Information & News About United States Coins
The United States Mint has opened sales for the 2020-W American Eagle Platinum Proof bullion coin. The coin is priced at $1,545 and can be found here on the Mint’s site. The 2020 coin represents the third and final coin in the Preamble to the Declaration of Independence series. The coin is 99.95% platinum and will released to the public on January 30, 2020. The obverse design of the 2020 Preamble to the Declaration of …
Today’s Deal is on an exceptional 1950-D Jefferson Nickel. The coin is being sold by Rush Precious Metals on their Amazon storefront. It is Brilliant Uncirculated and is priced at just $6.49. That includes free Prime shipping. US Coin News is an affiliate partner with Amazon. This article contains links that, when clicked and a purchase is made, will generate a small commission to the site. Those commissions are used to help pay for the upkeep and …
The American Numismatic Association (ANA) and Numismatic Guaranty Corporation® (NGC®) have partnered to launch the ANA Registry later this year. The ANA is the country’s largest nonprofit coin collecting organization, as well as one of the oldest and most prestigious. Founded in 1891, the ANA has approximately 25,000 members and is the only numismatic organization chartered by the US Congress. Many collectors participate in the online registry programs offered by NGC and Professional Coin Grading …
The Anti-Counterfeiting Educational Foundation, ACEF, has announced the sentencing of Johnathan A. Kirschener, a counterfeit coins importer. Mr. Kirschener was sentenced to 10.5 years in prison for selling the coins as well as impersonating an agent of the ATF. The ACEF’s Richard Weaver was instrumental in the government’s case against Mr. Kirschener. Below is the full Press Release outlining the case from the ACEF. A federal court judge in Camden, New Jersey has sentenced admitted …
The United States Mint has released an update to the Numismatic Pricing Grid for 2020. This is the pricing matrix that is used for the pricing ranges of Numismatic Gold, Commemorative Gold, Platinum, and Palladium products offered by the Mint. For 2020, the revision of the Numismatic Pricing Grid already reflects the price increases coming to Platinum Proof coins. Every Wednesday, the United States Mint evaluates the pricing of precious metal products. Pricing can vary …
The American Numismatic Society has named the receipient of the 2020 Eric P. Newman Research Fellowing. This year, it is awarded to Dr. Jérôme Jambu. Dr. Jambu has published multiple pieces on various coinages of the Americas and is currently engaged in an extensive research project. The aware is named after famed numismatist Eric Pfeiffer Newman. Mr. Newman worte several books about early American coins and paper money. At the time of his death in …
Today’s Deal is on an exceptional brilliant uncirculated Roosevelt Dime. The deal comes from Dave’s Collectable Coins on their Amazon storefront. You can pick up a 1954-S Roosevelt Dime for $6.95, far lower than the average book price for the coin. US Coin News is an affiliate partner with Amazon. This article contains links that, when clicked and a purchase is made, will generate a small commission to the site. Those commissions are used to help pay …
Today’s Deal is on the fantastic 1982 George Washington Silver Commemorative Half Dollar. The commemorative comes from the Denver Mint and is made of 90% silver. Today over at Amazon you can pick one up uncirculated for just $16.99. US Coin News is an affiliate partner with Amazon. This article contains links that, when clicked and a purchase is made, will generate a small commission to the site. Those commissions are used to help pay for …
NGC has announced a special label program that benefits the American Eagle Foundation. The AEF, founding in 1985, is a foundation dedicated to the conservation and education to protect Eagles in the United States. For those outside of the United States, the American Bald Eagle is our national symbol. Through select retailers, coins graded by NGC with the special label will pay a royalty to the AEF to help further their mission and efforts. The …
PCGS has announced a new Coin Quest for 2020. The new collection challenge follows on the heels of the 2019-W Quarter quest the grading company held last year. This year however, it is a different game. The game is simple: Collect a 2020 Lincoln Cent, Jefferson Nickel, and Roosevelt Dime from both the Denver and Philadelphia Mints. Submit them to PCGS for grading for $20 per coin. Get it done by April 30, 2020 and …