On August 7 at noon (ET), the United States Mint and the Bureau of Engraving and Printing will release a joint 2019 Apollo 11 Proof dollar and a Kennedy-Apollo 11 intaglio Print in gold (19XA1) and silver (19XA2) versions. The mintage limit across all products is 400,000, while there are no product or household order limits
The U.S. half dollar coin in the lower left depicts the iconic first step on the Moon’s surface with the inscription MERCURY GEMINI APOLLO
On June 4 the Royal Australian Mint launched its long-awaited coins struck to celebrate the 50th anniversary of the Apollo 11 lunar landing in 1969. One of these coins is included in a twin pack with the U.S
On January 10, U.S
The National Bank of Switzerland will issue (9th May) new commemorative coins which remember a fantastic accomplishment, the day when humanity first set foot on the surface of the Moon. The moon landing by American astronauts 50 years ago also represented the first highlight in space research from the University of Bern
With the first quarter drawing to a close, we thought it would be interesting to take a look at sales in the first quarter to 2019 as compared to the same time period in 2018. The first thing to stand out is the underperformance of the 2019 gold proof as compared with 2019.
Overall, total sales of all options offered are down about 3,500 coins, or 26%
Two weeks before National Coin Week on April 9, 2019, the 73rd edition of Whitman Publishing’s Guide Book of United States Coins (colloquially referred to as the “Red Book”) is set to debut. The 73rd edition of the Red Book will elucidate a variety of new coin issues throughout 2018 and early 2019, in addition to highlighting foreign coins that were circulated in the British American colonies
From the Feb. 1 Numismatic News E-Newsletter:
Are you surprised that no Apollo 11 coins sold out in one day?
Here are some answers sent from our e-newsletter readers to Editor Dave Harper.
Not surprising, since they are overpriced relative to the value of silver
Apollo 11 coins will have inserts hand-signed by Haise
PCGS has graded and encapsulated a limited number of Apollo 11 50th Anniversary commemorative coins on behalf of The Astronauts Memorial Foundation.
The coins provided to PCGS are from AMF’s limited allocation of Launch Ceremony products and feature an insert with a hand-signed signature from Apollo 13 astronaut Fred Haise
Apollo 11 50th Anniversary 2019 Proof Half Dollar Set
“I want my coins yesterday” is the informal slogan of collectors who order new issues from the Mint.
How else can you get them slabbed as first strikes? How else can you flip them for a profit on the secondary market? How else can you brag to other members of the coin club that you received them first?
Word has just come that the U.S
Two things are certain this morning (Jan. 25) regarding the Apollo 11 commemorative coin program sales, which began yesterday.
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Order totals just in from the Mint show no Apollo sales option is close to reaching sellout status.
19CA 2019 APOLLO 11 GOLD PROOF 15,544
19CB 2019 APOLLO 11 GOLD UNC 7,781
19CC 2019 APOLLO 11 SILVER PROOF 86,073
19CD 2019 APOLLO 11 SILVER UNC 35,380
19CE 2019 APOLLO 11 CLAD PROOF 29,560
19CF 2019 APOLLO 11 HALF DOLLAR SPECIAL SET 49,825
19CG 2019 APOLLO 11 CLAD UNC 20,877
19CH 2019 APOLLO 11 SILVER PROOF 5 OZ 51,271
It is interesting that the clad half dollar set and 5-0unce silver proof have nearly identical order numbers for the first 24 hours of sales.
Buzz blogger Dave Harper won the Numismatic Literary Guild Award for Best Blog for the third time in 2017
Washington — The United States Mint opened sales for the 2019 Apollo 11 50th Anniversary Commemorative Coin Program today at noon EST. However, the 2019 Apollo 11 50th Anniversary five-ounce Proof silver dollar (19CH) is already on back order
Washington — The United States Mint opened sales for the 2019 Apollo 11 50th Anniversary Commemorative Coin Program today at noon EST.
This unique four-coin program includes the Mint’s first reeded five-ounce Proof silver dollar, a $5 gold coin, a silver dollar, and a half dollar
Washington — The United States Mint opened sales for the 2019 Apollo 11 50th Anniversary Commemorative Coin Program today at noon EST. However, the 2019 Apollo 11 50th Anniversary five-ounce Proof silver dollar (19CH) is already on back order
Got a spare $87,475,000?
That’s what the U.S. Mint hopes to extract from coin collectors with the Apollo 11 commemorative coin program
The coins will be released in January to celebrate the 50th anniversary of the moon landing.
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Leaving a footprint on the Moon was a major achievement 50 years ago when Neil Armstrong became the first person to do so after he stepped off the lunar lander.
The Apollo 11 commemorative coin designs for 2019 were officially unveiled Oct. 11 at the Smithsonian National Air & Space Museum in Washington, D