Coin Collecting News
The United States Mint began accepting orders for the James Garfield Presidential Dollar Coin Cover on December 29, 2011 at 12:00 Non ET. This is the twentieth release in the American Presidency $1 Coin Cover series, which began in 2007. Each cover contains two James Garfield Presidential Dollars that were sourced from the first day [...]
The Perth Mint of Australia has recently released 2012 Year of the Dragon Gold Coins for the Chinese Astrological Series. The coins are issued as legal tender under the authority of the government of Tuvalu and carry limited mintages. People born within the date range of January 13, 2012 to February 9, 2013 are said [...]
On December 20, 2011, the United States Mint began accepting orders for the 2011 America the Beautiful Quarters Three Coin Set featuring the Chickasaw National Recreation Area Quarters. Similar sets have been released for all previous coins in the series. The reverse design of the Chickasaw Quarter features a depiction of Lincoln Bridge, the first [...]
Prices for the United States Mint’s numismatic gold products have been reduced based on the lower weekly average market price of gold. The impacted products include the 2011 Proof Gold Eagles, 2011 Proof Gold Buffalo, proof and uncirculated First Spouse Gold Coins, and the 2011 gold commemorative coins. The US Mint utilizes a flexible pricing [...]
Treasurer of the United States, Rosie Rios, will be available to sign currency notes and sheets at the Bureau of Engraving and Printing (BEP) on Friday, December 16, 2011 from 10:00 AM to 12:00 Noon. This free event is open to the public and reservations are not required. Attendees of the event may exchange older [...]
The United States Mint has recently started sales for the 2011 First Spouse Bronze Medal Set. This product contains four 1 – 5/16 inch bronze medals, which bear likenesses of the four 2011 First Spouse Gold Coins. The medals feature the spouses of the 17th to 20th Presidents of the United States: Eliza Johnson: The [...]
Collectors attending the upcoming Florida United Numismatists (FUN) convention in Orlando, January 5 – 7, 2012, will have the opportunity to test their coin grading skills and a chance to win a valuable gold coin from the Professional Coin Grading Service (PCGS). “The winner of the PCGS Collectors Club Grading Contest will win a Saint-Gaudens [...]
On December 1, 2011, the United States Mint began sales of the latest release of the First Spouse Gold Coin Program. The coin features Lucretia Garfield, the spouse of the 20th President of the United States James Garfield. The obverse of the coin, designed by Barbara Fox and sculpted by Phebe Hemphill, features a portrait [...]
On November 29, 2011, the United States Mint began accepting orders for the 2011-P Olympic National Park Five Ounce Silver Uncirculated Coin. This was the eighth release in the series of numismatic five ounce silver coins featuring the designs of the America the Beautiful Quarters Program. The coin’s reverse design contains a depiction of a [...]
The United States Mint has begun sales for the latest numismatic product offering featuring the coins of the America the Beautiful Quarters Program. This program will feature designs representing national parks or sites from each of the 50 states, 5 U.S. territories, and the District of Columbia. The 2011 America the Beautiful Quarters Circulating Coin [...]
