Posted by World Mint Coins Staff
Breaking Coin News, Silver Coins, United States Coins
Tuesday, August 30th, 2011

With little formality, the United States Mint both increased the price of the 2011 American Eagle Silver Proof Coin and established what it will charge for the related 2011 American Eagle Silver Uncirculated Coin release. The corresponding price for both was published yesterday in the Federal Register. According to that publication, the 2011 Proof Silver [...]
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Breaking Coin News, Gold Coins, United States Coins
Saturday, August 27th, 2011

The United States Mint recently returned the 2011 Commemorative Gold Coins to availability after having pulled them from its store shelves last week. The suspension of the 2011 US Army Gold Coins and the 2011 Medal of Honor Gold Coins came in response to gold prices which were swinging significantly higher at the time. That [...]
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America the Beautiful Quarter, Breaking Coin News, United States Coins
Wednesday, August 24th, 2011

The United States Mint announced that the Vicksburg National Military Park Quarter would make its debut to the public next week. The newest release of the America the Beautiful Quarters® Program will be available for sale directly from the Mint on August 29,2011 with an official launch ceremony to be held the following day. Collectors [...]
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Breaking Coin News, Silver Coins, United States Coins
Sunday, August 21st, 2011

The United States Mint announced plans last week for a special 25th Anniversary American Silver Eagle Set to be issued later this year near the end of October. Five different 2011 Silver Eagles are slated to be a part of the special set including two which may be struck solely for the collection. According to [...]
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Breaking Coin News, Gold Coins, United States Coins
Thursday, August 18th, 2011

Collectors surfing the website of the United States Mint may have noticed that they are currently unable to order any of the four 2011 Commemorative Gold Coins. This includes the proof and uncirculated 2011 US Army Gold Coins and the proof and uncirculated Medal of Honor Gold Coins. These strikes have not reached a sell-out [...]
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America the Beautiful Quarter, Breaking Coin News, Gold Coins, Silver Coins, United States Coins
Monday, August 15th, 2011

The United States Mint has announced plans to participate in the American Numismatic Association’s (ANA) World’s Fair of Money® Convention. The convention will be held beginning tomorrow, August 16th through the 20th at the Donald E. Stephens Convention Center in Rosemont, Illinios. Coin enthusiasts from around the world are likely to attend the event which [...]
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Breaking Coin News, Silver Coins, World Coins
Friday, August 12th, 2011

The Perth Mint of Australia has released one of the more unique sets to be offered to the coin buying public in recent years – the 2011 Heroes and Villains 1 Oz Silver Proof Coin Set. Included in this set are five 99.9% pure silver coins featuring colorized reverses depicting classic hero and villain pairs [...]
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Breaking Coin News, Gold Coins, United States Coins
Tuesday, August 9th, 2011

The United States Mint temporarily halted the sales of several of its collector grade gold coins today (August 9, 2011) beginning at approximately 11:20 AM Eastern. This move comes in response to the recent surge in the price of gold which placed sale prices of the numismatic coins precariously close to the intrinsic melt value [...]
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Australian Coins, Breaking Coin News, Silver Coins, World Coins
Sunday, August 7th, 2011

The Perth Mint of Australia has released the Golden Hind 1 Oz Silver Proof Coin as the second issue of the Ships That Changed the World Series. This coin is struck from one ounce of 99.9% pure silver and features a maximum mintage of only 5,000 pieces. Shown on the reverse of the coin is [...]
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Breaking Coin News, Silver Coins, United States Coins
Thursday, August 4th, 2011

The United States Mint has added the 2011-W American Eagle Silver Uncirculated Coin to its Product Schedule indicating the collector grade strike will be released for sale on September 29, 2011. This release will come as welcome news to many collectors who have had to leave blank spots in their Uncirculated Silver Eagle collections for [...]