Monthly Archives: January 2010
PCGS Has It All At February 2010 Long Beach Expo
2009 US Coin Mintages Plummeted as Mint Cut Production
"Things are slow all over." That's a saying you hear a lot in this economy, and it can certainly be applied to the latest 2009 annual coin production figures released by the United States Mint.
US Mint 2009 Production Figures by Coin Design
| Denver | Philadelphia | 2009 Total | |
| Birthplace Cent | 350,400,000 | 284,400,000 | 634,800,000 |
| Formative Years Cent | 363,600,000 | 376,000,000 | 739,600,000 |
| Professional Life Cent | 336,000,000 | 316,000,000 | 652,000,000 |
| Presidency Cent | 198,000,000 | 129,600,000 | 327,600,000 |
| Jefferson Nickel | 46,800,000 | 39,840,000 | 86,640,000 |
| Roosevelt Dime | 49,500,000 | 96,500,000 | 146,000,000 |
| DC Quarter | 88,800,000 | 83,600,000 | 172,400,000 |
| Puerto Rico Quarter | 86,000,000 | 53,200,000 | 139,200,000 |
| Guam Quarter | 42,600,000 | 45,000,000 | 87,600,000 |
| American Samoa Quarter | 39,600,000 | 42,600,000 | 82,200,000 |
| U.S. Virgin Islands Quarter | 41,000,000 | 41,000,000 | 82,000,000 |
| Northern Mariana Islands Quarter | 37,600,000 | 35,200,000 | 72,800,000 |
| Kennedy Half Dollar | 1,900,000 | 1,900,000 | 3,800,000 |
| Native American $1 | 33,880,000 | 37,380,000 | 71,260,000 |
| Harrison Presidential $1 | 55,160,000 | 43,260,000 | 98,420,000 |
| Tyler Presidential $1 | 43,540,000 | 43,540,000 | 87,080,000 |
| Polk Presidential $1 | 41,720,000 | 46,620,000 | 88,340,000 |
| Taylor Presidential $1 | 36,680,000 | 41,580,000 | 78,260,000 |
According to the US Mint, a dismal 3,548,000,000 circulating 2009-dated coins were struck last year. That is the lowest mintages in decades. Of that number, roughly 1.83 billion were produced at the Mint's facility in Denver and 1.72 billion in Philadelphia.
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Gold Gains, Silver Jumps, Platinum Soars
US Mint Updated 2010 Schedule Includes Boy Scouts Coin Release...
The United States Mint got off to a quick start this year by releasing a comprehensive 2010 schedule way back in December.
Although only general monthly times were provided then, the US Mint has since updated its product listing with exact launch dates through to the end of March.
The newly designed Native American $1 coins are the highlight for this month. The 2010 dollars are already available via the Mint's Direct Ship Program. New 25-coin rolls will be available for $35.95 on the Jan. 22 at noon ET.
February will feature the release of the 2010 Presidential Dollars in proof. The four-coin proof set launches on Feb. 11. Following a week later on Feb. 18 are rolls of Millard Fillmore $1 coins.