United States Mint Archives

United States Mint Bullion Sales Report – July 26, 2021

July 26, 2021 by Clinton

The United States Mint has updated its daily bullion sales report through to today, July 26, 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 809,500 bullion products in the past week, up from the previous week’s 716,500. As is normally the case, the silver American Eagle was the …

2021-W American Eagle Gold Type-2 Proof Sales Begin July 29

July 22, 2021 by Clinton

2021 American Eagle Type-2 Gold Reverse (Image Courtesy of The United States Mint)

Following the release of its silver counterpart this week – on a fortified website that withstood the onslaught of buyers – the United States Mint will open up sales of the 2021-W American Eagle Gold Type-2 Proof series of coins. Sales will begin on the Mint’s site at Noon Eastern on July 29, 2021 with no less than five products set for release that day. All of the American Eagle gold Type-2 products have production …

Virginia American Innovation Dollar Bags & Rolls Sales Start July 27

July 21, 2021 by Clinton

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

The next coin in the American Innovation Dollar series is set to be released later today. The Virginia American Innovation Dollar, honoring the Chesapeake Bay Bridge-Tunnel, recognized as an engineering marvel of the modern world. Sales of bags and rolls of the coin will start on July 27, 2021 at Noon Eastern, 9:00 AM Pacific. The coin will be available directly from the United States Mint. Opened in 1964 and spanning more than 17 miles …

United States Mint Site Survives 2021-W American Eagle Release Day

July 21, 2021 by Clinton

2021 American Eagle Type-2 Silver Reverse (Image Courtesy of The United States Mint)

The first real test of the United States Mint’s site occurred yesterday with the release of the 2021-W American Eagle silver proof coin. All indications are that the site, along with the new security & automated buying systems (commonly referred to as BOTS), survived the day with little to no interruptions for collectors eager to buy. The new coin is the first to feature the new Type-2 Reverse and demand for the coin was expected …

United States Mint Issues New Terms for Bulk Purchase Program

July 20, 2021 by Clinton

The following is a Press Release from the United States Mint announcing changes to its Bulk Purchase Program. The changes are an effort by the Mint to prevent automated Bot traffic during online sales that disrupts Mint customers from being able to purchase products at release. To address the extraordinarily high volume of automated web robot (BOT) traffic targeted at the Mint’s online sales site (www.catalog.usmint.gov) and to prevent the type of disruptions that Mint …

2021-W American Eagle Type-2 Silver Proof Sales Start Today

July 20, 2021 by Clinton

The highly anticipated 2021-W American Eagle Type-2 silver proof coin will begin sales later today on the United States Mint’s website. The one ounce silver coin from the West Point Mint facility will go on sale at Noon Eastern, 9:00 AM Pacific. The coin is priced at $73.00. The coin has a production limit of 300,000 and there is a limit of 3 coins per household. For those of you who are enrolled in the American …

United States Mint Sales Report – July 18, 2021

July 20, 2021July 20, 2021 by Clinton

The United States Mint has released its weekly numismatic product sales report for the week ending July 18, 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 17,762 numismatic products in the last week, dominated by the Mint’s latest release. Unsurprisingly, the new United States Air Force 2.5 Ounce silver medal was the top seller for …

First Look! John Tyler Presidential Silver Medal

July 19, 2021 by Clinton

John Tyler Presidential Silver Medal Obverse (Image Courtesy of The United States Mint)

The United States Mint has released first official images of the upcoming John Tyler Presidential Silver Medal. The latest medal in the series, honoring the 10th President of the United States, is set to go on sale August 2, 2021 at Noon Eastern, 9:00 AM Pacific. It will be priced at $65.00 and will be the third and final medal for the series released this year. John Tyler was the 10th U.S. President, serving from …

United States Mint Bullion Sales Report – July 19, 2021

July 19, 2021 by Clinton

The United States Mint has updated its daily bullion sales report through to today, July 19, 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 716,500 bullion coins to Authorized Purchasers. This is down significantly from last week’s total of over 3 million but that report contained a significant …

United States Mint Sales Report – July 11, 2021

July 13, 2021 by Clinton

The United States Mint has released its weekly numismatic product sales report for the week ending July 4, 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 9,784 products for the week that ended on July 11 with the top products being this year’s annual proof sets. The 2021 Proof Set was by far the top seller …