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United States Mint Announces First Two Honorees in American Women Quarters Program

April 13, 2021 by Clinton

The following is a Press Release from the United States Mint, announcing that writer Maya Angelou and astronaut Dr. Sally Ride will be the first women honored in the new American Women Quarters Program. The new program calls for five different Reverse designs honoring trailblazing American women to be released starting in 2022 through to 2025. The Citizens Coinage Advisory Committee, CCAC, is set to meet on April 20, 2021 to discuss the proposed designs …

PNG Now Accepting 2021 Awards Nominations

April 13, 2021 by Clinton

The following is a Press Release from the Professional Numismatists Guild (PNG) announcing that it has opened up nominations for its 2021 awards. The PNG annually awards six distinct awards for PNG members to be recognized for their contributions to numismatics. The Professional Numismatists Guild (www.PNGdealers.org) is now accepting nominations for its 2021 awards, according to PNG Executive Director Robert Brueggeman. “The PNG publicly recognizes outstanding achievements in the hobby and the profession by honoring …

S.697 – Harriet Tubman Bicentennial Commemorative Coin Act Details Released

April 13, 2021 by Clinton

Senate Bill S.697, the Harriet Tubman Bicentennial Commemorative Coin, has been updated with the text of the bill and coins required if it becomes law. The bill was introduced into the Senate last month and at the time, the General Publishing Office (GPO) had not added the text of the bill on the Congress public site. That has changed now with the full text of the bill available here. S.697 calls for the minting of …

United States Mint Sales Report – April 11, 2021

April 13, 2021 by Clinton

The United States Mint has released its weekly sales report for the week ending Sunday, April 11, 2021. The report covers the previous seven days in numismatic product sales by the Mint and is separate from the bullion sales report. This week, unsurprisingly, the newest product released by the Mint dominated sales in what was overall a strong week of sales for the Mint. For the week that ended on April 11th, the Mint sold …

ICTA Rebrands as National Coin & Bullion Association

April 12, 2021 by Clinton

The following is a Press Release from the Industry Council for Tangible Assets (ICTA) announcing that it has changed its name to the National Coin & Bullion Association (NCBA). The time has come to specify the mission of the Industry Council for Tangible Assets in our branding, including our name and logo. We do not represent the broad range of collectible tangible assets that our name implies, which could include anything from antiques to postage …

PNG Expels Member Jason Bradford

April 12, 2021 by Clinton

The Professional Numismatists Guild (PNG) has issued the following Press Release, announcing the expulsion of member Jason Bradford. Bradford, owner of Legacy Currency Grading, was suspended in July 2019 for actions that were prejudicial to the PNG. Details of those actions were not released then nor were they released today. The PNG simply announced that he had been expelled rather than reinstate his membership or accept his resignation. The Professional Numismatists Guild (PNG) is a nonprofit trade …

Numismatic Literary Guild Names Charles Morgan Executive Director

April 12, 2021 by Clinton

The following is a Press Release from the Numismatic Literary Guild (NLG) announcing that Charles Morgan has been named as Executive Director of the Guild. Mr. Morgan replaces Ron Guth as Executive Director after Mr. Guth’s service in that capacity for the past three years. If Charles Morgan’s name sounds familiar, it should. He is also the Editor-in-Chief of CoinWeek. Editors Note: Clinton, Editor of USCoinNews.com, is a member of the Numismatic Literary Guild The …

United States Mint Bullion Sales Report – April 12, 2021

April 12, 2021 by Clinton

The United States Mint has updated its daily bullion sales report through to this morning, Monday, April 12, 2021. This week’s report shows that the Mint sold 612,500 bullion coins across the American Eagle and American Buffalo bullion coin series’. As is normally the case each week, the American Eagle silver bullion one ounce coin was the top seller. Of the 612,500 bullion coins sold by the Mint last week, 596,000 of those were the …

United States Mint Releases Images of 2021 American Innovation Dollars

April 9, 2021 by Clinton

The United States Mint has released the images of the 2021 American Innovation Dollars. This year, four coins will be released in the series, representing New Hampshire, New York, North Carolina, and Virginia. The Mint has released high resolution images of all four of the 2021 coins as well as information on the artists, engravers, and what each coin represents for the states being released. The American Innovation Dollar coin came about through legislation passed …

Candidates Announced for ANA Board of Governors

April 9, 2021 by Clinton

The following is a Press Release from the American Numismatic Association (ANA) announcing the candidates for the ANA Board of Governors for 2021. Elections for the ANA’s board occur every two years and all of the terms for current board members are set to expire this year. A total of 12 people received the required 25 nominations from individual ANA members and/or clubs to be considered. Every two years, the terms of all American Numismatic …