United States Mint Archives

Mint Confirms Product Changes Due to COVID-19 Pandemic

March 26, 2020 by Clinton

As expected, the United States Mint has confirmed that some upcoming products will have sale date changes or limited supplies due to COVID-19 Pandemic. The Mint, like much of the Federal government, State government, and business throughout the United States, has sent virtually all of their staff to work from home when possible. Minting of coins continues but in lower capacities. The Mint issued an email to customers yesterday indicating that some products will have …

America the Beautiful Quarters 2020 Uncirculated Coin Set Sales Start Today

March 24, 2020 by Clinton

America The Beautiful 2020 Uncirculated Coin Set

The United States Mint will begin sales of the America the Beautiful Quarters 2020 Uncirculated Coin Set today. The 10-coin set is priced at $16 and includes uncirculated specimens of all the 2020 America the Beautiful Quarters from the Denver and Philadelphia Mints. Sales will begin at Noon Eastern, 9:00 AM Pacific. There are no mintage or production limits on the set nor is there a household limit on the number of sets you can …

Mint Director Ryder Warns of Product Delays Due to COVID-19

March 23, 2020 by Clinton

United States Mint Director David J. Ryder

United States Mint Director David Ryder has sent an email to all Mint customers, indicating that delays in Mint products and shipments could happen due to COVID-19. The Mint, which is part of the Federal government, is subject to rules put in place to combat the pandemic. That could, in short, lead to significant cut backs in staff. Those cutbacks could impact production as well as sales fulfillment and customer support. Here is Mr. Ryder’s …

2020 American Eagle Gold Proofs Sales Start Strong

March 23, 2020 by Clinton

2020 American Eagle Gold Proof (Image Courtesy of The United States Mint)

Sales of the 2020 American Eagle gold proofs have started off strong. The United States Mint reported that some 14,925 of the gold proofs were sold in the first 24 hours of availability. That number includes all denominations of the coins. Here is a breakdown of the coin sales by size: 1 Ounce – 3,866 1/2 Ounce – 3,234 1/4 Ounce – 3,405 1/10th Ounce – 4,420 The strong start to sales is not surprising …

Weir Farm National Historic Site 2020 America the Beautiful Quarters Launch Cancelled

March 19, 2020 by Clinton

2020 Weir Farm National Historic Site Reverse

The following is a Press Release from the United States Mint on their cancellation of the launch event and coin forum for the upcoming Weir Farm America the Beautiful Quarter. The event had been scheduled to take place April 6-7, 2020 at the site in Connecticut. The cancellation is due to the state’s continuing efforts to stop the COVID-19 pandemic. In order to slow the spread of coronavirus (COVID-19), Connecticut Governor Ned Lamont (D) has signed an executive order …

2020 American Eagle Gold Proof Products Sales Start Today

March 19, 2020 by Clinton

The United States Mint will open up sales for the 2020 American Eagle Gold Proof products today. The coins will be sold either individually or as a set starting at Noon Eastern, 9:00 AM Pacific directly on the Mint’s site. As with previous years, there will be four different coins in the 2020 American Eagle gold proof series. All of the coins will share a common Obverse and Reverse but will vary in size and weight. All …

Basketball Hall of Fame Commemorative Sales Delayed Due to COVID-19

March 18, 2020 by Clinton

2020 Basketball Hall of Fame Commemorative Proof Obverse

Coronavirus (COVID-19) as impacted another Numismatic event. The sale of the Basketball Hall of Fame commemorative coins has been delayed until April 9, 2020 as a result of the NCAA cancelling the men’s and women’s basketball tournaments. The commemoratives were set to be launched April 4, 2020 in conjunction with the tournaments. The NCAA cancelled the tournament earlier this month which was set to being this week out of public health concerns around COVID-19. Originally, …

United States Mint Closes Public Tours and Gift Shops in Response to COVID-19

March 16, 2020 by Clinton

Like many businesses across the country, the United States Mint is taking measure to slow the spread of Coronavirus (COVID-19) in the country. On Friday, the Mint announced that the public tours offered at the Denver and Philadelphia Mint locations would be suspended. No time line was provided on when these tours would be resumed. In addition, gift shops at both the Denver and Philadelphia Mints have been closed as has the Coin Store in …

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 …

2020 American Eagle Gold Proof Series Set for Release March 19th

March 12, 2020 by Clinton

The United States Mint is ramping up to being sales of the 2020 American Eagle gold proof series of coins. The coins will be sold either individually or as a set starting on Thursday, March 19, 2020. Sales will begin at Noon Eastern, 9:00 AM Pacific directly on the Mint’s site. As with previous years, there will be four different coins in the 2020 American Eagle gold proof series. All of the coins will share …