Information & News About United States Coins
The United States Mint has announced that the 2019 American Liberty gold coin will be going on sale on Thursday, August 15, 2019. The 24-karat gold coin will be struck in high relief and will have an enhanced uncirculated finish. While the final price of the 2019 coin is not set yet, you can expect this one ounce 99.99% pure gold coins to be around the $1800 mark. The Mint has set up their site …
The United States Mint has opened sales for the latest Presidential Medal honoring James Monroe. The silver medal is one ounce of 99.9% pure silver and commemorates the fifth President of the United States. It is $39.95 and can be found here at the US Mint’s site. Like the other Presidential Silver Medals, the James Monroe medal measures 1.6″ in diameter and features a plain edge. The Obverse was designed and engraved by Moritz Furst …
The 2019-S Proof American Eagle will be going on sale starting today. As reported last week, the San Francisco minted one ounce silver coin will begin sales at Noon Eastern, which is 9:00 am Pacific. The bullion coin is priced at $55.95 and available at this link on the United States Mint site. The silver Eagle comes with its traditional blue presentation case along with a certificate of authenticity from the Mint. Identical to the …
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A bi-partisan bill was introduced in Congress this week that would authorize the creation of a commemorative coin to honor the Negro Leagues of baseball. The bill would call for the creation of the commemorative in 2020 in celebration of the centennial of the leagues being formed in 1920. The bill was introduced on Tuesday, July 30, 2019 and is sponsored by Senators Roy Blunt (R-MO) and Tim Kaine (D-VA). It is sponsored in the House of Representatives by …
The James Monroe Presidential Silver Medal has been slated to go on sale Thursday, August 8, 2019 by the United States Mint. The medal, the third released in 2019, depicts the fifth President of the United States and the last of the country’s founding fathers. Like the other Presidential Silver Medals, the James Monroe medal is one ounce of 99.9% pure silver. It measures 1.6″ in diameter and features a plain edge. The Obverse was …
The United States Mint has announced that the 2019 American Eagle silver proof coin will be available starting Tuesday, August 6, 2019. Sales of the 1 ounce silver coin will start at Noon Eastern, 9:00 am Pacific. This year, the proof American Eagle is priced at $55.95. It comes with its traditional blue presentation case along with a certificate of authenticity from the Mint. Identical to the uncirculated variant released earlier this year in May, …
The United States Mint has released their weekly sales report for the seven day period ending July 29, 2019. Unsurprisingly, the new Native American dollar and currency set dominated proceedings. Overall, the new set that contains a 2019 Native American dollar coin and a 2017 dollar bill sold 24,816 units this past week, it’s first week of availability. Roughly that means that 50% of the total available – 50,000 – have been sold. It is …
Today’s Mail Bag question comes from Amanda and it is a question that many modern collectors face. Should I buy slabbed coins and only buy slabbed coins? The answer, like so many in our hobby, depends on you. They write, Hi, I’ve been collecting for a year now and I’ve started buying slabbed coins from NGC and PCGS. Is that the best way to collect? It seems safer as they are likely genuine coins and …
The American Numismatic Association (ANA) has announced a symposium slated for August 13, 2019 at the World’s Fair of Money in Chicago. The event is titled What the Future Holds and will feature no less than eight speakers for the symposium. The round table style discussion will center around the speakers and they will present what they believe to be the future of numismatics and factors that could influence that future. Speakers scheduled to appear …