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The Buffalo Nickel has captivated the imagination of the American public for almost a century. Its design, with a Native American on the obverse and a “Buffalo” on the reverse, seems to echo the spirit of the American West. The designer, James Earle Fraser, managed to create a design which perhaps did not represent American [...]
The Legacies of Freedom Set is an intriguing United States Mint product originally issued in 2004. It brought together an American Silver Eagle bullion coin from the US Mint and a Silver Britannia bullion coin produced by the British Royal Mint. The product was created as part of the US Mint’s efforts to expand numismatic [...]
The modern commemorative coin era began with the release of the 1982 George Washington Half Dollar. Since then, the United States Mint has continued to release a steady stream of commemorative issues in various denominations. Many different subjects have been featured, from former Presidents to the Olympic Games. Since the coins are produced for collectors [...]
The Dolley Madison Commemorative Coin Program was authorized under Public Law 104-329 to celebrate the life and achievements of the First Lady, as well as to commemorate the 150th anniversary of her death. Representing an unusual departure from tradition, the obverse and reverse designs for the silver dollars were created by a well known for-profit [...]
Over the years, the United States Mint has offered various special presentation sets in conjunction with commemorative coin programs. One of the most ambitious was the 2004 Lewis and Clark Coinage and Currency Set, which incorporated a multitude of items from the United States Mint, United States Postal Service, the National Archives and Records Administration, [...]
Despite an increase in net income and seigniorage for 2011, the US Mint transferred $51 million to the Treasury General Fund, sharply lower than the $388 transferred in the prior year. Additional cash was held in reserve due to uncertainties in future cash flow from circulating coin operations. These uncertainties stem from the continuing losses [...]
Editor’s Note: This is the second part of a two part article related to First Day Coin Covers. The first part covered the basics of collecting First Day Coin Covers. The second part discusses storage and display options for coin covers. A current problem for First Day Coin Cover collectors persists. There are no standardized [...]
Editor’s Note: This is a two part article related to First Day Coin Covers. The first part describes First Day Coin Covers and reviews the covers created by the United States Mint in recent years. The second part will discuss storage and display options for coin covers. The philatelic community has long cherished the creation [...]
What makes certain US Mint products and coins skyrocket in value? I have watched United States Mint products for a number of years. In general, US Mint products are available for sale to the public at a specified price for a specified time period or until a certain number have been sold. After the coins [...]
