This U.S. Mint numismatic sales report covers the week ending June 18, 2017. Only one new release is on the report this week: the highly anticipated 2017-P American Liberty silver medal (17XB). Preceded on the calendar by the $1,690 American Liberty 225th-Anniversary high-relief gold coin (17XA), the silver medal, priced at $59.95, was expected to […]
Development of the first U.S. state-run bullion depository is underway in Texas
The following is a re-post courtesy of Coin Update’s sister site Mint News Blog. Lone Star Tangible Assets (LSTA), an Austin-based firm, has signed a five-year contract with the government of Texas to manage the state’s bullion depository, which will be under the authority of the state comptroller general (currently Glenn Hegar). Prior to the […]
June 20 is National Bald Eagle Day
On June 20, 1782, the Continental Congress adopted the bald eagle as America’s national symbol, placing it on the Great Seal of the United States. Clutching 13 arrows in its left claw and an olive branch in its right, the fierce, beautiful bird symbolized a combination of strength and peace. Since that time, the national […]
Australian Kangaroos: Round, rectangular, and diamond-studded
The Perth Mint has released the 2017 silver 1-ounce Kangaroo high-relief Proof coin, and has added a couple of new items to the popular Kangaroo lineup. On the affordable end of the spectrum, the mint is now issuing rectangular 1-ounce silver Kangaroo bars—while on the extravagant end, it’s offering a 2-ounce gold Proof coin with an […]
U.S. Mint sales report: Week ending June 11, 2017
This U.S. Mint numismatic sales report covers the week ending June 11, 2017. Two new product classes were released this week: the 2017 U.S. Mint Silver Proof Set, which was made available for purchase at noon on June 7; and the six purchase options for Ozark National Scenic Riverways quarters, in bags and rolls, made […]
Hoard of 41 Roman solidi discovered in a Dutch orchard
The Dutch website de Volksrant reports (in a June 2 article by Geertje Dekkers) on the disclosure of a 41-piece gold hoard unearthed in an orchard in Gelderland. Based on certain of the gold solidi—those from the brief rule of Majorian (457–461)—experts believe the coins were buried around 460 AD. At that time, the Netherlands region was in […]
U.S. Mint sales report: Week ending June 4, 2017
This U.S. Mint numismatic sales report covers the week ending June 4, 2017. The week saw the release of the first new Mint product since May 17: the 2017 American Eagle 1-ounce gold Uncirculated coin (17EH), which went on sale at noon on June 1. The coin’s weak sales figure of 1,881 made it the […]
Launching today: America the Beautiful–Ozark National Scenic Riverways circulating quarters
As of noon today, bags and rolls of 2017 Ozark National Scenic Riverways quarter dollars will be available for purchase from the Mint. The design, which represents Missouri’s chosen national historic site, is the third release of 2017 in the America the Beautiful program (preceded by Effigy Mounds National Monument and Frederick Douglass National Historic […]
U.S. Mint’s June calendar offers regular annual offerings and a select highlight
The Mint’s product-release schedule for June is underway. It began yesterday (June 1) with the release of the gold version of the Uncirculated American Eagle 1-ounce coin, and will conclude on June 29 with the silver version. The high point of the calendar arrives mid-month—June 14, to be specific—when the Mint will release the 2017-W Enhanced Uncirculated American Liberty 225th […]
2017 Uncirculated American Eagle gold coins available at noon today
Today is the release date for the Mint’s annual American Eagle 1-ounce gold Uncirculated coin (17EH), which will be available from noon Eastern time. The Uncirculated and Proof AGEs are collector versions of the official U.S. Mint American Eagle gold bullion coins, differing with respect to finish and mintmark (which the bullion strike lacks). Each 22-karat (0.9127 fine) gold Uncirculated coin, […]
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