This U.S. Mint numismatic sales report covers the week ending May 6, 2018. The Mint’s best-selling product this week was the 2018 U.S. Mint Silver Proof Set (18RH), released on April 24; 6,107 units were sold during this period. In second place for sales is the 2018 U.S. Mint Proof Set (18RG), with 3,570 units […]
United States Mint annual set of Uncirculated coins goes on sale on May 14
Washington — Sales will open for the 2018 United States Mint Uncirculated Coin Set (product code 18RJ) on May 14 at noon Eastern Time (ET). This set contains two folders with 10 coins each — one with coins from the United States Mint at Philadelphia and the other with coins from the United States Mint at […]
United States Mint annual Silver Proof Set available on April 24
Washington — The 2018 United States Mint Silver Proof Set (product code 18RH) will be available for purchase starting on April 24 at noon Eastern Time (ET). The 10-coin set is priced at $49.95 and contains the following Proof finish coins produced at the United States Mint at San Francisco: Five silver America the Beautiful Quarters® Program […]
U.S. Mint’s 2018 Silver Proof Set available April 24 at noon
The Mint’s highly anticipated 2018 Silver Proof Set (product code 18RH) will be available for purchase April 24, 2018, at 12:00 noon (ET). Each of the 10 coins included in the set possesses the “S” mint mark of the San Francisco Mint. There are currently no mintage, product, or household order limits. Each coin bears […]
Bowers on collecting: Among my favorites — Sacagawea “golden dollars” part three
This week I continue and conclude my discussion of Sacagawea dollars. In 2000 they were released to the general public amid much publicity. Collectors loved them, but citizens ignored them. Vending machines would not accept them, most stores did not have a cash register space for dollar coins, and the Treasury Department’s hope that the […]
Bowers on collecting: Among my favorites — Sacagawea “golden dollars” part two
This week I continue my comments on Sacagawea dollars. Conceived in 1997 and designed in 1998, by 1999 they were ready to be minted. The Annual Report of the Director of the Mint for the fiscal year ending September 30, 1999, included this: At year-end we finalized the alloy for the Sacagawea dollar—or as we […]
Bowers on collecting: Among my favorites — Sacagawea “golden dollars”
This week I continue my comments on Sacagawea “golden dollars,” drawing from studies I made for a Whitman Publishing book, A Guide Book of Modern United States Dollar Coins 1971 to Date: A Complete History and Price Guide, a copy of which would be just right for your library. To that, I’ve added more thoughts […]
Bowers on collecting: Among my favorites — modern dollars
I enjoy modern coins and often order new items of interest from the Mint. Others I buy in the marketplace. A few years ago I decided to build a full set of modern dollars from the 1971 Eisenhower to date. I was present at the creation of the Ike motif, so to speak. Chief Engraver […]
2017 Native American $1 Coin Products Available January 25
(Washington)—The United States Mint will begin accepting orders for product options containing 2017 Native American $1 coins beginning on January 25 at noon Eastern Time (ET). The 2017 coin honors Sequoyah of the Cherokee Nation, creator of the Cherokee language. The reverse design features a profiled likeness of Sequoyah writing “Sequoyah from Cherokee Nation” in […]
Whitman Publishing Releases New Bowers Book on Modern Dollar Coins
(Atlanta, Georgia) — Whitman Publishing announces the release of A Guide Book of Modern United States Dollar Coins, by Q. David Bowers. The 320-page book (number 22 in the popular Bowers Series) debuts July 26 and will be available from booksellers and hobby shops nationwide, and online (including at www.Whitman.com), for $19.95. The Bowers Series […]
