Information & News About United States Coins
The seventh Presidential Silver Medal honoring President Andrew Jackson is set to go on sale today. The 99.9% pure silver medal honoring the 7th President of the United States will go on sale at Noon Eastern, 9:00 AM Pacific. This year, the medal is priced at $46.00. Andrew Jackson was the seventh U.S. President serving from 1829 to 1837. He served as a major general in the War of 1812 and became a national hero when he …
The following is a Press Release from the United States Mint announcing that Mint Director David J. Ryder will be participating in events at the National Money Show in Atlanta this week. David J. Ryder is the 39th United States Mint Director. Mr. Ryder also led the Mint as its 34th Director from September 1992 to November 1993 during the administrations of President George H.W. Bush and President Bill Clinton. WASHINGTON – The United States …
The following is a Press Release issued by Whitman Publishing announcing author William Bierly will be signing his new book In God We Trust: The American Civil War, Money, Banking, and Religion, this week at the American Numismatic Association’s National Money Show in Atlanta. (Pelham, Alabama) — Whitman Publishing author William Bierly will meet collectors and autograph copies of his new book, In God We Trust: The American Civil War, Money, Banking, and Religion, at the American …
Today’s Mail Bag question comes from Chris who asks a question a lot of us have asked over the years. Will we here in the United States ever adopt a Dollar coin to replace the Dollar bill? It is a question that has come up time and time again over the course of the past several decades and there is no simple answer. Hi, You write a lot about the dollar coins that the mint …
Today’s Deal is a great way to build your America the Beautiful Quarter collection. Right now on Amazon, you can pick up a 10-coin set of uncirculated 2018 America The Beautiful quarters in the series for $11.99. The set consists of the five 2018 quarters in the series from the Denver mint and the five same quarters from the Philadelphia mint. All are brilliant uncirculated. US Coin News is an affiliate partner with Amazon. This article contains …
The following is a Press Release from Numismatic Guaranty Corporation, NGC, on an exclusive Signature Label deal with United States Mint Master Designer Barbara Fox. Numismatic Guaranty Corporation® (NGC®) is pleased to announce that US Mint Master Designer Barbara Fox is joining NGC’s Authentic Hand-Signed labels program. Fox has worked for the US Mint since 2007, and over 20 of her designs have been minted as coins and medals. Fox joined the US Mint through …
The following is a Press Release from Numismatic Guaranty Corporation, NGC, regarding an exclusive Signature Label deal with U.S. Mint coin designer and sculptor Donna Weaver. Donna Weaver is the sculptor of the Return to Monticello Nickel obverse and the designer of the 2020 Basketball Hall of Fame Commemorative Coin reverse. Numismatic Guaranty Corporation® (NGC®) is excited to announce that Donna Weaver, sculptor of the Return to Monticello Nickel obverse (used since 2016 to present) …
The annual Mint Proof Set from the United States Mint will be available starting next week. The 2020 Mint Proof Set is priced at $32.00 this year and will go on sale Thursday, February 27, 2020. Sales will begin at Noon Eastern, 9:00 AM Pacific. The 2020 Proof Set will have all of the regular production circulating coins that the Mint will produce this year. In total, there are 10 coins in the set, all …
The United States Mint has opened the Product Enrollment Program for the Presidential Silver Medal. The first medal in the series for 2020, honoring President Andrew Jackson, is set to be released next Monday, January 24, 2020. Ahead of that release, the Mint has opened the Enrollment Program for the product set. There are several advantages to the Enrollment Programs offered by the Mint. First, it assures that you get each release of a particular …
As previously reported, the United States Mint will open sales for the 2020 America the Beautiful Quarters Silver Proof Set. The 5-coin set is prices at $42.50 and will be available from the Mint starting at Noon Eastern, 9:00 AM Pacific. You can find the set here on the Mint’s site. There is no production limit, mintage limit, or household limit from the Mint on this product. The America the Beautiful Quarter 2020 Silver Proof …