CFA Makes Recommendation for the Donald Trump Presidential Medal

CFA Recommended Donald J Trump Presidential Medal

The Commission of Fine Arts (CFA) has put forth its recommended Obverse and Reverse design for the upcoming Presidential Medals for President Donald J. Trump. The recommendation comes after the CFA received and reviewed all of the potential candidates for the medals from the Citizens Coinage Advisory Committee (CCAC). CCAC released all of the candidate images earlier this month and it was in conjunction with the committee that CFA made its recommendation. Both the commission …

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Mail Bag – Should I Collect Presidential Silver Medals?

US Mail Bag

Today’s Mail Bag question is one that I get quite often from fellow collectors are readers of USCoinNews.com. Is a coin, or in the case of today’s question a medal, worth collecting? The question comes from Bella (who apparently is a fellow Coloradan) and deals with the relatively new Presidential Silver Medals. Hi, Warm greetings from (redacted city in Colorado) I have a basic question that I want your opinion on. I’ve been interested in …

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Andrew Jackson Presidential Silver Medal Sales Start Today

Andrew Jackson Presidential Silver Medal

The seventh Presidential Silver Medal honoring President Andrew Jackson is set to go on sale today. The 99.9% pure silver medal honoring the 7th President of the United States will go on sale at Noon Eastern, 9:00 AM Pacific. This year, the medal is priced at $46.00. Andrew Jackson was the seventh U.S. President serving from 1829 to 1837. He served as a major general in the War of 1812 and became a national hero when he …

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Mint Opens Enrollment Program for Presidential Silver Medal

James Madison Presidential Silver Medal

The United States Mint has opened the Product Enrollment Program for the Presidential Silver Medal. The first medal in the series for 2020, honoring President Andrew Jackson, is set to be released next Monday, January 24, 2020. Ahead of that release, the Mint has opened the Enrollment Program for the product set. There are several advantages to the Enrollment Programs offered by the Mint. First, it assures that you get each release of a particular …

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Andrew Jackson Presidential Silver Medal Sales Start February 24

Andrew Jackson Presidential Silver Medal

The seventh Presidential Silver Medal honoring President Andrew Jackson is set to go on sale next week. The 99.9% pure silver medal honoring the 7th President of the United States will go on sale at Noon Eastern, 9:00 AM Pacific on Monday, February 24, 2020. This year, the medal is priced at $46.00. Andrew Jackson was the seventh U.S. President serving from 1829 to 1837. He served as a major general in the War of …

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John Quincy Adams Presidential Medal Sales Start Today

John Quincy Adams Presidential Medal

The fourth and final silver Presidential Medal is set to go on sale today. The medal honoring the United States sixth President, John Quincy Adams, will be available to collectors starting at Noon Eastern, 9:00 AM Pacific on Monday, November 18, 2019. Like the other Presidential Silver Medals, the John Quincy Adams medal measures 1.6″ in diameter and features a plain edge. The Obverse was designed and engraved by Moritz Furst while the Reverse was designed …

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John Quincy Adams Presidential Medal Sales Start November 18

John Quincy Adams Presidential Medal

The fourth and final silver Presidential Medal is set to go on sale later this week. The medal honoring the United States sixth President, John Quincy Adams, will be available to collectors starting at Noon Eastern, 9:00 AM Pacific on Monday, November 18, 2019. Like the other Presidential Silver Medals, the John Quincy Adams medal measures 1.6″ in diameter and features a plain edge. The Obverse was designed and engraved by Moritz Furst while the …

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James Monroe Presidential Silver Medal Sales Start August 8th

James Monroe Presidential Silver Medal

The James Monroe Presidential Silver Medal has been slated to go on sale Thursday, August 8, 2019 by the United States Mint. The medal, the third released in 2019, depicts the fifth President of the United States and the last of the country’s founding fathers. Like the other Presidential Silver Medals, the James Monroe medal is one ounce of 99.9% pure silver. It measures 1.6″ in diameter and features a plain edge. The Obverse was …

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James Madison Presidential Medal Makes Debut on Mint Sales Report

James Madison Presidential Silver Medal

The James Madison Presidential Medal, released back on May 6th, has made its debut in this week’s Mint Sales Report. The weekly report is for sales activity from the Mint for the previous seven days, ending on May 12, 2019. The newest Presidential Medal sold 5,790 units for the week, putting it in second in overall sales behind the 2019 Silver Proof Set. That Proof Set remains the top seller for the Mint. It added …

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James Madison Presidential Silver Medal Now Available

James Madison Presidential Silver Medal

The latest addition to the Presidential Silver Medal series is now available from the US Mint. The new James Madison medal, honoring the fourth President of the United States, is $39.95 on the Mint’s site. There are no household limits on purchasing these new medals. The Presidential Medals were started in 2018 and there are four medals in the series. One for George Washington, John Adams, Thomas Jefferson, and now James Madison. Each coin is …

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