Commemorative Coins Archives

First Look! 2024 Harriet Tubman Commemoratives

December 15, 2023 by Clinton

2024 Harriet Tubman $5 Gold Obverse (Image Courtesy of The United States Mint)

The United States Mint has released the official, high-resolution images of the 2024 Harriet Tubman commemorative coins. The Harriett Tubman Commemorative Coin Act was signed into law in July 2022 by President Biden and authorized the Mint to produce the commemoratives. Specifically, the law calls for the minting of 50,000 $5 gold coins, 400,000 $1 silver coins, and 750,000 Half Dollar clad commemorative coins to be produced to honor the bicentennial of Tubman. The bill …

2024 Greatest Generation Commemorative Coin Stike Ceremony Today at the Philadelphia Mint

December 13, 2023 by Clinton

The following is a Press Release from the United States Mint announcing the Strike Ceremony for the 2024 Greatest Generation Commemorative coins. The event takes place today at 11:00 AM Eastern at the Philadelphia Mint. The United States Mint will host a ceremonial strike for the 2024 Greatest Generation Commemorative Coin Program on Wednesday, December 13, at 11:00 am. United States Mint Deputy Director Kristie McNally will be joined by Ms. Jane Droppa, Chair, Friends …

2024 Harriet Tubman Commemorative Strike Ceremony Scheduled for November 28th

November 22, 2023 by Clinton

The following email was sent to the numismatic press by the United States Mint regarding the upcoming Strike Ceremony of the 2024 Harriet Tubman Commemorative Coins. The ceremony is scheduled at the Philadelphia Mint on Tuesday, November 28th, at 10:00 AM Eastern. The public is welcome to attend. United States Mint Director Ventris C. Gibson will welcome honored guests to the Philadelphia Mint on Tuesday, November 28, at 10 a.m., for the ceremonial striking of …

2024 Harriet Tubman Commemorative Coin Designs Released By The United States Mint

July 25, 2023 by Clinton

The following is a Press Release from the United States Mint announcing the designs of the 2024 Harriet Tubman commemorative coins. The three commemorative coins, one $5 gold coin, a $1 silver coin, and clad Half Dollar, will all feature unique designs. The final designs were selected from many designs considered by the Citizens Coinage Advisory Committee (CCAC) starting in April. The United States Mint (Mint) joined representatives from the Harriet Tubman Home, Inc. and …

CCAC Releases Design Candidate Images for 2024 Greatest Generation Commemorative

April 19, 2023 by Clinton

The Citizens Coinage Advisory Committee (CCAC) released the candidate design images for the 2024 Greatest Generation commemoratives after the meeting on Tuesday, April 18th. The bill that authorized the commemoratives was signed into law by President Biden in August 2022. You can read the full text of the new law here. Previously, the bill had been known as the National World War II Memorial Commemorative Act, but the final legislation took on the name of the …

CCAC Releases Design Candidates for 2024 Harriet Tubman Commemorative

April 19, 2023 by Clinton

After its meeting yesterday via teleconference, the Citizens Coinage Advisory Committee (CCAC) has released the candidate design images for the 2024 Harriet Tubman commemorative coins. The 2024 Harriet Tubman commemoratives will consist of a $5 gold coin, a $1 silver dollar, and a copper-nickel “clad” half dollar. President Biden signed the law authorizing the commemoratives in August 2022. The bill calls for 50,000 $5 gold coins, 400,000 $1 silver coins, and 750,000 Half Dollar clad …

Final Day to Purchase 2022 Commemorative Coins From The United States Mint

December 28, 2022 by Clinton

2022 Negro Leagues Baseball Commemorative Dollar Uncirculated Reverse (Image Courtesy of The United States Mint)

Today, December 28, 2022, is the final day that you will be able to purchase 2022 Commemorative coins from the United States Mint. The Mint released two commemorative coin series this year, the Negro Leagues Baseball series and the Purple Heart Hall of Honor series. While both series have some coins that have sold out, both have a range of coins still available for purchase. For the 2022 National Purple Hear Hall of Honor commemoratives, …

National Purple Heart Hall of Honor Colorized Silver Dollar Sales Begin Today

March 24, 2022 by Clinton

2022 National Purple Heart Hall of Honor Colorized Proof Silver Dollar (Image Courtesy of The United States Mint)

The United States Mint will begin pre-sales of the colorized National Purple Heart Hall of Honor Silver Dollar today. Sales will begin at Noon Eastern, 9:00 AM Pacific on the Mint’s website. They will remain available for purchase until April 25th or until the production limit is reached. For this coin, only 25,000 will be available out of a total mintage of 400,00 across all products. A strict household limit of 1 coin will be …

Purple Heart Hall of Honor Introductory Pricing Ends March 24th

March 22, 2022 by Clinton

2022 National Purple Heart Hall of Honor $5 Gold Proof (Image Courtesy of The United States Mint)

A friendly reminder that the discounted introductory prices for the Purple Heart Hall of Honor commemoratives will end this week on March 24th. The discount, which was $5 on the commemoratives that have been released, will end at 3:00 PM Eastern on Thursday. The exception to this is the colorized Purple Heart Hall of Honor silver dollar. It will not have a discounted price when it is released on Thursday. The Purple Heart is awarded …

National Purple Heart Hall of Honor Colorized Silver Dollar Sales Begin March 24th

March 8, 2022 by Clinton

The United States Mint has quietly updated its production schedule which indicates that the 2022 National Purple Heart Hall of Honor colorized silver dollar will begin sales later this month. Pre-sales will being on March 24th at Noon Eastern, 9:00 AM Pacific on the Mint’s website. They will remain available for purchase until April 25th or until the production limit is reached. For this coin, only 25,000 will be available out of a total mintage …