Information & News About United States Coins
Today’s Mail Bag question arrived earlier this week from Randy and they ask what I’m currently focusing on in my collection. It’s a fair question. I don’t talk about my own collection all that much and, like many collectors, I go through phases of what interests me over weeks, months, or years. Hi, Thanks for the site. I find it very helpful. I wanted to ask what you are focusing on in your own coin …
The latest First Spouse gold coin, honoring the late Barbara Bush, will go on sale today. The United States Mint will be offering both a Proof and Uncirculated half-ounce coin starting at Noon Eastern, 9:00 AM Pacific today. A limit of one of the Barbara Bush First Spouse Gold coins each per household is in place. The Mint will be producing 3,000 total Proof coins and 2,000 Uncirculated coins for this latest First Spouse coin. The …
The following is a Press Release from the American Numismatic Association, announcing that their annual awards ceremony will be held on Tuesday, September 1, 2020 at Noon Mountain. The two-hour presentation, which is normally held at the World’s Fair of Money, will be held virtual this year due to the cancellation of the event due to COVID-19. Editors Note: Clinton, the Editor of USCoinNews.com, is a member of the American Numismatic Association. Every year, the …
The following is a Press Release from the Numismatic Literary Guild, announcing that Len Augsburger and Joel Orosz have been selected recipients of The Clemy, the highest honor given by the NLG. Editors Note: Clinton, the editor of USCoinNews.com, is a member of the Numismatic Literary Guild. August 18, 2020 — Respected researchers and award-winning numismatic authors Len Augsburger and Joel Orosz have received yet another prestigious award. They have been selected as the joint …
The following is a Press Release from the Accredited Precious Metals Dealer group within the Professional Numismatic Guild, reporting that no significant panic selling of gold has been occurring in the rush to buy precious metals over the past several weeks. The buying and subsequent driving up of the spot price of gold has been largely caused by collectors and investors wanting to diversify their portfolios during the COVID-19 pandemic. However, it seems that many …
Numismatic Guaranty Corporation, NGC, has released the following Press Release announcing a special designation for the upcoming colorized Basketball Hall of Fame commemoratives. The grading company, in addition to the standard Early and First release designations, will also have a First Colorized US Coins designation available to collectors who submit the coin for grading. The first ever coins with inlaid color from the United States Mint are set to go on sale at Noon Eastern …
Last week, the remaining 2019 Enhanced Reverse Proof American Eagle silver 1-ounce coins went on sale. In all, there were an estimated 60 of the coins available so the odds of actually being able to purchase one was long. Every Numismatist knew that they would go quick and they did – less than 10 seconds quick based on various reports. That was not unexpected. The issue for many was that, during the brief time that …
The United States Mint will begin selling the Women’s Suffrage Centennial commemorative products starting today. Sales of the 2020 commemorative’s line up of products will begin promptly at Noon Eastern, 9:00 AM Pacific. In all, there will be three different products available to honor the centennial of women’s rights to vote. The United States Mint has released the pricing scheduled for the upcoming Women’s Suffrage Centennial Commemorative products in July and these commemorative products are expected to …
The United States Mint has released their weekly sales report for the week ending August 16, 2020. The report shows that one again, annual sets and bullion products remain strong sellers for the Mint as has been the case throughout much of 2020. Bullion sales in particular have spiked in recent weeks as collectors and investors purchase these products for portfolio diversification as the world continues to fight the COVID-19 pandemic. Retaking the top selling …
The following is an announcement from the Whitman Coin & Collectibles Expo stating that the bourse planned for November has been cancelled. The event was scheduled to take place at the Baltimore Convention Center but due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic and the restrictions in place on large gatherings in the state of Maryland, it was no longer possible to host the event at the venue. The Expo is looking for an alternative location to …