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ANS Acquires the Mark Salton Papers

May 5, 2021 by Clinton

The following is a Press Release from the American Numismatic Society (ANS) announced that it has acquired approximately 20 cubic feet of papers and annotate auction catalogs from Mark Salton through the Lottie Salton Revocable Trust. Editors Note: Clinton, the editor of USCoinNews.com, is a member of the American Numismatic Society. Thanks to the efforts of ANS life fellow Dr. Ira Rezak—and with gratitude to Katharine Conway, executor of the Estate of Lottie Salton Revocable …

CCAC Meeting on May 18 to Review 2023 American Innovation Dollar Designs

May 5, 2021 by Clinton

The Citizens Coinage Advisory Committee (CCAC) has scheduled a meeting for Tuesday, May 18, 2021 that will be held by teleconference. The meeting, which starts at 1:00 PM Eastern, will be specifically looking at design candidates for the 2023 American Innovation Dollars. According to the United States Mint’s release schedule, four American Innovation Dollars are set for release in 2023 honoring Ohio, Louisiana, Indiana, and Mississippi. You can read about the American Innovation Dollar’s history …

United States Mint Sales Report – May 2, 2021

May 4, 2021 by Clinton

The United States Mint has released its weekly numismatic product sales report for the week ending May 2, 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 19,664 numismatic products last week, the majority of which were products released this year. The top selling product for the United States Mint was the 2021 Proof Set. 8,452 sets …

2021 Kennedy Half Dollar Bags & Rolls Sales Start May 11

May 4, 2021 by Clinton

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

The United Stats Mint will open sales for the 2020 Kennedy Half Dollar next week on May 11, 2021. Sales will begin at Noon Eastern, 9:00 AM Pacific. The Half Dollar will be sold in 200-coin bags from the Denver and Philadelphia Mints as well as a 2-roll set from both Mints, the same combination of products for the Half Dollar the past several years. As many readers will know, the Kennedy Half Dollar is …

William Henry Harrison Presidential Silver Medal Sales Start Today

May 3, 2021 by Clinton

William Henry Harrison Presidential Silver Medal (Image Courtesy of The United States Mint)

The United States Mint will begins sales of the William Henry Harrison Presidential silver medal later today. Sales will begin at Noon Eastern, 9:00 AM Pacific and the medal is only available from the United States Mint. The 99.9% pure silver medal is priced at $65.00 with no production, sales, or household limits in place. For those who are enrolled in the Presidential Silver Medal Enrollment Program, you likely have already received an email from the Mint …

United States Mint Bullion Sales Report – May 3, 2021

May 3, 2021 by Clinton

The United States Mint has updated its daily bullion sales report through to today, May 3, 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. Much like last week, this week’s sales to Authorized purchasers were very slow with just 9,500 coins sold. The top selling coin for the week was the American Eagle gold one …

USCoinNews Second Anniversary – A Huge Thank You!

April 30, 2021 by Clinton

May 1st marks the second anniversary of the founding of USCoinNews.com. It has been a truly amazing experience and I wanted to take a moment to thank everyone who has visited or continually visits the site. When I started this site, I was not sure what to expect. In the past, I had two very successful sites (AlliOSNews.com (now owned by someone else) and AverageAppleGuy.com (owned by me but no longer updated)) that were focused …

S.867 – National Women’s Hall of Fame Commemorative Coin Act of 2021 Text Now Available

April 30, 2021 by Clinton

After being introduced last month, the test for S.867 – National Women’s Hall of Fame Commemorative Coin Act of 2021 is now available. The bill, as expected, calls for multiple commemorative coins to be produced by the United States Mint in honor of the Hall of Fame. S.867 calls for the minting of 50,000 $5 gold coins, 400,000 $1 silver coins, and 750,000 Half Dollar clad commemorative coins to be produced to honor the Hall of …

Today’s Deal – A Numismatist Definition T-Shirt

April 29, 2021 by Clinton

One of my favorite sayings in life is, “Embrace the horror and move on.” This applies just about anything, including humor. That’s why Today’s deal on a T-Shirt defining what it means to be a Numismatist is so great and so true. Embrace the horror my friends! The T-Shirt is simple but effective in its definition of what it really means to be a coin collector. The front of the shirt reads: Numismatist: (noun) An …

Andrew Salzberg Joins CCG as Executive Vice President

April 29, 2021 by Clinton

The following is a Press Release from Certified Collectibles Group (CCG) announcing that Andrew Salzberg has been hired as Executive Vice President. CCG is the parent company of Numismatic Guaranty Corporation (NGC). The Certified Collectibles Group® (CCG®) is pleased to announce that Andrew Salzberg has been hired as Executive Vice President. In this role, he will develop exciting new programs across the CCG companies, work to further optimize CCG’s services and focus on customer experience …