South Carolina American Innovation Dollar Bags & Rolls Sales Start January 19

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The United States Mint will begin sales of the South Carolina American Innovation Dollar next week on January 19, 2021. Sales will be on bags and rolls of the 2020 dated dollar coin, which will start at Noon Eastern, 9:00 AM Pacific on the 19th. The South Carolina coin honors educator and civil rights activist Septima Poinsette Clark. Educator and activist Septima Poinsette Clark has been called the “Mother of the Civil Rights Movement.” Born …

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H.R.1923 – Circulating Collectible Coin Redesign Act of 2020 Sent to The President for Signature

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H.R.1923 – Circulating Collectible Coin Redesign Act of 2020, one of the final Numismatic related bills of the 116th Congress, has passed both the House or Representatives and the Senate and has been sent to the President for signature. The Act offers some of the most sweeping changes to our circulating coinage and brings a list of changes to the Quarter Dollar, Half Dollar, Medal programs and bullion coins. The entire text of H.R. 1923 Circulating …

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Mint Releases 2020 Biennial Report

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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 …

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United States Mint Raises Prices on Some Older Products

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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 …

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

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 …

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Mint Sales Report – January 10, 2021

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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. …

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Today’s Deal – 2011 Silver Proof Set

2011 Silver Proof Set

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. …

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

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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 …

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

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 …

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ANA College Scholarships Available to Young Collectors

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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. …

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