Does anyone collect mint sets these days? Those who do are among a shrinking group of hobbyists By Joshua McMorrow-Hernandez for FUN Topics ….. The number of collectors who pursue mint sets as a significant numismatic objective today is relatively small – and getting smaller, according to United States Mint sales statistics and the observations […]
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By Louis Golino, special to CoinWeek ….. The United States Mint recently released its 2021 Annual Report, which showed that last year the Mint had a very successful year by most measures. But sustaining the level of sales and profits seen last year will be challenging with fewer products offered this year. Bullion coin sales […]
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The Most Profitable Modern Coins By Louis Golino for CoinWeek ….. In 2019 two major trends stood out in modern coins. The first trend was that, despite the overall high level of activity in the market with ever more new coins (especially from world and private mints), the saturation level of releases took a toll […]
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Gold Bull Run By Blanchard and Company, Inc ….. 1. Gold is proving its worth as a safe-haven asset In today’s world of stepped-up U.S.-China trade tensions, market-moving tweets, stock market volatility and economic uncertainty, gold is acting exactly as it should – as a safe-haven investment. Investors around the globe are investing in gold […]
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By CoinWeek Staff Reports …. With the beginning of the second quarter of calendar year 2018 just a few days away, we thought we’d take a look at how the year’s major U.S. Mint Releases are faring. We take a look at sales figures as reported by the Mint (3/25) and, when applicable, population reports […]
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By CoinWeek Staff Reports …. According to their latest sales figure update, the United States Mint has sold 226,506 2018-W Proof American Silver Eagles as of Sunday, January 14. But that doesn’t take into account the 166 bulk boxes it has sold as part of its second year of a new bulk packaging program. […]
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By CoinWeek News Staff …. The last two years have seen quite the drop-off of sales of the United States Mint’s bullion coins. Many have speculated why; a clue lays perhaps in the years involved below. But for one reason or another, demand has dropped since the high water mark of 2015. And while […]
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By Coinweek …. CoinWeek News Wire for October 6, 2017: Brain Food 1.) INFOGRAPHIC: 58 Insane Facts About Bitcoin You probably have heard a lot of people talking about Bitcoin recently, so you’ll want to save this infographic via BitcoinPlay.net to learn what Bitcoin is, when it started, and who uses this cryptocurrency the most… […]
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By Hubert Walker for CoinWeek ….. The Mint came prepared. Sales for the 2017 Enhanced Uncirculated Set began at noon Eastern Time on August 1, and in less than 10 minutes it had become “Currently Unavailable” on the Mint’s online catalog. Meanwhile, there were almost three hours to go before attendees at the American Numismatic Association’s […]
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*A lack of a mintage limit may have helped By CoinWeek News Staff …. First day sales of the 2017 American Liberty U.S. Mint 225th Anniversary Silver Medal totaled 26,833 units, according to Todd Martin, Deputy Chief of the Office of Corporate Communications of the United States Mint. In light of the “controversy” over the […]
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The Royal Canadian Mint has reported its financial results for the year ended December 31, 2016. The contents of this release should be read in conjunction with the Company’s Annual Report available at www.mint.ca. All monetary amounts are expressed in Canadian dollars unless otherwise indicated. “We are encouraged by the profitability achieved in 2016 as […]
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The Royal Canadian Mint has reported its financial results for the year ended December 31, 2016. The contents of this release should be read in conjunction with the Company’s Annual Report available at www.mint.ca. All monetary amounts are expressed in Canadian dollars unless otherwise indicated. “We are encouraged by the profitability achieved in 2016 as […]
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Mint surprises with five distinct versions of the 2017 American Liberty silver medal By CoinWeek News Staff …. Did the 2017 American Liberty High Relief Proof Gold Coin sell out on its first day? No. According to Michael White of the Communications Office of the United States Mint, the 2017 edition of the American Liberty […]
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The Royal Canadian Mint has reported its financial results for the third quarter of 2016. The contents of this release should be read in conjunction with the Mint’s Q3 Quarterly Financial Report available at www.mint.ca. All monetary amounts are expressed in Canadian dollars unless otherwise indicated. “Consolidated profit of $4.2 million in the quarter demonstrates […]
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By CoinWeek News Staff …. Lions Club 1st Day Sales The United States Mint released first-day sales figures today for the 2017 Lions Club International Centennial Commemorative Silver Dollar. 19,244 Proof strike silver coins were sold, whereas 5,926 Uncirculated coins were ordered. Sales as of Sunday, January 22 total 23,349 pieces for the Proof and […]
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By CoinWeek News Staff …. Monday, January 9 saw the release of the United States Mint’s 2017 line of gold and silver bullion coins – namely the American Silver Eagle, the American Gold Eagle and the American Gold Buffalo. And, according to numbers provided by Michael White of the Mint’s Office of Corporate Communications, first […]
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By CoinWeek News Staff …. Monday, January 9 saw the release of the United States Mint’s 2017 line of gold and silver bullion coins – namely the American Silver Eagle, the American Gold Eagle and the American Gold Buffalo. And, according to numbers provided by Michael White of the Mint’s Office of Corporate Communications, […]
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By Everett Millman – Gainesville Coins ……. As is usually the case during the last six weeks or so of the calendar year, the U.S. Mint is nearing the point where it will halt production of its premier silver bullion coin, the American Silver Eagle. 2016 Silver Eagle Sales Compared to the previous few years, […]
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Does anyone collect mint sets these days? Those who do are among a shrinking group of hobbyists By Joshua McMorrow-Hernandez for FUN Topics ….. The number of collectors who pursue mint sets as a significant numismatic objective today is relatively small – and getting smaller, according to United States Mint sales statistics and the observations […]
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By CoinWeek News Staff …. The U.S. Mint’s Office of Corporate Communications reported on September 9 that first-day sales of the 2016 Standing Liberty Quarter Centennial Gold Coin totaled 47,884 pieces. This is 2,116 coins shy of half the maximum mintage limit of 100,000 as set by the Mint. While customers who bought their coins […]
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The Perth Mint has announced that sales of its 2016 Australian Silver Kangaroo bullion coin have reached 10 million ounces/coins. Since this latest addition to the Australian Bullion Coin Program was introduced to the market in September 2015, the release has had financiers, asset management specialists, bullion distributors and investors on the hop, with sales […]
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By CoinWeek News Staff…. Current coin sales figures* from the U.S. Mint. Products listed are currently available for purchase. Items labeled ‘Out of Stock’ or ‘Sold Out’ on usmint.gov are not listed below. Sales figures for items older than 2010 are omitted from the Mint’s online records and therefore not included here. Listings change over […]
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Guest Column by Joshua McMorrow-Hernandez… One of the first things I did when I got into coin collecting was write to the U.S. Mint so I could order my first uncirculated coin set. You might remember placing U.S. Mint mail orders, too, and addressing them to the customer service center at 10001 Aerospace Drive, Lanham, […]
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