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American Legion Coin and Emblem Print Sets Now Available

September 16, 2019 by Clinton

American Legion Centennial Coin & Emblem Print Sets

The United States Mint in conjunction with the Bureau of Engraving and Printing, has released a special set of coins and Emblem Prints as part of the 100th anniversary of the organization. The three sets consists of the previously released $5 Gold Coin, Silver Dollar, and Clad Half Dollar along with a 6×8 inch emblem print from the BEP. “The Bureau of Engraving and Printing is pleased to celebrate the 100th Anniversary of the American …

Record-Breaking 1975 No S Proof Dime Quickly Re-Sold For $516,000

September 16, 2019 by Clinton

September 16, 2019 – The most valuable United States modern coin ever sold at auction, a 1975 proof No S dime, changed hands twice in less than a week, both times for record prices. The finer of the two known 1975 proof dimes without the San Francisco S mint mark was jointly purchased on September 6, 2019 for $456,000 by modern coin specialist Mitch Spivack along with his son, Justin, owner of MonsterCoinMart (www.MonsterCoinMart.com) in Orange County …

PCGS Announces Partnership with Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame

September 16, 2019 by Clinton

Newport Beach, CA (Sept.16, 2019) – Professional Coin Grading Service (PSGS, www.PCGS.com) is partnering with the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame (www.HoopHall.com) on a 2020 basketball commemorative coin program. The planned $5 denomination gold, $1 silver and 50-cent clad legal tender coins to be struck by the United States Mint will honor the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame’s 60thanniversary. PCGS will be creating customized designs for encapsulation inserts in conjunction with the Springfield, Mass.-based …

2019-W American Eagle Palladium Bullion Coin Now Available

September 16, 2019 by Clinton

2019-W American Eagle Palladium Reverse Proof

After being delayed a week and a few false starts with erroneous emails about its release, the United States Mint has finally released the 2019-W American Eagle Palladium bullion coin. Minted from .999 pure Palladium, the coin is available for $1,980.50 directly from the United States Mint. The one ounce coin comes in a Reverse Proof finish and will have a production limit of only 30,000 coins. Like the 2017 and 2018 variants on this …

San Antonio Missions 3-Coin Set Now Available

September 16, 2019 by Clinton

San Antonio Missions National Historical Park 3-Coin Set

As reported last week, the new 3-coin San Antonio Missions National Historical Park set is now available from the United States Mint. The $9.95 set includes an example of the latest America the Beautiful Quarter from the Philadelphia, Denver and San Francisco Mints. You can find it at the Mint’s site here. The coins from Philadelphia and Denver are in uncirculated condition while the San Francisco sample will be in proof state. All three coins …

US Mint Production Report – Fewer than 800 Million Coins in August

September 16, 2019 by Clinton

The United States Mint has release its production report for August 2019. It showed that fewer than 800 million coins were struck for circulation by the Mint facilities, a virtual stand still when compared to previous months. In all, 767,420,000 million coins were struck for the month of August, down from the 1.2 billion that were struck in July. It brings the total Mint production for 2019 to 8,548,374,000 coins struck for circulation. As is …

Citizens Coinage Advisory Committee (CCAC) Next Meeting is September 18, 2019

September 16, 2019 by Clinton

The Citizens Coinage Advisory Committee (CCAC) is set to hold their next public meeting this week. The meeting is scheduled to take place on Wednesday, September 18, 2019 at 9:30 am Eastern. It will be held at the United States Mint Headquarters in Washington, D.C.. The Committee has two main agenda items for the meeting Review and discussion of candidate designs for the 2020 American Innovation $1 Coin Program; Review and discussion of candidate designs …

Today’s Deal – 10-Coin Jefferson Nickel Proof Set From 2000s for $17

September 16, 2019 by Clinton

If you have been looking to complete your Jefferson Nickel proof collection from the early 2000s, Today’s Deal is the chance to make it happen. Today Phanatic Sports Memorabilia through their Amazon storefront has a set on sale for $16.99. US Coin News is an affiliate partner with Amazon. Today’s Deal articles contains links that, when clicked and a purchase is made, will generate a small commission to the site. Those commissions are used to …

Delaware American Innovation Dollar Coming September 19th

September 16, 2019 by Clinton

2019 Delaware American Innovation Dollar Reverse

The Delaware American Innovation Dollar, the first coin in the series for 2019, is set to be released by the United States Mint on Thursday, September 19, 2019. It will be available in 25-coin rolls and 100-coin bags on release day. Sharing the common Obverse of the American Innovation Dollar coins, the Delaware coin will feature Delaware born Annie Jump Cannon in silhouette with a start field taking the remainder of the Reverse. For those …

Mint Sales Report – America The Beautiful Quarters Abound

September 13, 2019September 13, 2019 by Clinton

The latest United States Mint sales report has been released and it shows that America the Beautiful Quarters, both from 2018 and 2019, were a hot item. The report covers the 7-day period ending September 8, 2019. It covers sales of all Mint products for that time period. Interestingly, the top seller for the week was the 2018 Cumberland Island 40-coin roll (S) Quarters. It added an impressive 4,480 units in the past week, more …