The following is an excerpt of an article by the Mint’s Office of Corporate Communications The Wilma Mankiller quarter debuted to the public in a launch event in Tahlequah, Oklahoma, on June 6, 2022. This is the third coin released in the American Women Quarters (AWQ) Program. Approximately 800 people attended the event, and even […]
Golden Ticket coins: Can you find one?
The Golden Ticket was a plot device in the 1964 novel, Charlie and the Chocolate Factory, which became the hit 1971 movie, Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory. In case you’re unfamiliar with this classic, a closed chocolate factory announces that it will reopen. Five golden tickets are hidden in Wonka bars. If you find […]
Two NGC-graded vintage gold rarities offered by GreatCollections
They include a Half Eagle that is seldom seen in Mint State Two gold rarities graded by Numismatic Guaranty Company (NGC) are being offered by online auction house GreatCollections. Bidding is already underway for the lots, with the sales ending on June 26, 2022. Bidding for the 1876-S Half Eagle graded NGC MS-62 has already exceeded $30,000 […]
Ventris C. Gibson confirmed as 40th Director of the United States Mint
Washington — On Friday, Ventris C. Gibson took the oath of office as Director of the United States Mint. President Biden nominated Ms. Gibson on December 13, 2021. On May 4, the Senate Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs advanced her nomination. The full Senate approved the nomination by voice vote on June 15. […]
S.S. Central America Gold Rush-era artifacts at Chicago World’s Fair of Money
Historic items from legendary “Ship of Gold” that sank in 1857 include Wells Fargo treasure shipment box remnants, gold miner’s jeans, and a mysterious “Mona Lisa of the Deep” photograph June 22, 2022 — After a century and a half on the ocean floor and then decades in secure storage, dozens of historic California Gold […]
Chief of Mohegan Tribe, Marilynn “Lynn” Malerba, appointed as Treasurer in joint announcement that includes the creation of new Office of Tribal and Native Affairs
On June 21, 2022, it was announced that President Joe Biden has appointed a new U.S. Treasurer, Marilynn “Lynn” Malerba, and that a new Office of Tribal and Native Affairs is to be created. The office of Treasurer of the United States has been vacant since January 2020. The Treasurer of the United States oversees […]
NGC-graded key-date Morgan dollar shines in GreatCollections sale
Dozens of NGC-certified coins are part of the Wimbledon Collection, being offered online now. A Key-date Morgan dollar leads a group of dozens of rare U.S. coins graded by Numismatic Guaranty Company (NGC) that are being offered by online auction house GreatCollections. Bidding is already underway for the remaining lots in the Wimbledon Collection of […]
Citizens Coinage Advisory Committee affirms police choices for January 6th Congressional Gold Medal
Editor’s note: This article was edited on June 21, 2022, to include images of the CCAC’s recommended designs for the Congressional Gold Medal. After the January 6, 2021, insurrectionist attack on the U.S. Capitol building and congressional office buildings, the 117th Congress passed Public Law 117-32, for distribution of “four gold medals of appropriate design […]
Fresh-to-market S.S. Central America treasures in Goldberg’s June 2022 auction
First-time offerings of California Fractionals and other important items recovered from the legendary “Ship of Gold” (Los Angeles, California) June 20, 2022 — California Gold Rush-era treasures recovered from the fabled “Ship of Gold,” the S.S. Central America that sank in 1857, will be offered for the first time in the Pre-Long Beach auction by […]
Citizens Coinage Advisory Committee makes recommendations for 2024 dollar coins
On Tuesday, June 14, 2022, the Citizens Coinage Advisory Committee met at United States Mint headquarters in Washington, DC, to review several coin and medal programs. After discussions, the committee made recommendations to Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen regarding the 2024 Native American dollar and the 2024 American Innovation dollars for Illinois and Alabama. The group […]
