On Thursday, February 9, 2012 the United States Mint began selling the 2011-P Chickasaw National Recreation Area Five Ounce Silver Uncirculated Coin for $204.95…
There are no household limits for the latest uncirculated coin as there had been for the others. Previous 2011 issues had an initial limit of five coins per household for the first few months. The only restriction for the Chickasaw coin is its maximum mintage of [...]
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Kicking off the month of February for the United States Mint were bags and rolls of the first 2012-dated quarters which depict El Yunque National Forest. The second U.S. Mint product issued this month features those same quarters but in collector editions. On Tuesday, February 7, 2012, the United States Mint released the El Yunque Quarter Three-Coin Set.
The set is the eleventh released in the series of America the Beautiful Quarters®, but it has the lowest price. At $9.95, it is [...]
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United States Mint bags and rolls of 2012 El Yunque National Forest Quarters were made available Friday, February 3.
El Yunque quarters were actually released into circulation beginning on January 23. The new quarter marks the first of five releases scheduled in 2012 and the eleventh in the America the Beautiful Quarters® Program [...]
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Last month turned energetic for U.S. Mint sales of the American Silver Eagle bullion coin. Barely missing out as the best ever selling month, January now ranks second all-time for the series which dates back to 1986.
Buyers scooped up 6,107,000 Silver Eagles during the month. That was 315,000 away from matching the all-time monthly record of 6,422,000 set in January 2011 and a scant 350,000 away from equaling the combined monthly sales totals from December, November and October [...]
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The United States Mint on Thursday revealed pricing for the upcoming 2012 commemorative coins on the Federal Register, the official source for notices by government agencies. In addition to prices, the Mint also indicated that it will offer special sets featuring the coins.
With a scheduled launch date of February 16, the Infantry Soldier Silver Dollar will start out with a price of $54.95 for the proof and $49.95 for the uncirculated. As introductory prices, their regular levels will go up [...]
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Per the recent trend of gold on the London Fix, a series of price increases is very likely for several United States Mint collector gold coins.
Numismatic gold and platinum coin prices are re-evaluated each week on Wednesday. Last week the proof Platinum Eagle rose but the gold coins remained the same. This week it looks like a reversal, with the gold coins rising and the Platinum Eagle remaining unchanged [...]
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United States Mint weekly sales for its numismatic products are a bit more interesting this week with the debut of the 2012 America the Beautiful Quarters Silver Proof Set. The set is the third annual release to feature only 25-cent pieces in silver since the 2010 kick-off of the Mint’s America the Beautiful Quarters® Program.
Released Tuesday, January 10, at a price of $41.95, the 2012 ATB Quarters Silver Set opened with sales of 61,181 during the first seven days.
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The first 5-ounce coin to be released by the United States Mint in 2012 is the 2011-P Vicksburg National Military Park Five Ounce Silver Uncirculated Coin. It went on sale Thursday, January 12, 2012, at noon Eastern Time for $204.95.
As the fourth 2011-dated uncirculated coin and the ninth overall in the America the Beautiful Five Ounce Silver Uncirculated Coin™ series, the Vicksburg coin was delayed as the Mint only started releasing the 2010 and 2011-dated collector coins last year as production hurdles had to be overcome in producing the massive five ounce, 3.0 diameter pieces. [...]
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American Eagle Gold Coins, First Spouse Gold Coins, and the American Buffalo Gold Proof Coin should see price increases Wednesday, due to the United States Mint’s policy of adjusting its numismatic gold coin prices based on a weekly average of the precious metal.
The current pricing threshold for U.S. Mint numismatic gold products is between $1,550.00 and $1,599.99 an ounce. But the current market value of the yellow metal has [...]
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The United States Mint placed the James Garfield Presidential Dollar Coin Cover on sale Thursday, December 29, 2011, for a price of $19.95. It is the Mint’s final product release for the 2011 calendar year.
It is also the final of four 2011 releases in the American Presidency $1 Coin Cover Series and the twentieth since the covers were introduced for the Presidents in 2007.
The limited edition cover features two James Garfield Presidential dollars from the first day of production. One coin, struck on September 1, is from the U.S. Mint facility in Denver, and the other, minted on [...]
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