United States Mint Archives

United States Mint Issues New Terms for Bulk Purchase Program

July 20, 2021 by Clinton

The following is a Press Release from the United States Mint announcing changes to its Bulk Purchase Program. The changes are an effort by the Mint to prevent automated Bot traffic during online sales that disrupts Mint customers from being able to purchase products at release. To address the extraordinarily high volume of automated web robot (BOT) traffic targeted at the Mint’s online sales site (www.catalog.usmint.gov) and to prevent the type of disruptions that Mint …

2021-W American Eagle Type-2 Silver Proof Sales Start Today

July 20, 2021 by Clinton

2021 American Eagle Type-2 Silver Reverse (Image Courtesy of The United States Mint)

The highly anticipated 2021-W American Eagle Type-2 silver proof coin will begin sales later today on the United States Mint’s website. The one ounce silver coin from the West Point Mint facility will go on sale at Noon Eastern, 9:00 AM Pacific. The coin is priced at $73.00. The coin has a production limit of 300,000 and there is a limit of 3 coins per household. For those of you who are enrolled in the American …

United States Mint Sales Report – July 18, 2021

July 20, 2021July 20, 2021 by Clinton

The United States Mint has released its weekly numismatic product sales report for the week ending July 18, 2021. The report covers the previous seven days in numismatic product sales by the Mint and is separate from the bullion sales report. The report shows that the Mint sold 17,762 numismatic products in the last week, dominated by the Mint’s latest release. Unsurprisingly, the new United States Air Force 2.5 Ounce silver medal was the top seller for …

First Look! John Tyler Presidential Silver Medal

July 19, 2021 by Clinton

John Tyler Presidential Silver Medal Obverse (Image Courtesy of The United States Mint)

The United States Mint has released first official images of the upcoming John Tyler Presidential Silver Medal. The latest medal in the series, honoring the 10th President of the United States, is set to go on sale August 2, 2021 at Noon Eastern, 9:00 AM Pacific. It will be priced at $65.00 and will be the third and final medal for the series released this year. John Tyler was the 10th U.S. President, serving from …

United States Mint Bullion Sales Report – July 19, 2021

July 19, 2021 by Clinton

The United States Mint has updated its daily bullion sales report through to today, July 19, 2021. 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. This week’s report shows that the Mint sold 716,500 bullion coins to Authorized Purchasers. This is down significantly from last week’s total of over 3 million but that report contained a significant …

United States Mint Sales Report – July 11, 2021

July 13, 2021 by Clinton

The United States Mint has released its weekly numismatic product sales report for the week ending July 4, 2021. The report covers the previous seven days in numismatic product sales by the Mint and is separate from the bullion sales report. The report shows that the Mint sold 9,784 products for the week that ended on July 11 with the top products being this year’s annual proof sets. The 2021 Proof Set was by far the top seller …

2021-W American Eagle Silver Proof Sales Start July 20

July 13, 2021 by Clinton

The highly anticipated 2021-W American Eagle silver proof coin will begin sales next week on the United States Mint’s website. The one ounce silver coin from the West Point Mint facility will go on sale at Noon Eastern, 9:00 AM Pacific on July 20, 2021. The coin is priced at $73.00. The coin has a production limit of 300,000 and there is a limit of 3 coins per household. As readers know, the Mint has announced …

United States Air Force 2.5 Ounce Silver Medal Sales to Begin Today

July 13, 2021 by Clinton

United States Air Force Silver Medal Obverse (Image Courtesy of The United States Mint)

The United States Mint is going to make its forth, and hopefully successful, attempt to put the United States Air Force 2.5 ounce silver medal on sale today. Since the beginning of 2021, the Mint has delayed the sale of the medal for either supply demands or concerns over its website stability. The Mint, to its credit, explained the situation after the last delay and hopefully have sorted out the issues and concerns. Maybe the forth time …

United States Mint Bullion Sales Report – July 12, 2021

July 12, 2021 by Clinton

The United States Mint has updated its daily bullion sales report through to today, July 12, 2021. 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. The report this week has significant revisions to previous reports, updating and adding sales figures for June and even some in May. The report corrects unreported figures and is now up-to-date and …

Today’s Deal – 1996 Uncirculated Set with 1996-W Roosevelt Dime

July 8, 2021 by Clinton

Today’s Deal is an opportunity to pick up a somewhat unique coin set from the United States Mint. The 1996 Uncirculated Set was different than any other such set throughout the 1990s. The 1996 contained the normal uncirculated specimens from the Denver and Philadelphia Mints but it also contained the rare 1996-W Roosevelt Dime. 1996 was the 50th anniversary of the Roosevelt Dime and to mark the occasion, the Mint produced a limited number of …