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Mint Director Ryder to Sign a Limited Number of End of World War II Silver Medal COA’s.

November 9, 2020 by Clinton

The following email was sent to the Numismatic press, announcing that Mint Director David Ryder will be signing a limited number of the Certificates of Authenticity that will ship with the End of World War II Silver Medal. That medal goes on sale today at Noon Eastern, 9:00 AM Pacific. The period from May 8 to September 2, 2020, marks the 75th anniversary of the conclusion of World War II. This month, the United States …

End of World War II Gold and Silver Medals Sales Start Today

November 9, 2020 by Clinton

2020 End of World War II Silver Medal Obverse (Image Courtesy of The United States Mint)

The United States Mint will open sales on November 9, 2020 for the End of World War II gold and silver medals. The two medals, which commemorate the 75th anniversary of the end of the global war, will go on sale starting at Noon Eastern, 9:00 AM Pacific. The silver medal will be priced at $75.00. There is a production limit of 20,000 medals and a household limit of one medal. It is a 1-ounce 99.99% …

Mint Website Suffers Serious Overloading During Sales of World War II American Eagles

November 6, 2020 by Clinton

It was not a good day for the United States Mint’s website team yesterday. Due to the highest traffic the site has ever seen, many users received loading errors and traffic throttling error notices as the End of World War II American Eagles went on sale. It was a painful experience for users and another in what has increasingly become a frustration for customers of the Mint. The issues started as the gold and silver …

PSA – Sign Up For The Mint’s Enrollment Program

November 5, 2020 by Clinton

A Public Service Announcement and reminder to readers of USCoinNews who buy products from the United States Mint. Consider signing up for the Enrollment Program for your favorite annual products. The Enrollment Program assures that you will get the latest product in the designated series of releases each year, but also gets that to you shipped free. The Mint offers a wide range of Enrollment Program options for various products. These included: American Eagle silver …

American Eagle End of World War II Privy Coin Sales Starts Today

November 5, 2020 by Clinton

2020-W American Eagle End of World War II Privy Silver (Image Courtesy of The United States Mint)

The United States Mint is set to open sales of the limited edition American Eagle gold and silver Proof coins with the end of World War II privy mark next week. Sales of both the gold proof and silver proof will start at Noon Eastern, 9:00 AM Pacific on the Mint’s site. Both the gold and silver coins have the same Obverse and Reverse designs of the standard releases for each coin. However, on the Obverse of …

Tallgrass Prairie National Preserve America The Beautiful Quarter 3-Coin Set Sales Starts Today

November 5, 2020 by Clinton

Tallgrass Prairie National Preserve America The Beautiful 3-Coin Set (Image Courtesty of The United States Mint

The United States Mint is set to release the latest 3-coin set in the America the Beautiful Quarter series later today. The set for the Tallgrass Prairie National Preserve will go on sale starting at Noon Eastern, 9:00 AM Pacific. It is priced at $11.50 and available directly from the Mint. The set contains an Uncirculated example of the Tallgrass Prairie National Preserve Quarter from the Philadelphia and Denver Mints as well as a Proof example from the …

Mint Sales Report – November 1, 2020

November 3, 2020 by Clinton

The United States Mint has released its weekly sales report to the public. The report covers the last seven days of sales for the Mint, ending November 1, 2020. As expected, the recently released Massachusetts American Innovation Dollar products had a strong showing in their first week of sales while annual sets and bullion products remained strong sellers. Take the top selling product honors for the week was the 2020 Proof Set. The standard set …

End of World War II Gold and Silver Medals Sales Start November 9

November 2, 2020 by Clinton

US Mint to Offer San Francisco 2020 American Eagle Bullion Coins Starting Today

November 2, 2020 by Clinton

The United States Mint has announced that it will begin selling silver 2020 American Eagles bullion coins that have been minted at the San Francisco facility. The bullion coins, which will not carry the “S” mint mark, will be sold only to Authorized Purchases in Monster Boxes starting today. The unexpected announcement is the second similar sale that the Mint has had in 2020 as production and demand for silver bullion has been exceptionally high. …

Mint Confirms Early 2021 American Eagles Will Have Inaugural Reverse

October 30, 2020 by Clinton

2019 American Eagle Silver Proof Reverse

The United States Mint has confirmed that early 2021 gold and silver American Eagles will retain the inaugural Reverse with the new Reverse coming in mid-2021. The confirmation was first reported at CoinWorld and it has been confirmed here at USCoinNews. According to the Mint, bullion gold and silver American Eagles will have the same design used since 1986 on the Reverse early in 2021. These will be sold to authorized buyers. When the new …