The United States Mint will make available for purchase the American Liberty 225th Anniversary silver medal (product code 17XB) on June 14 at noon Eastern time. The Mint is issuing this 1-ounce Proof medal in celebration of its 225th anniversary this year. Struck in .999 fine silver at the Philadelphia Mint, it is the medallic counterpart […]
Affordable Liberty Seated half dollars
In this series on affordable coins for collectors on a budget, we have reached the final installment on the Liberty Seated design. Even though silver dollars with the design were also struck for circulation, the cost of these in even the lowest grades is more than the $100 limit we set ourselves for these articles. […]
Academy Award–winning actor James Earl Jones lends his distinctive voice to numismatics
(Temecula, California)—The award-winning educational video, “Money: History in Your Hands,” narrated by acclaimed actor James Earl Jones, now is available for free viewing on the Professional Numismatists Guild’s YouTube channel. “We currently have more than a dozen videos about rare coins, paper money, and precious metals available for complimentary viewing on PNG’s YouTube channel. They will […]
Minnesota gets sales-tax exemption on precious-metals bullion
On May 30, 2017, Minnesota governor Mark Dayton signed into law omnibus bill H1A, which included a sales-tax exemption on precious-metals bullion. (An omnibus bill is a proposed law that covers many diverse or unrelated topics.) The new law will take effect on July 1, 2017. Minnesota becomes the 35th state to have a complete […]
Citizens Coinage Advisory Committee meets June 21
The Citizens Coinage Advisory Committee (CCAC) will hold a public meeting at 9:30 a.m. (ET) on Wednesday, June 21, 2017, at United States Mint headquarters at 801 9th St. NW, in Washington, D.C. The meeting will take place in the second-floor conference room. The purpose of the meeting is to conduct business related to the […]
U.S. Mint sales report: Week ending June 4, 2017
This U.S. Mint numismatic sales report covers the week ending June 4, 2017. The week saw the release of the first new Mint product since May 17: the 2017 American Eagle 1-ounce gold Uncirculated coin (17EH), which went on sale at noon on June 1. The coin’s weak sales figure of 1,881 made it the […]
Annual Silver Proof Set available at noon on June 7
The U.S. Mint will open sales for the 2017 Silver Proof Set (product code 17RH) on June 7 at noon Eastern Time (ET). The set is priced at $47.95 and contains the following coins: Five silver quarters from the America the Beautiful Quarters Program honoring Effigy Mounds National Monument (IA); Frederick Douglass National Historic Site (DC); Ozark National […]
Affordable Liberty Seated quarters
The Liberty Seated quarter series ran from 1838 to 1891 and was seen in the pockets of many Americans during much of the 19th century. A long-running series, it went through multiple design changes, but kept relatively close to the original design by Christian Gobrecht. The series is filled with rarities and is extremely difficult […]
Launching today: America the Beautiful–Ozark National Scenic Riverways circulating quarters
As of noon today, bags and rolls of 2017 Ozark National Scenic Riverways quarter dollars will be available for purchase from the Mint. The design, which represents Missouri’s chosen national historic site, is the third release of 2017 in the America the Beautiful program (preceded by Effigy Mounds National Monument and Frederick Douglass National Historic […]
U.S. Mint’s June calendar offers regular annual offerings and a select highlight
The Mint’s product-release schedule for June is underway. It began yesterday (June 1) with the release of the gold version of the Uncirculated American Eagle 1-ounce coin, and will conclude on June 29 with the silver version. The high point of the calendar arrives mid-month—June 14, to be specific—when the Mint will release the 2017-W Enhanced Uncirculated American Liberty 225th […]
