Coin Collecting News
Prior to the commemorative coins released for the 1984 Olympics, there had been only one commemorative silver dollar issued by the United States. This was the so-called Lafayette Dollar, which was released to the public in 1900 and represented the third silver commemorative coin produced by the United States Mint after the two commemoratives issued [...]
On April 17, 2012, the House Subcommittee on Domestic Monetary Policy and Technology held a hearing entitled “The Future of Money: Coinage Production.” The hearing was held in relation to two bills H.R. 3693 and H.R. 3694 introduced by Rep. Steve Stivers, which seek to require the cent and nickel to be made from steel. [...]
Earlier today, the United States Mint began sales of the 2012 Proof American Gold Eagles. These 22 karat gold coins struck in proof format for collectors represent one of the Mint’s most popular annual numismatic offerings. The obverse of the American Gold Eagle features Augustus Saint Gaudens’ full length figure of Liberty holding a torch [...]
On April 18, 2012, the House of Representatives passed H.R. 2453: Mark Twain Commemorative Coin Act. This bill would require the Secretary of the Treasury to mint gold and silver coins in commemoration of Samuel Clemens, better known to the world as Mark Twain. The bill had been introduced on July 7, 2011 by Rep. [...]
On April 17, 2012, the United States Mint began accepting orders for the America the Beautiful Quarters Three Coin Set featuring the Chaco Culture National Historical Park. This product incorporates three examples of the quarter, including one uncirculated coin struck at the Philadelphia Mint, one uncirculated coin struck at the Denver Mint, and one proof [...]
When discussing the suspension of production of Presidential Dollars for circulation, Vice President Biden said, “Nobody wants these things, and if they don’t want them, we shouldn’t keep making them.” Apparently, somebody does want them. The US Mint has received orders for more than 6 million Chester Arthur Dollars in less than two weeks. Although [...]
New products make their debut on the latest report of the United States Mint’s numismatic product sales. These include the 2012 American Silver Eagle Proof Coin and the Chester Arthur Presidential $1 Coin Cover. The US Mint began sales of the 2012 Proof Silver Eagle on April 12, 2012, which represented an earlier release than [...]
Today April 12, 2012, the United States Mint has started sales of the 2012 Proof American Silver Eagles. The release for this year’s coin comes more than two months earlier in the year than the prior year release. The obverse design of the American Silver Eagle features a full figure depiction of Liberty walking confidently [...]
After several quiet weeks, some new products make their debut on the latest US Mint numismatic product sales report. During the period covered by the report, the Mint began sales of bags and rolls of Chaco Culture National Historical Park Quarters and rolls of Chester Arthur Presidential Dollars. On April 2, 2012, the US Mint [...]
The United States Mint has started accepting orders for the Chester Arthur Presidential Dollar Coin Cover. This is the twenty first release of the American Presidency $1 coin Cover series, which began in 2007. Although the new releases of the Presidential Dollar Program are no longer issued for circulation, the US Mint continues to produce [...]
