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United States Mint Bullion Sales Report – March 29, 2021

March 29, 2021 by Clinton

The United States Mint has updated its daily bullion sales reports through to this morning, Monday, March 29, 2021. Overall, the United States Mint sold 878,000 bullion coins in the last five business days, with the American Eagle silver bullion coin leading the way with 850,000 coins sold. For the year, 11,268,500 American Eagle silver bullion coins have been purchased by Authorized purchases through to March 29, 2021. That is well above the sales pace …

Celebrate “Money, Big & BOLD” During 2021 National Coin Week

March 26, 2021 by Clinton

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The American Numismatic Association (ANA) has announced a series on online events and learning opportunities during National Coin Week. National Coin Week celebrates the historical, cultural, artistic and economic importance of money. Collecting silver dollars has long been a favorite of coin collectors. One hundred years ago, the U.S. Mint reintroduced the Morgan dollar to circulation after a 16-year absence. Later that year, production began on a new silver coin, the Peace dollar. Fifty years …

NGC No Longer Offering Grades of Submissions by Phone

March 26, 2021 by Clinton

The following is a Press Release from Numismatic Guaranty Corporation, NGC, announcing that it will not longer be providing the grades of submissions over the phone. Grades of coins will be provided online in the Submission tool once the grading process is completed. For many years, NGC has provided grading results by phone to those who had submitted their coins for grading. The change comes as part of the streamlining of processes by Certified Collectibles …

Today’s Deal – A Guide Book of United States Coins 2021

March 25, 2021 by Clinton

A Guide Book of United States Coins 2021 (74th Edition)

For many collectors, A Guide Book of United States Coins, or simply the Red Book, is a right of passage each year. Indeed some collectors collect the Red Book itself, a book that has been available since 1946. If you have been waiting to get your hands on the 2021 Red Book edition, the 74th in all, wait no further. Various resellers including Whitman Publishing themselves, have the 2020 edition of The Guide to United States Coins available …

The Planchet: The ANS in the Time of COVID

March 25, 2021 by Clinton

The Planchet Podcast by The American Numismatic Society

The American Numismatic Society (ANS) has released the second episode of the second season of its outstanding podcast, The Planchet. This particular episode is focused on the Society itself and how it coped and functioned as the COVID pandemic became all-to-real and effectively shut down on-site operations. Indeed, this episode is the first that the Society has been able to record in person. Season 2, Episode 2 does something never before attempted in exactly one …

Today’s Deal – 3-Coin 1981 Susan B Anthony Dollar Set

March 24, 2021 by Clinton

Today’s Deal is on a great and affordable 3-coin set of Susan B Anthony Dollar coins. SmyrnaCoin through their Amazon storefront is selling a set of the 1981 dollars, one coin from all three Mint facilities, for $19.99. It is an easy way to add these somewhat scarce coins to your collection at a low cost. US Coin News is an affiliate partner with Amazon. This article contains links that, when clicked and a purchase is made, will …

NCIC Reports California Burglary of Dozens of Coins

March 24, 2021 by Clinton

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The Numismatic Crime Information Center (NCIC) is asking for the public’s help after a burglary at a California based store led to dozens of gold and silver coins being stolen. The break-in occurred last Sunday, March 21, 2021 at Stuppler & Company in Woodland Hills, California. The perpetrators used crowbars to access the store and managed to get away with no less than 107 different NGC or PCGS graded as well as raw coins. Fortunately …

Denver Coin Expo Still Scheduled for May

March 23, 2021 by Clinton

The Denver Coin Expo, scheduled for May 6-8, 2021 at the National Western Complex in Denver, Colorado, is still on schedule. The organizers have put in place significant COVID-19 precautions in place for both dealers and visitors. Should the event stay on the schedule, it will be one of the first major coin shows in the United States following a year of cancellations due to the pandemic. On its site, the Denver Coin Expo has …

United States Mint Announces New Authorized Bulk Purchase Program

March 23, 2021 by Clinton

The following is a Press Release from the United States Mint announcing a new Authorized Bulk Purchase program that goes into effect immediately. The new program allows Authorized Bulk Purchase Program (ABPP) purchasers to buy a limited number of numismatic products prior to their release date. The idea is to limit the number that can be purchased, making sure the general public can have a chance to purchase these products when they go on sale. …

United States Mint Sales Report – March 21, 2021

March 23, 2021 by Clinton

The United States Mint has published its weekly numismatic product sales report for the week ending Sunday, March 21, 2021. With no new product releases in the reporting period, sales were slow but better than most weeks without a new product release. Overall the Mint sold 25,322 numismatic products for the week. The strong top selling product for the previous week was the 2021 Proof Set. Nearly 9,000 of the sets were sold (8,993) in …