The following was sent in an e-mail to the numismatic press The Citizens Coinage Advisory Committee (CCAC) will hold a two-day public meeting from 10:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. (ET) on Tuesday, October 24, 2023, and from 9:00 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. (ET) on Wednesday, October 25, 2023 at the 2nd Floor Conference Rooms, United […]
U.S. Mint sales report: Week ending September 17, 2023
This U.S. Mint numismatic sales report covers the week ending September 17, 2023. The Mint’s best-selling product last week was the Marines one-ounce silver medal (SMC1), which sold 18,227 units. In second place was the 2023-S U.S. Mint Proof Set (23RG), with 9,834 sold. The third best-selling item last week was the 2023-S U.S. Mint Silver Proof […]
U.S. Mint sales report: Week ending September 3, 2023
This U.S. Mint numismatic sales report covers the week ending September 3, 2023. The Mint’s best-selling product last week was the 2023-S U.S. Mint Proof Set (23RG), which sold 4,388 units. In second place was the 2023-W one-ounce American Silver Eagle $1 Proof coin (23EA), with 1,497 sold. The third best-selling item last week was the […]
Bowers on Collecting: Nostalgia time — Civil War money
The following is re-posted from the “Bowers on Collecting” column on Coin Update This week, I give a reprise of the very first blog I wrote for this site. Enjoy! Forming a collection of money used during the Civil War can be an interesting pursuit. A full collection of such would include tokens, coins, and […]
U.S. Marines one-ounce silver medal becomes Semper Fidelis on September 11
The United States Mint (Mint) will open sales for the U.S. Marines one-ounce silver medal on September 11 at noon EDT. The medal is part of the United States Armed Forces Silver Medal Program, which honors the proud history and unique traditions of each branch of the Armed Forces. Designs featured on this medal are […]
Bowers on Collecting: A 1796 token “unsurpassed in beauty”
The following is a re-post from the “Bowers on Collecting” weekly column on Coin Update The 1796 British Settlement in Kentucky token, popularly called the Myddelton token, was struck in England but refers to the United States. A Planned Settlement in Kentucky In 1796 in England, Philip Parry Price, either surnamed Myddelton or from Myddelton, […]
U.S. Mint sales report: Week ending August 20, 2023
This U.S. Mint numismatic sales report covers the week ending August 20, 2023. The Mint’s best-selling product last week was the Morgan silver dollar Proof coin (23XF), which sold 13,522 units. In second place was the 2023 American Women / Jovita Idar Three-Roll Set (120 Coin) (P&D&S) (23WRH), with 12,595 sold. The third best-selling item last […]
Use the Red Book as a study guide
I am 71, and the Red Book is older than I am. I was born in 1952, and here is a photo of that edition: I have purchased Red Books, otherwise known as A Guide Book of United States Coins, since my boyhood as a collector. I have several older editions even now in my […]
U.S. Mint sales report: Week ending August 13, 2023
This U.S. Mint numismatic sales report covers the week ending August 13, 2023. The Mint’s best-selling product last week was the Morgan silver dollar Proof coin (23XF), which sold 292,189 units. In second place was the Peace silver dollar Proof coin (23XL), with 274,156 sold. The third best-selling item last week was the 2023 American Liberty […]
U.S. Mint sales report: Week ending August 6, 2023
This U.S. Mint numismatic sales report covers the week ending August 6, 2023. The Mint’s best-selling product last week was the 2023-S U.S. Mint Proof Set (23RG), which sold 4,219 units. In second place was the 2023-W one-ounce American Silver Eagle $1 Uncirculated coin (23EG), with 1,356 sold. The third best-selling item last week was the […]
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