Ordering Details of The 2021 Morgan and Peace Dollars

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

The United States Mint will be releasing the 100th anniversary of the Morgan Dollar and Peace Dollar this year and there are a lot of dates and ordering details to bare in mind. Demand for these coins are expected to be exceptionally high given that the Numismatic community pushed hard to have these coins produced. Add to that, for the Morgan Dollar, there will be a special privy mark coin for Carson City (CC) and …

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First Look! The 2021 Peace Dollar

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

The United States Mint has released images of the 2021 Peace Dollar. The Peace – along with the 2021 Morgan Dollar – are being released laster this year in honor of the 100th anniversary of the end of the Morgan Dollar and the start of the Peace Dollar. To this point, we had only seen mockup images of the coin from the Citizens Coinage Advisory Committee (CCAC). In December 1921, the new Peace Dollar was approved by …

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First Look! The 2021 Morgan Dollar

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

The United States Mint has released the first images of the 2021 Morgan Dollar. The Morgan – along with the 2021 Peace Dollar – are being released laster this year in honor of the 100th anniversary of the end of the Morgan Dollar and the start of the Peace Dollar. To this point, we had only seen mockup images of the coin from the Citizens Coinage Advisory Committee (CCAC). The Morgan Dollar will be struck …

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2021 Silver Proof Set Sales Begin April 22 at the United States Mint

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 next week on April 22, 2021. 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. The 2021 Silver Proof Set has seen a substantial price increase over the 2020 set. This year, the …

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ANA to Offer Free Webinars Offered During National Coin Week

National Coin Week Banner (Image Courtesy of ANA)

The American Numismatic Association (ANA) has announced that it will be offering a range of free webinars to the public during National Coin Week. National Coin Week is next week, April 18-24. Registration for the webinars is required and can be done at info.money.org/ncw-webinars. Editors Note: Clinton, the editor of USCoinNews.com, is a member of the American Numismatic Association In celebration of National Coin Week (NationalCoinWeek.org), April 18-24, the American Numismatic Association (ANA) is offering …

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Federal Court Orders The Alista Group, LLC and Florida Man to Pay More Than $2.6 Million in Precious Metals Fraud

Commodity Futures Trading Commission

The following is a Press Release from the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) announcing the judgement against The Alista Group and Luis M. Pineda Palocios for engaging in precious medal fraud as well as off-exchange precious medal sales to retail customers. The Commodity Futures Trading Commission announced today that the U.S. District Court for the Middle District of Florida entered an order granting the CFTC’s motion for entry of default judgment against defendants The Alista Group, …

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NGC Inks Exclusive Signature Label Deal with Coin and Medal Designer Frank Kocian Morris

NGC Frank Kocian Morris Signature Lable (Image Courtesy of NGC)

Numismatic Guaranty Corporation (NGC) has announced an exclusive signature label deal with coin and medal designer Frank Kocian Morris. Mr Morris is the designer of the National Law Enforcement Museum commemorative silver dollar coin released earlier this year by the United States Mint. US Mint Coin and Medal Designer Frank Kocian Morris has partnered with Numismatic Guaranty Corporation® (NGC®) to offer his signature as part of NGC’s industry-leading Signature Label program. Morris is credited with …

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Liberty Street Software Releases CoinManage USA 2021

CoinManage USA 2021

Liberty Street Software has announced the release of CoinManage USA for 2021. The 2021 version of the coin collection management software brings several new features including a new report as well as the ability to track your coin status when it is out for grading. The app also has an updated pricing database and coins through to 2021. CoinManage USA is one of the best overall coin collecting software apps for Windows-based PCs. I personally …

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Rare 1885 Liberty Nickel Missing According to NCIC

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The Numismatic Crime Information Center (NCIC) is asking for the public’s help in location a missing rare Liberty Nickel. The coin was in shipment via FedEx from California to Florida. The package has now gone missing. In it was a rare 1885 Liberty Nickel. The coin itself is a 1885 Liberty “V” Nickel that has been certified by PCGS as MS-66+. The certification number is 36152832 and the coin has been graded CAC. The value …

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NGC Accepting Submissions at Colorado Springs Coin Show

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Coin shows are coming back and so to are onsite submissions of coins for grading. Numismatic Guaranty Corporation (NGC) has announced that it will be taking regular submissions at the up coming Colorado Springs Coin Show. The Colorado Springs Coin Show will be held June 23-26, 2021 at the Colorado Springs Event Center. NGC will be taking submissions of most coins at the show which will then be sent to their Sarasota, Florida location for …

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