Articles and news related to United States Coins. Includes the latest coin releases from the United States Mint, coin related events from around the country, and new or breaking stories related to US coins.

Collectors are still waiting for the new America the Beautiful Quarters series to begin. Recent developments finally put a time frame on when the designs for the first five quarters will be unveiled and when the first quarter will be launched.
The new quarter series traces its origins back to H.R. 6184: America’s Beautiful National Parks [...]

Today, the Women Airforce Service Pilots (WASP) of World War II were honored with the Congressional Gold Medal. A ceremony was held at the Capitol Visitor Center with both surviving members of WASP and representatives of the deceased participating in a ceremony.
The Congressional Gold Medal is intended to honor WASP members for their pioneering military [...]

The latest weekly US Mint sales report shows lull in buying activity. In the past week, there were no new product releases to spur sales and recently released products have shown expected sales declines. Most collectors tend to order US Mint products soon after release, resulting in ebbing sales after the initial rush to buy.
The [...]

The United States Mint recently provided the finalized mintage figure for 2009-dated American Silver Eagle bullion coins. The final mintage marks a new record for the one ounce silver bullion coins.
Throughout the year, the US Mint provides ongoing updates of the calendar year bullion sales figures. Monthly summaries of this information can be found in [...]

Legislation has been introduced which seeks to redesign the $50 Bill with the likeness of President Ronald Reagan. This is one of numerous attempts to pass legislation which would result in Reagan’s portrayal on coins or currency.
The bill H.R. 4705: President Ronald Reagan $50 Bill Act was introduced by North Carolina Congressman Patrick McHenry. The [...]

Editor’s Note: This is the second of a three-part article about direct and dealer submissions to the top two third-party grading companies, with the first installment covering the basics; the second, direct PCGS submissions; and the third, dealer NGC submissions. View Part One.

After analyzing benefits of the PCGS Collector Club and the NGC Collector Society, [...]

Bills have recently been introduced in the House and Senate which seek one ounce silver medals struck in commemoration of the 10th anniversary of the September 11, 2001 terrorist attacks and the establishment of the National September 11 Memorial & Museum at the World Trade Center.
H.R. 4684 was introduced in the House of Representatives on [...]

The following events related to coins and coin collecting are scheduled to take place during the month of March 2010. The month will include the Whitman Coin & Collectibles Expo in Baltimore and the ANA National Money Show in Fort Worth.
Third party coin grading companies PCGS and NGC will both offer on-site grading at the [...]

This week’s sales report for United States Mint numismatic products includes the debut figures for the 2010 American Veterans Disabled for Life Silver Dollars. This is the first of two commemorative coin programs for the year, with the sales for the second program featuring the Boy Scouts Silver Dollar expected to begin on March 23, [...]

The United States Mint recently announced that they are seeking applicants for the Citizens Coinage Advisory Committee (CCAC). This committee was created to advise the Secretary of the Treasury on the selection of themes and design proposals for coins and medals, as well as with regards to the events, persons, or places to be featured [...]