Information & News About United States Coins
The United States Mint has announced that the next Citizens Coinage Advisory Committee (CCAC) will be held tomorrow, July 17, 2019, at 9:30 AM Eastern Time. The meeting is open to the public both in person and by phone. It will be held at the United States Mint Headquarters in Washington, D.C. The main topic of discussion with the candidates for the upcoming 2020 Basketball Hall of Fame commemorative coins. The meeting will be held …
The legislation for a commemorative coin honoring Christa McAuliffe took a positive step forward this week. The Christa McAuliffe Commemorative Coin Act of 2019, Senate Bill 239, was passed on Tuesday, July 9th. The bill was introduced on January 28, 2019 with 83 of the 100 senators as cosponsors. The bill calls for the United States Mint to produce 350,000 silver Dollar coins that would feature McAuliffe on the Obverse and a Reverse that would “portray her legacy …
Today’s Deal is a great opportunity to fill in those Kennedy Half Dollar Proofs from the 1990s to your collection. Phanatic Sport Memorabilia has a great deal going on their Amazon store front. You can pick up a 10-coin set of Kennedy Half Dollars in Proof condition for $39.99. 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 …
If you plan on making your way to the World’s Fair of Money in Chicago next month, a visit to the Museum Showcase (booth #1829) will be well worth your time. There you will see an ultra rare 1854-S Half Eagle on display. Only 268 of these were ever struck by the San Francisco Mint and now, there are only three of these known to exist. This particular coin sold an eye watering $2,160,000 at …
Minnesota coin dealer Barry Ron Skog, who ran a mail-order company, was sentenced to 30 months in federal prison on Tuesday, July 9th. He was accused of carrying out a counterfeit coin fraud scheme in multiple states. The U.S. District Court also orders Skog to pay restitution to his victims. Going under the name of Ron Peterson, Skog devised the scheme through his mail-order company Burnsville Coin Company. He ran the scheme from June 2012 …
NGC has announced a new service in conjunction with their partnership with eBay. The new NGC Expert Review allows buyers of coins to have an NGC grading expert look at the eBay listing and give a judgement both on the grade and if the coin is genuine. The service starts as low as $5 per eBay listing and you get an opinion on that coin within two business days. With NGC Expert Review, buyers of …
Normally for my Coin History column, I look back at coins of the past. For this one however, I’m going to look forward to a new coin that is truly rolling out this year. The American Innovation Dollar Coin. The new Dollar coin came about through legislation passed in 2018 and is set to run through the year 2032. In all, there will be 57 coins released in the program with the first one released …
There was little doubt that the new Pride of Two Nations two-coin set from the United States Mint and the Royal Canadian Mint sold well but now we know just how well. The Mint sales report for the week ending July 7, 2019 is now live. The top selling product by a long way was the two coin set. Overall, 95,308 of the 100,000 available in the United States were sold. The reality is, the …
If you haven’t picked up your 2020 edition of A Guide Book of United States Coins, a.k.a the Red Book, now’s your chance. Right now on Amazon you can pick up the 73rd Edition of the book for $13.27 on Amazon. That’s about $6 less than the retail price for the book. US Coin News is an affiliate partner with Amazon. This article contains links that, when clicked and a purchase is made, will generate …
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 …