Information & News About United States Coins
Dr. Martin Luther King Jr would have been 94 years old this past week. His birthday was January 15, 1929 but sadly he did not see his 40th birthday as he was assassinated on April 4, 1968 at the age of 39. Martin Luther King Jr was one of the key civil rights leaders, fighting for the rights of African Americans in the United States through non-violence and civil disobedience. A perfect way to honor …
The United States Mint has released the high resolution images of the upcoming 2022 Native American Dollar. The 2022 coin will honor Ely S. Parker, a United States Army officer, engineer and tribal diplomat who served under Ulysses S. Grand during the Civil War. The release of the images comes after the line art for the coin was released by the Mint in November 2021. As has been the case since the release of the …
The United States Mint is now reporting that most of the American Eagle enrollment programs that it offers are now at capacity for the year. Yes, it is only January 14th. The news shows the continued high demand for the American Eagles and bullion in general which has been the case the past two years. The capacity limits announcement came via an email to Mint customers as well as on the Mint’s official Twitter account …
The United States Mint has released its 2021 Annual Report to the public. You can read the highlights here on USCoinNews. One of the key areas of the in the report is the “Cost of Producing and Distributing Coins by Denomination” which is found on page 12 of the report. The most telling – and damning – figure in coin production costs section of the report is the reported two cents that it costs the …
The United States Mint has released its Annual Report for 2021, highlight sales, costs and other key metrics for the nation’s coinage making branch. The 2021 Annual Report can be found here on the Mint’s site and is a worthwhile read for those interested in the behind-the-scenes aspects of the Mint. For those who don’t have the opportunity to read the report in detail, here are a few of the key highlights: The Mint had …
The United States Mint has released its weekly numismatic sales report for the seven day period ending on Sunday, January 9, 2022. The report covers the previous seven days in numismatic product sales by the Mint and is separate from the bullion sales report. In this week’s report, the Mint indicated that 63,832 numismatic products were sold. This is up from the just over 13,000 products sold in last week’s report. This significant jump in sales …
The 2021 final report of circulating coin production by the United States Mint is now available. The report shows that the Mint produced 953 million coins in December and for the year, nearly 14.5 billion coins for circulation. This is down slightly from the 14.7 billion coins produced by the Mint in 2020. It is also a decline in production from the November 2021 report. In December, all denominations saw a decline in production, not …
The United States Mint announced yesterday that the Maya Angelou American Women Quarter, the first in the new series, is now shipping. The circulation ready Quarters are shipping to the Federal Reserve, the central bank of the United States, where banks can purchase the rolls for distribution and circulation. Depending on where you are located in the United States, you could see these quarters in circulation as early as the end of this month. The …
As reported last week, the United States Mint has delayed the release of the 2022 Purple Heart Hall of Honor commemorative coins. Those sales were set to start January 6, 2022 but have now been moved to a “TBD” (To Be Determined) date on the schedule. However, the Mint has now quietly released the pricing schedule for most of the coins once they are available. Pricing for the gold coins will be published on the release …
The United States Mint has updated its daily bullion sales report for the American Eagle and American Buffalo bullion coins for the first time in 2022. This summary report provides sales details through Sunday, January 9, 2022. The bullion sales report reflects bullion coins that the Mint sold to Authorized Purchasers for the previous week and is different than the weekly numismatic product report. As expected with the beginning of a new year, reported bullion sales …