The US Mint began selling U.S. Virgin Islands Quarter First Day Coin Covers today at noon ET for $14.95. The 20,000 limited edition cover includes two of the quarters struck from the first day they were minted — Aug. 3, 2009. One quarter-dollar is from the Mint’s Denver facility while the other was produced in [...]
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The US Mint on Tuesday released circulating production figures from January through to October. Both the Denver and Philadelphia Mint facilities were busier during the month compared to September figures, but that was mostly due to the preparation for the final 2009 Lincoln cent release on Nov. 12.
| Denver | Philadelphia | Total | |
| 2009 Lincoln Cents | 144,400,000 | 121,600,000 | 266,000,000 |
| Jefferson Nickels | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Roosevelt Dimes | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Quarters | 20,400,000 | 32,200,000 | 52,600,000 |
| Kennedy Half Dollars | 0 | 200,000 | 200,000 |
| Native American $1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Presidential $1s | 24,220,000 | 10,780,000 | 35,000,000 |
| Total | 189,020,000 | 164,780,000 | 353,800,000 |
Other than the new pennies, only quarters, Presidential $1 coins, and Kennedy Half Dollars were minted. No huge revelations were revealed in terms of final mintages for any of the types of coins.
The first three Lincoln penny mintages were made public back in October. Based on those and the latest figures, 266,000,000 of the 2009 Lincoln Presidency pennies have been struck as of last month.
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The Bureau of Engraving and Printing (BEP) on Monday sent customers an e-mail notice announcing that the new 2010 Intaglio Print Subscription Program will be available Nov. 17, 2009, at 9:00 AM ET for $51.00. "This year’s Intaglio Print Program has been dedicated to the age-old art of intaglio printing by featuring an exquisite [...]
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The American Numismatic Association Bebee Collection of paper money, one of the finest collections of United States paper money ever assembled, is available to view in an exciting new online image gallery. The collection, consisting of more than 800 notes, was donated to the ANA by Aubrey and Adeline Bebee in 1988. To view the [...]
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