The United States Mint on Saturday published a preliminary product schedule for 2016. It’s complete with 78 listings ranging from long-established coins and sets to 100th anniversary issues.
Some of the year’s highly anticipated products include two American Liberty Silver Medals like the high-relief 2015 $100 American Liberty Gold Coins, the Ronald Reagan Coin & Chronicles Set and centennial gold editions of the Winged Liberty dime, the Standing Liberty quarter and the Walking Liberty half-dollar. All of these products have "to be determined" release dates.
There are exact release dates for products launching in January, February and March. As for those debuting in April through December, general release months are given for now. Also, prices and images are yet to be published for all but the first few offerings.
Product standouts in January include the Mark Twain Commemorative Coins in gold and silver. (See images of the Mark Twain coins.)
Nixon and Ford Presidential dollars and First Spouse Gold Coins launch in February and March. (See photos of Nixon dollars and Ford dollars.)
The American $1 Coin & Currency Set and the National Park Service Centennial Commemoratives in gold, silver and clad also debut in March. (See designs of the NPS coins.)
We often know release dates by this time of year for collector versions of upcoming American Silver Eagles. We may have to wait several more months for those. Next year’s editions will have 30th anniversary edge lettering, which requires new tooling and testing time. The Mint does expect them ready by summer but currently has their release dates as "to be determined."
The U.S. Mint’s schedule will fill out more completely in the coming weeks. It’s always nice to see a new one around now even in the more abbreviated state. If you remember, products a few years ago only showed up on the Mint’s schedule right before the month of their release. Few world mints even offer annual schedules for public viewing.
The current product schedule is below. Keep up to date with changes at http://catalog.usmint.gov/product-schedule/. The default product schedule is 2015, so you’ll need to click on the drop down menu and select 2016.
Preliminary US Mint 2016 Product Schedule
| Release Dates | Products |
|---|---|
| Jan 6 | 2016 Birth Set |
| Jan 6 | 2016 Happy Birthday Coin Set |
| Jan 11 | 2016 America the Beautiful Quarters Proof Set |
| Jan 14 | 2016 Mark Twain Commemorative Coins |
| Jan 25 | 2016 America the Beautiful Quarters Silver Proof Set |
| Jan 27 | 2016 Native American $1 Coins in Rolls, Bags and Boxes |
| Feb 2 | 2016 Shawnee National Forest Quarters in Rolls and Bags |
| Feb 3 | 2016 Richard M. Nixon Presidential $1 Coins in Rolls, Bags and Boxes |
| Feb 16 | 2016 Presidential $1 Coin Proof Set |
| Feb 18 | 2016 Patricia Nixon First Spouse Gold Coins |
| Feb 22 | 2016 Shawnee National Forest Quarters Three-Coin Set |
| Feb 24 | 2016 Kennedy Half-Dollar Rolls and Bags |
| Feb 25 | 2016 Shawnee National Forest Five Ounce Silver Uncirculated Coin |
| Feb 29 | 2016 Proof Set |
| Mar 1 | 2016 Richard M. Nixon $1 Coin Cover |
| Mar 3 | 2016 Nixon $1 Coin & First Spouse Medal Set |
| Mar 8 | 2016 Gerald Ford Presidential $1 Coins in Rolls, Bags and Boxes |
| Mar 14 | 2016 American $1 Coin & Currency Set |
| Mar 17 | 2016 American Eagle Gold Proof Coins |
| Mar 24 | 2016 National Park Service 100th Anniversary Commemorative Coins & Three-Coin Set |
| Mar 25 | 2016 Betty Ford First Spouse Gold Coins |
| Mar 29 | 2016 Presidential $1 Coin Uncirculated Set |
| Mar 30 | 2016 America the Beautiful Quarters Uncirculated Set |
| Mar 31 | 2016 American Buffalo Gold Proof Coin |
| Apr | 2016 American Eagle Gold Uncirculated Coin |
| 2016 Cumberland Gap National Historical Park Quarters in Rolls and Bags | |
| 2016 Gerald Ford $1 Coin Cover | |
| 2016 Ford $1 Coin & First Spouse Medal Set | |
| May | 2016 Cumberland Gap Quarters Three-Coin Set |
| 2016 Cumberland Gap Five Ounce Silver Uncirculated Coin | |
| June | 2016 Harper’s Ferry National Historical Park Quarters in Rolls and Bags |
| July | 2016 Harper’s Ferry Quarters Three-Coin Set |
| 2016 Harper’s Ferry Five Ounce Silver Uncirculated Coin | |
| 2016 Nancy Reagan First Spouse Gold Coins | |
| 206 Ronald Reagan Presidential $1 Coins in Rolls, Bags and Boxes | |
| Aug | 2016 First Spouse Bronze Medals |
| 2016 Presidential Three-Coin Sets | |
| 2016 Ronald Reagan $1 Coin Cover | |
| 2016 Reagan $1 Coin & First Spouse Medal Set | |
| 2016 Theodore Roosevelt National Park Quarters in Rolls and Bags | |
| Oct | 2016 Theodore Roosevelt National Park Quarters Three-Coin Set |
| 2016 Theodore Roosevelt National Park Five Ounce Silver Uncirculated Coin | |
| Nov | 2016 America the Beautiful Quarters Circulating Coin Set |
| 2016 Fort Moultrie Quarters in Rolls and Bags | |
| Dec | 2016 Fort Moultrie Quarters Three-Coin Set |
| 2016 Fort Moultrie Five Ounce Silver Uncirculated Coin | |
| TBD | 2016 Ronald Reagan Coin & Chronicles Set |
| 2016 Walking Liberty Centennial Gold Coin | |
| 2016 Standing Liberty Centennial Gold Coin | |
| 2016 Mercury Dime Centennial Gold Coin | |
| 2016 American Liberty Silver Medals (Mints S and W) | |
| 2016 American Eagle Silver Proof Coin | |
| 2016 American Eagle Silver Uncirculated Coin | |
| 2016 Annual Uncirculated Dollar Coin Set | |
| 2016 American Eagle Platinum Proof Coin | |
| 2016 Silver Proof Set | |
| 2016 Mint Set | |
| 2016 Limited Edition Silver Proof Set | |
| 2016 Congratulations Set | |
