(Washington, D.C.)—The United States Mint will begin accepting orders for the 2017 America the Beautiful 5-Ounce Silver Uncirculated Coin–Frederick Douglass National Historic Site (product code 17AK) on May 2 at noon Eastern Time (ET). The reverse was designed by Artistic Infusion Program artist Thomas R. Hipschen. The design places Douglass to the right of the field in a […]
U.S. Mint sales report: Week ending April 23, 2017
This U.S. Mint numismatic sales report covers the week ending April 23, 2017—an unusually slow sales week, with additional downward adjustments that result in a negative number of unit sales. For the first time this year, the Mint’s report includes only one item that sold 1,000 or more units: the 2017 U.S. Mint Proof Set […]
Precious-metals sales report: Week ending April 25, 2017
The Mint’s data-reporting over the last few weeks has been irregular, perhaps due (at least in part) to the partial redesign of the website. Regular weekly reports for numismatic sales resumed last week, and Coin Update’s reports have resumed along with them. The Mint’s bullion-sales report never fully stopped, but it has been irregular. For […]
Switzerland: Swiss Mint releases “Enzian,” the second coin in the Flora Alpina series
Back in January, the Swiss Mint released the second issue in its three-coin Flora Alpina (Alpine Flowers) series. Despite slipping under the radar of many English-language numismatic publications, the series has been quite popular, and the first coins, released last year and featuring the edelweiss flower, have sold out. The third and final coins will feature […]
Frederick Douglass National Historic Site 3-coin quarter set available April 24
The U.S. Mint will open sales for the 2017 America the Beautiful Quarters Three-Coin Set–Frederick Douglass National Historic Site (product code 17AE) on April 24 at noon Eastern Time (ET). The coin is the second ATB quarter in 2017 and the 37th in the America the Beautiful program overall. A succinct biography of Frederick Douglass is […]
Upper Deck seeks to bring “blind-pack” collecting to the world of coins
Upper Deck, a leading sports-trading-card company, wants to bring sports-card-style engagement to the collector-coin format. The Grandeur Hockey Coin Collection, unveiled April 4 at the National Hockey League Hall of Fame in Toronto, is the first series of limited-edition, precious-metal coins to be distributed in “blind packaging.” For those who aren’t familiar with the trading-card hobby, buying […]
U.S. Mint sales report: Week ending April 16, 2017
Note: This post was updated on April 20 to correct the erroneous description of the 2017-S American Eagle silver coin in the Congratulations Set as “Uncirculated.” It is, of course, a Proof. Readers will be glad to know that the Mint has resumed its regular weekly update of its numismatic sales figures. This Coin Update report […]
U.S. Mint sales report: Week ending April 2, 2017
A few Coin Update readers have noted the recent absence of our regular numismatic and precious-metals sales reports. For whatever reason, the Mint has not been reporting its sales figures with its normal regularity, especially the last couple of weeks (a redesign of some pages of the website, including the sales-report pages, may have been […]
Mint announces design competition for 2019 Apollo 11 Moon-landing commemorative
The Mint has issued a call for artists to participate in a design competition. Public Law 114-282 authorizes the secretary of the Treasury to mint and issue $5 gold, $1 silver, and 50-cent clad coins commemorating the 50th anniversary of the Apollo 11 Moon landing. These coins will be struck in the domed format previously […]
Sales opened today for the 2017 America the Beautiful Quarters Uncirculated Coin Set
The Mint opened sales at noon today for the 2017 America the Beautiful Quarters Uncirculated Coin Set (product code 17AA). Each set contains 10 Uncirculated quarters—five each from the Philadelphia Denver mints—with reverse designs honoring this year’s selected parks and national sites (hover to zoom): Effigy Mounds National Monument (Iowa), showing an aerial view of mounds in […]
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