Information & News About United States Coins
Today’s Mail Bag post comes from an email that came in last week from Raj. Their question has to do with coin cleaning and understanding the term Whizzing. Hi, I’ve heard of cleaning a coin by whizzing it. What does that mean? Should I clean coins this way? Raj via Email Raj, thanks for taking the time to write and ask this important question, especially for new collectors. As a general rule, you should not …
The United States Mint has announced the selection of 27 artists, new and some returning, to the Artistic Infusion Program. You can read the full Press Release below. WASHINGTON – Today, the United States Mint (Mint) announced that 27 artists have been selected to participate in its Artistic Infusion Program (AIP) to enrich and enhance designs on U.S. coins. “We’ve selected diverse artists who represent every region of America, from coast to coast,” said Mint …
As long time readers of USCoinNews.com know, I rarely post rare coin auctions as focus the site on the average collector – those of us who can’t necessarily afford these rare coins. However, this latest auction was to good to pass up, especially as we collectively celebrate the Apollo 11 moon landing. One of three Apollo 11 Gold Robbins Medals was sold by the Armstrong Family Collection this week and it brought an eye watering …
Earlier today I posted about the new special set from the United States Mint and Bureau for Engraving and Printing with a Native American Dollar and special “1959” Dollar bill from 2017. Now Numismatic Guaranty Corporation (NGC) and Paper Money Guaranty (PMG) have teamed up to bring a special designation and labels for the upcoming set. Numismatic Guaranty Corporation (NGC) and Paper Money Guaranty (PMG) are celebrating this set with special label options, including Astronaut …
The United States Mint has announced a new special set featuring the Sacagawea (or Native American) Dollar along with a 2017 Dollar bill. The new set will be available starting July 24, 2019 at Noon Eastern, 9:00 AM Pacific. The Dollar coin and paper set will be reasonably pried at $15.95 and will be available directly from the Mint at this link. Note that there is a production limit of 50,000 sets and there is …
One of the side notes that came out of yesterday’s Citizens Coinage Advisory Committee (CCAC) meeting was the notion of the US Mint producing a colorized coin. To date, no colorized coins have been produced by the Mint in the United States. While the idea of colorized coins certainly has an appeal to some collectors, Director of the Mint’s Office of Design Management April Stafford emphasized that it is being considered but is not official. …
After the Citizens Coinage Advisory Committee (CCAC) meeting yesterday in Washington, D.C., we now get our first look at the proposed Obverses and Reverses of the commemorative coins. The $5 gold coins, silver dollars and clad half dollars will be made in recognition of the 60th anniversary of the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame. In all, there are 21 Obverse designs being considered and 18 Reverse designs that were approved by CCAC. All three …
If you read the US Mint Sales Report post yesterday, I mentioned that the Pride of Two Nations two-coin set between the US Mint and the Royal Canadian Mint were nearly sold out. In all, 4,534 of the set remained after based on the sales report of the 100,000 that were available. Earlier this morning, the Mint’s site briefly indicated that those remaining sets were available for purchase. It appeared to be available for only …
The United States Mint has released their weekly sales report. The report is dated July 14, 2019 and reports Mint sales over the previous seven days. In the report, many of the usual suspects can be found also a rebound of sorts for some others. The rebounds mainly come in the form of the various Apollo 11 commemorative coins available from the Mint. With this week being the 50th anniversary of the first manned moon …
The United States Mint has released images of the upcoming 2019 American Liberty 24-karat gold coin. The coin, set for release on August 15, 2019, has a stunning look for this year, with a flowing hair representation of Liberty on the Obverse and an eagle in flight on the Reverse. The 24-karat coin has a face value of $100 and is a one ounce coin made of .9999 percent pure gold. Like other bullion coins …