The finest known 1792 silver Half Disme, once in the possession of then-Secretary of State Thomas Jefferson and personally owned by the first United States Mint Director David Rittenhouse, has been... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]
A standout this fall in the line-up of United States Mint products for collectors is the 2018 Breast Cancer Awareness Coin and Stamp Set. This limited-edition set goes on sale Oct. 1 for $39.95.... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]
By Joshua McMorrow-Hernandez, Editor As a modern coin enthusiast, I'm frequently making the case that the last great United States Mint rarity was released in 1995 – the year the 1995-W American Silver Eagle was issued as a free “bonus” in the 1995 10th Anniversary American Eagle proof set. The 5-piece proof set, issued for $999 (remember, the price of gold back then was about $387 per ounce), was an immediate hit, though relatively few collectors of American Silver Eagles could afford to buy four gold coins for the sake of picking up the 1995-W silver eagle. The same was [...]
A single United States Mint product launched last week, the Cumberland Island National Seashore Quarter Three-Coin Set, and it was the Mint's best weekly seller. Released last Thursday, Sept. 13,... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]
Overall demand for United States Mint collector products climbed for a third week in row, the latest round of sales figures show. WWI Centennial Silver Medals were among the outperformers. Following... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]
This year's uncirculated American Gold Eagle from the West Point Mint moved faster out of the sales gate than past issues. U.S. Mint sales figures published today show collectors grabbed 4,149 of... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]
After surging to a four-month high in May, United States Mint coin production slowed some in June even as facilities in Philadelphia and Denver struck nearly 1.2 billion coins for circulation. The... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]