Information & News About United States Coins
The Bureau of Engraving and Printing (BEP) will begin selling the 2020 Happy Birthday Currency Note through the US Mint’s website starting today. The Note will come in a commemorative holder and will be priced at $5.95 each. If you purchase 50 or more of them, the price goes down to $4.95 each. Sales will begin at Noon Eastern, 9:00 AM Pacific today and can be purchased at this link on the Mint’s site. The …
The United States Mint will begin sales of the Happy Birthday Coin Set 2020 later today. Sales will begin on the Mint’s site starting at Noon Eastern, 9:00 AM Pacific. The 5-coin Proof Set can be found at this link and is priced at $19.95. The coins in the commemorative set are all in Proof state from the San Francisco Mint facility and all will carry the “S” Mint Mark. Here are the coins in …
Today, the United States Mint will begin sales of their first product for the new year. The Birth Set 2020 Proof set will be available directly from the Mint’s site starting at Noon Eastern, 9:00 AM Pacific. The 5-coin Set is priced at $19.95 and can be found here. The Birth Set 2020 comes with a Proof coin with the 2020 Mint Mark to commemorate the birth of a child in the year. The sets, …
Today’s Deal is on an outstanding set of Proof Washington Quarters from the 1980s. Today on Amazon you can pick up this 10-coin set of Proof Quarters for $19.95, including free shipping for everyone. It is a great way to add all of these great coins to your collection in one purchase. US Coin News is an affiliate partner with Amazon. Today’s Deal articles contains links that, when clicked and a purchase is made, will generate a …
Some good news for collectors was we start the new year. The Numismatic Crime Information Center, NCIC, has reported that a lost package of high value coins has been recovered. The loss happened on or around November 20, 2019. The coins in question were in transit from Houston, Texas to Louisville, Kentucky. At some point in the journey, the package was either lost or stolen. Details of exactly what happened were not shared. Here is …
Today’s Mail Bag question comes from Erin W. and it asks a question that is both flattering and challenging. It all evolves from a post last year around podcasts and when I am going to start one here at US Coin News. Erin Writes: Clinton, I visit your site nearly daily and always find great information about coin collecting. I too started in my teens in the 90s and have about 300 coins in my …
Numismatic Guaranty Corporation, NGC, has announced special labels will be available for the upcoming 2020-W American Eagle. The coin, set to be released by the United States Mint on January 9, 2020, can be submitted to be graded with the option of one of these special labels. Additional fees apply. Additionally, for collectors who will be attending the 2020 FUN Show in Orlando, NGC will be there and can take submissions for the coin at …
Whitman Publishing has announced the new 100 Greatest Modern World Coins book which will be available starting in March 2020 for $29.95. Below is the full Press Release from the publisher. Whitman Publishing announces the upcoming release of a new book, 100 Greatest Modern World Coins, by authors Charles Morgan and Hubert Walker. The 168-page hardcover coffee-table book will debut in March 2020. Before then it can be pre-ordered online and from booksellers and hobby shops nationwide for …
The American Numismatic Society has announced that they are accepting applications now through February 21, 2020 for the 2020 Summer Seminar. Here is full Press Release from the Society. For over half a century, The American Numismatic Society, a scholarly organization and museum of coins, money, and economic history, has offered select graduate students and junior faculty the opportunity to work hands-on with its preeminent numismatic collections. With over three-quarters of a million objects, the …
The United States Mint has announced it will be attending the upcoming Florida United Numismatics, or FUN Show, next week in Orlando, Florida. The convention is being hold January 9-12, 2020 at the Orange County Convention Center. Admission to the event is free. The United States Mint and the Bureau of Engraving and Printing will be sharing booth 144 on the convention show floor. The Mint has indicated that products will be available to purchase …