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Today’s Deal – Pack of 100 Guardhouse Flips for $12

January 7, 2020 by Clinton

Today’s Deal is one that I’ve posted before but it is still a great deal that remains available to readers. It is on the Guardhouse flips for your coin storage. You can pick up a 100 pack of the flips, with inserts, for $12.90 on Amazon right now. That’s includes free shipping for Prime customers. US Coin News is an affiliate partner with Amazon. This article contains links that, when clicked and a purchase is made, will generate …

Mint Opens Enrollment for America the Beautiful Proof Sets

January 7, 2020 by Clinton

The United States Mint has announced that enrollment for the the 2020 American the Beautiful Quarter proof set is now available. You can enroll in the program here, guaranteeing you will get the 5-coin proof set when it is released on January 14, 2020. The price for the proof set will be $18.50. It will include a proof speciemen from the San Francisco Mint of all five of the America the Beautiful Quarters set to …

New Jersey American Innovation Dollar Reverse Proof Sales Start Today

January 7, 2020 by Clinton

The United States Mint will begin sales of the New Jersey American Innovation Reverse Proof coin start later today. The coin, the third of the series released in 2019, will be available starting at Noon Eastern, 9:00 AM Pacific directly from the Mint’s site. It is priced at $11.50 per coin. The Reverse Proof coin is minted in the Mint’s San Francisco facility and comes in a stylish and informational four-panel envelope packaging with embedded Certificate of Authenticity …

Mail Bag – Not My Responsibility to Support You

January 6, 2020 by Clinton

I’ll be honest, I really debated over the weekend of whether to publish this Mail Bag article. But at the end, I felt that I needed to do so. If for nothing else, to give some insight into what those of us who run sites like this one deal with on a somewhat regular basis. It is not so David can be publicly shamed (which isn’t their real name – I changed it for this …

NGC Will Attend Prestigious NYINC Show in January

January 6, 2020 by Clinton

Numismatic Guaranty Corporation, NGC, has released the following Press Release regarding their attendance at the prestigious NYINC show in January. The event is being held January 16-20, 2020 in New York City. One of the largest and most prestigious shows in the country for aficionados of world and ancient coins is set for January 16-19, 2020, in New York City. Numismatic Guaranty Corporation® (NGC®) representatives will be present at the show and numerous NGC-certified collectibles …

Gold & Silver American Eagles Set for Change in 2021

January 6, 2020 by Clinton

With sales of the first silver American Eagle for 2020 set to start later this week, it will be the last in the series with the current Reverse design. 2021, which also happens to be the 35th anniversary of the bullion coin, is set for a significant change that includes anti-counterfeiting technology. The current silver American Eagle has a Reverse designed by John Mercanti, featuring a heraldic eagle with a shield, clutching an olive branch …

Today’s Deal – Set of Proof 1990s Jefferson Nickels for $16

January 6, 2020 by Clinton

Today’s deal is another series set that lets you add to your collection proof coins at a great price. Right now you can pick up a 10-coin set of Proof Jefferson Nickel coins from the 1990s for $15.99. That gives you every proof Nickel from the 90s in one purchase. US Coin News is an affiliate partner with Amazon for Today’s Deals. This article contains links that, when clicked and a purchase is made, will generate …

ANA Executive Director to be Recognized as Numismatic Ambassador

January 3, 2020 by Clinton

The American Numismatic Association, ANA, has announced that Executive Director Kim Kiick will be recognized as a Numismatic Ambassador next week. The honor will be bestowed at the FUN convention next week in Florida. Below is the full Press Release from the ANA. During the Florida United Numismatists 65th annual convention, American Numismatic Association Executive Director Kim Kiick will be recognized as a Numismatic Ambassador. On Friday, January 10, Dave Harper, retired editor of Numismatic News, …

United States Mint Raises Prices on Numismatic Products

January 3, 2020 by Clinton

Collecting Numismatic items from the United States Mint is going to cost you a little bit more in 2020. The Mint has already got a slew of products lined up for launch in January, eight to be precise, and all of them have seen a price increase. While the price increases are minimal in most cases, in a few cases they are a bit more significant. For example, the 202 America the Beautiful Silver Proof …

Mail Bag – Which is The Ugliest Coin?

January 3, 2020 by Clinton

Today’s Mail Bag question comes from Tim S. and it asks a question that has been debated for years. We all know that the United States Mint has produced some stunning coinage over its 200-plus year history. But it has also produced some, shall we say, less than stellar designs too. So which is the worst? What is the ugliest coin ever? Tim writes, Clinton, What is the ugliest coin ever made by the mint? …