Information & News About United States Coins
The following is a Press Release from the Long Beach Expo, announcing that its June event has been cancelled. The expo was set to take place from June 17-19 but will not take place out of an “abundance of caution” due to the COVID-19 pandemic that continues. The show is just the latest in a long list of coin shows, conventions, and expositions that have been cancelled over the past 12 months. Those cancellations include …
The United States Mint has updated its daily bullion sales report through to this morning, Monday, March 22, 2021. For the previous week, the Mint sold 710,500 bullion coins across the American Eagle and American Buffalo coin products. The top seller, as usual, was the American Eagle silver bullion coins with 691,000 one ounce coins sold for the week. That puts its total sales for 2021 at 10,418,500, well ahead of the 9.9785 million the …
The American Numismatic Association (ANA) has announced that it will be opening the Money Museum as part of Colorado Springs, Colorado’s First Friday Downtown. The event will allow the general public to view three main exhibits at the Money Museum free-of-charge starting April 2 through September during the hours of 4:00 PM through to 7:00 PM. The Money Museum and the ANA are located in Colorado Springs. Discover how cultures have developed through the lens …
Professional Coin Grading Services (PCGS) has announced a new program to recognize the writing achievements of its in-house staff. The company just launched the program with the first winner of the award going to PCGS World Coin Expert Jay Turner. Professional Coin Grading Service (www.PCGS.com) has launched a new writing award program to honor its top in-house writing staff, the very experts who help deliver the latest information from the grading desks and across the …
The design candidates for the Merchant Mariners of World War II Congressional Gold Medal have been released by the Citizens Coinage Advisory Committee (CCAC). The final design of the medal set to be released this year, will be selected from these candidates. According to the law that called for this Congressional Gold Medal, “The United States Merchant Marine was integral in providing the link between domestic production and the fighting forces overseas, providing combat equipment, …
The following is a Press Release from Numismatic Guaranty Corporation (NGC) and Numismatic Conservation Services (NCS) announcing that it has appointed Numismatica Ars Classica (NAC) of Milan, Italy as its official submission center in Europe. Numismatic Guaranty Corporation® (NGC®) and Numismatic Conservation Services™ (NCS®) have appointed Numismatica Ars Classica (NAC) of Milan, Italy an Official Submission Center in Europe. As an Official Submission Center, NAC can assist with submissions to NGC and NCS, as well as answer …
The Citizens Coinage Advisory Committee (CCAC) has released the candidate images for the 2022 American Innovation Dollars. The images and the designs being considered for the coins are a result from last week’s CCAC meeting held via teleconference last week. The 2022 American Innovation dollars will represent the next four states to be honored in the program. Those states include Kentucky, Rhode Island, Tennessee, and Vermont. A final selection of the designs will occur later …
Today’s Deal is for those who want to kick-start their Presidential Dollar Set collection in one swing. Smyrna Coin, at their Amazon store, is selling a complete, non-Proof Presidential Dollar Set for $249.99. That breaks down to $3.12 per coin, far below the $3.80 book price for these coins. US Coin News is an affiliate partner with Amazon. This Today’s Deal article contains links that, when clicked and a purchase is made, will generate a small commission to …
The American Numismatic Association (ANA) has announced that it will resume lending to association members from the Dwight N. Manley Numismatic Library. The library has effectively been closed for a year as the association took measures to protect staff and members throughout the COVID-19 pandemic. In fact, the shutdown last year was so quick that those who had books and materials on loan from the library were asked to keep it for several months. Members …
Today’s Deal is on a beautiful 1952 Franklin Half Dollar. The common date Half Dollar is in choice brilliant uncirculated condition and has been hand picked by the seller for its luster and eye appeal. Today you can pick it up for $24.95, a great value for this coin in this condition. US Coin News is an affiliate partner with Amazon. This article contains links that, when clicked and a purchase is made, will generate a small commission …