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

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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

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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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US Mint Production Report – 10 Billion Coins in 2019

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The latest US Mint Production Report has been released, updating production numbers through October 2019. It shows that in the month of October, the Mint produced 1.154 billion coins. That pushed the Mint’s total production for 2019 to 10.642 billion coins. The minting of 1.154 billion coins is up from the 939 million that were made in September 2019 and is the largest production month since July 2019. Even with the increase in production, it …

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US Mint Coin Product Report – Nearly 9.5 Billion Coins in 2019

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The September 2019 United States Mint circulating coin product report has been released. It shows that the nation’s coin production is nearing the 9.5 billion coin mark for 2019. In total, the Denver and Philadelphia Mint’s product 939.66 million coins in September, up by 172.24 million coins over the August production report. The highest production coin for the Mint was, as usual, the Lincoln Cent. 537.2 million of the coins were minted in September, accounting …

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

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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 …

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NGC App Update Brings Submission Tracking

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Numismatic Guaranty Corporation (NGC) has released an update to iOS and Android apps. While mostly focused on bug fixes and other performance improvements, the update rolls out a key new feature: Submission tracking. Now within the app you can easily track your orders that you have submitted to NGC for grading, foregoing the website to do it and being able to do it all from the app. This feature requires that you be signed into …

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Active Interest Media Acquires Brands four F+W Media

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Active Interest Media has acquired four enthusiast brands from F+W Media. This includes publications such as Numismatic News, Bank Note Reporter, World Coin News and Coins. All of the brands will become part of AIM’s Home group which is based in Des Moines, Iowa. Here is the full Press Release on the acquisition. Boulder, CO: North America’s leading participant media company today announced the acquisition of four storied groups of enthusiast brands from F+W Media. “The …

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Ohio Set to Remove Sales Tax Exemption on Bullion Purchases

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The Industry Council for Tangible Assets (ICTA) has issued a press release outline the elimination of tax exemption of bullion purchases in Ohio. The new rule is part of the state’s 2020-2021 budget and goes into effect October 1, 2019. From that point forward, If you buy bullion or investment coins within Ohio, you will have to pay sales tax on that purchase. Further, the new budget requires that deals collect sales tax on intrastate …

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