The one-day seminar, "Introduction to Counterfeit Detection of United States Coins," will be offered April 22 at the Hyatt Regency Dearborn in Dearborn, Mich. The seminar is presented through the ANA’s Florence Schook School of Numismatics, and is in conjunction with the Michigan State Numismatic Society’s Spring Convention, April 23-25. Join instructor Mike Ellis, noted [...]
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Coin production at the United States Mint limped into January with only 218,410,000 coins struck. The pace was quicker than in December, but that is a non comparison since no coins were minted during the final month of last year.
| Denver | Philadelphia | Total | |
| 2010 Lincoln Cents | 50,000,000 | 65,230,000 | 115,230,000 |
| 2010 Jefferson Nickels | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2010 Roosevelt Dimes | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2010 Quarters | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2010 Kennedy Half Dollars | 1,700,000 | 1,800,000 | 3,500,000 |
| 2010 Native American $1 | 14,000,000 | 11,200,000 | 25,200,000 |
| 2010 Presidential $1s | 36,960,000 | 37,520,000 | 74,480,000 |
| Total | 102,660,000 | 115,750,000 | 218,410,000 |
Measuring apples to apples to a better degree, production in January 2010 was less than half that of January 2009. And the first month of last year was a snail’s pace from prior months, registering a production total of 513,420,000 that was predictive of even slower months ahead. The new figures appear to be waving a red flag, signaling that the tepid economy is likely to seriously impact coinage mintages for a second straight year.
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The United States Mint has published images of the uncirculated 2010 Presidential $1 Coins which better highlight the newest issues to honor former American Presidents. Uncirculated 2010 Presidential Dollar Images – See Large Individual Images Below The US Mint previously released line art imagery of the dollars. While detailed, they do not provide the clarity [...]
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Several numismatic news or coin blog articles are referenced on CoinNews about once a week. These articles are not authored by us, but we recommend coin collectors read them for their unusual or interesting content. Here are today’s coin articles: NGC Certifies New 2010 Cents NGC The numismatic press recently announced that the new 2010 [...]
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The United States Mint has closed out the month of January, publishing strong sales figures for its precious metals bullion coins.
American Eagle Silver Bullion Coin demand hit a record pace. Interest in American Eagle Gold Bullion Coins was elevated, reaching the top ten in all-time January sales. The numbers are more than interesting considering several factors, including New York gold prices falling 1.1 percent in January and silver prices plunging 3.9 percent.
Silver Eagle sales tallied up to an amazing 3,592,500, making it the best January ever for the one ounce silver coins. In comparison, only two months in the history of the program have ever seen numbers topping the 3 million mark. The most recent was March of last year with 3,132,000. The all-time leading month is December 1986 at 3,696,000 — the first full month in which the coins were available under the new American Eagle Bullion program.
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NEWPORT BEACH — Coming upon money is always financially rewarding. However, inherited coins could unknowingly be more than their face value. With the direction of numismatic expert Jeff Ambio, non-coin collectors can prevent making the heartbreaking mistake of spending a coin potentially worth over a hundred times its face value in a parking meter or [...]
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