Coin Collecting News

Lower Coin Melt Values, Lower Prices for Silver Proof Sets

Coin Collecting News — Thu, 23 May 2013 02:51:13 +0000

Earlier Wednesday, May 22, the United States Mint shaved prices on several silver proof sets sold to collectors. In total, four coin collecting products are now cheaper by either $5 or $7. The US Mint did not offer an official reason for lowering prices but the changes come as silver has declined and that has [click to continue…]

2013 $50 Proof American Buffalo Gold Coin for Collectors

Coin Collecting News — Tue, 21 May 2013 09:03:12 +0000

Sales start Thursday, May 23, 2013 for the next United States Mint product for collectors, the 2013 $50 Proof American Buffalo Gold Coin. This one-ounce gold coin is a favorite for coin collectors who prefer the highest in purity. It is struck in 24-karat gold, which is 99.99% pure. Because of coin’s gold content, its [click to continue…]

2013 ATB White Mountain Silver Coins for Collectors and Investors

Coin Collecting News — Sun, 19 May 2013 19:51:20 +0000

Two different America the Beautiful five ounce, 99.9% pure silver coins featuring White Mountain National Forest were introduced by the United States Mint last week. One was a bullion coin struck with investors in mind and the other an uncirculated coin produced specifically for collectors. The former, released on May 13, the US Mint sells [click to continue…]

Sales Debuts for West Point Silver Eagle Sets, Roosevelt $1 Covers

Coin Collecting News — Thu, 16 May 2013 08:26:50 +0000

Two new coin collecting products appear on this week’s US Mint sales report, thanks to recent debuts. The first one, and most popular, was the 2013 Silver Eagle Two-Coin Set from West Point. It launched last Thursday, on May 9, 2103. This set includes a reverse proof and an enhanced uncirculated American Silver Eagle for [click to continue…]

American Eagle Two-Coin Silver Set for West Point Mint’s 75th

Coin Collecting News — Sat, 11 May 2013 21:54:03 +0000

On Thursday, May 9, 2013, the US Mint started selling its special two-coin silver set containing a reverse proof American Eagle silver coin and an enhanced uncirculated American Eagle silver coin. Demand is extremely high for the sets with soaring first day sales discussed further below. Both coins are produced for collectors, minted at the [click to continue…]

Collecting Products Sell Out, 2013 Silver Proof Set Debut Sales

Coin Collecting News — Thu, 09 May 2013 03:47:51 +0000

Coin collectors pounced on the opportunity to buy the recently released 2013 Silver Proof Set, the latest U.S. Mint sales report revealed. Also, two coin collecting products have sold out, only just coming off a temporary sales suspension at reduced prices. As for the 2013 Silver Proof Set, between Thursday and Monday, orders for it [click to continue…]

US 2013 Silver Proof Set, 14 Coins for Collectors

Coin Collecting News — Sat, 04 May 2013 06:28:48 +0000

Fourteen coins for collectors make up this year’s United States Mint 2013 Silver Proof Set that was released on May 2, 2013. The annual set, one of the Mint’s most popular, has seven coins that are uniquely composed of 90% silver and 10% copper. The other seven have a standard clad composition. This latest coin [click to continue…]

Sales Start for 2013 Native American Coins and Quarters Set

Coin Collecting News — Fri, 03 May 2013 04:59:59 +0000

Debut sales numbers are in for the 2013 Native American $1 Coins and 2013 Uncirculated America the Beautiful Quarters Set. The U.S. Mint reported that cumulative orders of popular Philadelphia Mint and Denver Mint produced Native American $1 coins reached 1.24 million while the uncirculated America the Beautiful Quarters Set started at 13,052. Hitting the [click to continue…]

US Mint Sales: 2013 Gold Eagles and Quarters Three-Coin Set Debut

Coin Collecting News — Thu, 25 Apr 2013 06:42:37 +0000

Toppling all of the weekly coin collecting sales, even the new arrivals, were 2013 Proof Sets. Behind them were fresh Perry’s Victory Quarters Three-Coin Sets and 2013 5-Star Generals $1 Silver Proof Coins. U.S. Mint sales stats revealed 12,926 of this year’s Proof Sets sold and took the number one spot compared to 9,624 initial [click to continue…]

Coin Set with 2013 Uncirculated America the Beautiful Quarters for Collectors

Coin Collecting News — Wed, 24 Apr 2013 06:10:46 +0000

On Thursday, April 25, 2013, the US Mint will release its 2013 America the Beautiful Quarters Uncirculated Coin Set for collectors. Held within the coin set is a total of 10 uncirculated America the Beautiful Quarters with this year’s five unique reverse designs. Five of the uncirculated coins are produced at the US Mint facility [click to continue…]