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The United States Mint will offer a unique range of products in July to include the first of the 2014 First Spouse Gold Coins, the first 2014 50th Anniversary Kennedy Set, and a set for young numismatists featuring a 2014 Baseball coin.
Then there are normal annually issued products like an uncirculated set of America the Beautiful Quarters and coin cover with Presidential $1 Coins […]
Sales of the Making American History Coin and Currency Set have reached 33,878, the latest sales figures from the United States Mint reveal.
The sales period is from its release on August 7, 2012 through to August 27, 2012, or one day shy of three weeks. The level represents 67.8% of the initial 50,000 production and 33.9% of the possible 100,000 units that could be sold — the maximum is the amount listed on the set’s product page located on the United States Mint website […]
Circulating quality Hawaii Volcanoes National Park Quarters were made available today, August 27, 2012, by the United States Mint. The new coins, the 14th in the series of America the Beautiful Quarters, were also officially released into circulation through Federal Reserve banking channels.
‘P’ and ‘D’ quarters are those from the U.S. Mint facilities in Philadelphia and Denver. These are the two government "plants" responsible for producing all of America’s circulating coins that are used in daily commerce […]
At the time of this writing, the United States Mint has a product schedule with four releases for September.
These products include 2012 Hawaii America the Beautiful Quarters in a Three-Coin Set, the 2012 Annual Uncirculated Dollar Coin Set, an America the Beautiful Uncirculated Silver Five Ounce Coin for Hawaii and a 2012 Presidential $1 Coin Cover for Benjamin Harrison […]
In a one week-window this month, two First Spouse Gold Coins went off sale to leave only three available.
United States Mint production issues have delayed the launch of the eight 2012-dated coins, so the 2011’s are receiving extra attention. Their falling sales levels have significantly helped that as well. Collectors like scarcer coins, and the spousal series is one of the few from the U.S. Mint that are about guaranteeing scarcity […]
The third of four 2012-dated $1 coins was released today, August 16, 2012. The new Presidential $1 coin honors Benjamin Harrison, the 23rd President of the United States.
Published a few days earlier by the United States Mint were coin production figures through to the end of July 2012. Among those figures were updated mintages for […]
New circulating coin production figures through July 2012 were recently published by the United States Mint. Among the numbers were updated totals for America the Beautiful Quarters.
While new mintages by specific quarter design were not revealed, it did show increases in July with the minting of 83,000 quarters. That is the highest production figure for quarters of any month in 2012 […]
New coin and currency products will be available at ANA’s 2012 World’s Fair of Money® in Philadelphia, the United States Mint and Bureau of Engraving and Printing (BEP) have announced.
Collectors can check out the coin and money show at the Pennsylvania Convention Center in Philadelphia. It will begin Tuesday, August 7, and last through Saturday, August 11. The BEP and U.S. Mint will share booth #104 […]
There is nothing lackadaisical about August at the United States Mint. Seven numismatic release dates with 17 products are scheduled. They include 2012 America the Beautiful Quarters, 2012 American Eagles, and the third 2012 Presidential $1 Coin.
Of the 17 products, only one will feature a new coin design. Mint marks, finishes, or pairings are what differentiates this month’s products from those issued earlier this year […]
This year is more confusing than most when it comes to American Silver Eagles because of the different types and the number of coin sets with them.
In a "typical" year, there are three American Silver Eagles released. These include an annual bullion Eagle produced for investors and then the annual proof and uncirculated Eagles struck for coin collectors […]
Raise the count to two for the number of American coins sets that include a San Francisco minted 2012-S Proof Silver Eagle.
This week the United States Mint revealed the Making American History Coin & Currency Set. It will contain a 2012-S Proof Silver Eagle upon its release on August 7, 2012. Then there is, of course, the American Silver Eagle Two Coin Proof Set that has one of the coins. This set was issued on June 7, 2012 and went off sale on July 5, 2012 […]
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