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New Legislation Could Bolster Hobby

The hobby may soon get an unexpected boost from Congress. Legislation is now being considered through which circulating commemorative coins and one-year type designs could appear on circulating quarters and half dollars. While the proposed legislation has other parts that will intrigue collectors, getting the non-collecting public to start examining the coins in their pocket is the best way to get them interested in the hobby

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America the Beautiful Quarter Products Hit Market

More America the Beautiful quarter products have hit the market, and you will see their listings added to this week’s charts.
The three-coin set honoring Weir Farm National Historic Site in Connecticut was released June 29. The set, comprised of a “P” uncirculated quarter, a “D” uncirculated quarter, and an “S” proof quarter, has sold 11,375 since its debut

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Coronavirus Creates Influx of Collectors, Investors

By Richard Giedroyc
The surprising and rapid recovery of equity markets in a “V” rather than a “U” shape curve has impacted the spot price of precious metals inversely. This, in turn, has been impacting the value of bullion and bullion-impacted coins. Consider that the bad news

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Bullion Investors Hesitate

By Richard Giedroyc
There will always be bumps along the road, but in general the market for coins is moving along smoothly. There is some recent hesitation among investors seeking bullion and bullion impacted coins due to prices having reached a plateau for both gold and silver. Possible future appreciation is in question at the moment due to equities markets beginning to head north

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Bullion-Related Coins Remain a Hot Market

By Richard Giedroyc
The market for coins is healthy, even frothy. It doesn’t matter if you are into buying bullion and bullion-impacted coins, collectible but generally available coins, or “desirable” coins. I am using the term desirable rather than scarce to rare due to the keen interest in any coin someone deems to be desirable that is now increasingly widespread

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Liberty’s Torch Shines On

The United States Mint released the gorgeous 2019 American Eagle One Ounce Gold Uncirculated Coin – struck in 22-karat gold – on June 13 at 12pm Eastern Time.
This coin is a collector version of the Mint’s American Eagle Gold Bullion Coin. Struck at the United States Mint at West Point, the obverse (heads) features a version of Augustus Saint-Gaudens’ full-length figure of Liberty with flowing hair, holding a torch in her right hand and an olive branch in her left

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How interest rate hikes and a lack of scarcity brought the U.S. Mint’s American Eagle gold coin sales to the lowest levels in a decade

The 2018 American Eagle One-Ounce Gold Proof Coin. Hover to zoom

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How interest rate hikes and a lack of scarcity brought the U.S. Mint’s American Eagle gold coin sales to the lowest levels in a decade

The 2018 American Eagle One-Ounce Gold Proof Coin. Hover to zoom

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Sales open for 2018 American Eagle Gold Proof Coins on March 1

Washington — The United States Mint will begin accepting orders for 2018 American Eagle Gold Proof Coins on March 1 at noon Eastern Time (ET).
The American Eagle Gold Proof Coins are the collector versions of the Mint’s American Eagle Gold Bullion Coins

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American Eagle 2018 One-Ounce Silver Proof Coin to go on sale January 4, 2018, at noon

The Mint’s first product scheduled to be released for 2018 will go on sale January 4 at noon. The American Eagle 2018 One-Ounce Silver Proof Coin, struck by the West Point Mint, contains one troy ounce of

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American Eagle 2018 One-Ounce Silver Proof Coin to go on sale January 4, 2018 at noon

The Mint’s first product scheduled to be released for 2018 will go on sale January 4 at noon. The American Eagle 2018 One-Ounce Silver Proof Coin, struck by the West Point Mint, contains one troy ounce of

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Precious Metals Report: Silver Eagle Sales See a Big Drop in Sales This Week

Last week, the U.S

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Challenges, Opportunities, and Lessons Learned: The U.S. Mint’s Upcoming Palladium Program

The legislated motifs of the palladium coin: Adolph Weinman’s Winged Liberty dime obverse, and the reverse of the 1907 American Institute of Architects medal, also by Weinman.
The Citizens Coinage Advisory Committee is a public group established by Congress to advise the secretary of the Treasury on designs for U

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2016-W American Platinum Eagle: How Does Quick Sellout Impact Aftermarket? 

On May 26, as collectors waited to find out when the 2016-W Centennial Gold Standing Liberty Quarter and other highly-anticipated issues will launch this year, the Mint surprised everyone by announcing that the 2016-W $100 American Platinum Eagle Proof coin would be released on June 30.
Last year’s release in this popular series was not available until last December due to problems sourcing sufficient supplies of platinum planchets

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Platinum Value Jumps a Week Before Arrival of 2016 Platinum Eagles

We’re less than a week away from the June 30 launch of the 2016 American Eagle One-Ounce Platinum Proof Coin and the value of platinum is trending upward following the United Kingdom’s vote to exit the European Union. The referendum’s pro-“Brexit” result has given a boost to precious metals across the board, but platinum’s spike has not been as dramatic as the increase logged for gold, which has climbed about $55 an ounce in the last 24 hours

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