Happy Birthday Coin Set 2020 Sales Begin Today

Happy Birthday Coin Set 2020

The United States Mint will begin sales of the Happy Birthday Coin Set 2020 later today. Sales will begin on the Mint’s site starting at Noon Eastern, 9:00 AM Pacific. The 5-coin Proof Set can be found at this link and is priced at $19.95. The coins in the commemorative set are all in Proof state from the San Francisco Mint facility and all will carry the “S” Mint Mark. Here are the coins in …

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Birth Set 2020 Sales Begin Today

Birth Set 2020

Today, the United States Mint will begin sales of their first product for the new year. The Birth Set 2020 Proof set will be available directly from the Mint’s site starting at Noon Eastern, 9:00 AM Pacific. The 5-coin Set is priced at $19.95 and can be found here. The Birth Set 2020 comes with a Proof coin with the 2020 Mint Mark to commemorate the birth of a child in the year. The sets, …

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NGC Announces Special Labels for Silver 2020-W American Eagle

NGC 2020-W American Eagle Early Releases Label

Numismatic Guaranty Corporation, NGC, has announced special labels will be available for the upcoming 2020-W American Eagle. The coin, set to be released by the United States Mint on January 9, 2020, can be submitted to be graded with the option of one of these special labels. Additional fees apply. Additionally, for collectors who will be attending the 2020 FUN Show in Orlando, NGC will be there and can take submissions for the coin at …

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United States Mint Announces Attendance of FUN Show

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The United States Mint has announced it will be attending the upcoming Florida United Numismatics, or FUN Show, next week in Orlando, Florida. The convention is being hold January 9-12, 2020 at the Orange County Convention Center. Admission to the event is free. The United States Mint and the Bureau of Engraving and Printing will be sharing booth 144 on the convention show floor. The Mint has indicated that products will be available to purchase …

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Georgia American Innovation Dollar Sales Start Today

Georgia American Innovation Dollar Reverse

The fourth and final American Innovation Dollar Coin for 2019 is set to be released later today. The Georgia American Innovation Dollar Reverse will be available starting at Noon Eastern/9:00 AM Pacific in 25-coin rolls and 100-coin bags. Sales will be through the United States Mint’s website. As with the other roll and bag releases, the Georgia American Innovation Dollar Reverse will have both types available from the Denver and Philadelphia Mints. Here are the links and …

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Mail Bag – Why Are American Innovation Dollars Only Sold in Bags & Rolls?

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Today’s Mail Bag question came in last week as a comment on an article about the upcoming Georgia American Innovation Dollar. Their question is about the fact that the United States Mint only sells these coins in bags & rolls – why? Howard writes: hi – i am new to this too…so if this is not the correct place to posit this query – please let me know…. my question…is why are the P & …

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Mint Releases 2020 America the Beautiful Quarter Images

2020 National Park of American Samoa

The United States Mint has released the high resolution images for the 2020 America the Beautiful Quarter series. As has been the case in previous years, the Mint has released images of the Obverse and Reverse of each coin both in Uncirculated as well as Proof finishes. In total, there will be five coins released in the 2020 America the Beautiful series. 2020 is the final significant production year for the series with 2021 slated …

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Mint Production Report – Fewer Than 900 Million Coins Minted in November

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The United States Mint has released its production report for circulating coins for November 2019. The report shows that across the Denver and Philadelphia Mint locations, fewer than 900 million coins were produced in the month, a significant drop-off from the October report. In total, the Mint produced 892,039,600 coins in November according the the production report. This is down 22.7% from the October production by the Mint which was 1,154,940,000. The drop in production …

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Georgia American Innovation Dollar Sales Start December 19

Georgia American Innovation Dollar Reverse

The fourth and final American Innovation Dollar Coin for 2019 is set to be released next week. The Georgia American Innovation Dollar Reverse will be available starting at Noon Eastern/9:00 AM Pacific in 25-coin rolls and 100-coin bags. Sales will be through the United States Mint’s website. As with the other roll and bag releases, the Georgia American Innovation Dollar Reverse will have both types available from the Denver and Philadelphia Mints. Here are the …

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Pennsylvania American Innovation Dollar Reverse Proof Now Available

Pennsylvania American Innovation Dollar Reverse

Last week, the United States Mint began sales of the Pennsylvania American Innovation Dollar Reverse Proof coin. The coin is the third Reverse Proof American Innovation Dollar released this year and the second of the 2019 dollars. Back in August the 2018 Dollar in Reverse Proof was offered while last month, the Delaware Dollar was offered by the Mint. Sales of the Pennsylvania coin started on December 5, 2019. As with the first two coins, the Pennsylvania American Innovation …

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