This report covers the week ending July 2, 2017. There are two new releases this week: the 2017 American Eagle 1-ounce Uncirculated silver coin (17EG) and the America the Beautiful–Ozark National Scenic Riverways three-coin set (17AF). These two items hold the top two places on the Mint’s sales report, with 111,224 and 9,821 in first-week […]
ICTA launches Facebook page
The Industry Council for Tangible Assets (ICTA) is now on Facebook. The association’s new social media site is a place where visitors can learn more about the association and members can stay up to date on association activities. “Facebook is a great way to highlight the breadth of the work that ICTA does,” said ICTA […]
Mint updates August calendar, announces Enhanced Uncirculated set
The Mint has issued the latest updates to its online calendar. On August 1, the 225th Anniversary Enhanced Uncirculated Set; and on August 28, the bags and rolls of the America the Beautiful–Ellis Island quarter dollars. The Enhanced Uncirculated Set (#17XC) consists of all the year’s denominations, in their regular compositions, but struck with specially […]
John and Nancy Wilson say “Thank you, Whitman Coin Expo!”
The Whitman Baltimore Coin and Collectibles Expo (www.expo.whitman.com) was held June 22 to 25, 2017, at the Baltimore Convention Center. For many years Whitman has held spring, summer, and fall coin shows at this convention center. Though the summer Whitman show is considered to have the lowest attendance and fewest dealers of the three, we […]
How do late ANACS slabs stack up with modern PCGS?
Viewers of Coingrader Capsule know we test modern holdering companies, especially against the widely held half-truth / half-myth that early graders were more conservative than those of today. You can view several posts about that in Coin Update. Here’s one of the first that I did in 2011, titled “Old Green Holders” [ain’t what they […]
U.S. Mint sales report: Week ending June 25, 2017
This week, we caught up with a couple of missing 2017 U.S. Mint numismatic sales reports: one for the period ending May 14, and one for the period ending May 21. The present report covers the week ending June 25, 2017. There are no new releases on the report this week. Last week’s only new […]
U.S. Mint sales report: Week ending May 21, 2017
Thank you to readers who have written in requesting the missing Mint sales reports from May 14 and May 21! The present “make-up” report covers the period ending May 21, 2017; it will be followed by the regular, current (June 18) report. (The May 14 report is located here.) For the sake of expediency, rather […]
U.S. Mint sales report: Week ending May 14, 2017
Thank you to readers who have written in requesting the missing Mint sales reports from May 14 and May 21! The present “make-up” report covers the period ending May 14, 2017; it will be followed by the May 21 report and then the regular, current (June 18) report. For the sake of expediency, rather than […]
Louisiana enacts new exemption on coins and precious-metals bullion
Last year, the Louisiana legislature, facing a $900 million deficit, held a special legislative session and increased Louisiana’s 4% sales tax to 5%. In addition to increasing the state sales tax, it eliminated nearly all tax exemptions and exclusions—including numismatic coins and precious-metals bullion exemptions—for three months, from April 1 through June 30. Beginning July […]
Must-see rarities at Denver World’s Fair of Money
The American Numismatic Association is celebrating the 50th anniversary of its Colorado headquarters, which officially opened in Colorado Springs on June 10, 1967. Those who attend the World’s Fair of Money (www.WorldsFairofMoney.com), which takes place August 1–5, 2017, at the Colorado Convention Center in Denver, will be in for an anniversary treat: The ANA will […]
