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US Mint SiteThe following articles include the latest news and information on United States Mint coins and products to include new and upcoming coins, coin designs, release dates, sales, mintages and announcements related to collecting and coin collectors.

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US Mint Sales: Proof Sets and Silver Coins Most DominantVolatile silver and gold prices are making collectors cautious when it comes to buying U.S. Mint collectible products.

Proof coins, proof sets and silver coins are faring best. Highlighting the latter, the new five ounce White Mountain silver coin at a lower price sparked [...]

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Proof and Reverse Proof 2013-W American Buffalo Gold Coin ImagesCollectors with limited budgets may have to decide on buying just one of the two 2013-W American Buffalo Gold Coins that will be released by the United States Mint this year.

This article provides coin images for the two versions to offer comparisons that may help in making a buying decision [...]

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2013 White Mountain 5 Oz Silver Coins Notch Higher Debut SalesDemand is high for bullion and numismatic versions of 2013 White Mountain National Forest Five Ounce Silver Coins. Debut sales for both issues topped last year’s coins.

Released Thursday, May 16, 2013, the numismatic 2013-P White Mountain National Forest Five Ounce Silver Uncirculated Coin scored five-day starting sales of 10,605 [...]

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US Mint to Cut Prices on Gold Coins, Silver Sets as Melt Values FallIt looks like it will be a busy day for the United States Mint on Wednesday, May 22, given new expectations that it will cut prices on an array of gold coins and annual silver sets since their melt values continue to fall.

U.S. Mint precious metals products for collectors have always carried a significant premium over their melt values. Still, the [...]

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2013 White Mountain 5 Oz Silver Uncirculated Coin The United States Mint is now offering the collector 2013-P White Mountain National Forest Five Ounce Silver Uncirculated Coin.

It is the first of its kind this year and the sixteenth overall in the series of numismatic America the Beautiful Five Ounce Silver Uncirculated Coins [...]

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US Mint Sales: West Point Set Nears 200K, Silver Eagles Top 500KCollectors like their Silver Eagles. Placing an exclamation point on that statement are the latest sales figures from the United States Mint.

Released on May 9, 2013 for $139.95, the 2013 American Eagle West Point Two-Coin Silver Set has one-week sales of 193,652. As expected, its daily sales pace is beginning to slow just like daily sales for last year’s Silver Eagle set from San Francisco [...]

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2013-W Proof American Eagle Gold Coins Poised for Pricing CutsBased on prior-day declines in gold and its direction today, the United States Mint on Wednesday is likely to reduce prices on its 2013-W Proof American Gold Eagles, its First Spouse Gold Coins and its 5-Star Generals Commemorative Gold Coins.

These coins can see pricing adjustments every Wednesday if the weekly London Fix gold average shifts [...]

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US Mint Coin Production in April: New Quarter and $1 Coin MintagesUnited States Mint coin production in April soared above the previous month and from the same time last year.

Newly released figures from the U.S. Mint also provide mintages for the Perry’s Victory and International Peace Memorial quarter and the William Howard Taft Presidential $1 Coin [...]

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Clad 50c Baseball Coin to Sport Curved ShapeClad half-dollars will sport the same curved shape as companion silver dollar and $5 gold 2014 National Baseball Hall of Fame Coins, the United States Mint announced this week.

All three denominations will now feature a convex and common reverse (tails) design that resembles the surface of a baseball and a [...]

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2013 Theodore Roosevelt Presidential $1 Coin CoverOn Thursday, May 9, 2013, the United States Mint released the Theodore Roosevelt Presidential $1 Coin Cover. The product is priced at $19.95 and it is the 26th issue in the American Presidency $1 Coin Cover Series.

This release comes just two days shy of one month after the release of Roosevelt dollars in rolls, bags and boxes. [...]

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