Today’s Deal – 2003 Mint Proof Set for $10

2003 Mint Proof Set

Today’s Deal is a great way to add to your US Mint Proof Set collection. Today you can pick up the 2003 Mint Proof Set, which contained 10 coins in total, for $10.49. That is well below the issue price of $19 and is about the average price across various dealers. US Coin News is an affiliate partner with Amazon. This article contains links that, when clicked and a purchase is made, will generate a …

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Special Mint Strike 1964 Kennedy Half Dollar Sets Auction Record

1964 Kennedy Half Dollar Obverse

A special mint strike 1964 Kennedy Half Dollar has set a record at auction. The 90% silver coin with champagne toning recently sold for a stunning $108,000 at Heritage Auctions. The coins was PCGS certified at MS-67 and is one of roughly a dozen examples of this particular coin with a special strike. PCGS notes that it is a “SMS”, or Special Mint Strike So what is a special mint strike? Essentially it is a …

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US Mint Releases War in The Pacific National Historical Park Quarter

2019 War in the Pacific National Historical Park Quarter Reverse

At an event in Asan, Guam, United States Mint Director David J. Ryder announced the release of the latest America The Beautiful Quarter. The War in The Pacific National Historical Park, which is in the United States Territorial island, is a place of remembrance and to honor those who fought, suffered atrocities, or died in World War II during the Japanese occupation of the Island. War in the Pacific National Historical Park was established to …

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US Mint Sales Report Shows 2019 Silver Proof Set as Top Seller

2019 Silver Proof Set

The United States Mint has published their weekly sales report for the period of April 22-28, 2019. For the second week in a row, the 2019 Silver Proof Set is the top seller for the Mint. In the reporting period, 16,856 units were sold. That brings the total up to 208,526 units. The total is impressive given the Silver Proof Set has only been available for 12 days (to the end of the report). The …

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Quick Tip – A Simple Coin Catalog Numbering System

Coin Catalog Numbering System

When it comes to coin collecting, one of the early questions you will have to ask yourself is, “How am I going to catalog my coins“? It is a fair question and one that collectors have had to ask themselves for generations. The challenge is, once you pick a particular numbering system to catalog your coins, you are probably stuck with it for good. Can you imaging having to re-catalog hundreds of coins? Me either. …

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