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U.S. coin production slowed and registered under 1 billion for a second month in a row, according to United States Mint manufacturing figures for April. U.S. Mint data also revealed mintages for Connecticut’s Weir Farm National Historic quarter, the second of this year’s five quarters with unique designs. In the headline figure for the month, the … Read more
The price of producing U.S. coins for circulation climbed again last year, the United States Mint disclosed in its 2019 Annual Report. And for a fourteenth straight year, the unit cost for both cents and nickels was above their face values.
The finest-known surviving example of a Half Disme, the first coins made for circulation by the young United States Mint in 1792, will return to Philadelphia for a “homecoming” display Aug. 14-18 at the 2018 World’s Fair of Money. The small silver coin with huge significance was formerly owned by the first Mint Director, David … Read more
The U.S. Mint’s collection of gold coin prices can change weekly based on the trending value of gold as compared against its 2018 pricing matrix. Current coin prices are based on an average of gold that is within $1,250 to $1,299.99 an ounce. The precious metal has stumbled to a one-year low and is now trading … Read more
Weekly U.S. Mint Top Sellers Here’s a listing of the U.S. Mint’s most popular products for the week ended April 8: 2018-W Proof Silver Eagle (+3,284 to 264,222) 2018-P Proof Breast Cancer Awareness Silver Dollar (+1,578 to 22,904) 2018 America the Beautiful Quarters Uncirculated Set (+1,151 to 15,653) 2018 America the Beautiful Quarters Silver Proof … Read more
US Mint Sales: Numismatic Products Below are tables showing the latest sales for U.S. Mint numismatic products. The sales period covers Feb. 5 to 11. Products with an asterisk (*) are no longer available or had no reported sales. American Liberty / 225th Anniversary Products Old Sales Latest Sales Gain/ Loss % Increase 2018-W $10 … Read more
CHANGES IN US MINT Two new pieces of legislation have been introduced (in one instance, reintroduced) to Congress that seek to alter the landscape of our nation’s circulating coinage. COINS Act of 2017 Republican Senators John McCain (AZ) and Michael Enzi (WY) introduced the Currency Optimization, Innovation, and National Savings (COINS) Act of 2017 (S. … Read more
Currency in Circulation: Value Currency in Circulation: Volume Calendar-Year Print Order: Volume and Value Federal Reserve Expenses for Cash Operations Data Table | ASCII | PDF Cost of New Currency Data Table | ASCII | PDF $1 Coin Quarterly Inventories, Payments, and Receipts Data Table | ASCII | PDF … Read more
(Washington)—The United States Mint will begin accepting orders for the 2017 American Eagle 1-ounce silver Proof coin on March 23 at noon Eastern Time. The obverse of the ASE features Adolph A. Weinman’s full-length figure of Liberty in full stride, enveloped in folds of the flag, with her right hand extended and branches of laurel and … Read more
Precious metals futures ended from flat to nearly unchanged in their start to the new trading week on Tuesday. U.S. markets closed Monday for Presidents Day. Gold for April delivery dipped 20 cents, or less than 0.1%, to settle at $1,238.90 an ounce on the Comex division of the New York Mercantile Exchange. “Gold’s resilience … Read more