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Aug 6, 2022, 10:00 AM
Market Analysis: Top Huguenot-Walloon half dollar
A 1924 Huguenot-Walloon Tercentenary half dollar, graded Mint State 68 by PCGS and bearing a green CAC sticker, sold for $47,000 in Legend Rare Coin Auctions’ Regency 53 sale in Las Vegas. -
Aug 5, 2022, 11:30 AM
Tom Bender’s 1876-CC coin rarities in August auction
One of the marquee consignments of Heritage’s Aug. 22 to 28 auctions is the Tom Bender Collection featuring some incredible coins from the Carson City Mint. -
Aug 5, 2022, 09:00 AM
U.S. Mint giving customers free gold coin with purchase
U.S. Mint officials unveiled a new promotion, offering a free 2018 American Liberty tenth-ounce gold coin with the purchase of the 2017 1-ounce version of the gold coin, for a limited time. -
Aug 5, 2022, 08:30 AM
2023 silver dollar enrollments rising, but plenty remain
Enrollment sales provided by the Mint for the five 2023 Morgan and Peace silver dollar products continue to rise, with many coins from the maximum mintage authorizations still available. -
Aug 5, 2022, 08:00 AM
2022 American Women quarters to be offered as ornaments
The five American Women Quarters 2022 Holiday Ornaments are scheduled to go on sale from the U.S. Mint beginning Aug. 26, with each issue limited to an edition of 5,000 pieces. -
Aug 4, 2022, 14:10 PM
Ryder autograph will not be used on slabs
When online images of American Eagle coins in a Mint-contracted Stack's Bowers Sept. 1 auction showed NGC grading labels signed by former U.S. Mint Director David J. Ryder, Mint officials nixed those labels. -
Aug 4, 2022, 11:28 AM
Market Analysis: Flashy Proof 1902 gold $20
A 1902 Coronet gold $20 double eagle graded Proof 64 by Professional Coin Grading Service and bearing a green Certified Acceptance Corp. sticker was sold for $76,700. -
Aug 3, 2022, 09:00 AM
July 26 Sotheby’s sale offered Buzz Aldrin medals
Medals from the personal collection of Apollo 11 astronaut Buzz Aldrin were sold in a Sotheby's auction, with his New Frontier congressional gold medal topping sales at $226,000. -
Aug 2, 2022, 11:33 AM
Market Analysis: Copper spots on classic U.S. gold coins
An improper alloy mix of copper and gold can sometimes taint the surface of gold coins but add some character, though not enough to make many collectors covet the coins. -
Aug 1, 2022, 10:00 AM
Market Analysis: Big gold at Scotsman sale includes $50 slug
The Midwest Summer Sale organized by Scotsman Coin and Jewelry offered great gold pieces like an octagonal Augustus Humbert gold $50 slug, which sold for $36,285. -
Aug 1, 2022, 07:00 AM
Monday Morning Brief for Aug. 1, 2022: You're kidding, right?
Legislation introduced in the House of Representatives seeks a frightening 120 commemorative coins in 2023 honoring 19 firefighters who died fighting a 2013 wildfire and one who survived. -
Jul 30, 2022, 10:30 AM
Proof gold collection exhibit set at World’s Fair of Money
Visitors to a GreatCollections exhibit at the 2022 ANA World's Fair of Money will have the opportunity to view a collection of Matte and Satin Proof gold coinage produced between 1908 and 1915. -
Jul 29, 2022, 10:15 AM
Damage to Uncirculated Coin sets set off complaints
Multiple collectors have reported what identify as damage to Uncirculated Coin sets believed to have been caused by packing equipment before the shipments were sent to customers. -
Jul 29, 2022, 09:00 AM
Week's Most Read: Enrollments open for 2023 coins
Enrollment news about 2023 Morgan and Peace dollars remains the top story, followed by Stack's Bowers Galleries' announcement as the firm selected to offer American Eagles struck by David J. Ryder. -
Jul 29, 2022, 08:30 AM
Limited-edition American Eagle $1 enrollments closed
Registered enrollments have usurped the allotment of single Proof 2022-S American Eagle 1-ounce silver dollars, which means few, if any, will be available for the Aug. 9 public sale date. -
Jul 29, 2022, 08:15 AM
Stack’s Bowers hired by Mint to auction last, first 2021 American Eagle bullion coins
The 35th Anniversary American Eagle at Dusk and at Dawn coins, 2,000 pieces struck April 13, 2021, by then-Mint director David J. Ryder, will be auctioned by Stack's Bowers Galleries on Sept. 1. -
Jul 29, 2022, 08:00 AM
U.S. Mint tours again available in Denver and Philadelphia
Visitors are being welcomed at the Denver and Philadelphia Mints as public tours and gift shops have reopened after being closed in March 2020 due to pandemic conditions. -
Jul 28, 2022, 14:33 PM
Ten-year-old finds cud error Mankiller quarters
Sharp observation skills led 10-year-old Florida collector Clark Davis to find 14 2022-P Wilma Mankiller quarter dollars exhibiting a progressive retained cud error on the George Washington obverse. -
Jul 28, 2022, 09:59 AM
Legislation calls for 120 commemorative coins in 2023
A bill introduced in the U.S. House could result in 120 different coins issued in a commemorative program designed to honor 20 firefighters, 19 of whom died fighting a fire in Arizona. -
Jul 25, 2022, 07:00 AM
Monday Morning Brief for July 25, 2022: A series hiatus?
The revelation that the Federal Reserve has again ordered half dollars for circulation has both excited and angered collectors, and raised questions about "circulating" coins that do not circulate.
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US Coins Aug 5, 2022, 9 AM
U.S. Mint giving customers free gold coin with purchase
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2023 silver dollar enrollments rising, but plenty remain
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2022 American Women quarters to be offered as ornaments
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Ryder autograph will not be used on slabs