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United States Mint Numismatic Sales Report – January 23, 2022

January 25, 2022 by Clinton

The United States Mint has released its weekly numismatic sales report for the seven-day period ending on Sunday, January 23, 2022. The report covers the previous seven days in numismatic product sales by the Mint and is separate from the bullion sales report. In this week’s report, the Mint indicated that 10,256 numismatic products were sold. This is down significantly from the just over 20,000 products sold according to last week’s report. The top seller for last week …

PSA – Introductory Pricing on Negro Leagues Baseball Commemoratives Ends February 7th

January 25, 2022 by Clinton

2022 Negro Leagues Baseball Commemorative Dollar Uncirculated Reverse (Image Courtesy of The United States Mint)

A friendly reminder to those still considering picking up one or some of the 2022 Negro Leagues Baseball commemoratives being offered by the United States Mint. The introductory pricing that is available now will be ending on February 7th. If you are wanting to pick up one of these beautiful coins honoring the Negro Leagues, now is the time to do it. Pricing will increase by $5-10 depending on the product on February 8th. The …

United States Mint Numismatic Sales Report – January 16, 2022

January 18, 2022 by Clinton

The United States Mint has released its weekly numismatic sales report for the seven day period ending on Sunday, January 16, 2022. The report covers the previous seven days in numismatic product sales by the Mint and is separate from the bullion sales report. In this week’s report, the Mint indicated that 20,126 numismatic products were sold. This is down significantly from the just over 63,000 products sold according to last week’s report. This week’s sales report …

First Look! James Polk Presidential Silver Medal

January 18, 2022 by Clinton

James Polk Presidential Silver Medal (Image Courtesy of The United States Mint)

The United States Mint has released the first images of the upcoming James Polk Presidential Silver Medal. The medal is set for release on February 14th and honors the 11th President of the United States. James Polk served as President from 1845 to 1849. He previously was the 13th Speaker of the House of Representatives (1835–1839) and ninth governor of Tennessee (1839–1841). You can read more about President Polk here. As has been the case with the Presidential Silver …

Mint Releases Images of 2022 Circulating Coins

January 18, 2022 by Clinton

The United States Mint has released high resolution images of all of the 2022 circulating coins on its site. The images, which are available to the public, can be found here on the Mint’s site. While anyone can download the images, using them for publications – such as USCoinNews – have strict guidelines that must be followed. At the link above, you can find additional links to all of the 2022 circulating coins. This includes …

United States Mint Bullion Sales Report – January 16, 2022

January 18, 2022 by Clinton

The United States Mint has updated its daily bullion sales report for American Eagle and American Buffalo bullion coins. This summary report provides sales details through Sunday, January 16, 2022. The bullion sales report reflects bullion coins that the Mint sold to Authorized Purchasers for the previous week and is different than the weekly numismatic product report. During the previous week, the Mint reported sales of 588,000 bullion coins, with all products except the one-ounce American …

Honor Martin Luther King Jr. With Medals From The Mint

January 17, 2022 by Clinton

Dr. Martin Luther King Jr would have been 94 years old this past week. His birthday was January 15, 1929 but sadly he did not see his 40th birthday as he was assassinated on April 4, 1968 at the age of 39. Martin Luther King Jr was one of the key civil rights leaders, fighting for the rights of African Americans in the United States through non-violence and civil disobedience. A perfect way to honor …

First Look! 2022 Native American Dollar

January 14, 2022 by Clinton

2022 Native American Dollar Reverse (Image Courtesty of The United States Mint)

The United States Mint has released the high resolution images of the upcoming 2022 Native American Dollar. The 2022 coin will honor Ely S. Parker, a United States Army officer, engineer and tribal diplomat who served under Ulysses S. Grand during the Civil War. The release of the images comes after the line art for the coin was released by the Mint in November 2021. As has been the case since the release of the …

Mint Reports Most American Eagle Enrollment Programs at Capacity

January 14, 2022 by Clinton

2022 American Eagle Silver Bullion Coin Obverse (Image Courtesy of The United States Mint)

The United States Mint is now reporting that most of the American Eagle enrollment programs that it offers are now at capacity for the year. Yes, it is only January 14th. The news shows the continued high demand for the American Eagles and bullion in general which has been the case the past two years. The capacity limits announcement came via an email to Mint customers as well as on the Mint’s official Twitter account …

Coin Production Costs Outlined in The United States Mint Annual Report

January 12, 2022 by Clinton

The United States Mint has released its 2021 Annual Report to the public. You can read the highlights here on USCoinNews. One of the key areas of the in the report is the “Cost of Producing and Distributing Coins by Denomination” which is found on page 12 of the report. The most telling – and damning – figure in coin production costs section of the report is the reported two cents that it costs the …