This week, we caught up with a couple of missing 2017 U.S. Mint numismatic sales reports: one for the period ending May 14, and one for the period ending May 21. The present report covers the week ending June 25, 2017. There are no new releases on the report this week. Last week’s only new release—and that week’s top seller—was the 2017-P American Liberty silver medal (17XB). It remains within … [Read More...]
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