This U.S. Mint numismatic sales report covers the week ending June 5, 2022. The Mint’s best-selling product last week was the 2022 American Silver Eagle one-ounce Uncirculated coin (22EG), which sold 143,738 units. In second place was the 2022-S U.S. Mint Proof Set (22RG) with 5,081 sold. The third best-selling item last week was the […]
From the Colonel’s Desk: Token roundup—tracking the “Kentucky cent” at auction
One year ago this week, in this column, we took a look at the famous 18th-century copper pieces popularly known as Kentucky tokens or Kentucky cents. (See “Kentucky on Top of the World (or at least the United States),” June 10, 2021.) These interesting half-dollar-sized tokens were minted in England not long after the Revolutionary […]
Bowers on Collecting: Adventures with the 1950-D Jefferson nickel (or “a rarity” that proved not to be rare)
The following is a re-post from the “Bowers on Collecting” column on Coin Update The most famous of Jefferson nickel “rarities” is the 1950-D. More excitement and hoopla have surrounded this particular coin than any other in the series. In early 1951, when Mint reports seemed to indicate that a very rare nickel had been […]
United States Mint begins shipping third American Women Quarters Program coins
Washington — The United States Mint (Mint) has begun shipping the third coin in the American Women Quarters (AWQ) Program. These circulating quarters honoring Wilma Mankiller are manufactured at the Mint facilities in Philadelphia and Denver. Coins featuring additional honorees will begin shipping later this year and through 2025. “It is my honor to present […]
U.S. Mint sales report: Week ending May 29, 2022
This U.S. Mint numismatic sales report covers the week ending May 29, 2022. The Mint’s best-selling product last week was the 2022-S U.S. Mint Proof Set (22RG), which sold 4,034 units. In second place was the 2021-S U.S. Mint Proof Set (21RH) with 801 sold. The third best-selling item last week was the 2020-S American […]
Q&A: Canada, the United States, and Newfoundland have all issued 20-cent coins. Why did these ever come into being and why were they never accepted?
The following Q&A is excerpted from Clifford Mishler’s Coins: Questions & Answers Q: I have noticed that Canada, the United States, and Newfoundland have all issued 20-cent coins at one time or another. Can you shed any light on why this coin ever came into being and why it was never accepted? A: A 20-cent piece […]
New Whitman book explores the 100 Greatest Canadian Coins and Tokens
A new Whitman Publishing book, 100 Greatest Canadian Coins and Tokens, by Dr. Harvey B. Richer, will debut in July 2022 at the annual convention of the Royal Canadian Numismatic Association, in Ottawa. The 160-page hardcover coffee-table volume will be available from bookstores and hobby shops and online (including at Whitman.com). Here, Whitman publisher Dennis […]
Bowers on Collecting: An appreciation of Standing Liberty quarters (1916-1930)
The following is a re-post from the Bowers on Collecting column on Coin Update Numismatists have admired the Standing Liberty quarter, designed by Hermon A. MacNeil, since it was first made in 1916. Only 52,000 of this design were minted in the first year, leading it to become the rarest in the series. The obverse […]
Notes Published: Professionally bound Whitman Numismatic Journal sells for nearly three times its estimate
A few weeks ago I described a wonderfully bound (by Alan Grace) complete set of the Whitman Numismatic Journal, from the estate of numismatic writer, researcher, and Rittenhouse Society member Syd Martin. The books were auctioned April 30, 2022, by Kolbe & Fanning Numismatic Booksellers. Their pre-sale estimate was $750. After the auction premium, the […]
U.S. Mint sales report: Week ending May 22, 2022
This U.S. Mint numismatic sales report covers the week ending May 22, 2022. The Mint’s best-selling product last week was the 2022-S U.S. Mint Proof Set (22RG), which sold 5,468 units. In second place was the 2021-S U.S. Mint Proof Set (21RG) with 1,455 sold. The third best-selling item last week was the 2021 one-ounce […]
