Ohio Set to Remove Sales Tax Exemption on Bullion Purchases

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The Industry Council for Tangible Assets (ICTA) has issued a press release outline the elimination of tax exemption of bullion purchases in Ohio. The new rule is part of the state’s 2020-2021 budget and goes into effect October 1, 2019. From that point forward, If you buy bullion or investment coins within Ohio, you will have to pay sales tax on that purchase. Further, the new budget requires that deals collect sales tax on intrastate …

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Mail Bag – What is Whizzing?

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Today’s Mail Bag post comes from an email that came in last week from Raj. Their question has to do with coin cleaning and understanding the term Whizzing. Hi, I’ve heard of cleaning a coin by whizzing it. What does that mean? Should I clean coins this way? Raj via Email Raj, thanks for taking the time to write and ask this important question, especially for new collectors. As a general rule, you should not …

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United States Mint Selects 27 Artists for Artistic Infusion Program

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The United States Mint has announced the selection of 27 artists, new and some returning, to the Artistic Infusion Program. You can read the full Press Release below. WASHINGTON – Today, the United States Mint (Mint) announced that 27 artists have been selected to participate in its Artistic Infusion Program (AIP) to enrich and enhance designs on U.S. coins. “We’ve selected diverse artists who represent every region of America, from coast to coast,” said Mint …

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Neil Armstrong Apollo 11 Medal Sells for $2 Million

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As long time readers of USCoinNews.com know, I rarely post rare coin auctions as focus the site on the average collector – those of us who can’t necessarily afford these rare coins. However, this latest auction was to good to pass up, especially as we collectively celebrate the Apollo 11 moon landing. One of three Apollo 11 Gold Robbins Medals was sold by the Armstrong Family Collection this week and it brought an eye watering …

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NGC & PMG Announce Special Designations for Dollar Coin & Bill Set

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Earlier today I posted about the new special set from the United States Mint and Bureau for Engraving and Printing with a Native American Dollar and special “1959” Dollar bill from 2017. Now Numismatic Guaranty Corporation (NGC) and Paper Money Guaranty (PMG) have teamed up to bring a special designation and labels for the upcoming set. Numismatic Guaranty Corporation (NGC) and Paper Money Guaranty (PMG) are celebrating this set with special label options, including Astronaut …

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United States Mint Announces Special Native American Coin & Dollar Set

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The United States Mint has announced a new special set featuring the Sacagawea (or Native American) Dollar along with a 2017 Dollar bill. The new set will be available starting July 24, 2019 at Noon Eastern, 9:00 AM Pacific. The Dollar coin and paper set will be reasonably pried at $15.95 and will be available directly from the Mint at this link. Note that there is a production limit of 50,000 sets and there is …

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United States Mint Might Colorize Coins

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One of the side notes that came out of yesterday’s Citizens Coinage Advisory Committee (CCAC) meeting was the notion of the US Mint producing a colorized coin. To date, no colorized coins have been produced by the Mint in the United States. While the idea of colorized coins certainly has an appeal to some collectors, Director of the Mint’s Office of Design Management April Stafford emphasized that it is being considered but is not official. …

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CCAC Releases 2020 Basketball Hall of Fame Commemorative Designs

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After the Citizens Coinage Advisory Committee (CCAC) meeting yesterday in Washington, D.C., we now get our first look at the proposed Obverses and Reverses of the commemorative coins. The $5 gold coins, silver dollars and clad half dollars will be made in recognition of the 60th anniversary of the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame. In all, there are 21 Obverse designs being considered and 18 Reverse designs that were approved by CCAC. All three …

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Pride of Two Nations Set Briefly Available at The Mint

Pride of Two Nations 2-Coin Set From The United States Mint

If you read the US Mint Sales Report post yesterday, I mentioned that the Pride of Two Nations two-coin set between the US Mint and the Royal Canadian Mint were nearly sold out. In all, 4,534 of the set remained after based on the sales report of the 100,000 that were available. Earlier this morning, the Mint’s site briefly indicated that those remaining sets were available for purchase. It appeared to be available for only …

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Mint Sales Report – Apollo 11 Coins Fly High

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The United States Mint has released their weekly sales report. The report is dated July 14, 2019 and reports Mint sales over the previous seven days. In the report, many of the usual suspects can be found also a rebound of sorts for some others. The rebounds mainly come in the form of the various Apollo 11 commemorative coins available from the Mint. With this week being the 50th anniversary of the first manned moon …

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