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As the new year rolls in, the United States Mint is rolling out new products in January and February. Below is a table with the US Mint’s 2012 product schedule thus far, which includes two 2011-dated America the Beautiful Silver Coin products that were missed in 2011, new 2012 America the Beautiful Quarters products, a Presidential $1 Coin and the first of two commemorative coins.
Kicking off the new year are two bullion products, the 2012 American Gold Eagle Bullion Coins and the 2012 American Silver Eagle Bullion Coin. The US Mint does not offer these investment items directly to the public; instead they sell them to their network of Authorized Purchasers, who sell them to other coin and precious metal dealers and the public [...]
As the new year rolls in, the United States Mint is rolling out new products in January and February. Below is a table with the US Mint’s 2012 product schedule thus far, which includes two 2011-dated America the Beautiful Silver Coin products that were missed in 2011, new 2012 America the Beautiful Quarters products, a Presidential $1 Coin and the first of two commemorative coins.
Kicking off the new year are two bullion products, the 2012 American Gold Eagle Bullion Coins and the 2012 American Silver Eagle Bullion Coin. The US Mint does not offer these investment items directly to the public; instead they sell them to their network of Authorized Purchasers, who sell them to other coin and precious metal dealers and the public [...]
The United States Mint is wrapping up their 2011 product schedule with the final America the Beautiful Quarters® and Presidential $1 Coin related issues for November and December.
Two are 24-karat gold coins, three are bronze medals and there is a bronze set. Others consist of another America the Beautiful Quarters® Three-Coin Set, a Presidential $1 Coin & First Spouse Medal Set, a five ounce uncirculated silver coin, and another Presidential $1 Coin Cover.
Additionally, the last two America the Beautiful 5 Ounce Silver Uncirculated Coins were expected out in late 2011, but with the federal holiday schedule and the US Mint’s year end activities, it looks as if the last two 2011-dated strikes will end up postponed until 2012. [...]
The 2011 product schedule for September and October, published by the United States Mint, shows a total of eight numismatic product releases. Of those, the most anticipated product will likely be the 2011-W Uncirculated American Silver Eagle Coin.
Additionally, a special five-coin American Silver Eagle 25th Anniversary Set is expected out in late October, but the United States Mint has not published an actual date as it is missing from the product schedule as of this writing [...]
Several coin news statements have been published by the United States Mint during the last two weeks announcing product additions or launches, including the 2011 Proof Platinum Eagle, Ulysses S. Grant Presidential $1 Coins, and San Francisco minted American Silver Eagle bullion coins.
The US Mint also sent out a memo to its Authorized Purchasers (APs) about the availability of the Olympic America the Beautiful (ATB) 5-Ounce Silver Bullion Coins [...]
The June 2011 product schedule published by the United States Mint shows that it is not the busiest of the months for the bureau. It does, however, include one of the most popular annual products offered by the agency, the Proof American Silver Eagle coin.
Also up on deck for the month is what should be one of the most popular dollar coins and First Spouse Gold Coins of this year, as well as the third America the Beautiful 5 Ounce Silver Uncirculated Coin [...]
Just as the Hot Springs America the Beautiful 5-ounce Silver Uncirculated Coin sells out, the Yellowstone America the Beautiful 5-ounce Silver Uncirculated Coin is set to takes its place.
Buyers ordered all 27,000 of the Hot Springs ATB silver uncirculated coin between its release on April 28 and sell out on May 12. As of the 15th, those still hoping to get one of the .999 fine silver coins from the United States Mint can still sign up on a waiting list. One waiting list entry will be fulfilled after the cancellation of an existing order. The Mint indicates it will fulfill waiting list orders on a "first-in, first-served basis."[...]
Opening sales of the 2011-W Uncirculated American Gold Eagle coin was the center of attention in most US Mint weekly news articles. Sales of the collector uncirculated Gold Eagle started slow despite its previous two-year absence from the United States Mint lineup.
The collector 22-karat uncirculated gold coin went on sale Thursday, May 5. A total of 1,098 were sold as of Monday, May 9. That is 1/10th of the amount of one-ounce proof Gold Eagles sold in a lesser four-day period following their release in late April [...]
America the Beautiful (ATB) 5-ounce Hot Springs uncirculated silver coins remained available through to the end of the week, surprisingly.
Given demand expectations and the subsequent take down of the United States Mint website due to an overload of sales orders soon after the coins’ noon April 29 release, most observers were expecting a quick sell out.
Based on sales figures provided by the United States Mint on Monday, May 2, approximately 25,000 of the available 27,000 ATB 5-ounce Hot Springs silver coins been purchased [...]
The United States Mint released one of the most eagerly awaited products Thursday, the America the Beautiful (ATB) 5-ounce Hot Springs Silver uncirculated coin.
Collectors gathered to place orders in numbers that brought the Mint’s website down during the busiest first two hours following the Hot Springs release. Many visitors were treated to the message:
"The United States Mint is experiencing technical difficulties. During this time period, you will not be able to use the website. To place an order please call 1-800-USA-Mint (872-6468). We apologize for the inconvenience."
The first two hours turned out to be a messy experiences for many buyers, as warned previously by the United States Mint, but the ordering environment normalized soon after [...]
New products dominated the US Mint weekly sales news articles. The debuting sales performances are known for the 2011 Proof Gold Eagles and the first two 2011-dated America the Beautiful Five Ounce Silver Bullion Coins. Sales figures for these US Mint products are not weekly, in the sense that they have not been available for that long.
The 2011 Proof Gold Eagles were released on Thursday, April 21, and their debut sales cover through to the following Sunday. In summary, the five Proof Gold Eagle products showed weaker starting sales than last year’s issue (2010), but better than the prior year when they were available (2008) [...]
The final week of April will be a busy one for the United States Mint and its series of America the Beautiful 5 oz Silver Coins.
The Mint will release three ATB coins and one uncirculated set between Monday and Thursday. The product types are split with two releases intended for investors and two intended for coin collectors. The two investor-related products kick-off the week with their launch on Monday, April 25. They include the first two 2011 America the Beautiful 5 oz Silver Bullions Coins. Namely, the [...]
News has been ripe with consequences — both good and bad — of silver prices soaring to fresh highs.
On the positive for those positioned, silver coin values are shooting through the roof. But on the bad, high silver prices have caused product suspensions, raised coin prices and other negative changes from governmental mints.
Silver reached over $46 an ounce to end the week, bringing intrinsic silver coin values to highs not seen since the Hunt brothers attempted to corner the silver market in 1980. At that time, silver prices rose just over $50 an ounce for a short span in January. Many think that record could be broken soon [...]
Better numbers for silver coins and the debut figures for the Grand Canyon Quarter Three Coin Set were key topics in the most recent round of US Mint weekly sales news.
The sales week, which covers the period of April 10-17, reflected lower demand overall. Nineteen US Mint products had better weekly sales versus the previous week when fifty-four products shown brighter.
Three of the four U.S. Army and Medal of Honor silver coins were among the better products experiencing stronger demand. Silver sets were lower. However, two were suspended during the reporting week as the US Mint is in the process of adjusting their prices higher due to 31-year higher silver prices [...]
United States Mint coin production fell back for a second straight month in March 2011.
The United States Mint facilities in Philadelphia and Denver produced a combined 485.5 million coins for circulation in March 2011. Philadelphia’s share of the total was 289.6 million. Denver’s split was 195.9 million.
That registered as the lowest level this year, behind the 523.14 million in February 2011 and the 764.73 million in January 2011. In fact, it was the least amount of coins the United States Mint production for circulation since the 451.96 million in April 2010 [...]
The United States Mint announced via its online news room the upcoming releases of the 2011 Proof Gold Eagles and the 2011 America the Beautiful Quarters Uncirculated Coin Set™. These two releases were briefly discussed in the April 2011 product releases article.
The quarters uncirculated set will be available Tuesday, April 19, at 12:00 noon Eastern Time for $21.95, according to the US Mint press news release. The set includes numismatic brilliant uncirculated versions of this year’s quarters — five minted in Philadelphia and five minted in Denver. These coins honor Gettysburg National Military Park in Pennsylvania, Glacier National Park in Montana, Olympic National Park in Washington, Vicksburg National Military Park in Mississippi, and Chickasaw National Recreation Area [...]
