Kisatchie National Forest Quarters Available
At noon today, April 20, the United States Mint released circulating-quality Kisatchie quarters, the second of the five America the Beautiful Quarters for 2015 and the 27th in the series overall. Commemorating the national forest in Louisiana, the quarters are now available in U.S. Mint-branded rolls and bags.
Although Kisatchie quarters launched into circulation on [...]
US Mint Updates Product Status Descriptions
The United States Mint has completed their roll-out of updated status descriptions that are tagged to certain products on their online store. They complement status changes made in December that added some clarity to products that had sold out.
These revised descriptions are in addition to [...]
Upcoming Kisatchie Quarter Products; Popular Coin News
This week we will see several United States Mint products with America the Beautiful Quarters and an official release ceremony.
Beginning on Monday, April 20, the U.S. Mint will introduce Louisiana's Kisatchie National Forest Quarters in rolls and bags at prices ranging from $18.95 to $46.95. Buyers will have the option of [...]
Gold Slips 0.1% on Week; US Mint Coin Sales Mixed
Gold was little changed this week, dipping 0.1% in mostly range-bound activity. In other precious metals weekly prices, silver was the biggest loser, sliding 0.9%, while palladium was the lone winner with its opposite increase of 0.9%.
On Friday, gold for June delivery settled up $5.10, or 0.4%, to $1,203.10 an ounce on the Comex division of the New York Mercantile Exchange [...]
Canadian 2015 Summer Storm Coin Glows Under Black Light
Nature's immense power is on display with a new coin and subscription option from the Royal Canadian Mint. Making its debut is the proof 2015 $20 Summer Storm 1 oz. Fine Silver Coin, the first of four releases from the Mint's Weather Phenomenon series.
Featured on the reverse of the one-ounce, 99.99% pure silver coin is a lightning-themed design that shows enhanced detail under black light [...]
Kisatchie Quarter Ceremony, Coin Exchange and Forum
New quarters are debuting. Officials from the National Forest Service and United States Mint will introduce Louisiana's Kisatchie National Forest Quarter in a ceremony on Wednesday, April 22.
Surrounding this event is a coin forum the night before the ceremony, and then immediately after the ceremony is a coin exchange. These events are free [...]
US Government Prints 529.92M Banknotes in March 2015
The United States government printed more banknotes for circulation in March than in February and during the same period last year, data from the agency responsible for manufacturing American currency shows. The combined value of the notes was also higher from the prior month, but not from a year ago.
529.92 million in $1s, $5s, $10s, $20s and $100s was printed last month for a combined value of more than $8.87 billion [...]
Gold Dips for Third Time in Four Sessions
Gold prices ended lower for the third time in four sessions Thursday, but the yellow metal is down just slightly on the week so far as daily changes have been modest.
Gold for June delivery dipped $3.30, or 0.3%, to close at $1,198 an ounce on the Comex division of the New York Mercantile Exchange [...]
2015 Bess Truman First Spouse Gold Coins Available
Today, April 16, the United States Mint started selling collector 2015-W $10 Bess Truman First Spouse Gold Coins.
Available in finishes of proof and uncirculated, the Truman coins feature designs emblematic of Bess [...]
Fuljenz Releaes Type III Double Eagles Reference Book
An important new reference book about a popular United States gold coins series, Type Three Double Eagles 1877 - 1907 (Second Edition), provides beginning and advanced collectors a date-by-date analysis of every coin in the series, historical vignettes and more than 100 full-color photographs.
The book was written by Michael Fuljenz, President of Universal Coin & Bullion Ltd. in Beaumont, Texas, who has won more than 50 awards [...]
