Information & News About United States Coins
Two great things about United States Proof Sets in the 1980s and 1990s are that they are readily available and they are low cost. The 1987 United States Proof Set is a great example of this. 3.9 million of these sets were made that year and the set is under $10 to own. Today’s Deal is a little better than that. Rush Precious Metals through their Amazon storefront is selling the 1987 Proof Set for a …
The 2021 American Innovation Dollar Proof Set will be available from the United States Mint later today. Sales of the four-coin set will start at Noon Eastern, 9:00 AM Pacific. The set will feature a Proof of each of the American Innovation Dollars released this year, honoring New Hampshire, Virginia, New York, and North Carolina. This year, the set is priced at $24.00, which is the same price as last year’s set. If you are a part of …
The United States Mint has released its weekly numismatic product sales report for the week ending October 10, 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 25,543 numismatic products in the last week. This is down significantly from the 216,333 products sold according to last week’s report. Reclaiming the top selling product position for the …
The 2021 North Carolina American Innovation Dollar, the last of this year’s releases, will be available starting later today. Sales will begin at Noon Eastern, 9:00 AM Pacific. The coin will be available in both bags of 100 coins from Denver and Philadelphia as well as 25-coin rolls from the same two Mint facilities. There are no production limits or household limits for any of these products. For those who are enrolled in the Mint’s …
The United States Mint has updated its daily bullion sales report to Sunday, October 10, 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 145,000 bullion coins, down significantly from the 473,000 reported in last week’s bullion sales report. As is normally the case, the one ounce silver American …
The United States Mint has announced that the Citizens Coinage Advisory Committee (CCAC) will hold its next meeting on Tuesday, October 19, 2021. The meeting will be held via teleconference as has been the case for over the past year due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The primary purpose of the meeting will be the swearing in of the newest CCAC member, Dr. Harcourt Fuller. Dr. Fuller was announced as a new member of CCAC last …
The United States Mint has released its Circulating Coin Production Report for September 2021 to the public. The report shows that the Mint produced 1,169,280,000 in the month, down slightly from the 1,187,320,000 that it produced in August. Production of all denominations except the Jefferson Nickel and Washington Quarter were down from the August report. For the year, the United States Mint has now produced over 11 billion coins for circulation. As is nearly always …
The 2021 American Innovation Dollar Proof Set will be available from the United States Mint next week. Sales of the four-coin set will start at Noon Eastern, 9:00 AM Pacific on Thursday, October 14, 2021. The set will feature a Proof of each of the American Innovation Dollars released this year, honoring New Hampshire, Virginia, New York, and North Carolina. This year, the set is priced at $24.00, which is the same price as last …
The final American Eagle of 2021 is set to go on sale later today. The 2021-W American Eagle gold (Type-2) one ounce Uncirculated coin will go on sale at Noon Eastern, 9:00 AM Pacific and will be available directly from the United States Mint’s website. Only 9,100 of the coins will be available on today and there is a household limit of one coin. The one ounce gold coin is priced at $2620.00. They are …
In a Press Release, the United States Mint has announced the designs of the upcoming 2022 American Women Quarter Program releases. The series, honoring American women and their impact on the country, is a new program that is aimed to run from 2022 to 2025. Each year, five women will be honored in the Reverse designs of the Washington Quarter. For 2022, Maya Angelou, Dr. Sally Ride, Wilma Mankiller, Nina Otero-Warren, and Anna May Wong …