2021 Silver Proof Set Sales Being Today at The United States Mint

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2021 Silver Proof Set (Image Courtesy of The United States Mint)

The United States Mint will begin sales of the 2021 Silver Proof Set starting later today. Sales will begin on the Mint’s website at Noon Eastern, 9:00 AM Pacific and the set represents the second annual set of coins released by the Mint this year. The standard Proof Set was released last month. For those who are in the Enrollment Program from the Silver Proof Set, check your email as you likely have already been notified …

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NGC Offers New Attribution for Coins from 1965-1967 Special Mint Sets

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1965(S) SMS 50 Cents with the new NGC attribution Struck at San Francisco Mint. (Image Courtesy of NGC)

The following is a Press Release from Numismatic Guaranty Corporation (NGC) announced that a new attribution for coins from Special Mint sets is now being offered by the company. Special Mint Sets were available from the United States Mint from 1965 to 1967. These coins were struck in San Francisco with polished dies but unpolished planchets to create a unique better-than-uncirculated-but-not-quite-proof finish. These sets were specifically produced for collectors after the Mint announced in 1964 …

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United States Mint Lowers Household Limit on Upcoming Morgan and Peace Dollars

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

After outcry from collectors, the United States Mint has lowered the household limit on the upcoming 2021 Morgan and Peace Dollars. When the Mint originally announced the pre-order dates for the coins, they had set the household limit to 25 coins. Many collectors took to Twitter and other social media platforms taking the Mint to task. With such a high household limit coupled with limited production, there was a real possibility many collectors would be …

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Today’s Deal – NGC Certified 2018-S American Innovation Dollar

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2018-S American Innovation Dollar PF69 NGC Graded

Today’s Deal is on a NGC certified American Innovation Dollar that is worthy of any collection. The certified 2018-S American Innovation Dollar is graded at PF69 by NGC, making a near perfect coin. SmyrnaCoin, through their Amazon Storefront, is selling the coin at $25.99. It is not often you can get a first year of production coin in this high of a grade – plus being certified – for under thirty dollars. US Coin News is …

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NCIC Asks For Help Locating A Missing 1907 Saint Gaudens Double Eagle

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The Numismatic Crime Information Center (NCIC) is asking for the public’s help in location a missing rare 1907 Saint Gaudens Double Eagle. The coin was shipped via FedEx from Florida to Texas but has now been reported missing or stolen. The packages last known location was in Lubbock, Texas but cannot be located. The package contained a rare Saint Gaudens Double Eagle which fortunately had been graded by PCGS. The Coin is a 1907 High …

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United States Mint Sales Report – April 18, 2021

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The United States Mint has published its weekly sales report for the week that ended on Sunday, April 18, 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 16,659 numismatic products last week, most of those being the 2021 Proof Set and other releases from earlier this year – but not exclusively. With 10,006 sets …

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The Two Bits Podcast – An Interview with Ken Bressett

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ANA Two Bits Podcast

The American Numismatic Association (ANA) has released Episode 8 of its new-for-last-year podcast, Two Bits. In this episode, Doug Mudd and Mitch Sanders have an interview with famed Numismatists Ken Bressett. If you have been a collector for any amount of time, you’ve likely heard the name Ken Bressett. He is a the editor of the famous “Red Book” and has dozens of other publications to his name. He is one of the stalwarts of …

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National Coin Week – Join The ANA for $5

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If you have been on the fence about joining the American Numismatic Association (ANA), all of your excuses may have been eliminated. To celebrate National Coin Week this week, the ANA is offering a gold level membership for just $5 for the year. Normally, the gold level membership is $30 per year so this is a big savings that the Association is offering to new members. So what does the gold membership to the ANA …

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United States Mint Bullion Sales Report – April 19, 2021

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The United States Mint has updated its daily bullion sales report through to this morning, Monday, April 19, 2021 for the previous week. The bullion sales report reflects bullion coins that the Mint sold to Authorized Purchasers for the previous week. Overall it was a slow sales week for the Mint with just 469,000 bullion coins sold in the previous seven days. Of the coins sold, the vast majority of those were the American Eagle …

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CCAC Releases Candidate Images of Upcoming American Women Quarter Program

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The Citizens Coinage Advisory Committee (CCAC) has released the candidate images for the upcoming American Women Quarter Program. The committee released images of the Obverse candidates as well as the candidate images of the first two coins in the series honoring Maya Angelou and Sally Ride. The designs are a result of the CCAC meeting held earlier this month. The new program calls for five different Reverse designs honoring trailblazing American women to be released …

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