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Mint Confirms Fraser Design on 2022 Washington Quarter Obverse

November 10, 2021 by Clinton

2022 Washington Quarter Obverse Render (Image Courtesy of The United States Mint)

In an article on the United States Mint website, it has been confirmed that the 2022 Washington Quarter Obverse will carry the design completed 90 years ago by Laura Gardin Fraser. The design, which was originally submitted for consideration of the coin back in 1931, was ultimately not selected but has remained one of the favorite designs by historians and collectors. As readers know, the 2022 Washington Quarter series will feature the new American Women …

Circulating Coin Production Report – October 2021

November 9, 2021 by Clinton

The United States Mint has released its Circulating Coin Production Report for October 2021 to the public. The report shows that the Mint produced 1,213,860,000 coins in October. This is up slightly from the 1.169 billion that the Mint produced in September 2021. Production figures across the different denominations were mixed with increases and decreases in production across the Cent, Nickel, Dime and Quarter coins. For 2021, the Mint has now produced over 12 billion coins …

United States Mint Sales Report – November 7, 2021

November 9, 2021 by Clinton

The United States Mint has released its weekly numismatic product sales report for the week ending November 7, 2021. The report covers the previous seven days in numismatic product sales by the Mint and is separate from the bullion sales report. The report shows that the Mint sold 20,929 numismatic products last week. This is up from the nearly 17,000 products the Mint sold according to last week’s report. For the year, the Mint has now sold …

United States Mint Bullion Sales Report – November 7, 2021

November 8, 2021 by Clinton

The United States Mint has updated its daily bullion sales report to Sunday, November 7, 2021. 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. This week’s report shows that the Mint sold 517,400 bullion coins to Authorized Purchasers. This is up substantially from the 63,500 coins reportedly sold in last week’s report. Indeed, all of the American …

2021 American Innovation Dollar Reverse Proof Set Sales Begin Today

November 8, 2021 by Clinton

2021 American Innovation Reverse Proof Dollar Set (Image Courtesy of The United States Mint)

The final annual product from the United States Mint goes on sale today. The 2021 American Innovation Dollar Reverse Proof Set will go on sale at the normal time of Noon Eastern, 9:00 AM Pacific. This year, the price is set at $28.00 for the four-coin set. There is a production limit of 50,000 sets and a household limit of 5 sets. As reported earlier, the Mint has moved the 2021 A.I. Reverse Proof coins to a set …

2021 American Innovation Dollar Reverse Proof Set Sales Begin November 8th

November 5, 2021 by Clinton

The final annual product from the United States Mint goes on sale next week. The 2021 American Innovation Dollar Reverse Proof Set will go on sale on Monday, November 8, 2021. Sales will begin at the normal time of Noon Eastern, 9:00 AM Pacific. This year, the price is set at $28.00 for the four-coin set. There is a production limit of 50,000 sets and a household limit of 5 sets. As reported earlier, the …

United States Mint Sales Report – October 31, 2021

November 2, 2021 by Clinton

The United States Mint has released its weekly numismatic product sales report for the week ending October 31, 2021. The report covers the previous seven days in numismatic product sales by the Mint and is separate from the bullion sales report. The report shows that the Mint sold 16,931 numismatic products last week, down from the nearly 22,000 in last week’s report. With scheduled releases now slowing down for the Mint, annual products have bubbled back up to …

United States Mint Bullion Sales Report – October 31, 2021

November 1, 2021 by Clinton

The United States Mint has updated its daily bullion sales report to Sunday, October 31, 2021. 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. This week’s report shows that the Mint sold 63,500 bullion coins in the past week. This is down substantially – over 90% – from the 642,000 reported last week in sales. For the second …

No, It’s Not Just You. 2021 Has Been An Expensive Coin Collecting Year

October 28, 2021 by Clinton

While it may seem obvious to most, 2021 will likely go down as one of the more expense years for coin collecting. That is particularly true for those of us who buy from the United States Mint. There are a few reasons for this of course which I will go into. But, if you are looking at your coin collecting budget and wondering “what the hell happened?”… yeah, you are not alone. One of the …

Treasury Announces Appointment of Ventris Gibson as Deputy Director of the U.S. Mint

October 27, 2021 by Clinton

The following is a Press Release from the United States Department of the Treasury announcing that Ventris Gibson will serve as Deputy Director of the United States Mint. Ms. Gibson will service as Acting Director, the first black person to head the bureau. The announcement comes just weeks after Alison Doone took the Acting Director position on October 1, 2021. Ms. Doone now is the Chief Administrative Officer for the Mint. Today, the U.S. Department …