2012 Chester Arthur Presidential 1 Coin (US Mint images)
The United States Mint today will release three new products associated with the Chester Arthur Presidential $1 Coin. Available beginning at Noon, Eastern, on April 5, 2012 are 25-coin rolls of the new strike as well as 250 and 500-coin boxes of the latest issue in the series.
The Chester Arthur Presidential $1 Coin is the first strike to be issued in 2012 as part of the Presidential $1 Coin Program. It also marks the twenty-first to be issued in the series as a whole which dates back to 2007. [click to continue…]
The United States Mint will be releasing the second 2012-dated strike of the America the Beautiful Quarters® Program next week. On April 2, 2012, bags and rolls of the 2012 Chaco Culture National Historical Park Quarter will be made available for ordering directly from the US Mint at Noon (Eastern).
These quarter dollars contain a design emblematic of Chaco Culture National Historical Park located in the state of New Mexico on their reverse. The design shows two elevated kivas that are part of the Chetro Ketl Complex as well as the north wall of Chetro Ketl and the north wall of the canyon. It was designed by AIP Master Designer Donna Weaver and sculpted by United States Mint Sculptor-Engraver Phebe Hemphill. [click to continue…]
Earlier this month, the United States Mint indicated the anticipated pricing for several numismatic products yet to be issued this year. Among those products are bags of the Kennedy Half Dollars, rolls of the Kennedy Half Dollars, large bronze medals, small bronze medals and the First Spouse Bronze Medal Set.
In keeping with other recent US Mint activity, the pricing for most of these annual products has declined from past years. This will be welcome news for those collectors interested in adding one of the affected products to their collection.
Of the price points announced in the Federal Register notice, the only product to see a price increase is the Kennedy Half-Dollar 200-Coin Bags. These bags contain 200-circulation quality John F. Kennedy Half Dollars with half of those in the bag struck at the US Mint's facility in Philadelphia and half struck at the US Mint's facility in Denver.
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The United States Mint has once again updated its Product Schedule available at its online store and added some items that will be of intense interest to collectors. Among those items are some extremely popular annual sets.
This includes the 2012 United States Mint Proof Set®, the 2012 United States Mint Uncirculated Coin Set® and the 2012 United States Mint Silver Proof Set®. Already appearing on the schedule were some other popular releases such as the American Buffalo Gold Proof Coins and the American Eagle Gold and Silver Proof Coins.
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The United States Mint added another numismatic product to availability this week with the release of the 2012 American Buffalo Gold Proof Coin. The 24 karat Proof Gold Buffalo went on sale beginning at Noon (Eastern) on Thursday, March 15, 2012.
Initial pricing of the Buffalo Coin was established at $1,960.00 per coin by the US Mint. That price is subject to change, however, based on the Mint's precious metal coin pricing policy.
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It has been a busy week for the United States Mint when it comes to its precious metal coins. First, commemorative and numismatic gold coins have been re-priced to lower levels. Second, numismatic silver coins previously suspended have been made available again. [click to continue…]
The United States Mint has made some additions to its 2012 Scheduled Products Listing available at its online store.
New to the Product Schedule since reviewed last week are three different numismatic coins sure to excite many collectors. Among the new additions are the 2012 American Buffalo Gold Proof Coins, the 2012 American Eagle Silver Proof Coins and the 2012 American Eagle Gold Proof Coins. [click to continue…]
Star-Spangled Banner Commemorative Coins
The United States Mint has announced an official launch ceremony to be held for the Star-Spangled Banner Commemorative Coins. Along with that announcement, the US Mint also issued imagery of the actual strikes to replace the line-art images previously released as well as an image of the two-coin proof set
The Star-Spangled Banner Commemorative Coins will officially be launched at 11:00 AM ET on March 5, 2012 at the Fort McHenry National Monument and Historic Shrine Visitor Center, located at 2400 East Fort Avenue in Baltimore, MD. Several official dignitaries are expected to attend including U.S. Senator Ben Cardin, U.S. Congressman C.A. Dutch Ruppersberger, U.S. Congressman John Sarbanes, Maryland Governor Martin O’Malley, Fort McHenry NM&HS Supt. Tina Orcutt and United States Mint Chief Counsel Daniel Shaver.
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Last week, the United States Mint updated its product schedule available at its online store. Like the schedule unveiled this past December, the newest update only contains several products and their anticipated release dates.
This differs from some Scheduled Products Listings of the past such as the one unveiled in December of 2010. That Schedule included most of the products that were to be issued in 2011 along with the dates they were scheduled for.
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The United States Mint today, February 16, 2012, began selling the 2012 Infantry Soldier Silver Dollars. These commemorative coins are issued by the US Mint to recognize the legacy of the U. S. Army Infantry and the establishment of the National Infantry Museum and Soldier Center in Columbus, Georgia.
Each Infantry Soldier Silver Dollar is struck from 90% silver and features obverse and reverse imagery emblematic of the Infantry Soldier. The coins will be struck to a maximum mintage of just 350,000 to proof and uncirculated conditions, both of which are available now. [click to continue…]
