US Mint Discusses Plans For Presidential and Military Medals in Silver
The United States Mint this week discussed plans to make 1-ounce .999 fine silver medals honoring former presidents and branches of the U.S. Armed Forces.
Members of the Citizens Coinage Advisory Committee (CCAC) were briefed Jan. 17 about the possibility for the two new series -- one slated to begin later this year and one that could start in 2020 [...]
2021-2025 Proof American Platinum Eagle Designs To Depict Five Freedoms
The United States Mint next week will release the first proof American Platinum Eagle from the new three-year design series, Preamble to the Declaration of Independence. Coins in 2018, 2019 and 2020 will portray Life, Liberty and Happiness.
A five-year design series will follow, the U.S. Mint revealed Jan. 17 at a Citizens Coinage Advisory Committee (CCAC) meeting [...]
PCGS-Graded 1943 Bronze Lincoln Cent Sold For $1+ Million
Professional Coin Grading Service (PCGS) graded an extraordinary Lincoln Cent that was recently sold in a private sale for over one million dollars.
The bronze 1943 Lincoln Cent is the single finest known, with a grade of PCGS Mint State 63 Red [...]
Gold Prices Log First Decline in Six Sessions
Precious metals futures declined Thursday. Gold's loss was its first in six sessions, with prices sliding from a more than four-month high.
Gold for February delivery dropped $12, or 0.9%, to settle at $1,327.20 an ounce on the Comex division of the New York Mercantile Exchange [...]
American Innovation $1 Coin Act Passes House
The United States Mint is closer to striking a new series of dollar coins. On Wednesday, Jan. 17, the U.S. House of Representatives passed an amended version of the American Innovation $1 Coin Act (H.R. 770).
As CoinNews wrote about nearly a year ago, H.R. 770 calls for a 56-coin program with dollar reverses celebrating a significant innovation, an innovator, or a group of innovators within each state, the District of Columbia and the five U.S. territories [...]
US Mint Sales: 2018 Gift Sets Debut
Three gift sets for 2018 made their first appearance in a U.S. Mint sales report. Designed for newborns, birthdays and other special occasions like graduations, the three sets launched last Thursday, Jan. 11.
The 2018 Congratulations Set, which has been on back order for several days now, was the best early performer of the three with sales of 9,015 [...]
PMG Certifies 2.5 Million Notes
Paper Money Guaranty® (PMG) has certified and encapsulated 2.5 million notes, the third-party grading service announced Wednesday, Jan. 17. The milestone happened less than 7 months after the company certified 2 million notes.
PMG's speed of growth is accelerating, considering it took 10 years to reach 1 million notes graded, and less than 3 more years to reach 2.5 million notes graded [...]
Bob Dole Awarded Congressional Gold Medal
Former Senate Majority Leader Bob Dole received a Congressional Gold Medal today during a ceremony in the Rotunda of the U.S. Capitol. Dole was presented the medal in recognition of his service to the nation as a soldier, legislator, and statesman.
Dole was born on July 22, 1923, in Russell, Kansas. In 1941, he enrolled at the University of Kansas as a pre-medical student but his collegiate studies were interrupted by WWII [...]
Gold Gains for Fifth Session, Palladium Logs New Record
Gold futures lifted their winning sessions to five in row Wednesday, and settled a new, more than four-month high.
Gold for February delivery rose $2.10, or 0.2%, to end at $1,339.20 an ounce on the Comex division of the New York Mercantile Exchange [...]
2018 WWI Centennial Silver Dollars and Medals Launch
Today, Jan. 17, 2018, the United States Mint releases seven products commemorating the centennial of America's involvement in World War I.
They include a 2018 Proof WWI Centennial Silver Dollar, a 2018 Uncirculated WWI Centennial Silver Dollar and five associated sets [...]
