Coin Collecting News
On January 26, 2012, a bill was introduced in the Senate seeking to require commemorative coins to be minted and issued in recognition and celebration of the National Baseball Hall of Fame. A similar bill had been introduced in the House of Representatives on July 14, 2011. This previous bill has 296 cosponsors and passed [...]
A bill recently introduced in the House of Representatives seeks to require the Treasury of the Secretary to mint and issue coins in commemoration of the battlefields of the Revolutionary War and the War of 1812. The program would include $5 gold coins, silver dollars, and clad half dollars. The bill H.R. 3818 was introduced [...]
The America the Beautiful Quarters Program recently completed its second year of release, with five different designs representing National Parks or sites of America. The total mintage across the five designs rose compared to the previous year, although the increase was only attributable to a jump in production for the final design of the year. [...]
For the second time this year, the United States Mint has increased the prices for the numismatic gold coin offerings. The last price increase took place two weeks ago. Since early 2009, the US Mint has utilized a flexible pricing policy for numismatic gold and platinum coins that allows adjustments to be made as frequently [...]
The latest weekly report of United States Mint numismatic product sales includes the debut figures for the recently released 2012 America the Beautiful Quarters Proof Set. Other areas of focus include the 2011 Proof Platinum Eagle and the America the Beautiful Five Ounce Silver Uncirculated Coins. On January 17, the US Mint began sales of [...]
The United States Mint plans to expand the number of numismatic product offerings for the American Silver Eagle in 2012. This will include an uncirculated version of the coin struck at the San Francisco Mint and potentially two other collector coins only available within a special set. The American Silver Eagle was introduced in 1986, [...]
On January 18, 2012, the United States Mint has increased the price of the 2011 Proof Platinum Eagle. The previous pricing action on December 21, 2011 had brought the price of the coin to its lowest level during the course of the offering. The one ounce proof 2011 Platinum Eagle continues the six year design [...]
The latest weekly report of the United States Mint’s numismatic product sales includes the debut figures for the recently released 2011-P Vicksburg Five Ounce Silver Uncirculated Coin and the 2012 America the Beautiful Quarters Silver Proof Set. Meanwhile, two older products have sold out. The US Mint began sales of the Vicksburg National Military Park [...]
Through publication in the Federal Register and a recent press release, the United States Mint has announced pricing for many of their 2012 numismatic product offerings. Prices have been announced for America the Beautiful Quarters products, Presidential Dollars products, numismatic versions of the American Silver Eagle, and the core annual set offerings. Prices levels for [...]
After a gap of three years, the United States Mint may bring back the American Platinum Eagle bullion coins. Although numismatic versions have continued to be issued annually, the bullion versions have not been minted or issued since 2008. The American Platinum Eagle was introduced in 1997, complementing the US Mint’s existing gold and silver [...]
