Mail Bag – High Resolution Coin Images

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Today’s Mail Bag question comes from David and it has to do with the high resolution images of coins from the United States Mint. Specifically, they ask how they are obtained. Clinton, You post a lot of high quality pictures of coins from the mint. Where do you get them? Do you only get them because you are press? Thanks, David Any time you see an image of a United States circulating coin, American Eagle, …

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United States Mint Bullion Sales Report – March 8, 2021

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The United States Mint has updated its daily Bullion Sales Report through this morning, March 8, 2021. For the previous week, the Mint sold 829,000 bullion coins to Authorized Purchasers, with the vast majority of those sales being the American Eagle silver bullion one ounce coin. Of the 829,000 coins sold, the silver American Eagle accounted for 761,000 of those sales. That pushed the total sales of the coin to 8.72 million coins for the …

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NCIC Reports Stolen Coins Recovered in Colorado Case

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Good news this morning from the Numismatic Crime Information Center (NCIC). Several coins that were reported stolen back in June 2020 from Greenwood Village, Colorado have been recovered. The coins were reported stolen back on June 20, 2020 and the list of coins was extensive: 1901S Quarter G6 PCGS 353343610 1913 Half dollar PR66 Cameo NGC 2141416-003 1906 Quarter PR67 (Bruce Scher) PCGS 21765178 1883-CC MS67 NGC 4427293-003 1868 Quarter PR64 PCGS 5282238 1927S $1 …

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The Certified Collectibles Group Expands Sarasota Footprint to 82,000 Square Feet

Certified Collectibles Group Sarasota Offices - Old & New

The following is a Press Release from Certified Collectibles Group, announcing the expansion of their Sarasota, Florida offices. The company, which is the parent company of the coin grading service NGC, purchased an additional 21,000 square foot facility, bringing their total footprint to 82,000 square feet. CCG is growing to meet increased demand for its best-in-class services. The Certified Collectibles Group® (CCG®) has expanded its Sarasota footprint to 82,000 square feet through the purchase of …

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2021 Proof Set Sales Begin Today at Noon Eastern

2021 Proof Set (Image Courtesty of The United States Mint)

The United States Mint will begin sales of the 2021 Proof Set later today. The 7-coin set will go on sale at Noon Eastern, 9:00 AM Pacific. The set will be available exclusively on the Mint’s website and is priced at $32.00 for 2021.  The 2021 Proof Set will feature all of the circulating coins from the United States Mint including the Tuskegee Airmen America the Beautiful Quarter as well as the upcoming Crossing the Delaware 2021 Washington Quarter. …

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2021 American Eagle Gold Proof Sales Start March 11

2021-W American Eagle Gold Proof One Ounce Obverse (Image Courtesy of The United States Mint)

The United States Mint is set to begin sales of the 2021 American Eagle gold Proof products next week. Sales will begin at Noon Eastern on March 11, 2021 on the Mint’s website. The sales will be the final sales of the Type-1 Reverse with the coin slated to get an updated Reverse later this year. In all, the Mint will be offering five products to the public with the gold American Eagle. None of …

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Apollo 11 Commemorative Wins Coin of The Year

Apollo 11 Commemorative Coin Reverse

The following is a Press Release from Numismatic News announcing that the 2019 Apollo 11 silver Dollar proof has won two awards in the 2021 Coin of the Year awards, presented by World Coin News. The curve-shaped commemorative coin won handily in the Best Contemporary Event category, receiving twice as many votes as its nearest competitor. It also won again the in the Best Silver Coin category. “The Eagle has landed.” The now-famous phrase spoken …

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Today’s Deal – Complete Set (P,D) 50 States Quarter Series

50 State Quarter Complete Set

Today’s Deal is a great opportunity to complete, in one swoop, your 50 States Quarter set. The 50 States Quarter series ran from 1999 through 2009 and had a Quarter representing each state and six U.S. Territories. This set is all uncirculated examples from both the Denver and Philadelphia Mints, 112 coins in all. SmyrnaCoin through their Amazon storefront is selling this massive set for $109.99. That is nearly half the price of the average price …

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Heritage Auctions Relocates Planned CSNS Auction to Dallas

Heritage Auctions New Dallas Campus

The following is a Press Release from Heritage Auctions announcing that it will be holding auctions originally slated for the Central States Numismatic Society convention in Dallas. The CSNS convention had been slated for April but due to ongoing COVID-19 concerns and restrictions, was cancelled for the second year in succession. Heritage Auctions will hold its official U.S. Coins and U.S. Currency auctions April 21-27 as scheduled in Dallas because the Central States Numismatic Society (CSNS) annual convention has been …

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Mint Releases Official Images of National Law Enforcement Commemoratives

National Law Enforcement Memorial and Museum 2021 Proof $5 Gold Coin Obverse

After having the commemorative coins available for pre-order for over a month, the United States Mint has finally released the official coin images for the 2021 National Law Enforcement Memorial and Museum commemorative coins. To this point, the Mint has only had line art of the coins available on the Product Schedule page and the individual product pages. That changed over the weekend with images of the coins themselves now available for viewing. As a …

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