United States Mint Archives

2019 Uncirculated Mint Set Dominates This Week’s Mint Sales Report

September 16, 2019May 22, 2019 by Clinton

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 …

American Legion 100th Anniversary 2019 Proof Silver Dollar and Medal Set Released

September 17, 2019May 20, 2019 by Clinton

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 …

James Madison Presidential Medal Makes Debut on Mint Sales Report

September 23, 2019May 16, 2019 by Clinton

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 …

US Mint Releases 2018 Biennial Report

September 23, 2019May 15, 2019 by Clinton

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 …

2019 Uncirculated Mint Set Goes on Sale Today

September 27, 2019May 14, 2019 by Clinton

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 …

US Mint Sells Out of 2019 Platinum American Eagle Bullion Coin

October 1, 2019May 7, 2019 by Clinton

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, …