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Mint Releases Official Images of National Law Enforcement Commemoratives

March 2, 2021 by Clinton

National Law Enforcement Memorial and Museum 2021 Proof $5 Gold Coin Obverse

After having the commemorative coins available for pre-order for over a month, the United States Mint has finally released the official coin images for the 2021 National Law Enforcement Memorial and Museum commemorative coins. To this point, the Mint has only had line art of the coins available on the Product Schedule page and the individual product pages. That changed over the weekend with images of the coins themselves now available for viewing. As a …

United States Mint Sales Report – February 28, 2021

March 2, 2021 by Clinton

The United States Mint has updated and published its weekly sales report for the seven day period that ended on Sunday, February 28, 2021. The report shows that overall, the Mint had a slow sales week with just 16,288 products sold for the week. However, demand for the 2021 products from the Mint remained strong with eight of the top ten selling products are from this year. The top seller for the week was the …

NCIC Reports Theft of Rare 1871 Seated Liberty Dollar

March 1, 2021 by Clinton

1871 Seated Libewrty Dollar PCGS PF65+ (Image Courtesty of PCGS)

The Numismatic Crime Information Center (NCIC) has reported the theft of a rare 1871 Seated Liberty Dollar that is PCGS grade PF-65+. The coin, valued at well over $4000 thanks to its high grade and CAC designation, was apparently taking by a “porch pirate”. The coin was shipped via FedEx from California to Cripple Creek, Colorado and was shipped as a Priority Overnight package requiring a signature. Unfortunately, the FedEx driver did not collect the …

United States Mint Bullion Sales Report – March 1, 2021

March 1, 2021 by Clinton

The United States Mint has updated its daily bullion sales report through to this morning, Monday, March 1, 2021. Overall the Mint sold 402,000 bullion coins in the previous week, the bulk of those being the American Eagle silver bullion coin. Overall, the Mint sold 390,500 silver American Eagles last week, pushing the total sales of that bullion coin to 7.966 million for all of 2021. That is a blistering rate of nearly 4 million …

CSNS Board Votes to Cancel 2021 Convention

March 1, 2021 by Clinton

The following is a Press Release form the Central States Numismatic Society (CSNS) announcing that the society’s April 2021 convention has been cancelled. The cancelation is due to ongoing health concerns around the COVID-19 pandemic. The CSNS convention had been scheduled to take place April 21-24 in Schaumburg, Illinois. This is the second year in a row that the Society’s annual convention has been cancelled. The Central States Numismatic Society Board of Governors has voted …

NCIC Asks for Help Locating A FedEx Package with Coronet Gold Coins

February 26, 2021 by Clinton

Numismatic Crime Information Center Banner

The Numismatic Crime Information Center (NCIC) is asking for the public’s help in locating a missing FedEx package that contains multiple gold coins. The package was shipped via FedEx from Texas and was on its way to Florida. It’s last known location, according to the shipping company, was the Memphis, TN hub. The package contained multiple Coronet type gold coins as well as five one ounce gold American Eagles. Here is the rundown of the …

2021 Proof Set Sales Begin Friday, March 5

February 26, 2021February 26, 2021 by Clinton

2021 Proof Set (Image Courtesty of The United States Mint)

The United States Mint will begin sales of the 2021 Proof Set starting next week. The 7-coin set will go on sale Friday, March 5th at Noon Eastern, 9:00 AM Pacific. The set will be available exclusively on the Mint’s website and is priced at $32.00 for 2021. The 2021 Proof Set will feature all of the circulating coins from the United States Mint including the Tuskegee Airmen America the Beautiful Quarter as well as …

Today’s Deal – 2017 Native American 2-Coin Set

February 25, 2021 by Clinton

Today’s Deal is on a brilliant uncirculated 2-coin set of 2017 Native American Dollars. The two coins, one from the Denver Mint and one from the Philadelphia Mint, are available from SmyrnaCoin on their Amazon storefront for $11.99. US Coin News is an affiliate partner with Amazon. This article contains links that, when clicked and a purchase is made, will generate a small commission to the site. Those commissions are used to help pay for the upkeep and hosting …

ANS Announces 3-Day Conference on the Coinage of the Roman Provinces

February 25, 2021 by Clinton

The following is a Press Release from the American Numismatic Society announcing a 3-day conference on the Coinage of Roman Provinces before Provincial Coinage. The event is being co-sponsored by the ANS as well as the Department of History of City University of New York (CUNY). The American Numismatic Society announces a three-day conference, co-sponsored by the ANS and the Department of History of CUNY, on the Coinage of the Roman Provinces before Provincial Coinage, …

Today’s Deal – 1990s Kennedy Half Proof Set

February 24, 2021 by Clinton

1990-S Through 1999-S Proof Kennedy Half Dollar

Today’s Deal is a great opportunity to fill in those Kennedy Half Dollar Proofs from the 1990s to your collection. Hall of Fame Sport Memorabilia has a great deal going on their Amazon store front. You can pick up a 10-coin set of Kennedy Half Dollars Proof Set for $49.99. US Coin News is an affiliate partner with Amazon. This article contains links that, when clicked and a purchase is made, will generate a small commission to the …