By Tom Michael
Everyone around the globe is adapting their ways of life and work to function as well as is possible during a pandemic. We all need to do our very best in both those areas, even when they begin to overlap and mesh together, as many of us have experienced. In our hobbies, it’s likely that adapting means going online for everything
Editor’s Note: The following is a reprint of an email message sent to industry press Wednesday, April 15.
Due to the increasing number of COVID-19 cases in Orange County, New York, and out of an abundance of caution, the United States Mint has temporarily suspended production at the Mint facility at West Point. This action is being taken to further reduce the risk of Mint employee exposure to COVID-19
Mints have been in the business of selling as well as manufacturing coins for centuries. The United States Mint at one time sold individual proof coins directly to collectors. At a later date, the mint began issuing Mint and Proof sets
By Charlie Ross
I have been a coin collector for more than 50 years and collect U.S., ancient Greek, and ancient Roman coins
On Oct. 17, the U.S
The Mint has released its latest sales report, and to paraphrase a character from the HBO series Deadwood, “The week saw changes, none of them miraculous.”
As of the week ending October 16, U
As of the Mint’s October 9 update, the 30th-Anniversary Proof American Silver Eagle continues to be a steady seller, retaining its place at the top of the rankings with 24,965 sold.* Last week’s figure was 24,391 units; the previous week, 40,786 units
Once again, the Proof American Silver Eagle—with special 30th-anniversary edge—is the big seller for the week, although its overall pace of sales continues to slow. During the week ending September 25, the Proof ASE sold 40,786 units; last week (ending October 2), sales slowed to 24,391 units
Sometime today (Wednesday, September 21), the U.S
The story of the 1844 Seated Liberty dime is surrounded by a number of myths made up to explain what couldn’t otherwise be. Where did some of the best U.S