The Citizens Coinage Advisory Committee (CCAC) met in Washington, D.C. today to discuss possible reverses for the 2017 and 2018 Native American $1 Coin. The 2017 design features Sequoyah, remembered for translating Cherokee into a written language in the early 19th century. In 2018, the reverse of the Native American dollar will celebrate Jim Thorpe, […]
U.S. Mint Sales Report: Bombay Hook Quarter Products Part 1
The U.S. Mint’s weekly sales numbers are available, giving us our first look at figures for the 2015 Bombay Hook ATB quarter bags and rolls. Sales across the five product options containing the new circulating quarter totaled 22,191 units, with the 80-coin Two Roll Set and the 120-coin Three Roll Set proving the most popular […]
Bombay Hook ATB Quarter 3-Coin Set Now Available
Today, October 6, the U.S. Mint released the 2015 Bombay Hook National Wildlife Refuge Three-Coin Set. The set is available for $9.95; it includes two Uncirculated quarters that were respectively minted in Philadelphia and Denver, and one Proof quarter minted in San Francisco. There are no stated limits on availability or orders per household at this […]
Recap: Pogue Masterpieces of US Coinage September Auction
The second D. Brent Pogue Collection auction, jointly organized by Stack’s Bowers and Sotheby’s, took place in New York City on September 30. This part of the collection contained various silver denominations from the earliest years of the United States Mint in Philadelphia, including Flowing Hair silver dollars, as well as various gold denominations of […]
U.S. Mint Bumps Silver Eagle Allocation for Second Straight Week
The U.S. Mint has increased its weekly allocation of American Eagle Silver bullion coins for the second week in a row. This week the Mint has approved the sale of 1,075,000 ounces of 2015 Silver Eagles to authorized purchasers, marking a 7.5% increase over last week’s limit of 1,000,000 coins. Both weeks’ totals are significantly higher […]
Professional Grading and Bidding
Often reading emails and comments about my articles I become concerned about Coin Update readers wasting time and money bidding on inferior coins in online auctions. I’ve written about this before, explaining the intricacies of grading. I’ve worked with online auction companies, like Proxibid, to level the playing field in requiring sellers to depict lots […]
“First American Dollar” Realizes $4.9 Million at Auction
A 1794 Flowing Hair silver dollar graded MS-66+ by Professional Coin Grading Service (PCGS) realized nearly $5 million at auction Wednesday when a new portion of the D. Brent Pogue Collection went on sale in New York City. The coin had been forecasted to bring in between $3 million and $5 million. 1794 was the […]
Bombay Hook ATB Quarter Products Now Available
The U.S. Mint is now selling rolls and bags of the new 2015 Bombay Hook America the Beautiful quarter, first launched on September 14. The coins can be purchased for $18.95 in a single 40-coin roll (minted in San Francisco); for $32.95 as two 40-coin rolls (minted in Philadelphia and Denver, respectively); for $34.95 as a 100-coin bag […]
U.S. Mint Sales Report: 2015 ASE Proof and First Spouse Medal Set on Top
The new U.S. Mint sales report has been released and the big story this week isn’t so much what’s in the report, but what has been left off. That’s because figures for the Mint’s newest product, the 2015 First Spouse Medal Set, released on Monday, September 21, have not been included. The Mint treats sales […]
Citizens Coinage Advisory Committee Seeks New Member
The Citizens Coinage Advisory Committee has issued a notice that it is now accepting applications for a new member whose education, training, or experience in numismatics recommend them for the position. The position entails making recommendations to the Secretary of the U.S. Treasury on topics such as coin and medal designs, commemorative themes, and mintage […]
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