Coin Collecting News
The United States Mint recently began accepting orders for numismatic bags and rolls containing El Yunque National Forest Quarters. This represents the eleventh release within the America the Beautiful Quarters Program. El Yunque Nationl Forest is located in Puerto Rico and is the only tropical rainforest within the U.S. National Forest System. The reverse design [...]
Based on the last available sales figures, the United States Mint’s 2011 commemorative coin programs generated around $5.5 million in surcharges for the designated recipient organizations. Commemorative coin programs are authorized by acts of Congress to celebrate and honor American peoples, places, events, or institutions. The authorizing legislation dictates the specific denominations to be issued, [...]
After two slower months, sales of the United States Mint’s American Silver Eagle bullion coins rocketed higher in January 2012 to more than 6 million ounces. Sales of American Gold Eagles also jumped, reaching 127,000 ounces. The month of January has traditionally been one of the strongest for US Mint bullion sales. This is driven [...]
As the market price of silver moved higher, some collectors shifted their focus to the United States Mint’s numismatic silver products, particularly those which recently had their prices decreased. This was evidenced by the numbers in the latest weekly US Mint numismatic product sales report. The United States Mint offers numismatic versions of the America [...]
The America the Beautiful Quarters Program recently completed its second year of release, with five different designs representing National Parks or sites of America. The total mintage across the five designs rose compared to the previous year, although the increase was only attributable to a jump in production for the final design of the year. [...]
For the second time this year, the United States Mint has increased the prices for the numismatic gold coin offerings. The last price increase took place two weeks ago. Since early 2009, the US Mint has utilized a flexible pricing policy for numismatic gold and platinum coins that allows adjustments to be made as frequently [...]
The latest weekly report of United States Mint numismatic product sales includes the debut figures for the recently released 2012 America the Beautiful Quarters Proof Set. Other areas of focus include the 2011 Proof Platinum Eagle and the America the Beautiful Five Ounce Silver Uncirculated Coins. On January 17, the US Mint began sales of [...]
The United States Mint plans to expand the number of numismatic product offerings for the American Silver Eagle in 2012. This will include an uncirculated version of the coin struck at the San Francisco Mint and potentially two other collector coins only available within a special set. The American Silver Eagle was introduced in 1986, [...]
El Yunque National Forest, located in northeaster Puerto Rico, was previously called Luquillo National Forest, and the Caribbean National Forest, and is the only tropical rain forest in the United States. It was originally set aside by Spain’s King Alfonso XII in 1876. Its 240 inches of annual rainfall create a lush environment for plants [...]
On January 18, 2012, the United States Mint has increased the price of the 2011 Proof Platinum Eagle. The previous pricing action on December 21, 2011 had brought the price of the coin to its lowest level during the course of the offering. The one ounce proof 2011 Platinum Eagle continues the six year design [...]
