The United States Mint this week announced the final designs, price and release date for the 2011 September 11 National Medals. The medals which commemorate the 10th anniversary of the September 11, 2001 terrorist attacks will go on sale Monday, June 20, for an introductory price of $56.95.
The Mint will begin selling the September 11 National Medals at 12:00 noon ET through its website and call center number 1-800-USA-MINT (872-6468). There will be no household order limits in place, and buyers may choose from medals produced at the United States Mint facility in West Point or Philadelphia [...]
The United States Mint began selling bags and rolls of the 2011 Olympic National Park Quarter at noon Eastern Time today, June 13, 2011. The reverse design on the quarters honor the national park located in the state of Washington.
The Olympic park quarter is the third of five releases this year, bringing the total of coins issued within the America the Beautiful Quarters Program to eight since it kicked-off last year. A total of fifty-six quarters at a rate of five per year will launch until the last one is made available in 2021 [...]
The amount of coins coming out of the United States Mint surged in May 2011, according to the latest coin production figures from the bureau.
The totals were the highest of the year, the second best over the past twelve months, and revealed the final mintages for the Ulysses S. Grant Presidential $1 which launched into circulation May 19 [...]
The United States Mint on Thursday released the 2010 Yosemite National Park 5 Oz Silver Uncirculated Coin at 12 noon Eastern Time. The Yosemite coin is struck in collector quality and has an introductory price of $279.95, plus $4.95 for shipping and handling.
As mentioned in an earlier article, only 27,000 were produced, and there is a one coin per household order limit. The uncirculated coins are three-inches in diameter, contain five ounces of .999 fine silver, and sport special [...]
The latest US Mint sales figures recaps the week which included Memorial Day. Collectors tend to be more tepid in coin buying surrounding holidays, as personal time takes focus. That and the lack of new US Mint product releases has resulted in a rather mundane reporting week.
Still, 21 numismatic products outperformed their previous weekly gains as compared to 17 previously. Although in this round and for the first time [...]
The Perth Mint on June 7 released a new 2011 Australian Koala 5 Oz Silver Proof Coin for collectors, its largest product in the popular koala coin series and the first issue in this size. The silver coin is currently listed for a price of $431.82 (AUS), or $461.18 (US).
Minted in five ounces of 99.9% pure silver and struck to proof quality, the unique silver coin is sure to draw attention. Its mintage has been limited to just 5,000 strikes [...]
While still impressively high, demand for American Gold Eagle bullion coins weakened in May 2011, according to finalized monthly sales figures from the United States Mint.
Sales were modestly slower than the previous month, and down significantly from the levels of a year ago — although May 2010 happened to be a gigantic month as gold bullion sales reached their highest point since June 1999 [...]
One of the United States Mint’s most popular coins will be hitting the streets on Thursday, June 30 — the 2011 Proof American Silver Eagle.
The silver coin market has been fierce, and this year’s coin will cost more as a result. The 2010 Proof Silver Eagle had a price tag of $45.95, but the price of silver then was around $22 per ounce as compared to about $37 an ounce today. Subsequently, the US Mint indicated that it will offer the 2011 Proof Silver Eagle for a price of [...]
The Perth Mint of Australia has launched four 2011 Australian Koala Gold Proof Coins, marking a 4th annual appearance in a series that is dedicated to the marsupial native to that country.
Koalas have appeared on collectible coins from The Perth Mint for several years now. The companion silver koala series debuted in 2007. Realizing the popularity of the creature and their inclusion on precious metal legal tender coinage, the Mint released the first gold proof coins the following year [...]
Last month turned out to be the best ever May and the fourth best month in history for United States Mint American Eagle Silver bullion coins.
Despite a United States Mint allocation policy which limits the number of Silver Eagles sold to its distributors through rationing, a total 3,635,500 of the .999 fine silver bullion coins were sold in May 2011. Sales easily exceeded last month’s, which came in at 2,819,000 — a top fifteen all-time month in its own right [...]
