The United States Mint is no longer selling 2008-W Uncirculated American Silver Eagles. While standalone eagles sold out over a year ago (on Jan. 23, 2009), collectors could still purchase them from the US Mint through the 2008 Annual Uncirculated Dollar Set. But no longer. The uncirculated set sold out on Thursday after being available [...]
The United States Mint has released high-resolution images of the four upcoming 2010 Presidential Coins. Previously, only line-art imagery was available. The first coin to be released this year for the series is the Millard Fillmore Coin. It honors the 13th President of the United States who started off life in a poor family and [...]
The Citizen’s Coinage Advisory Committee (CCAC) met this morning (January 26, 2010) in Washington, D.C. for the express purpose of reviewing design candidates for the 2011 America the Beautiful Quarters to be issued next year. The series, which launches this year with five new quarters, pays tribute to one site of national interest (usually a [...]
For those interested in the 2010 Native American $1 Coins, but not in the 250-coin boxes released earlier this month, a new option is now available from the United States Mint. Just released on Friday, January 22 with initial ship dates of Tuesday, January 26, the Mint has 25-coin rolls available for purchase. Wrapped in [...]
The United States Mint sold 2.48 million 2010 American Silver Eagle bullion coins within two days of their Jan. 19 launch, representing more than 8.6% of the total sold as compared to the record-breaking sales in 2009. Why was there such a significant surge? Eagle demand had built up as a result of their delayed [...]
In news that will be of extreme interest to collectors, the United States Mint has firmed up the release dates for several product options due out the first quarter of 2010. Most notably among these are the highly anticipated Boy Scouts of America Commemorative Dollars in both proof and uncirculated conditions. The Mint had previously [...]
The United States Mint released the Northern Mariana Islands Official First Day Coin Cover for sale on January 12th of this year. This cover set is the sixth and final to be issued under the 2009 District of Columbia and U.S. Territories Quarters Program. Included in the cover set are two of the Northern Mariana [...]
Silver prices averaged over $14.50 an ounce for 2009, but this did not stop investors from buying up a record number of 2009 American Eagle Silver Bullion Coins from the US Mint before they were placed on sell-out status by the Mint on January 12, 2010. According to the latest figures released by the Mint, [...]
The US Mint has released its first offering of the year with the 2010 Native American $1 Coin. These circulating quality issues first appeared in 2000 as the Sacagawea Dollar, so named because the famous Native American heroine is featured on the obverse with a flying eagle on the reverse. The line-up changed slightly last [...]
The five commemorative quarter-dollars to be issued in 2010 and the sister five-ounce, .999 fine silver bullion versions are part of the America the Beautiful Quarters and the America the Beautiful Silver Bullion Coins programs. The new programs over the next 11 years will feature rotating reverse designs — 56 for each — that honor [...]
With an availability that was measured in days, instead of months it is amazing to find out that the 2009 Fractional Gold Eagles bullion coins had near-record sales for the year. Since their introduction in 1986, the Eagles have normally been available without restriction for most of each year. As most collectors and investors know, [...]
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