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2021 “CC” and “O” Privy Mark Morgan Dollar Pre-Orders Begin May 24

May 17, 2021 by Clinton

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

One of the most anticipated releases from the United States Mint will be available for pre-order starting next week. The 2021 “CC” and “O” privy mark Morgan Dollars will be available for order next Monday, May 24, 2021. Pre-orders will open up at Noon Eastern, 9:00 AM Pacific on the Mint’s site. The “CC” privy mark pays homage to the Carson City Mint where the Morgan Dollars were originally struck. Likewise, the “O” honors the …

United States Mint Circulating Coinage Production Report – April 2021

May 14, 2021 by Clinton

The United States Mint has updated its Circulating Coinage Production report for April 2021. The report shows that for the month of April, 1,320,280,000 coins were produced for circulation across the Philadelphia and Denver Mint facilities. As readers likely know, those two sites are were circulating coins are produced for the United States. The production of 1.32 billion coins in April reflects a slight increase over the 1.134 billion produced by the Mint in March. …

2021 American Buffalo Goes Into Back Order on Day of Release

May 14, 2021 by Clinton

2021 American Buffalo Gold Proof Obverse (Image Courtesy of The United States Mint)

Within hours of being available for purchase, the 2021 American Buffalo quickly moved to the United States Mint Back Order list. The one ounce gold proof coin went on sale yesterday at Noon and by 2:00 PM Eastern, the Mint’s product page for the coin indicated it was no longer available. Instead, it the site indicated that the coin was on back order it becoming available again on August 20, 2021. The sell out was …

The NGC Registry Will Soon Recognize CAC Coins

May 14, 2021 by Clinton

The following is a Press Release from Numismatic Guaranty Corporation (NGC) announcing that the NGC Registry will soon recognize and score coins evaluate by Certified Acceptance Corporation (CAC). The change will go into effect on May 19, 2021. Numismatic Guaranty Corporation® (NGC®) is pleased to announce that the NGC Registry will recognize and score coins evaluated by Certified Acceptance Corporation (CAC), starting May 19, 2021. This latest step reinforces the NGC Registry’s position as the …

2021 American Eagle Type-2 Release Schedule

May 14, 2021 by Clinton

2021 American Eagle Type-2 Silver Coin Reverse

The United States Mint has begun updating its Production Schedule to with dates for the release of the highly anticipate 2021 American Eagle Type-2 Reverse coins. As readers know, for the first time, the silver and gold American Eagle’s will have new Reverse designs, commonly referred to as the Type-2 Reverse. The Mint will be offering a wide range of American Eagle Type-2 products, many of which will be duplicates from the releases earlier this …

2021 American Buffalo Gold Proof Sales Start Today at Noon Eastern

May 13, 2021 by Clinton

The United States Mint will open sales of the 2021 American Buffalo one ounce gold Proof coin later today. Sales will begin at Noon Eastern, 9:00 AM Pacific on the Mint’s site. The one-ounce coin is priced at $2740.00 and is available exclusively from the Mint’s site. There is no production, mintage, or household limit on the coin. The West Point minted 24-karat gold coin features designs based on the original 1913 Type I Buffalo …

Dr. Ursula Kampmann Chosen For Numismatic Literary Guild Board

May 13, 2021 by Clinton

The following is a press release from the Numismatic Literary Guild (NLG) announcing that Dr. Ursula Kampmann has been selected to join the Board of Directors of the organization. She succeeds Donn Pearlman, a long time board member for the organization. Editors Note: Clinton, Editor of USCoinNews.com, is a member of the Numismatic Literary Guild Ursula Kampmann, Ph.D. of Lörrach, Germany, founder of the German and English language MuenzenWoche (CoinsWeekly www.CoinsWeekly.com), Cosmos of Collectibles (https://cosmosofcollectibles.com, and …

ANS’ Coinage of the Americas Conference (COAC) 2021 Call For Papers

May 12, 2021May 12, 2021 by Clinton

The American Numismatic Society (ANS) has issued a request for its Coinage of the Americas Conference (COAC) to be held in September 2021. The COAC event is being reintroduced after being on hiatus since 2010 and the Society hopes to have the event as a hybrid event of in-person and online attendees. Specifically, the Society is requesting papers related to sculptor Victor David Brenner, the designer of the Lincoln Cent and over 200 medallic works. …

Numismatist Mark Borckardt Honored With The Herbert Silberman Award From the Early American Coppers Club

May 12, 2021 by Clinton

The following is a Press Release from Heritage Auctions announcing that Numismatist Mark Borckardt has been honored with the Herbert Silberman Award from the Early American Coppers Club Mark Borckardt, Senior Cataloger and Senior Numismatist at Heritage Auctions, has been awarded The Herbert Silberman Award by the Early American Coppers Club (EAC). The award is the EAC’s highest honor and is presented to individuals who have shown exceptional service to their fellow members and to numismatics in general. …

United States Mint Sales Report – May 9, 2021

May 11, 2021 by Clinton

The United States Mint has released its weekly numismatic product sales report for the week ending May 9, 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 Mint sold a robust 37,087 products last week, its highest sales week since early March. Of the top ten selling products for the week, all save one were released this year. As …