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NYINC Cancels 2021 Convention Due to COVID-19

September 28, 2020 by Clinton

The New York International Numismatic Convention (NYINC) has announced the cancellation of their 2021 Convention. The convention was originally scheduled to be held in January 2021 at the Grand Hyatt in New York City. However, the board at NYINC has decided to cancel the event due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic and uncertainty surrounding its impact on events early next year. Due to issues related to the Covid-19 pandemic, the 49th Annual New York International …

The Planchet Episode 7 – A Brief History of Oxford’s Earliest Coin Collections

September 28, 2020 by Clinton

The Planchet Podcast by The American Numismatic Society

The American Numismatic Society has released episode 7 of its new-for-2020 podcast, The Planchet. The title of this episode is A Brief History of Oxford’s Earliest Coin Collections and the hint of of what is discussed in the podcast is somewhat in the title. The seventh episode of The Planchet features an interview with Dr. Andrew Burnett, retired Deputy Director of the British Museum and its Keeper of Coins and Medals, who also presided over the Royal Numismatic …

H.R. 1923 – Dramatic Circulation Coin Redesign Legislation

September 28, 2020 by Clinton

A new and dramatic update to legislation introduced last year could have profound impact on circulating coinage in the United States start in 2022. H.R. 1923 was introduced last year titled Women’s History and Nineteenth Amendment Centennial Quarter Dollar Coin Program Act but last Tuesday became known as the Circulating Collectible Coin Redesign Act of 2020. Along with the new title, it introduces a sweeping number of changes to nearly all U.S. coinage starting in …

Mint Artist Michael Gaudioso Retires

September 25, 2020 by Clinton

The United States Mint has announced long time Mint artist Michael Gaudioso has retired. Mr. Gaudioso started his career with the Mint in 2009 and has designed a long list of coins, commemoratives, and medals for the Mint. One of Philadelphia’s and the U.S. Mint’s finest, Medallic Artist Michael Gaudioso, has retired after creating designs of the nation’s coins and medals since 2009. Gaudioso, a graduate of the University of the Arts in Philadelphia, earned …

Three Iconic Coin Dealers Inducted into PCGS CoinFacts Coin Dealer Hall of Fame

September 24, 2020 by Clinton

The following is a Press Release from PCGS announcing that three long time coin dealers and numismatic leaders have been inducted into the PCGS CoinFacts Coin Dealer Hall of Fame. This year’s inductees into the PCGS CoinFacts Hall of Fame are Bruce Amspacher, Greg Robersons, and Catherine Bullowa-Moore. (Santa Ana, California) September 24, 2020 – Professional Coin Grading Service (www.PCGS.com) has named three longtime coin dealers and numismatic leaders to the PCGS CoinFacts Coin Dealer …

H.R. 6192 – Morgan and Peace Dollar Legislation Passes House

September 24, 2020 by Clinton

Yesterday, the United States House of Representatives voted and passed bill H.R. 6192. The bill would authorize the United States Mint to begin producing and selling a Morgan Dollar and Peace Dollar in 2021 to commemorative the 100th anniversary of the change from the Morgan to the Peace Dollar in our coinage history. The full text of the bill can be found here and the bill has now gone to the Senate. There, the bill …

Closed Amid Pandemic, Money Museum Reopens to Public

September 24, 2020 by Clinton

The American Numismatic Association (ANA) has announced that the Money Museum on the Association’s Colorado Springs, Colorado campus, has reopened. The museum was closed for nearly six months due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The Money Museum in Colorado Springs has reopened to the public after being closed for nearly six months due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The museum is open on a revised schedule with limited days and hours – Wednesdays through Fridays from 11 …

2020-W American Eagle Palladium Coin Sales Start Today

September 24, 2020 by Clinton

2020 American Eagle Palladium 1-Ounce Obverse (Image Courtesy of the United States Mint)

The United States Mint will open up sales for the 2020-W American Eagle Palladium 1-ounce coin starting today. Sales will begin at Noon Eastern, 9:00 AM Pacific directly on the Mint’s site. The uncirculated coin has a mintage limit of just 10,000 and there is a household limit of one. The selling price is $3000. This year’s coin is the fourth in the annual series. It started in 2017 with an uncirculated version of the …

Become a USCoinNews Patreon

September 23, 2020 by Clinton

Over the course of the past few weeks, I have received two different Mail Bag questions around Patreon. For those who are not familiar, Patreon is a service that allows you to subscribe to USCoinNews and support the site financially with a monthly subscription. I’ve toyed with the idea for a while now and want to offer – and kindly ask – this as a way to support the site. Long time readers of the …

Today’s Deal – Early 2000’s Lincoln Cent Proof Set

September 23, 2020 by Clinton

Today’s Deal is an excellent opportunity to fill in those missing early 2000’s Lincoln Cent Proof coins into your collection. Right now on Amazon you can pick up a complete set of 2000-S through 2007-S Cameo Proof Cents for $17.99. That is eight Lincoln Cents in total, all in Proof state. The book value on these particular Proof Cents are $4 each, so you are getting this set for basically half price of book cost. US Coin News …