Information & News About United States Coins
Today’s Deal is a great opportunity to pick up the last silver coin standard Proof Set from the US Mint. Right now you can pick up the 5-coin 1964 Proof Set, complete with the original government envelope, for $26.94 at Amazon. 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 …
NGC has been on a roll the past few weeks with special labels and designations for new coins. That looks set to continue in June. The grading company has announced that the upcoming United States Mint and Royal Mint of Australia two-coin commemorative set for the 50th anniversary of the US lunar landing will have special labels and designations available. Each set will come with a special Astronaut Scholarship Foundation (ASF) Label, which benefits an …
The United States Mint stepped up minting of United States Coinage in April, making it the third busiest month so far in 2019. In total, the Mint produced 1.253 billion coins for the month, nearly 200 million more coins than it struck in March 2019, or an 18.9% increase month-over-month. It is also the fourth straight month that the Mint has minted one billion coins in a month. As is usually the case, the Lincoln …
The 2019 Uncirculated Mint Set dominated the US Mint’s sales report for the week ending May 19, 2019. The new set, which was released on May 14th, sold a whopping 161,598 units in its first week, crushing everything the Mint sold for the week. It also means that the Uncirculated Set upended the 2019 Silver Proof Set which had been the top seller for four consecutive weeks. Indeed, sales of the Uncirculated Mint Set were …
The United States Mint as released the American Legion 100th Anniversary 2019 Proof Silver Dollar and Medal Set today. The set is $99.95 and available through the Mint directly. A limit of one unit per household is in place and there will be 10,000 total sets available from the Mint. The new set consists of the American Legion Proof silver dollar as well as the American Veterans silver medal. The 2019 American Legion Proof Silver …
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 …
The United States Mint has released is Biennial report for 2018 to Congress and to the public. The report is the fourth such report released under the Coin Modernization, Oversight, and Continuity Act of 2010, Public Law 111-302, which authorizes the Secretary of the Treasury to conduct R&D on alternative metallic materials for all circulating coins, with the goal of reducing production costs. That same Act also requires the Secretary of the Treasury to provide …
For collectors of the US Mint Uncirculated Mint Sets, today is a good day for you. The 2019 Uncirculated Mint Set officially goes on sale today on the Mint’s site. The 21-coin set is $21.95 and orders will be accepted starting at Noon Eastern, 9:00 am Pacific. You can go to this link to get it. For those who are a part of the Uncirculated Set annual enrollment, you should have received your confirmation email …
The special 2019 Platinum American Eagle bullion coin has officially sold out. The US Mint, which produced 40,000 of the coins in total, sold the last of them in April. The US Mint was limited to overall platinum bullion coin minting to 40,000 coins. Initially, there were 30,000 coins made but when the initial allotment was purchased, the remaining 10,000 were struck and released. The Platinum American Eagle went on sale starting on January 7, …