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Submit Your Theme for 2025 National Coin Week

November 12, 2024 by Clinton

The American Numismatic Association (ANA) has opened up a contest to give the 2025 National Coin Week theme a name. The topic fo next year’s Coin Week is “Pop Culture”, and both members and non-members of the ANA can submit suggestions for the theme. Normally when we think of pop culture, we picture movie stars, superheroes, and music icons. But pop culture is much more—it’s a mirror of society, reflecting its beliefs, values, actions, and …

Auction Of Historic 1869 Carson City Mint Scale on November 24

November 12, 2024 by Clinton

A large, 155-year-old balance scale that weighed hundreds of millions of dollars in gold and silver in the 19th century at the Carson City, Nevada Mint, including bullion from the legendary Comstock Lode, is being offered in an auction in Reno and online by Holabird Western Americana Collections (www.HolabirdAmericana.com) on November 24, 2024. In addition to its important, function at the mint, the historic scale was later a featured attraction for decades at a casino …

United States Mint Bullion Sales Report – November 10, 2024

November 11, 2024 by Clinton

The United States Mint has updated its daily bullion sales report through Sunday, November 10, 2024. The bullion sales report reflects bullion American Eagle and American Buffalo coins that the Mint sold to Authorized Purchasers for the previous week and is different from the weekly numismatic product report. This week’s report shows that the Mint reported sales of 2,141,500 bullion coins. The Mint’s report shows that six of the seven bullion products were sold in the last week. As is usually the case, the …

NGC Offering On-Site Grading at Whitman Winter Expo

November 11, 2024 by Clinton

The following is a Press Release from Numismatic Guaranty Company (NGC) announcing it will be accepting submissions for on-site grading at this week’s Whitman Winter Expo in Baltimore, Maryland. The Winter Expo is being held at the Baltimore Convention Center starting on Thursday, November 14. Representatives from Numismatic Guaranty Company® (NGC®) and Numismatic Conservation Services™ (NCS®) will be answering questions and accepting submissions at the Whitman Winter Expo at the Baltimore Convention Center from November 14-16, 2024. …

United States Mint Numismatic Product Sales Report – November 3, 2024

November 11, 2024 by Clinton

The United States Mint has released its weekly Numismatic Product Sales report for the seven days ending Sunday, November 3, 2024. The report covers the Mint’s numismatic product sales, such as commemorative coins and annual sets. It is separate from the bullion sales report. The Mint reported net sales of 27,619 numismatic products in the last week. All of the products in the top ten list were releases from 2024. Three of the top five selling products last week were the Mint’s latest release: The …

230th Anniversary Flowing Hair High Relief Gold Coin Available November 14th

November 11, 2024 by Clinton

The United States Mint will release the highly anticipated 230th Anniversary Flowing Hair high-relief gold coin later this week. The 24-karat one-ounce coin will be available at Noon Eastern, 9:00 AM Pacific on Thursday, November 14th. Only 17,500 of the coins will be available, and sales are expected to be brisk. At the time of this article, the Mint has not released the price of the Flowing Hair gold coin. Like its silver medal counterpart …

2024 Limited Edition Silver Proof Set Available Today

November 5, 2024 by Clinton

2024 Limited Edition Silver Proof Set (Image Courtesy of The United States Mint)

The United States Mint will open sales for the 2024 Limited Edition Silver Proof Set later today. The 8-coin 2024 Limited Edition Silver Proof Set will be available starting at Noon Eastern, 9:00 AM Pacific time on the Mints website. It will be available exclusively on the Mint’s website. The set is nearly 2.5 troy ounces of silver and is priced at $220. Production is limited to 50,000 sets with a household limit of 1. The set features all five …

CCAC Meeting Scheduled for November 19th

November 4, 2024 by Clinton

The Citizens Coinage Advisory Committee (CCAC) has announced that it will hold a videoconference on November 19th. The meeting, open to the public, is set to start at 1:00 PM Eastern time and conclude at 4:00 PM. Currently, there are four primary agenda items for the CCAC meeting on the 19th: If you want to watch the meeting’s live stream, you can do so on the Mint’s YouTube Channel. To watch the meeting live, click …

2025 ANS Annual Gala to Honor the New York International Numismatic Convention

November 4, 2024 by Clinton

The Board of Trustees of the American Numismatic Society (ANS) is pleased to announce the 2025 Trustees’ Award to the New York International Numismatic Convention (NYINC), to be presented at the ANS Annual Gala on January 16, 2025, at the Century Association. This award honors the organizers of NYINC, as the convention is one of the most significant events in the United States for the numismatic community, bringing together collectors, dealers, and enthusiasts of world …

United States Mint Numismatic Product Sales Report – October 27, 2024

October 30, 2024 by Clinton

The United States Mint has released its weekly Numismatic Product Sales report for the seven days ending Sunday, October 27, 2024. The report covers the Mint’s numismatic product sales, such as commemorative coins and annual sets. It is separate from the bullion sales report. The Mint reported net sales of 23,296 numismatic products in the last week. All but one of the top ten selling products were releases from this year. The top-selling product, for the second week in a row, was the 2024 Flowing …