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South Carolina American Innovation Dollar Bags & Rolls Sales Start Today

January 19, 2021 by Clinton

South Carolina American Innovation Dollar Reverse (Image Courtesy of The United States Mint)

The United States Mint will begin sales of the South Carolina American Innovation Dollar later today. Sales will be on bags and rolls of the 2020 dated dollar coin, which will start at Noon Eastern, 9:00 AM Pacific on the United States Mint’s website. The South Carolina coin honors educator and civil rights activist Septima Poinsette Clark. Educator and activist Septima Poinsette Clark has been called the “Mother of the Civil Rights Movement.” Born May …

CCAC Meeting Today to Discuss 2021 Peace and Morgan Dollar Designs

January 19, 2021 by Clinton

The Citizens Coinage Advisory Committee, or CCAC, will be meeting today via audio conference to discuss the 2021 Peace and 2021 Morgan Dollar designs. The call is expected to begin at 10:30 AM Eastern and go until 12:00 PM Eastern. The public may listen into the meeting H.R. 6192, which is now Public Law 116-286, was signed by President Trump earlier this month and calls for the United States Mint to create a 2021 Peace …

Mint Bullion Sales Report – January 18, 2021

January 18, 2021 by Clinton

The United States Mint has begun publishing is daily Bullion Sales Report for 2021. As of January 18, 2021, the Mint has already sold 4,675,000 ounces of silver, naming the American Eagle bullion coin. To put January 18 numbers into perspective, in 2020 in the entire month of January, the Mint sold 3,846,000 American Eagles. With two weeks remaining in January 2021, there is no reason to suggest that sales will top 6 million for …

Honor Martin Luther King Jr. With Medals From The Mint

January 18, 2021 by Clinton

Dr. Martin Luther King Jr would have been 93 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 …

South Carolina American Innovation Dollar Bags & Rolls Sales Start January 19

January 12, 2021 by Clinton

The United States Mint will begin sales of the South Carolina American Innovation Dollar next week on January 19, 2021. Sales will be on bags and rolls of the 2020 dated dollar coin, which will start at Noon Eastern, 9:00 AM Pacific on the 19th. The South Carolina coin honors educator and civil rights activist Septima Poinsette Clark. Educator and activist Septima Poinsette Clark has been called the “Mother of the Civil Rights Movement.” Born …

Mint Releases 2020 Biennial Report

January 12, 2021 by Clinton

The United States Mint has released its 2020 Biennial Report that it gave to Congress and has made public. For those not familiar with this report, it is required by the Coin Modernization, Oversight, and Continuity Act of 2010 (Public Law 111-302. The Act requires the Secretary to conduct research and development (R&D) on alternative metallic materials for all circulating coins and to provide a biennial report to Congress on the status of coin production …

United States Mint Raises Prices on Some Older Products

January 12, 2021 by Clinton

The United States Mint has quietly rolled out some price increases on several older products that remain available. The changes went into effect on January 1, 2021. The increase in prices impact older products from 2018, 2019, and 2020 that the Mint still has in stock. The increases generally are minimal with increases on average being around $2 per item. The largest increase was $6 on the remaining 2018 and 2019 American Innovation Philadelphia and …

Mint Sales Report – January 10, 2021

January 12, 2021 by Clinton

The United States Mint has released its weekly sales report for the seven day period ending on January 10, 2021. As expected, the first two new products of 2021 took the top sellers slots with various American Innovation Dollar products occupying many of the other top sales slots. In all, the Mint sold 24,306 products for the week. The 2021 Happy Birthday Coin Set was the top selling for the week of January 10, 2021. …

Mint Production Report – December 2020

January 7, 2021 by Clinton

The United States Mint has released its December 2020 Production Report for circulating coinage. The report shows that 903.5 million coins were produced in the final month of 2020, pushing the total production for the year to nearly 15 billion coins. In December 2020, the Mint produced 435.6 million Lincoln Cents across the Denver and Philadelphia facilities. 244.8 million were produced in Denver and the remaining 190.8 million in Philadelphia. This is down from the …

2021 Happy Birthday Coin Set Sales Begin Today

January 5, 2021 by Clinton

2021 Happy Birthday Coin Set (Image Courtesy of The United States Mint)

The United States Mint will begin sales of the 2021 Happy Birthday Coin Set next Tuesday, January 5, 2021. The set, which includes the five circulating coins of the United States in Proof condition, will go on sale at Noon Eastern, 9:00 AM Pacific. This year, the price of the set is $25.00, up slightly from last year’s set. The set comes in a folder that allows for you to write your own personalized birthday …