Today, January 12, 2012, the United States Mint released its second numismatic product of the year, the 2011 Vicksburg National Military Park Five Ounce Silver Uncirculated Coin. It was made available at a price of $204.95, an amount that may go up or down over time if silver prices make significant direction changes.
A 2011-dated product seems a bit off for the US Mint to be releasing in the year 2012. However, the five ounce program — named the America the Beautiful Five Ounce Silver Uncirculated Coin™ series — made its first appearance late (in 2011 instead of 2010) as the US Mint had several obstacles to overcome in producing such a large coin […]
Just as the Hot Springs America the Beautiful 5-ounce Silver Uncirculated Coin sells out, the Yellowstone America the Beautiful 5-ounce Silver Uncirculated Coin is set to takes its place.
Buyers ordered all 27,000 of the Hot Springs ATB silver uncirculated coin between its release on April 28 and sell out on May 12. As of the 15th, those still hoping to get one of the .999 fine silver coins from the United States Mint can still sign up on a waiting list. One waiting list entry will be fulfilled after the cancellation of an existing order. The Mint indicates it will fulfill waiting list orders on a "first-in, first-served basis."[…]
The United States Mint released one of the most eagerly awaited products Thursday, the America the Beautiful (ATB) 5-ounce Hot Springs Silver uncirculated coin.
Collectors gathered to place orders in numbers that brought the Mint’s website down during the busiest first two hours following the Hot Springs release. Many visitors were treated to the message:
"The United States Mint is experiencing technical difficulties. During this time period, you will not be able to use the website. To place an order please call 1-800-USA-Mint (872-6468). We apologize for the inconvenience."
The first two hours turned out to be a messy experiences for many buyers, as warned previously by the United States Mint, but the ordering environment normalized soon after […]
The final week of April will be a busy one for the United States Mint and its series of America the Beautiful 5 oz Silver Coins.
The Mint will release three ATB coins and one uncirculated set between Monday and Thursday. The product types are split with two releases intended for investors and two intended for coin collectors. The two investor-related products kick-off the week with their launch on Monday, April 25. They include the first two 2011 America the Beautiful 5 oz Silver Bullions Coins. Namely, the […]
News has been ripe with consequences — both good and bad — of silver prices soaring to fresh highs.
On the positive for those positioned, silver coin values are shooting through the roof. But on the bad, high silver prices have caused product suspensions, raised coin prices and other negative changes from governmental mints.
Silver reached over $46 an ounce to end the week, bringing intrinsic silver coin values to highs not seen since the Hunt brothers attempted to corner the silver market in 1980. At that time, silver prices rose just over $50 an ounce for a short span in January. Many think that record could be broken soon […]
Arriving during the month April are three America the Beautiful 5 oz Silver Coins, the U.S. Mint has indicated through its product schedule and a memo sent to its bullion distributors.
The U.S. Mint on Thursday, April 7, sent a memorandum to its Authorized Purchasers who resell ATB bullion coins. The memo said it would begin accepting orders on April 28 for the first two of five 2011 America the Beautiful 5 oz Silver Bullion Coins which celebrate Pennsylvania’s Gettysburg National Military Park and Montana’s Glacier National Park […]
The United States Mint on Tuesday, March 29, 2011 published pricing for a new product offering, the America the Beautiful Silver Bullion Coin Presentation Case.
A lot of 25 presentation cases will be offered for sale at a price of $86.95, according to a United States Mint notice on the Federal Register. The Federal Register is the official source of notices by government agencies.
The United States Mint has not currently released greater details regarding the presentation cases, which is normal at this point as the Federal Register is often the first line of basic information for new and upcoming Mint products […]
Thursday and Friday proved to be an active news day for US Mint sets and quarters.
Thursday’s news was expected, as the US Mint had indicated for some time that it was releasing the 2011 America the Beautiful Quarters Proof Set. Friday’s news was more sudden, although it also was expected to some degree. The Mint said it was raising the price of three silver products — two already released and one upcoming.
The collector 2011 America the Beautiful Quarters Proof Set is now available for $14.95. It includes proof versions of the the 6th-10th America the Beautiful Quarters® which honor […]
The United States Mint this week announced new details for the release of the 2011 America the Beautiful Silver 5 Ounce Bullion Coins.
The first of the five coins, the The Gettysburg National Military Park Silver Bullion Coin, will be available in late April, the Mint told its network of authorized purchasers who resell the coins.
In a departure from last year’s issues which created a firestorm of interest due to their limited 33,000 mintage for each of the five designs, the Mint indicated the 2011 bullion coins will have a much larger production total […]
Surging bullion prices are bringing into focus the value of silver coins and their prices, as exemplified in several recent coin news articles.
Silver this week topped the $36 an ounce marker, and was actually near $37 an ounce — milestones that have not been accomplished by the precious metal since the Hunt brothers attempted to corner the silver market in 1980 which brought the metal above $50 an ounce.
Investors, collectors and the US Mint have been taking an even closer look at the melt values of coins which have steadily risen […]
