Information & News About United States Coins
Over the course of the past week, the United States Mint has begun processing and shipping the 2021-P Morgan and Peace Dollar. The two coins, the last of the 100th anniversary coins released this year, went on sale back in August. At the time, the Mint announced that shipping of the coins would not happen until October. True to its word, that is now happening. Multiple collectors in various social sites such as Facebook, Twitter, …
The following is a Press Release from Professional Coin Grading Service (PCGS) and the Central States Numismatic Society (CSNS) announcing that the grading company has become a partner with the coin show and society, the first time it has done so outside of its own shows. Professional Coin Grading Service (www.PCGS.com), the leader in third-party authentication and grading services for high-value collectibles including rare coins, banknotes, trading cards, tickets, autographs, and memorabilia, has entered into an important …
The United States Mint has updated its daily bullion sales report to Sunday, October 24, 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 642,000 bullion coins last week. This is up substantially from the 37,000 sold according to last week’s report. Indeed, every bullion coin sold by the …
The following is a Press Release from the United States Mint announcing that the H.I.P. Pocket Change Kids Site is now the U.S. Mint Coin Classroom. The change allows the mint to provide resources for kids, teachers & parents about coins production and coin collecting. The online resource is free to access. This summer, the U.S. Mint introduced new resources for kids, parents, and teachers. The H.I.P. Pocket Change Kids Site is now the U.S. Mint …
The following is a Press Release from the Professional Numismatic Guild announcing that there will be a PNG day at the Central States Numismatics Society’s Convention. The PNG Day is set for April 27, 2022 when the CSNS event is held in Schaumburg, Illinois. The Professional Numismatists Guild will conduct a PNG Day show on Wednesday, April 27, 2022 in conjunction with the annual Central States Numismatic Society convention. The 2022 PNG Day will be open to …
The following a Press Release from Heritage Auctions announcing that Sarah Miller has been promoted to Senior Vice President of the auction company. Sarah Miller, Deputy Managing Director for the Heritage Auctions New York office, has been promoted to Senior Vice President. Miller, who is also a numismatic expert, will join President Greg Rohan as one of the executives responsible for overseeing the New York office for the world’s largest numismatic auctioneer. “Having worked closely …
The 2021 Mighty Minters Ornament will be going on sale later today. The annual release will be available at Noon Eastern, 9:00 AM Pacific. This year, the ornament is priced at $27.95 with no production limit and a household limit of 15. The ornament is available exclusively from the United States Mint on its site. The ornament features Mighty Minters™ Layla the peahen and Eli the fox in vibrant, digitally printed colors. They are fun, approachable, and wholesome coin …
The following is a Press Release from Professional Coin Grading Services (PCGS) announcing that Stephanie Sabin has now been named formally as President of the company. Mrs. Sabin was given the interim President in August and that has now been made permanent. Professional Coin Grading Service (www.PCGS.com) has named Stephanie Sabin its permanent president. This announcement comes after Sabin has successfully served as interim president since August 2021 and led PCGS during a period of record …
The 2021 United States Mint Ornament will go on sale later today. The 2021 ornament is priced at $29.95 and will be available exclusively on the United States Mint’s website. Sales will begin at Noon Eastern, 9:00 AM Pacific. There is no production limit however there is a household limit of 15 ornaments. The 2021 U.S. Mint Ornament has a festive wreath-like design with a 2021 uncirculated quarter from the Philadelphia Mint. A stylized red ring encircles the quarter. …
The United States Mint has released its weekly numismatic product sales report for the week ending October 17, 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 72,956 numismatic products last week. That is up from the 25,543 that the Mint reported selling in the previous week. For the year, the United States Mint has now …