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ANS Announces Dr. Nathan T. Elkins as Incoming Deputy Director

March 16, 2022 by Clinton

The following is a Press Release from the American Numismatic Society (ANS) announcing that Dr. Nathan T. Elkins will be joining the Society as the full-time Deputy Director. Dr. Elkins will be joining effect June 1, 2022. He is currently the Associate Professor of Art History (Greek and Roman) and Baylor University in Waco, Texas. Editors Note: Clinton, the editor of USCoinNews.com, is a member of the American Numismatic Society The American Numismatic Society (ANS) …

Dr. Sally Ride American Women Quarter Bags & Rolls Sales Start March 22nd

March 15, 2022 by Clinton

2022 American Women Quarter Dr Sally Ride Reverse

The United States Mint will being sales of the next release in the American Women Quarter Program next week. The new quarter honors Dr. Sally Ride, the first American women in space and will go on sale in the form of bags and rolls starting on March 22, 2022 at Noon Eastern. While there is no mintage limit on the quarters as they are considered circulation coins, the Mint is limiting the production of the …

United States Mint Suspends 2022 Morgan and Peace Dollar Production – Returning in 2023

March 15, 2022 by Clinton

Morgan Dollar with CC Privy Mark (Image Courtesy of The United States Mint)

Late yesterday, the United States Mint announced that it is suspending plans for producing the 2022 Morgan and Peace Dollar coins. The two coins, which were slated to be released later this year in a proof finish, have become one of the first casualties of the year due to silver shortages stemming from the COVID-19 pandemic. Here is the email that was sent to the numismatic press as well as customers of the Mint. The …

United States Mint Bullion Sales Report – March 13, 2022

March 14, 2022 by Clinton

The United States Mint has updated its daily bullion sales report for American Eagle and American Buffalo bullion coins. This summary report provides sales details through Sunday, March 13, 2022. 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. During the previous week, the Mint reported sales of 747,000 bullion coins. This is a significant increase over the …

United States Navy 2.5-Ounce Silver Medal Sales Being Today

March 11, 2022 by Clinton

United States Navy Silver Medal Reverse (Image Courtesy of The United States Mint)

The United States Mint will begin sales of the United States Navy 2.5-ounce silver medal later today. Sales of the latest medal honoring a United States military branch will go on sales at Noon Eastern, 9:00 AM Pacific on the United States Mint’s website. The medal is priced at $160 with a household purchase limit of one medal. Overall, the Mint will be producing just 10,000 of these medals for purchase. The United States Navy silver medal …

NGC Special Labels and Designations for Proof Gold 2022 American Eagles

March 10, 2022 by Clinton

2022-W American Eagle Gold Proof Special Label (Image Courtesy of NGC)

The following is a Press Release from Numismatic Guaranty Company (NGC) announcing that it will be offering special labels and designations for the upcoming proof gold 2022 American Eagles. Those coins and sets will be released by the Mint at Noon Eastern on March 17th. NGC will offer these special labels on all of the proof gold 2022 American Eagles regardless of fractional size of the coin submitted for grading. On March 17, 2022, the …

2022 American Eagle Proof Gold Coins & Sets Sales Start March 17th

March 10, 2022 by Clinton

2022 American Eagle Gold Proof Obverse (Image Courtesy of The United States Mint)

The United States Mint will begins sales of the 2022 American Eagle proof gold coins and sets next week. A total of five products will be available starting at Noon Eastern, 9:00 AM Pacific on March 17, 2022. This year, like the silver American Eagle releases, there will only be the new Type-2 Reverse that was introduced last year available. As is normally the case with gold coin releases by the Mint, the 2022 American …

United States Mint Circulating Coinage Production Report – February 2022

March 9, 2022 by Clinton

The United States Mint has released its Circulating Coin Production Report for February 2022. The report shows that the Mint produced 1,260,120,000 coins for circulation last month, up slightly from the 1.249 billion produced in January 2022. Other than the Lincoln Cent, all other circulation denominations had increases in production month-over-month in February 2022. For the Lincoln Cent, the Mint reported that 694 million coins were produced last month. Breaking that down further, the Denver Mint produced …

NGC Grading Report – March 9, 2022

March 9, 2022 by Clinton

This is the Numismatic Guaranty Company (NGC) grading report for the week of March 9, 2022. The purpose of this report is to inform readers of USCoinNews the estimated time that the Florida-based grading company is taking to grade coins submitted either directly or through an authorized dealer. The goal of the report is to provide realistic expectations on how long it will take for you to get your coins back from NGC. It is …

Coin Legislation: H.R.6681 – 100th Anniversary of The Lincoln Memorial Commemorative Coin Act

March 9, 2022 by Clinton

New legislation has been introduced into the House of Representatives for a new silver dollar commemorative coin honoring the 100th anniversary of the Lincoln Memorial in Washington, D.C. The bill, H.R.6681, was introduced to the House on February 9, 2022 by Representative Raja Krishnamoorthi (D-IL) and currently has only been introduced. No further actions or co-sponsors have been indicated on the bill. You can follow the details on this bill on the Congress official website. …