(Long Beach, California) – Professional Coin Grading Service (PCGS at www.PCGS.com) will display a spectacular collection of early U.S. half dollars, offer special discounts for coins submitted for authentication and grading, and give collectors and dealers an opportunity to have their coins digitally imaged with the PCGS TrueViewTM photo service during the Long Beach Coin, [...]
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"Things are slow all over." That’s a saying you hear a lot in this economy, and it can certainly be applied to the latest 2009 annual coin production figures released by the United States Mint.
US Mint 2009 Production Figures by Coin Design
| Denver | Philadelphia | 2009 Total | |
| Birthplace Cent | 350,400,000 | 284,400,000 | 634,800,000 |
| Formative Years Cent | 363,600,000 | 376,000,000 | 739,600,000 |
| Professional Life Cent | 336,000,000 | 316,000,000 | 652,000,000 |
| Presidency Cent | 198,000,000 | 129,600,000 | 327,600,000 |
| Jefferson Nickel | 46,800,000 | 39,840,000 | 86,640,000 |
| Roosevelt Dime | 49,500,000 | 96,500,000 | 146,000,000 |
| DC Quarter | 88,800,000 | 83,600,000 | 172,400,000 |
| Puerto Rico Quarter | 86,000,000 | 53,200,000 | 139,200,000 |
| Guam Quarter | 42,600,000 | 45,000,000 | 87,600,000 |
| American Samoa Quarter | 39,600,000 | 42,600,000 | 82,200,000 |
| U.S. Virgin Islands Quarter | 41,000,000 | 41,000,000 | 82,000,000 |
| Northern Mariana Islands Quarter | 37,600,000 | 35,200,000 | 72,800,000 |
| Kennedy Half Dollar | 1,900,000 | 1,900,000 | 3,800,000 |
| Native American $1 | 33,880,000 | 37,380,000 | 71,260,000 |
| Harrison Presidential $1 | 55,160,000 | 43,260,000 | 98,420,000 |
| Tyler Presidential $1 | 43,540,000 | 43,540,000 | 87,080,000 |
| Polk Presidential $1 | 41,720,000 | 46,620,000 | 88,340,000 |
| Taylor Presidential $1 | 36,680,000 | 41,580,000 | 78,260,000 |
According to the US Mint, a dismal 3,548,000,000 circulating 2009-dated coins were struck last year. That is the lowest mintages in decades. Of that number, roughly 1.83 billion were produced at the Mint’s facility in Denver and 1.72 billion in Philadelphia.
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The United States Mint got off to a quick start this year by releasing a comprehensive 2010 schedule way back in December.
Although only general monthly times were provided then, the US Mint has since updated its product listing with exact launch dates through to the end of March.
The newly designed Native American $1 coins are the highlight for this month. The 2010 dollars are already available via the Mint’s Direct Ship Program. New 25-coin rolls will be available for $35.95 on the Jan. 22 at noon ET.
February will feature the release of the 2010 Presidential Dollars in proof. The four-coin proof set launches on Feb. 11. Following a week later on Feb. 18 are rolls of Millard Fillmore $1 coins.
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The 2010 Presidential Dollar series represents the fourth year for the program which launched in 2007. Although the United States Mint website has yet to publish specific launch dates for the 2010 $1 coins, the Federal Reserve Bank has as part of its 2010 distribution schedule. 2010 Presidential Dollar Designs – See Large Individual Images [...]
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Coins and their designs are rarely thought of as works of art – but over the next month an exclusive exhibition at the Royal Australian Mint will showcase just that. The Assistant Treasurer, Senator Nick Sherry says the Mint’s inaugural art exhibition ‘Striking Art Lasting Impressions’ will highlight the work of Mint designer and sculptor [...]
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(Long Beach, California) – A decade after its first appearance, the precedent-setting "Ship of Gold" display showcasing California Gold Rush-era sunken treasure recovered from the 1857 shipwreck of the SS Central America again will dock in Long Beach, California. CLICK IMAGE TO ENLARGE: The remains of a wooden cargo box with approximately 110 gold coins [...]
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(Irvine, California) – Rare Coin Wholesalers (www.rcw1.com) has moved to new offices at 8105 Irvine Center Drive, Suite 440, in Irvine, California. The new phone number is (949) 679-1222, and the toll-free number remains the same, (800) 347-3250. "We’re now located in the beautiful, flagship building across from the Irvine Spectrum Center near Interstate [...]
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