United States Air Force

The United States Mint will open sales of its latest military medal, honoring the United States Air Force, starting today. Sales of the one-ounce silver medal will begin at Noon Eastern on the Mint’s site. The medal is priced at $65.00 with no production or household limits in place. The design is identical to the 2.5-ounce limited release version of the medal, which was released last year. Initially formed as a part of the U.S. Army on 1 August 1907, …

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The United States Mint will open sales of its latest military medal, honoring the United States Air Force, starting next week. Sales of the one-ounce silver medal will begin at Noon Eastern on August 16 on the Mint’s site. The medal is priced at $65.00 with no production or household limits in place. The design is identical to the 2.5-ounce limited release version of the medal, which was released last year. Initially formed as a …

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The United States Mint is going to make its forth, and hopefully successful, attempt to put the United States Air Force 2.5 ounce silver medal on sale today. Since the beginning of 2021, the Mint has delayed the sale of the medal for either supply demands or concerns over its website stability. The Mint, to its credit, explained the situation after the last delay and hopefully have sorted out the issues and concerns. Maybe the forth time …

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As the editor of USCoinNews, I am almost hesitant to make this post… but here we go. The United States Mint is going to make its forth, and hopefully successful, attempt to put the United States Air Force 2.5 ounce silver medal on sale next week. Since the beginning of 2021, the Mint has delayed the sale of the medal for either supply demands or concerns over its website stability. The Mint, to its credit, …

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The United States Mint, for the third time, delayed the release of the United States Air Force silver medal yesterday. Originally scheduled to go on sale at Noon Eastern, sales never opened up with the medal being moved to a “TBD” status just prior to Noon. No explanation was given for several hours before an email was sent to the numismatic press. The reason for the delay came down to two specific reasons. First, the …

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Update – The United States Mint has once again postponed the United States Air Force silver medal release. No statement from the Mint has been received at this time. The United States Air Force silver medal, honoring the second youngest branch of the United State military, will go on sale later today. Sales will begin at Noon Eastern, 9:00 AM Pacific. Sales of the 2.5-ounce silver medal will only be available directly from the United States Mint’s …

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The United States Air Force silver medal, honoring the second youngest branch of the United State military, will go on sale June 22, 2021. Sales will begin at Noon Eastern, 9:00 AM Pacific. Sales of the 2.5-ounce silver medal will only be available directly from the United States Mint’s website. The medal is priced at $160.00. This will be the third time that the United States Mint has indicated that it will start sales of the medal, with …

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Update: Shortly after this article was posted, the Mint reached out via Twitter to indicate sales will not happen today. They do not have a release date for the United States Air Force medal at this time. The Mint did not indicate a reason as to why sales were postponed. The United States Air Force silver medal, honoring the second youngest branch of the United State military, will go on sale today. Sales will begin at Noon …

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Update: The United States Mint reached out to me via Twitter and the launch date is now February 22, 2021. The Mint appears to be adjusting their production schedule slightly. The United States Air Force silver medal, honoring the second youngest branch of the United State military, will go on sale next week. Sales will begin at Noon Eastern, 9:00 AM Pacific on February 22, 2021. Sales of the 2.5-ounce silver medal will only be …

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