Registration Now Open for ANA Summer Seminar

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The American Numismatic Association (ANA) has announced that registration is open for the 2020 Summer Seminar. The event will be held June 27 – July 9, 2020. As has been the case for many years, it will be held on the campus of Colorado College, which is adjacent to the ANA headquarters. Here is the full Press Release from the ANA. Registration is open for those looking to attend the American Numismatic Association’s (ANA) annual …

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Happy Birthday Currency Note for 2020 Sales Begin Today

Happy Birthday Currency Note 2020

The Bureau of Engraving and Printing (BEP) will begin selling the 2020 Happy Birthday Currency Note through the US Mint’s website starting today. The Note will come in a commemorative holder and will be priced at $5.95 each. If you purchase 50 or more of them, the price goes down to $4.95 each. Sales will begin at Noon Eastern, 9:00 AM Pacific today and can be purchased at this link on the Mint’s site. The …

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American Numismatic Society Now Accepting 2020 Summer Seminar Applications

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The American Numismatic Society has announced that they are accepting applications now through February 21, 2020 for the 2020 Summer Seminar. Here is full Press Release from the Society. For over half a century, The American Numismatic Society, a scholarly organization and museum of coins, money, and economic history, has offered select graduate students and junior faculty the opportunity to work hands-on with its preeminent numismatic collections. With over three-quarters of a million objects, the …

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United States Mint Announces Attendance of FUN Show

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The United States Mint has announced it will be attending the upcoming Florida United Numismatics, or FUN Show, next week in Orlando, Florida. The convention is being hold January 9-12, 2020 at the Orange County Convention Center. Admission to the event is free. The United States Mint and the Bureau of Engraving and Printing will be sharing booth 144 on the convention show floor. The Mint has indicated that products will be available to purchase …

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Today’s Deal – 2018 Kennedy Half Dollar 2-Coin Set for $10

2018 Kennedy Half Dollar P&D

Today’s Deal is a great way to round out your Kennedy Half Dollar collection. Right now from the Sacagawea Webstore, you can pick up a 2-coin set of the 2018 Half Dollar for $9.95. The set contains the Denver and Philadelphia minted coins in brilliant uncirculated condition. 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. …

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Georgia American Innovation Dollar Sales Start Today

Georgia American Innovation Dollar Reverse

The fourth and final American Innovation Dollar Coin for 2019 is set to be released later today. The Georgia American Innovation Dollar Reverse will be available starting at Noon Eastern/9:00 AM Pacific in 25-coin rolls and 100-coin bags. Sales will be through the United States Mint’s website. As with the other roll and bag releases, the Georgia American Innovation Dollar Reverse will have both types available from the Denver and Philadelphia Mints. Here are the links and …

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Mint Production Report – Fewer Than 900 Million Coins Minted in November

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The United States Mint has released its production report for circulating coins for November 2019. The report shows that across the Denver and Philadelphia Mint locations, fewer than 900 million coins were produced in the month, a significant drop-off from the October report. In total, the Mint produced 892,039,600 coins in November according the the production report. This is down 22.7% from the October production by the Mint which was 1,154,940,000. The drop in production …

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Georgia American Innovation Dollar Sales Start December 19

Georgia American Innovation Dollar Reverse

The fourth and final American Innovation Dollar Coin for 2019 is set to be released next week. The Georgia American Innovation Dollar Reverse will be available starting at Noon Eastern/9:00 AM Pacific in 25-coin rolls and 100-coin bags. Sales will be through the United States Mint’s website. As with the other roll and bag releases, the Georgia American Innovation Dollar Reverse will have both types available from the Denver and Philadelphia Mints. Here are the …

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PCGS Launches Exclusive CAC Set Registry Program

PCGS CAC Set Registry

November 25, 2019 – Professional Coin Grading Service (www.PCGS.com) has announced new PCGS CAC Set Registry composites (sets), which will permit collectors to build collections of PCGS-graded coins that have been awarded a seal of approval from Certified Acceptance Corporation (www.CACcoin.com). This innovative move gives collectors of these premier PCGS-certified coins the exclusive opportunity to build competitive registry sets consisting of Certified Acceptance Corporation stickered coins for awards and incentives tailored to those who specialize …

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Silver American Eagle Reverse Proof Sells Out in 20 Minutes

2019-S American Eagle Silver Enhanced Reverse Proof

If you were hoping to get your hands on the 2019-S American Eagle Reverse Proof, chances are you’ve missed out. The latest iteration of the bullion silver coin went on sale today at Noon Eastern. All indications are that it sold out in less than 20 minutes. Only 30,000 of the coins were produced so it was an automatic that it would be a quick sellout. But many users on Reddit and Twitter reported unable …

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