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2014 Anniversary Kennedy Set, Gold Coins and Quarters Set in July

2014 Anniversary Kennedy Set, Gold Coins and Quarter Set in July

The United States Mint will offer a unique range of products in July to include the first of the 2014 First Spouse Gold Coins, the first 2014 50th Anniversary Kennedy Set, and a set for young numismatists featuring a 2014 Baseball coin.

Then there are normal annually issued products like an uncirculated set of America the Beautiful Quarters and coin cover with Presidential $1 Coins […]

22nd America the Beautiful Quarters Three-Coin Set

On April 8, 2014, the United States Mint started selling its latest America the Beautiful Quarters Three-Coin Set. This release is the second of five Three-Coin Sets for the year and the 22nd issued since the series debuted.

Mounted on an attractive display card are three collectible 2014 Shenandoah National Park Quarters […]

Mintages for Shenandoah Quarter

On Thursday, April 10, the United States Mint published the second batch of mintages for 2014 America the Beautiful Quarters. Bureau figures show it produced Shenandoah Quarters to a total of 310,600,000.

These are how many quarters with the Shenandoah National Park design it made in circulating-quality for use in daily commerce. The total is the second highest […]

2014 Proof American Gold Eagle Opening Sales

For a second straight year, starting sales for newly released proof American Gold Eagle Coins improved over the sales starts of the prior year’s issues.

Last year’s increases were modest over the previous year while this year’s 2014-W Proof Gold Eagles nearly doubled debut sales from 2013 […]

American Eagles, $1s, Quarters and Silver Coins for April

Coin collectors have several major releases to consider from the United States Mint in April as the product schedule for the month offers some of the most popular annual numismatic issues.

First up, 2014-W American Eagle Gold Proof Coins make their debut in early April as they become available on the 3rd of the month […]

2014 $5 Gold Baseball Hall of Fame Coins Sell Out2014 National Baseball Hall of Fame Commemorative Coins have proven to be a hot item for collectors.

So popular, that buying them in the first few hours proved problematic for some United States Mint customers. The high demand also resulted in quick sellouts of the $5 gold coins — more on that later.

US Mint Updates Product Release Dates for April, May and June

Today, March 13, 2014, the United States Mint gave collectors a closer look into its product lineup for April, May and June. New products have been added to the schedule, and specific product release dates have replaced previous listings that showed only monthly release time frames.

Newly added to the schedule are the five […]

Mintages for Great Smoky Mountains Quarter

The first batch of mintages for 2014 America the Beautiful Quarters became available from the United States Mint late last week. The bureau has indicated that it produced Great Smoky Mountains Quarters to a total of 172,600,000.

These are how many it made in circulating-quality at the two production plants responsible for […]

2014 Baseball Coins, Shenandoah Quarters in March Product Schedule

March is an exceptionally busy month for the hobby of numismatics. The United States has major releases on its product schedule and many coin collectors looking forward to getting their hands on them.

Topping the list of anticipated releases is the annually issued clad Proof Set and the curved shaped 2014 Baseball Hall of Fame Commemorative Coins […]

America the Beautiful Quarters Mintages from 2010 to 2013

Before getting too far into 2014, this Coin News Extra article takes a quick look into final mintages of America the Beautiful Quarters dated 2010 to 2013.

Production figures for the 2013 coins soared. More 2013 quarters were struck than the combined annual mintages from […]

21st America the Beautiful Quarters Three-Coin Set

On Tuesday, Feb. 11, 2014, the U.S. Mint released its newest America the Beautiful Quarters Three-Coin Set. This first three-coin set of the year and the 21st overall has three mounted 2014 Great Smoky Mountains National Park Quarters. The quarters mark the release for the state of Tennessee.

Introduced in 2010 alongside the Mint’s America the Beautiful Quarters®, this series continues its uniqueness in that every set but one […]