Information & News About United States Coins
Last week I told you about a new Native American $1 Coin and Bill set that would be available starting today from the United States Mint. That set has now gone live on the Mint’s site and is ready for purchase. The set, which features a 2019 Native American dollar coin and a 2017 $1 bill, highlights the contributions to NASA of Native Americans. The bill has a serial number beginning with 1959, the year …
Back in May, I wrote an article on the need – and arguably the requirement – of a Numismatist to provide Numismatic education to those around us. While I cannot say that I run into such opportunities every day, I do seemingly every month or two and it reminds me of how important this aspect of our hobby is for us to participate in regularly. My latest example of this happened last week and it …
A potentially exciting new legislation is currently in the House of Representatives that could greatly impact the American Numismatic Association (ANA). Under the legislation, a Morgan and Peace dollar would be struck in 2021, both carrying the famed CC mint mark for Carson City. The legislation is H.R. 3757 and was introduced on July 16, 2019. It authorizes a maximum production of 500,000 proof and uncirculated Morgan and Peace dollars that wold be authorized under …
Today’s Deal is a great chance to stock up on 2×2 coin flips. Over at Amazon, you can pick up a 100 count pack of BCW 2×2 coin flips, with inserts, for $8.88. That’s .08 Cents per flip which is a great deal. 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 …
The American Numismatic Association (ANA) has announced that the 2021 National Money Show will be held March 11-13, 2021 in Phoenix, Arizona. The show will take place at the Phoenix Convention Center. In addition, the ANA has announced that Kagin’s will be the official auctioneer for the 2021 show, continuing a partnership that has gone on since 2016. More details about the 2021 show will come in time but for those readers who like to …
The United States Mint has published their weekly sales report for the 7-day period ending July 21, 2019. As was the case last week, the Apollo 11 commemoratives continued to have strong sales for this latest report. Indeed the top seller for the Mint for the last week was the 2019 Apollo 11 Silver Proof. An impressive 8,636 were sold in the week, bringing the total number sold to 184,911. That still leaves over half …
Today’s Mail Bag question comes from Rebecca G regarding the term “burnished”. It is a term that gets tossed about a lot but it can lead to question as to what exactly it means. Rebecca writes, Hi, I was reading about a 2006-W ASE (editor: American Silver Eagle) and it mentioned that it was burnished. What does that mean and why is this coin so much more than other ASE coins? Rebecca G’s email This …
Today’s Deal is a great way to get all of the Proof Susan B Anthony dollar coins from 1979 to 1981 in one shot. Right now you can pick up the three coin set at Amazon for $24.99. This will include the 1979-S, 1980-S and the somewhat rare 1981-S proof coins. All are indicated as “Gem” meaning they should all grade PF-65 or higher. US Coin News is an affiliate partner with Amazon. This article …
Active Interest Media has acquired four enthusiast brands from F+W Media. This includes publications such as Numismatic News, Bank Note Reporter, World Coin News and Coins. All of the brands will become part of AIM’s Home group which is based in Des Moines, Iowa. Here is the full Press Release on the acquisition. Boulder, CO: North America’s leading participant media company today announced the acquisition of four storied groups of enthusiast brands from F+W Media. “The …
The Professional Numismatists Guild (PNG) has announced the suspension of member Jason Bradford. Bradford owns Legacy Currency Grading in Brentwood, Tennessee and was PNG member #765. He joined PNG in 2015. PNG Executive Director Robert Brueggeman indicated the suspension of Jason Bradford was “for conduct prejudicial to the PNG, including violation of the Code of Ethics”. What exactly those violations entailed was not disclosed. The Professional Numismatists Guild (PNG) is a nonprofit trade association composed of the country’s top …