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United States Mint Circulating Coinage Production Report – August 2022

September 19, 2022 by Clinton

The United States Mint has released its Circulating Coin Production Report for August 2022, showing that across the nation’s Mint facilities that 1.01 billion coins were produced for circulation. This is down slightly from the production for the Mint in July 2022. Except for the Lincoln Cent, all circulating coinage production was down month-over-month. As is normally the case, the Lincoln Cent was the highest produced circulating coin for the United States Mint in August. 509 million Cents …

First Look! 2022 American Eagle Palladium Reverse Proof

September 19, 2022 by Clinton

2022 American Eagle Palladium Reverse Proof Obverse (Image Courtesy of The United States Mint)

The United States Mint has released the official, high-resolution images of the upcoming 2022 American Eagle Palladium Reverse Proof coin. The coin, minted out of 99.95% palladium, will be available on September 29, 2022, directly from the United States Mint. Only 7,500 coins will be available, a significant decrease from the 12,000 minted in 2021. The overall design of the Palladium Eagle remains the same with Obverse featuring a high-relief likeness of “Winged Liberty”, the …

Be Wary of King Charles III “Pretender” Coins, Cautions Professional Numismatists Guild

September 19, 2022 by Clinton

The following is a Press Release from the Professional Numismatic Guild (PNG) warning collectors to be mindful of non-Mint coinage as the United Kingdom prepares coinage depicting King Charles III. New coins depicting King Charles III are expected to be popular with the public and collectors when the Royal Mint strikes and distributes them, according to the Professional Numismatists Guild (www.PNGdealers.org). However, the nonprofit coin dealer’s organization cautions that consumers and investors should know the …

Kenneth Bressett Honored On His 75th Anniversary as an ANA Member

September 16, 2022 by Clinton

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The following is a Press Release from Numismatic Guaranty Company (NGC) announcing with the American Numismatic Association a special commemoration of Kenneth Bressett on his 75th anniversary as an ANA Member. The American Numismatic Association (ANA) is celebrating the diamond anniversary of one of its most-renowned members: Kenneth Bressett. For decades, Bressett has devoted his life to promoting numismatics through his writing and teaching others. Bressett, who became a member in 1947, has taken a …

Citizens Coinage Advisory Committee Meeting Set for September 27 in Washington, D.C.

September 15, 2022 by Clinton

The Citizens Coinage Advisory Committee (CCAC) will hold a public meeting on Tuesday, September 27, 2022, from 9:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. (EDT). Agenda (subject to change): Review and discussion of candidate designs for Congressional Gold Medal to Greg LeMond Review and discussion of Reverse Design Portfolio for 2024 American Innovation $1 coin — Maine Review and discussion of Reverse Design Portfolio for 2024 American Innovation $1 coin — Missouri Review and discussion of candidate designs for the …

The ANS and Oxford University launches Bactrian Indo-Greek Rulers (BIGR)

September 15, 2022 by Clinton

The American Numismatic Society (ANS) and the Centre for the Study of Ancient Documents at Oxford University are pleased to announce the launch of Bactrian Indo-Greek Rulers (BIGR, numismatics.org/bigr), a new online typology and research tool for ancient Graeco-Bactrian and Indo-Greek coinage. BIGR is a component of Hellenistic Royal Coinages (numismatics.org/hrc) and has been funded by the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) as a two-year joint ANS-Oxford University project. The award comes through the New …

United States Mint Numismatic Product Sales Report – September 11, 2022

September 15, 2022 by Clinton

The United States Mint has updated its weekly numismatic product sales report for the seven days ending Sunday, September 11, 2022. The report covers the previous seven days in numismatic product sales by the Mint and is separate from the bullion sales report. This week, the Mint reported total numismatic product sales of 3,943 products, a significant from the previous week’s report. The sales total this week is misleading. The Mint reported many returned products, mainly from …

United States Mint Bullion Sales Report – September 11, 2022

September 12, 2022 by Clinton

The United States Mint has updated its daily bullion sales report through Sunday, September 11, 2022. The bullion sales report reflects bullion American Eagle and American Buffalo coins that the Mint sold to Authorized Purchasers for the previous week and is different than the weekly numismatic product report. According to this week’s report, the United States Mint sold 481,500 bullion coins in the past week to Authorized Purchasers. This is up slightly from last week’s sales report. …

United States Mint Numismatic Product Sales Report – September 4, 2022

September 7, 2022 by Clinton

The United States Mint has updated its weekly numismatic product sales report for the seven-day period ending Sunday, September 4, 2022. The report covers the previous seven days in numismatic product sales by the Mint and is separate from the bullion sales report. This week, the Mint reported total numismatic product sales of 28,425 products, a slight increase from the previous week’s report. For the year, the United States Mint has now sold 10,933,027 numismatic products to …

Liberty Street Software Releases Update For CoinManage USA 2022

September 6, 2022 by Clinton

Liberty Street Software has released a new update for its popular coin collection management app for Windows, CoinManage USA 2022. The latest update, free to current owners, brings several improvements to the app and a new reporting engine. If you are not familiar with CoinManage USA, you can read my review of the app here on the site. Perhaps one of the most significant changes coming in this update from Liberty Street is that CoinManage …