Information & News About United States Coins
For collectors of the US Mint Uncirculated Mint Sets, today is a good day for you. The 2019 Uncirculated Mint Set officially goes on sale today on the Mint’s site. The 21-coin set is $21.95 and orders will be accepted starting at Noon Eastern, 9:00 am Pacific. You can go to this link to get it. For those who are a part of the Uncirculated Set annual enrollment, you should have received your confirmation email …
The Commission of Fine Arts has posted their minutes from their last meeting which covered topics for the United States Mint. The minutes cover the meeting that was held on April 18, 2019 where two key Mint related items were on the docket. First was the 400th anniversary of the Mayflower gold and silver coin program while the $1 dollar coin designs for the American Innovation series were also covered. For those that may not …
If you have been looking to add a common date, low cost proof Lincoln Cent to your collection, Today’s Deal is one for you. Right now you can pick up a 1960 Lincoln Cent in Proof state for just $4. That is about the book price for this coin and it comes with free two-day shipping for Amazon Prime customers. US Coin News is an affiliate partner with Amazon. This article contains links that, when …
Good Morning readers and happy Monday! Today is the first posting in the Mail Bag feature. The feature will answer questions I have received over the past few weeks from those who have left comments, on Twitter, or in the Coins subreddit on Reddit. My focus is to answer the question of course but also pick those questions that I think others may have and are looking for an answer. The first question comes for …
Good news for those of you who will be attending the Whitman Summer Expo later this month. NGC will be there and will be accepting regular submissions for coin grading throughout the event. The Whitman Summer Expo is happening at the Baltimore Convention Center from Thursday May 23 through Noon on Saturday, May 25 During that time, you can go to the NGC Booth (#562) and drop off your coins. NGC notes that cut-off times …
As they have done with the 2019-W Lincoln Cent in Proof and Reverse Proof, Numismatic Guaranty Corporation (NGC) is creating a new, special holder for the upcoming Uncirculated variant of the coin. NGC is celebrating this particular 2019-W Cent with a special attribution of First “W” Uncirculated Cent, as well as NGC’s West Point Mint Gold Star Label, both of which are provided for no additional fee. NGC Press Release As readers know by now, the 2019 Uncirculated …
The American Numismatic Association (ANA) has announced that their annual World’s Fair of Money will take place August 13-17, 2019 in the Chicago, Illinois suburb of Rosemont. The event is one of the largest numismatic events in the world and brings in collectors and dealers from around the world. As a bonus to ANA members, admission into the event will be allowed 30 minutes prior to opening to the public. This gives ANA members time …
NGC has announced a new, three-coin holder will be available for the 2019-W Lincoln Cents that have been produced by the US Mint. The three-coin holder will hold the Uncirculated, Reverse Proof, and Proof variants of the 2019 Cent produced at the West Point Mint. Unfortunately for the majority of collectors, the holder is only available to those who make bulk submissions. That is, at least 50 sets of all three coins with an additional …
When it comes to grading your coin, a solid magnifying loupe is a must. Today’s deal is on a great one from Aiernuo and is the one I personally use. Right now, you can pick up the 20x loupe with glass optics and a steel body for $7.99. 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 to …
When I started coin collecting back in the 1980s, finding handy information about coins was far more challenging than it is today. This was pre-Internet (yes, I know I’m old) and it mainly came down to books that, at a minimum, you needed to update every year or two years at the least. For coin collecting today, finding out this same type of information – mintage, designers, history of the coin’s design, and other coin …