Information & News About United States Coins
Today’s Deal is on a 1939 Mercury Dime. It is being sold in choice uncirculated condition for $19.95 on Amazon. It is a great addition to any collection, be it for your Type Set or to help complete your Mercury Dime set. US Coin News is an affiliate partner with Amazon. This Today’s Deal article contains links that, when clicked and a purchase is made, will generate a small commission to the site. Those commissions …
The United States Mint has released images of the upcoming Pride of Two Nations set coming in July. The two-coin set will contain a 2019-W in an enhanced reverse proof finish as well as a Royal Canadian Mint 2019 Silver Maple Leaf in a modified proof finish. Both coins are .999 pure silver. This beautifully rendered and unique special set is the first-ever joint coin set between the United States Mint and Royal Canadian Mint. …
The US Mint has released its sales report for the week ending June 16, 2019. Once again, this week’s report was dominated by the 2019 Uncirculated Mint Set. That set, product 19RJ, added an impressive 188,467 units to its sales total, which has now pushed past the 214,000 mark (214,720). To put that in perspective, consider these facts: The 2019 Uncirculated Mint Set only went on sale May 14, 2019 The 2018 Uncirculated Mint Set …
As a result of their meeting today, the Citizens Coinage Advisory Committee (CCAC) has released the proposed images for the upcoming Steve Gleason Congressional Gold Medal. These recommended proposals were released along side the Anwar El Sadat images that CCAC also is considering. In all, there are 10 Obverses and 10 Reverses being considered in honor of former NFL player Steve Gleason. Gleason is best known for a blocked punt in 2006 while playing for …
Yesterday I posted about the meeting today for the Citizens Coinage Advisory Committee, or CCAC. We now can see some of the fruits of the meeting. On the US Mint site, images of the 2020 Congressional Gold Medal honoring former Egyptian President Anwar El Sadat are available for review. In all, there are 14 Obverses and 14 Reverse that are being considered. You can view all of them in a gallery here on the Mint’s …
The special 3-coin set for the War in the Pacific National Historical Park Quarter will be going on sale later today. The set will be available from on the US Mint site starting at Noon Eastern, 9:00 am Pacific and is priced at $9.95. The follows up on the release of rolls and bags of the Quarter being made available by the Mint earlier this month. The set includes an uncirculated example of the recently …
Today’s Mail Bag question is from Carl B. and it concerns coin grading books. They write, Hi, I wanted to ask what you think is a good coin grading book. I’ve been looking and there are a lot of them. I’m new to coin collecting and I’m looking for a book that will help me get better and grading what I have. Carl First Carl, thanks for your question and taking the time to send …
Retrieved in latest sunken treasure recovery, top rarity is now graded PCGS MS-65 CAC, tied for finest known (Brea, California) June 14, 2019 — The S.S. Central America, the famous “Ship of Gold” that sank in 1857 carrying tons of California Gold Rush-era treasure, continues to reveal astonishing numismatic surprises. The latest find is an extremely rare mint condition 1856 San Francisco Mint Liberty Seated silver dime that is now tied for finest known and described …
Today’s Deal is a great opportunity to stock up on coin roll storage boxes for your roll collections. Over at Amazon, Guardhouse has storage boxes for Cents, Nickels, Dimes, Quarters, and Half Dollars start at $11.72. Each box is color coded for the type of coin you are storing and can hold paper wrapped rolls as well as rolls in plastic storage tubes. US Coin News is an affiliate partner with Amazon. This article contains …
For most Lincoln Cent collectors, the holy grail of the series is the 1909-S VDB. The first year run of the coin in San Francisco was only 484,000 before the design was changed after public outcry on the size of designer Victor David Brenner’s initials on the Reverse. That low mintage has made this particular Cent a key coin to the series and finding them in high quality has proven to be difficult at best. …