Eastern, 9:00 AM Pacific on the Mint’s site. The medal is priced at $175, with a production limit of just 10,000 medals. Additionally, there is a household limit of 1 medal. The 2.5-Ounce silver medal is made of 99.9% pure silver. The obverse design (heads) depicts Continental and modern soldiers “at the ready” …

2023 Congratulations Set Sales Begin Today

March 2, 2023 by Clinton

2023 Congratulations Set (Image Courtesy of The United States Mint)

The United States Mint will begin selling the 2023 Congratulations Set later today. The set, which consists of a 2023-W American Eagle Silver Proof, will go on sale at Noon Eastern, 9:00 AM Pacific, and is priced at $82.00. The Mint has set a production and household limit for this set of 30,000, and households can only buy three total. The 2023 United States Mint Congratulations Set contains the American Eagle One Ounce Silver Proof Coin bearing the “W” …

2023-W American Eagle Silver Poof Sales Begin Today

March 2, 2023 by Clinton

2023-S American Eagle Silver Obverse (Image Couresty of The United States Mint)

The United States Mint will open sales of the 2023-W American Eagle silver proof coin later today. On the Mint’s site, sales will begin at Noon Eastern, 9:00 AM Pacific. This year, the one-ounce proof coin is priced at $80, and, as is usually the case, there is no mintage limit on the coin, but there is a household limit of 25 in places. Unlike 2022, the 2023-W American Eagle silver proof is expected to be readily available when …

United States Mint Numismatic Product Sales Report – February 26, 2023

March 1, 2023 by Clinton

The United States Mint has released its weekly Numismatic Product Sales Report for the seven days ending February 26, 2023. The report covers numismatic product sales by the Mint, such as commemorative coins and annual sets. It is separate from the bullion sales report. According to this week’s report, the United States Mint sold 15,138 numismatic products to collectors in the past week. While the James Buckanan Presidential Silver Medal was in the top ten, the …

CCAC Releases Missouri 2024 American Innovation Dollar Candidate Images

March 1, 2023 by Clinton

The Citizens Coinage Advisory Committee (CCAC) has released the candidate design images for the Missouri 2024 American Innovation Dollar. The final design for the coin will be selected later this year. For the Missouri dollar, the focus is on the contributions of George Washington Carver and his discoveries around crop rotation. The new American Innovation Dollar coin came about through legislation passed in 2018 and is set to run through 2032. There will be 57 …

CCAC Releases 2024 American Women Quarter Candidate Images

March 1, 2023 by Clinton

The Citizens Coinage Advisory Committee (CCAC) has released the candidate design images for the upcoming 2024 American Women Quarter Program coins. The 2024 American Women Quarter Program will honor Patsy Takemoto Mink, Mary Edwards Walker, Pauli Murray, Zitkala-Ša, and Celia Cruz. The release of the images comes as the CCAC wraps up its two-day meeting today. Patsy Takemoto Mink was the first woman of color and the first Asian-American to serve in Congress. She was …

United States Army 2.5-Ounce Silver Medal Sales Begin March 6

February 27, 2023 by Clinton

United States Army Silver Medal Obverse (Image Courtesy of The United States Mint)

The United States Mint will open sales of the United States Army 2.5-ounce silver medal next week. The medal sales will begin promptly at Noon Eastern, 9:00 AM Pacific on the Mint’s site. The medal is priced at $175, with a production limit of just 10,000 medals. Additionally, there is a household limit of 1 medal. The obverse design (heads) depicts Continental and modern soldiers “at the ready” with the weapons of their respective eras. …

Two-Day CCAC Meeting to Start February 28

February 27, 2023 by Clinton

The Citizens Coinage Advisory Committee (CCAC) has announced that it will hold a two-day teleconference meeting. The open meeting will begin on Tuesday, February 28, 2023, with a second meeting on Wednesday, March 1, 2023. The purpose of the meeting is to conduct normal CCAC-related business as part of the committee’s responsibility to advise the Secretary of the Treasure. Further, the agenda is to include four different numismatic topics: The teleconference on both February 28 …

United States Mint Announces Waitroom for Upcoming Product Sales

February 27, 2023 by Clinton

To alleviate high site traffic on product launch days, the United States Mint has announced a new virtual waiting room, Waitroom, for upcoming product launches. The Waitroom will premier on March 2, 2023, with the release of the 2023-W American Eagle silver proof. Last year, the Mint publicly admitted to site slowdowns and failed transactions, largely to automated bots on the site. The concept is simple: If you are on the Mint’s site prior to …

2023 Congratulations Set Sales Begin March 2

February 23, 2023 by Clinton

The United States Mint will begin selling the 2023 Congratulations Set next week. The set, which consists of a 2023-W American Eagle Silver Proof, will go on sale at Noon Eastern, 9:00 AM Pacific on March 2, and is priced at $82.00. The Mint has set a production and household limit for this set of 30,000, and households can only buy 3 total. The 2023 United States Mint Congratulations Set contains the American Eagle One Ounce Silver Proof …