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

January 12, 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 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 …

2021 Birth Set Sales Begin Today at Noon Eastern

January 5, 2021 by Clinton

2021 Birth Set (Image Courtesty of The United States Mint)

The first Numismatic product from the United States Mint for 2021 is set to go on sale next week. The 2021 Birth Set, featuring all five of the circulating coins for the United States, is set to go on sale on Tuesday, January 5, 2021. As usual, sales will begin that day at Noon Eastern, 9:00 AM Pacific. The set is priced at $25.00, up slightly from last year’s price for the set. The 2021 …

Mint Sales Report – January 3, 2021

January 5, 2021 by Clinton

The United States Mint has released its first sales report for 2021. The January 3, 2021 report was published this morning, reflecting sales at the Mint over the previous seven days. For the week, the Mint sold 46,357 Numismatic products. The top selling product for the week was also the newest and final product released by the Mint in 2020. The 2020 American Innovation Dollar Reverse Proof for Maryland had a first week sales total …

2021 Native American Dollar Line Art

January 4, 2021 by Clinton

2021 Native American Dollar Reverse Line Art

The Reverse design of the 2021 Native American Dollar has been decided and we now know what it will look like when it is released by the United States Mint. The design was chosen from several candidate designs offered up by the Citizens Coinage Advisory Committee (CCAC) back in October 2020. The 2021 Native American Dollar, as well as the coin for 2022, will commemorate the military contributions of Native Americans to the armed forces …

Maryland American Innovation Dollar Reverse Proof Coin Sales Start Today

December 30, 2020 by Clinton

2020 American Innovation Dollar Reverse - Maryland

The final product to be released by the United States Mint for 2020 will go on sale later today. The Maryland American Innovation Reverse Proof Dollar coin will go on sale at Noon Eastern, 9:00 AM Pacific. The coin is available exclusively on the Mint’s site and is priced at $11.50. Production of this Reverse Proof coin is limited to 50,000 and a limit of 5 coins per household will be enforced. For those who are in the …