Information & News About United States Coins
On Sunday, May 1st, USCoinNews marked its third year of being online. The past three years have been interesting and challenging but have also been some of the most rewarding for me. I cannot wait to see what the next three years have in store. When I started this site, my focus was on the “normal” collector. That is, someone who is working with a budget, big or small, and trying to get the most …
The United States Mint will begin sales of the 2022 Kennedy Half Dollar starting next week. Sales will begin at the usual time of Noon Eastern, 9:00 AM Pacific on the Mint’s site on May 5, 2022. While there is no mintage limit for the Kennedy Half Dollar as it is considered a circulating coin, there are production limits on the bags and roll sets that will be offered for sale. First is the 2022 …
The Citizens Coinage Advisory Committee (CCAC) has released the design candidate images for the upcoming 2023 Native American Dollar. The dollar will feature Maria Tallchief, widely considered to the America’s first prima ballerina. Tallcheif, (Osage family name: Ki He Kah Stah Tsa) lived from January 24, 1925 to April 11, 2013 and traveled globally as the country’s first prima ballerina and the first Native American prima ballerina. The design featuring Maria Tallchief on the 2023 Native …
The American Numismatic Association (ANA) has released the first episode of the second season of its podcast, Two Bits. The first episode of the new season is the first of at least two episodes discussing the Lincoln Cent. Join Doug and Mitch as they kick off Season 2 of Two Bits with a discussion of the coin that started so many numismatists on their hobby journey: the Lincoln Cent. They explain the coin’s historical origins, …
The following is a press release from Numismatic Guaranty Company (NGC) announcing the 2022 NGC Registry Awards. This year, the grading company will be giving away more than $30,000 in prizes to the top sets in the NGC Registry. For those who aren’t familiar, the NGC Registry is a free platform that allows collectors to register and display their certified coins. Numismatic Guaranty Company™ (NGC®) is excited for the 2022 NGC Registry Awards, and we …
The Vermont American Innovation Dollar is set to go on sale at the United States Mint’s website starting today. The Mint will begin offering bags and rolls of the newest coin in the series starting at Noon Eastern, 9:00 AM Pacific. However, it is likely that an extremely small amount of the products – if any – will be available today. The Mint announced earlier that all of the Enrollment Programs for the American Innovation Dollar releases …
The United States Mint has released its weekly numismatic sales report for the seven-day period ending on Sunday, April 24, 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’s report shows that the Mint sold 20,928 numismatic products last week, a precipitous drop from the over 500,000 the Mint reported selling last week. The significant drop is not entirely unexpected as …
The United States Mint will begin sales of the second Presidential Silver Medal for 2022 starting next week. The Zachary Taylor Presidential Silver Medal will go on sale at Noon Eastern, 9:00 AM Pacific on May 2, 2022. It will be available directly from the Mint via its website. The medal is priced at $65.00. There are no household or production limits for the medal. Zachary Taylor (November 24, 1784 – July 9, 1850) was an American military leader …
The following is a press release from the American Numismatic Society (ANS) announcing its acquisition of the Charles Bushnell two-volume series Crumbs for Antiquarians which have been added to the Society’s library for preservation. Editors Note: Clinton, the editor of USCoinNews.com, is a member of the American Numismatic Society. No dispensation or compensation was provided by the Society for this article. Charles Ira Bushnell had one of the top two or three coin collections in …
The United States Mint has updated its daily bullion sales report for American Eagle and American Buffalo bullion coins. This summary report provides sales details through Sunday, April 24, 2022. The bullion sales report reflects bullion coins that the Mint sold to Authorized Purchasers for the previous week and is different than the weekly numismatic product report. During the previous week, the Mint reported sales of an impressive 467,500 bullion coins. This is down slightly from …