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2021 American Eagle Silver Reverse Proof Two-Coin Set Designer Edition Sales Delayed

August 18, 2021 by Clinton

2021 American Eagle Silver Reverse Proof Two-Coin Set Designer Edition (Image Courtesy of The United States Mint)

Yesterday, I posted that the United States Mint would open up sales of the 2021 American Eagle Silver Reverse Proof Two-Coin Set Designer Edition next week on August 24th. The Mint has now quietly delayed that release until September 13th. The Mint has not released any official statement as to why it is delayed but almost certainly comes down to bullion availability or production constraints. Both of these issues have plagued the United States Mint …

United States Mint Sales Report – August 15, 2021

August 17, 2021 by Clinton

The United States Mint has released its weekly numismatic product sales report for the week ending August 15, 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 an impressive 596,003 products last week, virtually all of which have been released in the past two weeks. Further, all of the products that were in the top ten sales …

Today’s Deal – 2000-2007 Sacagawea Dollar Proof Set

August 17, 2021 by Clinton

Today’s Deal is on an excellent set of proof Sacagawea Dollar coins. The 8-coin set has the Proof coin from 2000 through to 2007 Sacagawea Dollars, the first 8 years the Sacagawea Dollar was produced, for $39.99. That breaks down to $4.99 per coin, far below the average book price of $15. At the time of this post, there were just five sets left at this price. US Coin News is an affiliate partner with Amazon. …

2021 American Eagle Silver Reverse Proof Two-Coin Set Designer Edition Sales Begin August 24th

August 17, 2021 by Clinton

The final American Eagle product for 2021 is set to be released next week and it could be one of the highest demand products of the year for the United States Mint. The 2021 American Eagle Silver Reverse Proof Two-Coin Set Designer Edition will go on sale at Noon Eastern, 9:00 AM Pacific on the 24th, with just 125,000 sets being available. Priced at $175, the set is expected to sell out within minutes given …

United States Coast Guard 2.5 Ounce Silver Medal Sales Start Today at Noon

August 17, 2021 by Clinton

United States Coast Guard 2.5 Ounce Silver Medal Reverse (Image Courtesy of The United States Mint)

The United States Mint will begin sales of the United States Coast Guard 2.5 ounce silver medal on its site starting at Noon Eastern and 9:00 AM Pacific today. The medal is the second medal honoring the United States Military branches to be released this year. The medal honoring the Air Force, after several delays, went on sale last month. As it did with the Air Force 2.5 ounce silver medal, the Mint will have a …

Mail Bag – Is It Just Me? I Hate Slabbed Coins!

August 16, 2021 by Clinton

Ah, the love/hate relationship so many of us collectors have with professional graded, or slabbed, coins. Even after decades of these services being around, it is still a hot topic for many of us on if we like the idea of having a coin graded and inserted into plastic for time eternal. Karen wrote into the Mail Bag last week and asked a question I think probably all of us have asked at one point …

United States Mint Bullion Sales Report – August 15, 2021

August 16, 2021 by Clinton

The United States Mint has updated its daily bullion sales report to Sunday, August 15, 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 1,036,500 bullion coins to Authorized Purchasers last week. That is up from the 646,000 sold in last week’s summary report. The highest purchased bullion product from …

2021-W American Liberty High Relief Gold Coin Sales Begin August 19th

August 12, 2021 by Clinton

2021-W American Liberty High Relief Gold Coin Obverse (Image Courtesy of The United States Mint)

The United States Mint will open sales of the striking 2021-W American Liberty High Relief gold proof coin next week. Sales of the very limited release coin will begin at Noon Eastern, 9:00 AM Pacific on August 19th. Only 12,500 of the coins will be available and there is a household limit of one coin. At the time of this post, the Mint has not released the official price for this year’s American Liberty but …

2021-S American Eagle Type-2 Silver Proof Sales Begin Today at Noon

August 12, 2021 by Clinton

2021-S American Eagle Type-2 Silver Proof (Image Courtesy of The United States Mint)

The United States Mint will begin sales of the 2021-S American Eagle Type-2 Silver Proof starting later today. It represents the penultimate proof product to be offered by the Mint for the American Eagle this year with only the 2-Coin Reverse Proof set remaining. There will also be an uncirculated version later this year. Sales will begin at Noon Eastern, 9:00 AM Pacific. For those of you who are enrolled in the American Eagle Enrollment Program, check …

Mail Bag – Will The 2021 American Eagle Type-2 Coins Become More Valuable?

August 11, 2021 by Clinton

Today’s Mail Bag question is a good one in the afterglow of the release of the 2021 American Eagle Type-2 coins over the past few weeks (and a few more to come). Will these coins gain in value given they are a first year release? That was the question Chris sent in to the Mail Bag. Let’s discuss. Clinton, I wanted to get your thoughts on the new Type-2 eagles. Do you think they will …