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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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 will begin selling the 2011 Grant Presidential $1 Coin and First Spouse Medal Set this Thursday, July 7, 2011 at Noon (Eastern). The set includes an uncirculated Ulysses S. Grant Presidential $1 Coin and a Julia Grant Bronze Medal which is struck to resemble the Julia Grant First Spouse Gold Coin.
Each Grant $1 Coin and Medal Set will sell for $14.95, plus the US Mint's standard shipping and handling charge of $4.95 per order. Both the coin and medal are encased in a durable plastic card showcasing a colorful depiction of the former President of the United States and his wife. [click to continue…]
Summer tends to be a slow time for coin collectors and the pending 2011 US Mint Product Schedule seems to reflect that situation. However, despite relatively few releases occurring within the next couple of months, the remainder of 2011 will still offer many new and unique products from the United States Mint.
A few of the more notable pending 2011 releases include strikes of the America the Beautiful Five Ounce Silver Uncirculated Coins™ Program. This includes the sole remaining 2010 strike of the series, the 2010 Mount Hood Silver Coin, as well as the five 2011 strikes honoring Gettysburg National Military Park, Glacier National Park, Olympic National Park, Vicksburg National Military Park and Chickasaw National Recreation Area. [click to continue…]
The United States Mint will release the 2010 Mary Todd Lincoln First Spouse Gold Coin on Thursday, December 2, 2010.
This is according to a recent release from the US Mint. The coins will go on sale beginning at Noon, Eastern Time on that day and are available in both proof and uncirculated condition.
Each coin is struck from one half ounce of 24-karat gold. Pricing will be set for the coins by the US Mint before their release. Since they are struck from gold, the Mint will use its precious metal coin pricing matrix to tie the price of the coins to the average of the previous week's London Spot for the precious metal.
These coins mark the last of the First Spouse series to be issued in 2010. The series debuted in 2007 as a companion to the circulating Presidential $1 Coin series. The Spouse coins honor the spouses of the former Presidents of the United States and are released on a schedule similar to the Presidential Coin for which they are associated with. [click to continue…]
Two themes dominate the US Mint's Product Schedule for September 2010, James Buchanan and the Grand Canyon. Together, the two encompass all of the products scheduled to be released during the month.
The James Buchanan products tend to deal mostly with the related First Spouse coins. Typically, this series honors the spouses of the former Presidents of the United States. However, as Buchanan (the 15th President) never married, the Spouse strikes contain his image on the reverse instead and are known as the Buchanan's Liberty Gold Coins. The name is derived from the fact that each contains an image of Liberty on their obverse.
The Buchanan Presidential Dollar honoring him was released back on August 19th, but the First Spouse Coins were only issued on September 2, 2010. Each of the Spouse Coins are struck from 1/2 ounce of 24-karat gold. They are available in either proof or uncirculated condition and currently are on sale for $779 for the proof and $766 for the uncirculated. This price may be adjusted weekly as the Mint links the precious metal coins to the average spot price of gold the previous week. [click to continue…]
The United States Mint is in full Buchanan mode with two coins related to the former President of the United States either out or due to come out.
First, the James Buchanan $1 Coin Rolls were released by the US Mint recently on Thursday, August 19th, 2010. Buyers have their choice of a roll of 25 coins struck to circulation quality at either the US Mint's facility in Denver or a roll of 25 coins struck to circulation quality at the US Mint's facility in Philadelphia. Either choice is available for the price of $35.95, plus the Mint's standard handling charge of $4.95 per order.
Featured on the obverse (heads side) of the Buchanan $1 Coin is a portrait of the former President. It was designed by United States Mint Sculptor / Engraver Phebe Hemphill. The reverse (tails side) of the strike contains the standard design found on the reverse of all of the Presidential $1 coins - the Statue of Liberty. It was the work of United States Mint Sculptor / Engraver Don Everhart. [click to continue…]
The United States Mint released the 2010 Pierce Presidential $1 Coin & First Spouse Metal Set this last Thursday, June 24, 2010.
The set marks the fifteenth such release since the program began in 2007 and the second for this year.
Included in the set are an uncirculated 2010 Franklin Pierce Presidential $1 Coin and a 1 5/16” bronze medal likeness of the 2010 Jane Pierce First Spouse Gold Coin.
Franklin Pierce was the fourteenth President of the United States. The Presidential $1 Coin honoring him shows his portrait on the obverse (as designed by Susan Gamble and engraved by Charles Vickers). The reverse of the coin shows an image of the Statue of Liberty designed by Don Everhart. The Statue of Liberty is actually found on the reverse of all of the Presidential $1 coins. [click to continue…]
The United States Mint announced today that the 2010 Abigail Fillmore First Spouse Gold Coins will be released for sale on Thursday, March 18th, 2010 at Noon (Eastern Time). These coins are the first in the series to be released this year and are struck from one half ounce of 99.99% pure gold.
Collectors and investors have shown a nice demand for this series of coins. As almost pure gold, collectors view them as a part of their investment portfolios with the knowledge that their content and purity are backed by the US government. Collectors see the coins as nice numismatic additions that offer an extremely low mintage and the bragging rights of owning a gold coin.
Proof and uncirculated versions of the coin will be available upon launch. Past spouse coin sales show a strong preference among buyers for the proof quality but both typically see numbers well into the multiple thousands. [click to continue…]
Margaret Taylor Gold Coins
In what is sure to be a good day for collectors, five new products are being released by the US Mint tomorrow (December 3, 2009).
As previously posted, the Margaret Taylor First Spouse coins are two issues that will become available. These coins are struck from one half ounce of 24-karat (.9999 fine) gold to either a proof or uncirculated condition. These will be the last First Spouse coins to be released this year and are expected to initially sell for $754 for the proof and $741 for the uncirculated, based on the Mint's pricing matrix.
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