Information & News About United States Coins
The United States Mint has released its weekly sales report for the week ending August 2, 2020. As has been the case throughout much of 2020, annual products once again dominated the top ten selling items for the week. The report also showed that bullion products such as the American Eagle silver and gold coins continued to sell well as collectors and investors buy them to strengthen their portfolios or collections. The top two selling …
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The following is a Press Release from the Accredited Precious Metals Dealers (APMD) and the Professional Numismatic Guild (PNG) warning buyers of precious metals to be cautions and careful to avoid being taken in a multitude of schemes targeting investors and collectors. (Temecula, California) July 31, 2020 – Buyers of physical gold and silver during the 2020 “Gold Rush” should be wary of potential counterfeits in the marketplace, mistaking plated “gold coins” for bullion products, …
Today’s Mail Bag question asks what on the surface is a simple question with a complex answer. It comes from Will and it concerns the terms Obverse and Reverse and why we use them. Hi, I’m curious to get your take on why we use the terms obverse and reverse when we can just as easily say heads and tails. To me, it is a pointless term as it is easer to say heads or …
The United States Mint has released its lates military bronze medal honoring the USS Indianapolis and its survivors. The medal, which was authorized back in 2018, commemorates the Portland-class heavy crusier that was commissioned in 1932 and sank on July 30, 1945. Only 316 of the 1,195 soldiers who were on the cruiser at the time of its sinking survived. Commissioned in November 1932, the USS Indianapolis (CA-35) was a Portland-class heavy cruiser that became the flagship of …
Today’s Mail Bag question is likely going to generate a fair amount of debate. Is the United States Mint producing too many products? That’s the question Jeff posed and it is certainly a valid question to ask given the number of items the Mint releases each year. But is that a bad thing? Clinton, I have a question that I think is an important one to ask. Is the Mint making to many things to …
The following is a Press Release from the American Numismatic Association (ANA) announcing the 2020 distinguished Numismatists awards. Normally these are presented at the World’s Fair of Money each year but with the even being cancelled for 2020, a visual event will be held on September 2, 2020 at Noon Mountain Time. Congratulations to all of these distinguished recipients! Every year, the American Numismatic Association (ANA) recognizes members who go above and beyond with their …
The United States Mint has released the line art for the upcoming George H.W. Bush Presidential dollar coin. The lates in the Presidential Dollar series is set for release later this year. The law authorizing the new dollar coin – and the First Spouse gold coin for Barbara Bush – was signed into law in February of this year. The original Presidential Coin Act of 2005 requires that a President must be deceased two years …
The United States Mint has released the official images of the upcoming Barbara Bush First Spouse gold coin. The one-half ounce pure gold coin is set to be released on August 20, 2020 in both a Proof and Uncirculated finish. The latest edition to the First Spouse gold coin series was authorized by the same legislation that authorized the George H.W. Bush Presidential dollar. That became law back in February of this year. It was …
The United States Mint has released its weekly sales report for the week ending July 26, 2020. Unsurprisingly, especially for 2020, the Mint’s latest product has taken the top sales position for the 7-day period. That producing being the 2020 American Innovation Dollar Reverse Proof for Connecticut. The new Reverse Proof coin, which was made available last Tuesday, topped sales at 24,737. That means roughly half of the 50,000 of these that were minted have …