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2019-W American Eagle Palladium Bullion Coin Now Available

September 16, 2019 by Clinton

2019-W American Eagle Palladium Reverse Proof

After being delayed a week and a few false starts with erroneous emails about its release, the United States Mint has finally released the 2019-W American Eagle Palladium bullion coin. Minted from .999 pure Palladium, the coin is available for $1,980.50 directly from the United States Mint. The one ounce coin comes in a Reverse Proof finish and will have a production limit of only 30,000 coins. Like the 2017 and 2018 variants on this …

2019-W American Eagle Palladium Coin Delayed Until September 12

September 3, 2019 by Clinton

In a somewhat rare event, the United States Mint has revised the release date for the upcoming 2019-W American Eagle Palladium Reverse Proof coin. Originally, the coin was set for release on September 5th, the coming Thursday. Now the Mint has revised the schedule and indicates it will be released on Thursday, September 12, 2019. The Mint gave no indicator as to why the delay was happening but it likely has to do with production …

Mint Sales Report – American Eagle Silver Proof Continues Strong Sales

August 30, 2019 by Clinton

2019 American Eagle Silver Proof Obverse

The United States Mint has released its sales report for the 7-day period ending August 24, 2019. It shows that the 2019-S American Eagle silver Proof continues its strong start while the annual Proof and Uncirculated sets continue their strong sales that has happened over the summer months. The 2019-S American Eagle silver Proof added another impressive 23,026 units to its sales total, which now sits at 107,132. That is a solid start for a …

2019-W American Eagle Palladium Reverse Proof Coin Coming September 5th

August 30, 2019 by Clinton

The much anticipated 2019-W American Eagle Palladium bullion coin is set to be released by the United States Mint next week. The one ounce coin will come in a Reverse Proof finish and will have a production limit of only 30,000 coins. Like the 2017 and 2018 variants on this bullion coin, the 2019-W is expected to go fast. This particular series of bullion coins started in 2017 with an uncirculated version that year. It …

2019 Proof American Eagle Goes On Sale Today

August 6, 2019 by Clinton

The 2019-S Proof American Eagle will be going on sale starting today. As reported last week, the San Francisco minted one ounce silver coin will begin sales at Noon Eastern, which is 9:00 am Pacific. The bullion coin is priced at $55.95 and available at this link on the United States Mint site. The silver Eagle comes with its traditional blue presentation case along with a certificate of authenticity from the Mint. Identical to the …

Proof 2019 American Eagle Silver Orders Start August 6th

July 31, 2019 by Clinton

The United States Mint has announced that the 2019 American Eagle silver proof coin will be available starting Tuesday, August 6, 2019. Sales of the 1 ounce silver coin will start at Noon Eastern, 9:00 am Pacific. This year, the proof American Eagle is priced at $55.95. It comes with its traditional blue presentation case along with a certificate of authenticity from the Mint. Identical to the uncirculated variant released earlier this year in May, …

Mail Bag – What is a Burnished Coin?

July 23, 2019July 22, 2019 by Clinton

Today’s Mail Bag question comes from Rebecca G regarding the term “burnished”. It is a term that gets tossed about a lot but it can lead to question as to what exactly it means. Rebecca writes, Hi, I was reading about a 2006-W ASE (editor: American Silver Eagle) and it mentioned that it was burnished. What does that mean and why is this coin so much more than other ASE coins? Rebecca G’s email This …

Pride of Two Nations Set Briefly Available at The Mint

July 25, 2019July 17, 2019 by Clinton

Pride of Two Nations 2-Coin Set From The United States Mint

If you read the US Mint Sales Report post yesterday, I mentioned that the Pride of Two Nations two-coin set between the US Mint and the Royal Canadian Mint were nearly sold out. In all, 4,534 of the set remained after based on the sales report of the 100,000 that were available. Earlier this morning, the Mint’s site briefly indicated that those remaining sets were available for purchase. It appeared to be available for only …

Pride of Two Nations Two-Coin Set Arrives Today

July 26, 2019July 3, 2019 by Clinton

After several weeks of discussion and announcements, the United States Mint will begin selling the two-coin Pride of Two Nations set today. The set will contain a 2019-W in an enhanced reverse proof finish as well as a Royal Canadian Mint 2019 Silver Maple Leaf in a modified proof finish. Both coins are .999 pure silver. It is priced at $139.95 and you can find it here on the Mint’s site. Sales for the set …

United States Mint Officially Announced Partnership with Royal Canadian Mint

July 30, 2019June 26, 2019 by Clinton

In preparation for the upcoming Pride of Two Nations coin release, the United States Mint has announced their official partnership with the Royal Canadian Mint. As today’s world is becoming increasingly connected, so are the opportunities to collaborate with other mints around the world. Under the leadership of Director David J. Ryder, the U.S. Mint recently announced a new partnership with the Royal Canadian Mint to issue the first-ever limited edition two-coin set, the 2019 Pride …