The Real Diehl is a select column by former United States Mint Director Philip N. Diehl, exclusively for CoinWeek ….. This series of articles will give readers an insider’s view of how Washington, DC, works (and doesn’t work) from my perspective as director of the U.S. Mint The complete story of how the Sacagawea dollar (aka, the Golden dollar) […]
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In 1979, one year prior to the issue of the 1980-D, the Susan B. Anthony dollar was released with a large amount of fanfare. The new design depicted the eponymous American suffragette as the first historically real woman on a circulation strike coin. In preparation for the assumed massive demand, a combined total of 757,813,744 […]
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Rolls and bags containing the third American Innovation $1 Coin of 2022 will go on sale on June 28 at noon EDT. The reverse design of the coins in these products honors innovation from the State of Kentucky. The following packaging options from the United States Mint facilities at Philadelphia and Denver will be available: […]
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By Joshua McMorrow-Hernandez for PCGS …… 1968 $1 Voyageur (Regular Strike) PCGS MS67 Canadian Dollars are large, highly collectible coins that have been popular with collectors since their regular-issue inception in 1935. They were struck in an 80% silver format through 1967 when rising bullion prices forced the Royal Canadian Mint to choose a less-expensive […]
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By Lianna Spurrier for CoinWeek ….. The dollar coin has never circulated well in America. Even designs that are loved by collectors today, such as the Morgan dollar, struggled to find their way out of contemporaneous storage vaults as consumers simply didn’t want them. The Susan B. Anthony dollar was supposed to fix this problem […]
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By Lianna Spurrier for CoinWeek ….. Large dollar coins have never been overly successful in the United States. Early silver dollars didn’t circulate widely in the US, and even Morgan and Peace dollars sat in vaults. The public preferred to carry lighter, more convenient silver certificates more than large coins, so most of the coins […]
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The United States Mint is pleased to announce the opening of sales on December 14, at noon (EST), for $1 coin products introducing the American Innovation $1 Coin Program. The new 15-year initiative honors innovators and innovations from each state, the District of Columbia, and the five U. S. territories: Puerto Rico, Guam, American Samoa, […]
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From the Sept. 28 Numismatic News E-Newsletter:
Will the American Innovators dollar coin series be better than Presidential dollars?
Here are some answers sent from our e-newsletter readers to Editor Dave Harper.
I don’t see how they can be
From the Sept. 28 Numismatic News E-Newsletter:
Will the American Innovators dollar coin series be better than Presidential dollars?
Here are some answers sent from our e-newsletter readers to Editor Dave Harper.
I don’t see how they can be
Would Provide $16 Billion in Budget Savings By Dollar Coin Alliance …… Three Members of Congress have signed on as co-sponsors of the bipartisan Currency Optimization, Innovation, and National Savings (COINS) Act of 2017 (H.R. 2299), an effort that will modernize U.S. currency in order to save American taxpayers at least $16 billion. Rep. Mike […]
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Would Provide $16 Billion in Budget Savings By Dollar Coin Alliance …… Three Members of Congress have signed on as co-sponsors of the bipartisan Currency Optimization, Innovation, and National Savings (COINS) Act of 2017 (H.R. 2299), an effort that will modernize U.S. currency in order to save American taxpayers at least $16 billion. Rep. […]
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Commemorative features first U.S. Dollar from 1794 By Real Casa de la Moneda …… On May 23, the Royal Mint of Spain (Real Casa de la Moneda) issued a limited-release 1 kilogram silver coin dedicated to the history of the dollar. The special commemorative consists of .999 fine silver and has a face value of […]
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In June 1987, Canadians from coast to coast to coast welcomed Canada’s new 11-sided one-dollar coin in their pockets and change purses. The coin also found its way into our hearts and was soon dubbed the “Loonie” after the solitary loon that graces its reverse side. The introduction of the coin was the most significant […]
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Two recent Republican bills aim to save taxpayers money By Hubert Walker for CoinWeek …. 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 […]
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The 2016 United States Mint Annual Uncirculated Dollar Coin Set (product code 16RB) will be available for purchase starting on December 14 at noon Eastern Time (ET). Priced at $49.95, this set contains the following uncirculated quality $1 coins in production this year: Three Presidential $1 Coins Struck at the Philadelphia Mint, the obverses of […]
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Whitman Publishing announces the release of A Guide Book of Modern United States Dollar Coins, by Q. David Bowers. The 320-page book (number 22 in the popular Bowers Series) debuts July 26 and will be available from booksellers and hobby shops nationwide, and online (including at www.Whitman.com), for $19.95. The Bowers Series is a popular […]
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Whitman Publishing announces the release of A Guide Book of Modern United States Dollar Coins, by Q. David Bowers. The 320-page book (number 22 in the popular Bowers Series) debuts July 26 and will be available from booksellers and hobby shops nationwide, and online (including at www.Whitman.com), for $19.95. The Bowers Series is a popular […]
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By CoinWeek News Staff…. Noted pattern and dollar collector David Queller, of Boca Raton, Florida, passed away on December 24, 2014. He was perhaps best known for owning the Mickley-Hawn-Queller specimen 1804 dollar. Mr. Queller was born in Brooklyn, New York in 1921. Growing up during the Great Depression, he worked numerous jobs throughout New […]
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