Information & News About United States Coins
At the upcoming World’s Fair of Money event in Chicago, the American Numismatic Association will be hosting their annual ANA Legacy interview series. The event will be held on Thursday, August 15, at 5 p.m. in room 44 at the World’s Fair of Money. This year, the interviewees are a real treat and if you are going to be at the show, and are an ANA member, you should definitely stop to see. The guests …
Today’s Mail Bag question comes from Raul and it has to do with commemorative coins. His question is simple: Is it worth collecting them? Clinton, I saw your Twitter post this week on a Geo(rge) Washington commemorative coin you got. What do you think of it? Is it worth collecting these types of coins too? Raul First, for those that missed the Tweet, this is the one he is referring to in his email: As …
The United States Mint has updated their monthly production report for June 2019 and it shows that the Denver and Philadelphia Mint locations produced 2,043,308,000 in the month. That brings the total production across both Mint locations for the year up to 7,600,608,000. The report shows that the two primary production Mint locations produced the Lincoln Cent, Jefferson Nickel, Roosevelt Dime, and Washington Quarter in the month. No Kennedy Half Dollars, Native American Dollars, or …
The United States Mint has confirmed to Coin World that there will be no W mint marked coins at the upcoming San Antonio Missions America The Beautiful Quarter event in September. The new San Antonio Missions Quarter will be introduced at an event on September 5, 2019 at 10:00 am Central in San Antonio, Texas. The coin exchange event is slated to start at that time and will take place at the Laurie Auditorium at …
Professional Coin Grading Service (PCGS) has begun offering the desirable “Prooflike” designation to qualifying Mint State Coins, Tokens, and Medals. It applies to both United States coinage as well as world coinage. As of July 1, all mint state coins, tokens and medals, U.S. and world, that meet the PCGS Prooflike standards now are eligible for PL designation. Brett Charville, PCGS President PCGS defines Prooflike when on a coin’s surface there is a clear reflection …
Colonel Steven K Ellsworth, Ret. is set to become the 61st President of the American Numismatic Association (ANA). Col. Ellsworth, a long time member of the ANA, received 3,206 votes in the election held in June for ANA members. He will be joined by Dr. Ralph Ross as Vice President. Both will be sworn in at the World’s Fair of Money event in Chicago next month. New members to the board of Governors include Muriel …
After going on sale earlier today, all indications are that the Pride of Two Nations coins set of the United States Mint and the Royal Canadian Mint are sold out. In total, there were 110,000 of the sets available, 10,000 of which were available in Canada. At 6:30 PM Mountain time, the US Mint site indicated the sets were on “back order”. That’s their friendly way of saying they are not available. Unless some returns …
Today’s Deal is a great opportunity to round out your early Roosevelt Dime Proofs collection. Phanatic Sport Memorabilia has a great three-coin deal going on at their Amazon storefront. You can pick up a 1957, 1958, and 1959 choice proof coins for $19.95 for the set. That breaks down to $6.65 per coin, slightly less than the $7 book average. US Coin News is an affiliate partner with Amazon. This article contains links that, when …
If you have been waiting to pick up the American Legion Silver Dollar and Veterans Medal Set from the United States Mint, you may have missed your opportunity. This morning, the Mint’s site is showing the set as Unavailable. The $99.95 set was limited to a production of 10,000 units overall. According to the latest US Mint Sales report, 9,864 sets had been sold, meaning only 136 were left. The report was through June 30, …
After several weeks of discussion and announcements, the United States Mint will begin selling the two-coin Pride of Two Nations set today. The 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. It is priced at $139.95 and you can find it here on the Mint’s site. Sales for the set …