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 […]
U.S. Mint sales report: Week ending May 21, 2017
Thank you to readers who have written in requesting the missing Mint sales reports from May 14 and May 21! The present “make-up” report covers the period ending May 21, 2017; it will be followed by the regular, current (June 18) report. (The May 14 report is located here.) For the sake of expediency, rather […]
U.S. Mint sales report: Week ending May 14, 2017
Thank you to readers who have written in requesting the missing Mint sales reports from May 14 and May 21! The present “make-up” report covers the period ending May 14, 2017; it will be followed by the May 21 report and then the regular, current (June 18) report. For the sake of expediency, rather than […]
U.S. Mint sales report: Week ending June 18, 2017
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 […]
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