The following Q&A is excerpted from Clifford Mishler’s Coins: Questions & Answers: Q: Can you account for the upsurge of interest in recent years in mint errors? A: Major mint errors—overdates, off-center strikes, and multiple strikes—have long been of great interest to most collectors. Some of the more significant mint errors—die breaks, double dates, and clipped […]
U.S. Mint sales report: Week ending August 25, 2019
This U.S. Mint numismatic sales report covers the week ending August 25, 2019. The Mint’s best-selling product this week was the 2019-S one-ounce American Silver Eagle $1 Proof coin (19EM), which sold 23,026 units. In second place was the 2019 Proof Set (19RG) with 3,190 sold. The third best-selling item this week was the 2019 American Liberty […]
CAC coins bring premiums in July 2019
In addition to faring well in Internet sales during the month of July, CAC-approved coins outperformed other certified coins in a live auction at a FUN Convention in Florida. Here are 10 examples, which were selected from a large number of results that could have been listed. On July 12, Heritage auctioned a CAC-approved MS-68 […]
Bowers on collecting: Some interesting medals from the ANA World’s Fair of Money
I love tokens and medals (and many other numismatic items as well). At the recent World’s Fair of Money, I poked around the bourse and bought a number of interesting things. Back at the office, I photographed each before taking the pieces to a bank safe deposit box. In the modern age of digital imaging, […]
United States Mint to launch San Antonio Missions National Historical Park quarter on September 5
The United States Mint will join the National Park Service to officially launch the America the Beautiful Quarters Program coin honoring San Antonio Missions National Historical Park in Texas on Thursday, September 5 at 10:00 a.m. CDT in the Laurie Auditorium of Trinity University at 1 Trinity Place, San Antonio, TX 78212. $10 rolls of […]
2019 American Palladium Eagle one-ounce Reverse Proof coin to be released September 12 at noon
This post has been updated as of August 30, 2019, at 1:37 p.m. to reflect Mint updates about this product. On September 12 (formerly September 5), at 12 noon (ET), the United States Mint will release the 2019 American Palladium Eagle one-ounce Reverse Proof coin (19EK). A bullion version of the American Palladium Eagle was […]
United States Mint releases fourth 2019 America the Beautiful five-ounce silver Uncirculated coin on August 29
Washington — The United States Mint will begin accepting orders for the 2019 America the Beautiful five-ounce silver Uncirculated coin honoring San Antonio Missions National Historical Park (product code 19AM) on August 29 at noon EST. The coin is priced at $154.95. The reverse (tails) of this coin pays tribute to the missions in a […]
U.S. Mint sales report: Week ending August 18, 2019
This U.S. Mint numismatic sales report covers the week ending August 18, 2019. The Mint’s best-selling product this week was the 2018 American Innovation $1 Reverse Proof coin (18GE), which sold 71,184 units. In second place was the 2019 American Liberty high relief silver medal (19DB) with 15,882 sold. The third best-selling item this week was the […]
Bowers on collecting: Here and there at the ANA convention
The last week and a few other days as well were spent in Illinois at the ANA World’s Fair of Money. It was the most dynamic ANA convention since the 2000 event in Philadelphia. Instead of narrative this week I give a photo essay — of pictures taken at the show. On Sunday before the […]
Naismith Basketball Hall of Fame plans year-long promotion of 2020 basketball commemorative coins
Next year coin collectors will have the opportunity to add a third dome-shaped U.S. commemorative coin to their collections following the 2014 Baseball Hall of Fame and 2019 Apollo 11 programs. The familiar trio of a clad half dollar, silver dollar, and gold $5 coin will be issued to mark the 60th anniversary of the […]
