The month of October is busier for the U.S. Mint compared to September, with four days set aside for product launches, including the already-released Grant medal that debuted on Monday.
Other numismatic products for the month include a proof Silver Eagle, the release of the final quarter design for the year, which honors Maria Tallchief, and a proof set of 2023 Innovations dollars.
Oct. 2: Ulysses S. Grant Presidential Silver Medal
Already released on Oct. 2 for $75, the Ulysses S. Grant Presidential Silver Medal recognizes the 18th President of the United States, and is available for $75.
Minted in an ounce of .999 fine silver, the medal has no mintage limits or sales deadlines, exactly like past program issues of the same size that are still available.
Oct 10: 2023-S Proof American Silver Eagle
On Oct. 10, the U.S. Mint will begin selling the 1-ounce, .999 fine 2023-S Proof American Silver Eagle for $80. Proof coins feature frosted foregrounds and mirror-like backgrounds, representing the Mint’s highest quality finish.
Besides bearing a different mint mark (‘S’) signifying its production at the San Francisco Mint, this coin is identical to the edition struck by the West Point Mint and released earlier this year on March 2. The West Point version remains available and has sales exceeding half a million coins.
Oct. 23: Maria Tallchief Quarters in Rolls and Bags
On Oct. 23, the Mint will introduce the 2023 Maria Tallchief quarter. This coin is the final quarter design for this year and latest addition to the U.S. Mint’s ongoing American Women Quarters™ program, which began in 2022 and aims to recognize the remarkable contributions of women to American history. Five new designs will be released each year until 2025.
Product options will include rolls and bags of the quarter in circulating quality, with prices ranging from $40 to $60.
The Maria Tallchief quarter depicts Tallchief in a balletic pose and features her Osage name, which translates to "Two Standards," written in Osage orthography.
Oct. 26: American Innovation $1 Proof Set
Closing out the month on Oct. 26 is the U.S. Mint’s annual proof set containing the year’s four Innovation dollars, with each struck at the Mint’s facility in San Francisco.
Priced at $24, this year’s dollars offer reverse designs depicting American creativity from the states of Ohio, Louisiana, Indiana, and Mississippi.
U.S. Mint: October Product Releases
| U.S. Mint Numismatic Product | Price | Release Date |
| Ulysses S. Grant Presidential Silver Medal | $75.00 | Oct 2 |
| 2023-S Proof American Silver Eagle | $80.00 | Oct 10 |
| 2023 Maria Tallchief Quarters in Rolls and Bags | $40.00-$60.00 | Oct 23 |
| 2023 American Innovation $1 Proof Set | $24.00 | Oct 26 |
New U.S. Mint products become available at noon ET on their release day. The Mint’s latest product schedule is found here.
Silver and gold, silver and gold.
Any info on mintage limits for the proof S mint ASE?
Thx Kaiser. You are correct. Had to read it again.
Actually yes but there really is no way of telling. Good info Major D. Was curious how the S sales would be compared to the W sales. Subscribed for both but have cut both subscriptions in half to 6.
Major D The W mint proof had been my first choice up until a couple years ago. Preferred proofs over uncirculated as I give them for gifts and such. I always say to myself this is my last year of buying coins but still buying a couple for myself.
LOL, what Major D said, regarding S ASE Mintage. My guess is just under 320,000 by the time it’s said, done and 20 years from now the f”inal audited” mintage numbers are absolute and finalized? BTW, reason for laughter, was that, after reading Roosters comment, my brain started processing the variables that relate to guesstimating that, number and as I got to your comment, I was just seconds ahead of your written word and what will account for the “accounting”. Haha outside chance the Mintage will fall between 265-275K though? Now the numbers to some degree are controlled the the… Read more »
Excellent points all around.
This is Sparta. The gerard butler Roman coin looks Purdy keel. Oops that US O.G.