United States Mint Circulating Coin Production Report – July 2021

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The United States Mint has released its Circulating Coin Production Report for July 2021. The report shows that the Mint produced 1,505,240,000 coins for circulation in the month. This is up slightly from the 1.3846 billion that the Mint pressed in June 2021. Indeed, with the exception of the Jefferson Nickel, production for all circulating coins were up month-over-month. For the year, the Mint has produced 8.86 billion coins for circulation for the country. Unsurprisingly, …

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NGC Special Designations and Labels for the 2021 American Gold Eagle Two-Coin Set

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2021-W American Eagle Gold One-Tenth Ounce Type-2 (Image Courtesy of NGC)

The following is a Press Release from Numismatic Guaranty Corporation (NGC) announcing that special designations and labels will be available for the 2021-W American Eagle Gold one-tenth ounce 2-coin set. That set will be available later today from the United States Mint. Of note, when submitting this set for the special designations or labels, it must be submitted in the sealed Mint box to qualify. he designer edition two-coin set features an original Gold Eagle …

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2021-S American Eagle Type-2 Silver Proof Sales Begin August 12th

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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 next week. 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 on August 12th at Noon Eastern, 9:00 AM Pacific. The 2021-S American Eagle Type-2 Silver Proof is priced …

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2021-W American Eagle One-Tenth Ounce Gold 2-Coin Set Goes On Sale Today

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2021 American Eagle One-Tenth Ounce Gold 2-Coin Set (Image Courtesy of The United States Mint)

The United States Mint is set to release a special two-coin American Eagle set starting today. The set will feature two 2021-W American Eagle one-tenth ounce gold coins, one with the original Type-1 design and the other with the new Type-2 design. Both coins will be struck in a Proof finish and will come in its own unique presentation case.  The set is priced at $645 and will be available directly from the Mint on its …

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United States Mint Site Punched – But Not Knocked Out

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The good news is that the United States Mint site, by all accounts, did not go down during the onslaught of traffic with the latest Morgan Dollar releases. The bad news is that the United States Mint site got a bit shaky at the height of the traffic storm. But it survived, relatively unscathed, and that is a far cry better than the site’s performance just three months ago. As readers know, the Mint released …

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ANS to Honor David Hendin at 2020 Gala

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David Hendin (Image Courtesy of The American Numismatic Society)

The following is a Press Release from the American Numismatic Society (ANS) announcing that it will honor David Hendin with the Trustees’ Award at its Annual Gala. The 2020 Gala will be held on January 13, 2022 at the Harvard Club in New York City. The award is in recognition of Mr. Hendin’s contribution to the Society and numismatics broadly. Congratulations Mr. Hendin! Editors Note: Clinton, the editor of USCoinNews, is a member of the …

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United States Mint Sales Report – August 1, 2021

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The United States Mint has released its weekly numismatic product sales report for the week ending August 1, 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 53,886 with nine of the top ten products sold by the Mint being released within the last week. The top selling product for the Mint las week was the …

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ANS Announces Professor Nathan Elkins as Visiting Research Scholar

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Dr. Nathan Elkins (Image Courtesy of The American Numismatic Society)

The following is a Press Release from the American Numismatic Society (ANS) announcing that Professor Nathan Elkins has jointed the society as Visiting Research Scholar. Dr. Elkins began his work with the Society on August 2, 2021. The American Numismatic Society (ANS) is pleased to announce that Dr. Nathan Elkins, Associate Professor of Art History at Baylor University, will be joining the ANS as a Visiting Research Scholar starting on August 2, 2021. Specializing in …

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2021-P Morgan and Peace Dollar Pre-Sales Begin August 10th

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2021-(P) Peace Dollar Obverse (Image Courtesy of The United States Mint)

The United States Mint will open pre-sales of the 2021-P Morgan Dollar, the final 2021 Morgan to be released, as well as the 2021-P Peace Dollar, the only Peace Dollar being struck as part of the 100th anniversary of these coins both being in circulation. In 1921, the Morgan Dollar had its last year of circulation while the Peace Dollar started circulating the same year. For these 2021 coins, availability will be extremely limited. Only …

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2021-D and 2021-S Morgan Dollar Pre-Sales Begin Today at Noon

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2021 Morgan Dollar Obverse (Image Courtesy of The United States Mint)

After delays and website challenges, the United States Mint will finally begin offering the rest of the 2021 Morgan Dollar products today. The 2021-D and 2021-S Morgan will be available for pre-order starting at Noon Eastern, 9:00 AM Pacific directly from the MInt’s site. Each coin is priced at $85.00 with a limited production of just 175,000 and a household limit of 3.  These coins will sell out within minutes. The Morgan Dollar was designed …

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