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Precious metal coins dominate May 2013 releases from the United States Mint, according to the bureau’s numismatic product schedule. Of the five products currently listed for release during May, four of them include coins struck from gold or silver.
Likely to be the most popular among collectors in terms of the number sold will be the 2013 Silver Proof Set [...]
Making its entrance more than a month earlier than last year’s issue, the 2013 Proof Set goes on sale at 12:00 noon ET on March 28, 2013.
Priced at $31.95, the set is likely to be the United States Mint’s most purchased collector product of the year. Included within it are 14 proof coins from the San Francisco Mint [...]
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This week, on Tuesday, March 19, 2013, the United States Mint released the $1 Coin Cover for William McKinley.
The issue marks the 25th in the American Presidency $1 Coin Cover Series, and the first of four for this year. Forthcoming coin covers will include dollars featuring Theodore Roosevelt, William Howard Taft and Woodrow Wilson [...]
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Late last week, on March 7, 2013, the U.S. Mint released its seventh annual set featuring the Presidential dollars for this year in uncirculated quality.
Like last year’s set, the 2013 Presidential $1 Coin Uncirculated Set is available directly from the U.S. Mint website (www.usmint.gov) for $16.95. Last year’s release may still be ordered from the Mint, as can [...]
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On Friday, March 1, 2013, the last of the five 2012 America the Beautiful Five Ounce Silver Bullion Coins sold out with United States Mint distributors grabbing the final quantities of Chaco Culture coins.
Ironically, still available are three of the 2011-dated ATB silver bullion coins. And, the 2013-dated issues are yet to be released.
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On Wednesday, February 27, 2013, the United States Mint updated its pricing grids for numismatic gold coins, commemorative gold coins and numismatic platinum coins.
Affected collector coins include 2013-W Proof American Eagle Gold Coins, the 2013-W Uncirculated American Eagle Gold Coin [...]
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Presidential Dollars, 5-Star Generals Commemorative Coins and the 2013 Proof Set are scheduled to be released by the United States Mint in March, according to the Mint’s numismatic product schedule.
In total, the schedule indicates ten different products will be issued during the month, although the lion’s share [...]
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Ending mintages for 2012 are available with the United States Mint already striking coins for 2013. The bureau has officially closed out production figures by design for each of the four 2012 Presidential $1 Coins.
2012 Presidential $1 Coin mintages are sharply lower from past years since the U.S. Treasury Secretary stopped dollar production for circulation and [...]
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Final coin production figures for 2012 are published, and the United States Mint has closed out mintages by design for the 2012 America the Beautiful Quarters.
The annual trend of higher mintages continues, helped by an improving U.S. economy that is demanding more coins for daily transactions. For overall ATB Quarters mintages by year [...]
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When the United States Mint last December published its preliminary product schedule for this year, prices for some products like the 2013 commemorative coins were missing.
Available now are introductory and regular commemorative coin prices for this year’s 2013 5-Star Generals coins in silver and clad and the 2013 Girl Scouts of the USA Centennial Silver Dollars [...]
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On Tuesday, February 12, 2013, the U.S. Mint released the White Mountain National Forest Quarters Three-Coin Set.
This numismatic product is the first of its kind for 2013 and the sixteenth overall in the series of America the Beautiful Quarters Three-Coin Sets. These sets have appeared alongside America the Beautiful Quarters ever since they were introduced in 2010 [...]
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