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Mint Releases 2020 Biennial Report

January 12, 2021 by Clinton

The United States Mint has released its 2020 Biennial Report that it gave to Congress and has made public. For those not familiar with this report, it is required by the Coin Modernization, Oversight, and Continuity Act of 2010 (Public Law 111-302. The Act requires the Secretary to conduct research and development (R&D) on alternative metallic materials for all circulating coins and to provide a biennial report to Congress on the status of coin production …

United States Mint Raises Prices on Some Older Products

January 12, 2021 by Clinton

The United States Mint has quietly rolled out some price increases on several older products that remain available. The changes went into effect on January 1, 2021. The increase in prices impact older products from 2018, 2019, and 2020 that the Mint still has in stock. The increases generally are minimal with increases on average being around $2 per item. The largest increase was $6 on the remaining 2018 and 2019 American Innovation Philadelphia and …

NGC Signs Exclusive Signature Label Deal with Jennie Norris, Designer of the New American Gold Eagle Reverse

January 12, 2021 by Clinton

2021 American Eagle Type-2 Gold Coin Reverse

The following is a Press Release from Numismatic Guaranty Corporation (NGC) announced a special signature label will be available for the 2021 American Eagle gold coin. The signature will be that of Jennie Norris and will be available on the new-for-2021 gold Eagle Reverse when it is released by the United States Mint later this year. The signature labels will be available through select retailers. Numismatic Guaranty Corporation® (NGC®) is excited to announce that Jennie …

Mint Sales Report – January 10, 2021

January 12, 2021 by Clinton

The United States Mint has released its weekly sales report for the seven day period ending on January 10, 2021. As expected, the first two new products of 2021 took the top sellers slots with various American Innovation Dollar products occupying many of the other top sales slots. In all, the Mint sold 24,306 products for the week. The 2021 Happy Birthday Coin Set was the top selling for the week of January 10, 2021. …

Today’s Deal – 2011 Silver Proof Set

January 11, 2021 by Clinton

Today’s Deal is an excellent value on a United States Mint Silver Proof Set. Right now through the SmyrnaCoin storefront on Amazon, you can pick up the 2011 Silver Proof Set for $67.94. That is for the 14-coin set that was offered by the Mint back in 2011. US Coin News is an affiliate partner with Amazon. Today’s Deal articles contains links that, when clicked and a purchase is made, will generate a small commission to the site. …

PCGS Graded 23 of Top 25 Most Expensive United States Coins Sold in 2020

January 11, 2021 by Clinton

The following is a Press Release from Professional Coin Grading Services (PCGS) announcing that 23 of the top 25 most expensive coins sold in 2020 were graded by the company. It is a remarkable achievement and is an increase in the number of the year’s most expensive coins being graded by the company. In 20198, the California-based company had graded 21 of the top 25 most expensive coins. With 2020 officially behind us, Professional Coin …

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

January 8, 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 …

ANA College Scholarships Available to Young Collectors

January 8, 2021 by Clinton

The following is a press release from the American Numismatic Association (ANA) announcing that the ANA college scholarships available to young collectors is now open for application. Applications can be submitted now through March 12, 2021 with the scholarship of $1000 being available to high school seniors who plan to go to university, college or a trade school. Applications for college scholarships provided by the American Numismatic Association (ANA) are being accepted through March 12. …

Mint Production Report – December 2020

January 7, 2021 by Clinton

The United States Mint has released its December 2020 Production Report for circulating coinage. The report shows that 903.5 million coins were produced in the final month of 2020, pushing the total production for the year to nearly 15 billion coins. In December 2020, the Mint produced 435.6 million Lincoln Cents across the Denver and Philadelphia facilities. 244.8 million were produced in Denver and the remaining 190.8 million in Philadelphia. This is down from the …

Strong 2020 Rare Coin and Banknote Market Despite Pandemic

January 7, 2021 by Clinton

The following is a Press Release from the Professional Numismatists Guild (PNG) outlining the strong 2020 rare coin and banknote market despite the COVID-19 pandemic that disrupted the year. The guild reports that the United States rare coin market saw nearly $369 million from major auctions, up from the $325 million in 2019. It was the year of pandemic-related cancelled coin shows, but 2020 still resulted in one of the strongest U.S. rare coin and paper money …