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Tallgrass Prairie National Preserve America the Beautiful 5-Ounce Coin Sales Start Today

December 7, 2020 by Clinton

2020 Tallgrass Prairie Reserve ATB Reverse

The United States Mint will begin sales of the latest America the Beautiful 5-ounce coin later today. Sales will begin at Noon Eastern, 9:00 AM Pacific and the coin is only available on the Mint’s website. The Tallgrass Prairie National Preserve American the Beautiful 5-ounce coin will be the last released in 2020 and completes the product lineup for the penultimate America the Beautiful Quarter. Priced at $229.00, the 5-ounce coin will come in black storage box …

Tallgrass Prairie National Preserve America the Beautiful 5-Ounce Coin Sales Start December 7

December 4, 2020 by Clinton

The United States Mint will begin sales of the latest America the Beautiful 5-ounce coin on Monday, December 7, 2020. The Tallgrass Prairie National Preserve American the Beautiful 5-ounce coin will be the last released in 2020 and completes the product lineup for the penultimate America the Beautiful Quarter. Priced at $229.00, the 5-ounce coin will come in black storage box along with the Mint’s Certificate of Authenticity. There is a production limit of 13,750 …

Mail Bag – Where Do You Buy Bullion Coins?

November 3, 2020 by Clinton

Today’s Mail Bag question comes from a regular visitor, Evan. He asks I buy bullion coins for my collection and/or investments. It is a great question Evan and one I’m happy to share my thoughts on. Hi, Long time reader of your site. Thanks for it. Where do you buy your bullion coins? I see you post pictures of some of them on Instagram but obviously you can’t buy one from 1988 mint’s website. Thanks. …

Salt River Bay 5-Ounce Coin Sales Begin Today

September 18, 2020 by Clinton

2020 Salt River Bay National Historical Park and Ecological Preserve Reverse

The United States Mint is set to bring its latest 5-ounce silver bullion coin to market. The Salt River Bay National Historic Park and Ecological Preserve America the Beautiful Quarter launched earlier this year and, has been the case for the series, the 5-ounce silver version of the coin goes on sale today. Sales will begin promptly at Noon Eastern, 9:00 AM Pacific. The coin is priced at $178.25 and only 13,750 will be available for purchase. There is …

United States Mint Releases Images of 2020 American Eagle Palladium Coin

August 31, 2020 by Clinton

2020 American Eagle Palladium 1-Ounce Obverse (Image Courtesy of the United States Mint)

The United States Mint has released the official images of the upcoming 2020 American Eagle Palladium 1-ounce bullion coin. Sales of the Uncirculated bullion coin will begin at Noon Eastern on September 24, 2020. Only 10,000 of the Palladium coins will be produced and there will be a household limit of one per household. This year’s coin is the fourth in the annual series. It started in 2017 with an uncirculated version of the coin, …

Mail Bag – Is it a Good Time to Buy Silver & Gold

August 10, 2020 by Clinton

In today’s Mail Bag comes a timely question from Andrew about buying silver and gold. It is a question that I suspect many are thinking about right now for a range of reasons. The answer, as is often the case, depends on perspectives. Andrew writes… Hi, I see a lot of news about gold and silver in the news right now with prices being at record highs. Is it a good time to buy? What …

US Mint West Point Facility Temporarily Shuttered Due to COVID-19

April 16, 2020 by Clinton

The United States Mint has announced that it will be temporarily closing the West Point facility due to the continued spread of the COVID-19 (Coronavirus) pandemic. The move means that the Mint will in the short term be producing no bullion products for investors and collectors. The move is the latest in a series by the United States Mint to do its part to curtail the pandemic that has infected nearly 645,000 Americans, killing over …

Mint Out of American Eagle Silver Bullion Coins

March 13, 2020 by Clinton

The United States Mint yesterday informed Mint Authorized Purchasers that they are temporarily out of American Eagle silver bullion coins. Numismatic News first reported the email that the Mint sent out, which indicated that the Mint had sold some 300% more in the first few weeks of March than were sold in February. This is to inform you that we have temporarily sold out of American Eagle silver eagle bullions. Our rate of sale in …

Mint Posts First Bullion Sales Report for February

February 27, 2020February 26, 2020 by Clinton

Although we are at the end of the month, the United States Mint has posted its first Bullion Sales Report for February. Normally this report is produced daily by the Mint but, like virtually all of the sales reports currently, the Mint is woefully behind in getting them out to the public. The Bullion Sales Report is focused on the total number of sales of American Eagle bullion coins. The report provides both the number …

American Samoa 5-Ounce Silver Coin Sales Begin February 6

January 21, 2020 by Clinton

The United States Mint has announced that the 5-ounce silver coin commemorating the American Samoa America the Beautiful Quarter will go on sale starting February 6, 2020. The 99.9% pure silver bullion coin will be priced at $178.25 and you will be to buy it directly from the Mint’s website. For those that are new to collecting, these 5-ounce coins are identical to the America the Beautiful Quarter it represents on the Obverse (Heads) and …