Coin Collecting News
The US Mint has released their latest weekly sales report, which provides updated numbers for the closely watched 2009 Proof Gold Buffalo coin. This product went on sale October 29, 2009. In the first three days, sales had reached 19,468, nearly matching the full year total for last year’s offering. After ten days of sales, [...]
A bill authorizing Medal of Honor Commemorative coins was signed into law on November 6, 2009 by President Obama. The commemorative coin program will include $5 gold and $1 silver coins to be issued in the year 2011. The Medal of Honor is America’s highest award for valor in action against an enemy force. Fewer [...]
Details of the launch ceremony for the final 2009 Lincoln Cent have been announced by the United States Mint. This year, the Lincoln Cent features four different reverse designs to celebrate Abraham Lincoln’s Bicentennial. The final design to be released next week represents Lincoln’s Presidency in Washington, DC. The 2009 Lincoln Cent Presidency design features [...]
Next year, a new series of circulating commemorative coins will begin, known as America the Beautiful Quarters. During their September 22, 2009 meeting, the Citizens Coinage Advisory Committee (CCAC) reviewed candidate designs provided by the United States Mint for the first five coins of the series. The same design candidates were previously reviewed by the [...]
The Central Bank of Luxembourg has begun a new series of collector coins featuring the Castles of Luxembourg. Each coin in the series will be composed of a core of niobium surrounded by a ring of silver, similar to the highly popular Austrian Mint annual silver/niobium series. The first coin released in the new series [...]
The United States Mint recorded another month of strong sales for its gold and silver bullion coin products. During October 2009, the US Mint sold one ounce American Silver Eagles, one ounce American Gold Eagles, and from October 15, 2009 offered one ounce American Gold Buffalo coins. The addition of the Gold Buffalo offering pushed [...]
On October 29, 2009, a bill was introduced in the Senate which seeks to authorize commemorative coins for the 225th anniversary of the establishment of the United States Marshals Service. The bill includes some unusual characteristics for the gold coins which would be issued under the program, and some very specific guidelines on the issuance [...]
The following events related to coins and coin collecting will take place during the month of November 2009. This month includes the launch ceremony and circulation release for the final 2009 Lincoln Cent design and the final 2009 Presidential Dollar. Products related to these releases and others will go on sale at the United States [...]
The finest known 1907 Ultra High Relief Saint Gaudens Gold Double Eagle graded PCGS PR69 will be on display at the Santa Clara, California Coin, Stamp & Collectibles Expo to be conducted November 19 – 22, 2009. The coin will be exhibited courtesy of Certified Assets Management of Wilmington, Delaware during the first three days [...]
The United States Mint has released weekly sales figures for the period ending November 1, 2009. The highlight of the report is the debut of the 2009 American Gold Buffalo Proof Coin, which went on sale October 29, 2009. The US Mint received orders for 19,468 of the one ounce 2009 Proof Gold Buffalo coins [...]
