Information & News About United States Coins
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 …
The legislation for a commemorative coin honoring Christa McAuliffe took a positive step forward this week. The Christa McAuliffe Commemorative Coin Act of 2019, Senate Bill 239, was passed on Tuesday, July 9th. The bill was introduced on January 28, 2019 with 83 of the 100 senators as cosponsors. The bill calls for the United States Mint to produce 350,000 silver Dollar coins that would feature McAuliffe on the Obverse and a Reverse that would “portray her legacy …
Today’s Mail Bag question comes from Raul and it has to do with commemorative coins. His question is simple: Is it worth collecting them? Clinton, I saw your Twitter post this week on a Geo(rge) Washington commemorative coin you got. What do you think of it? Is it worth collecting these types of coins too? Raul First, for those that missed the Tweet, this is the one he is referring to in his email: As …
If you have been waiting to pick up the American Legion Silver Dollar and Veterans Medal Set from the United States Mint, you may have missed your opportunity. This morning, the Mint’s site is showing the set as Unavailable. The $99.95 set was limited to a production of 10,000 units overall. According to the latest US Mint Sales report, 9,864 sets had been sold, meaning only 136 were left. The report was through June 30, …
Today’s Deal is on the fantastic 1982 George Washington Silver Commemorative Half Dollar. The commemorative comes from the Denver Mint and is made of 90% silver. Today over at Amazon you can pick one up uncirculated for just $12.99. US Coin News is an affiliate partner with Amazon. This article contains links that, when clicked and a purchase is made, will generate a small commission to the site. Those commissions are used to help pay …
Here at US Coin News, we don’t post a lot about mint activities in other countries because, well, the hint is in our name. But this unique opportunity is one that made us bend the rules a little bit. The Royal Mint of Australia and the US Mint have teamed up to create a two-coin proof set of commemorative coins to celebrate the Apollo 11 moon landing. The set consists of the clad Apollo 11 …