I had the opportunity this week to attend an orientation meeting for the Badger Boys State Program, which is hosted by the American Legion. Afterwards, I chatted briefly with a few of the members who were there and asked for their thoughts on the new 100th Anniversary commemorative coins. I was surprised that none had heard of them
Spring has finally sprung at the Numismatic News office in Stevens Point, Wis. However, Mint sales numbers are not springing.
American Legion coins are moving at a relatively slow pace, with the $5 coin sale increasing just 147 from last week
First-day sales of the 2019 American Legion commemorative coins totaled 39,671, according to U.S. Mint spokesman Michael White
Yesterday, the Mint released the 2019 American Legion 100th anniversary coin products, which include the following: A Proof $5 gold coin (19CJ), a Proof clad half dollar (19CN), a Proof silver dollar (19CL), a three-coin Proof set (19CR), an Uncirculated $5 gold coin (19CK), an Uncirculated clad half dollar (19CP), and an Uncirculated silver dollar (19CM). Below is a table detailing the first-day sales of each of these products:
Product Code
Product Name
Number of Sales
19CK
2019 AMERICAN LEGION FIVE-DOLLAR GOLD UNC
Yesterday, the Mint released the 2019 American Legion 100th anniversary coin products, which include the following: A Proof $5 gold coin (19CJ), a Proof clad half dollar (19CN), a Proof silver dollar (19CL), a three-coin Proof set (19CR), an Uncirculated $5 gold coin (19CK), an Uncirculated clad half dollar (19CP), and an Uncirculated silver dollar (19CM). Below is a table detailing the first-day sales of each of these products:
Product CodeProduct NameNumber of Sales19CK2019 AMERICAN LEGION FIVE-DOLLAR GOLD UNC