Lower Coin Melt Values, Lower Prices for Silver Proof Sets

by Coin Collecting News on May 22, 2013

Earlier Wednesday, May 22, the United States Mint shaved prices on several silver proof sets sold to collectors.

US Mint Silver Proof Sets

Prices were reduced for each of the above sets offered by the US Mint

In total, four coin collecting products are now cheaper by either $5 or $7. The US Mint did not offer an official [click to continue news article…]

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2013 $50 Proof American Buffalo Gold Coin for Collectors

by Coin Collecting News on May 21, 2013

Sales start Thursday, May 23, 2013 for the next United States Mint product for collectors, the 2013 $50 Proof American Buffalo Gold Coin.

2013 $50 Proof American Buffalo Gold Coin

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. [click to continue news article…]

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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.

2013 White Mountain National Forest 5 Oz Silver Uncirculated Coin

2013 America the Beautiful White Mountain National Forest Five Ounce Silver Uncirculated Coin

One was a bullion coin struck with investors in mind and the other an uncirculated coin produced specifically for collectors. [click to continue news article…]

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Two new coin collecting products appear on this week’s US Mint sales report, thanks to recent debuts.

2013 West Point Silver Eagle Set and Roosevelt $1 Coin Cover

This 2013 West Point Silver Eagle Set and Roosevelt $1 Coin Cover made their debut in this week’s US Mint sales report

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. [click to continue news article…]

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

by Coin Collecting News on May 11, 2013

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.

2013 American Eagle Two-Coin Silver Set from West Point

The 2013 American Eagle Two-Coin Silver Set celebrates the 75th anniversary of the edifice that houses the West Point Mint. These are the two coins in the set – an enhanced uncirculated Silver Eagle and a reverse proof Silver Eagle

Demand is extremely high for the sets with soaring first day sales discussed further below. [click to continue news article…]

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Coin collectors pounced on the opportunity to buy the recently released 2013 Silver Proof Set, the latest U.S. Mint sales report revealed.

Sold Out Coin Collectings Products

These two products sold out after returning from a sales suspension at reduced prices

Also, two coin collecting products have sold out, only just coming off a temporary sales suspension at reduced prices. [click to continue news article…]

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US 2013 Silver Proof Set, 14 Coins for Collectors

by Coin Collecting News on May 4, 2013

Fourteen coins for collectors make up this year’s United States Mint 2013 Silver Proof Set that was released on May 2, 2013.

US Mint Promotion Image of its 2013 Silver Proof Set

US Mint Promotion Image of its 2013 Silver Proof Set

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. [click to continue news article…]

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Sales Start for 2013 Native American Coins and Quarters Set

by Coin Collecting News on May 2, 2013

Debut sales numbers are in for the 2013 Native American $1 Coins and 2013 Uncirculated America the Beautiful Quarters Set.

ATB Uncirculated Quarters Set and Native American Coins

ATB Uncirculated Quarters Set and Native American Coins

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. [click to continue news article…]

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

April 25, 2013

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

Coin Set with 2013 Uncirculated America the Beautiful Quarters for Collectors

April 24, 2013

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.