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WASHINGTON - The United States Mint will begin accepting orders for the Letitia Tyler First Spouse Gold Coin on July 2, 2009, at noon Eastern Time (ET). The one-half ounce 24-karat gold coin, struck at the United States Mint at West Point, will be available in proof and uncirculated conditions.
Pricing for the coins will be based on the United States Mint's pricing structure for precious metals products. For current pricing information, visit [click to continue…]
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WASHINGTON - The 2009 United States Mint Silver Proof Set will be available at noon Eastern Time (ET) on July 17, 2009. Pricing for this annual set is $52.95 per unit.
This year's set contains 18 coins:
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The distinct possibility that precious metals may have been stolen from the Royal Canadian Mint is "inexcusable," the federal minister responsible for the Crown corporation said Monday.
The findings of a long-awaited external audit, released earlier in the day, concluded that $15.3 million in missing gold is not the result of accounting or bookkeeping errors, raising even more questions about the whereabouts of the metals from what has been touted as one of the most secure facilities in Canada...
Full Article: Mint's $15.3 M golden dilemma: Was there a heist? - Ottawa Citizen
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Legends of TV and film will surrender the Hollywood spotlight for a night when a different kind of American star takes to the podium at the Hyatt Regency Century Plaza in Beverly Hills: A historic 1854-S quarter eagle, graded VF35 NGC, will lead the Platinum Night offerings of Heritage Auction Galleries’ August 2009 Los Angeles U.S. Coin Auction, July 31-Aug. 2.
"This coin is truly a legendary rarity," said Greg Rohan, President of Heritage, "and one of just a dozen known survivors from the first quarter eagle issue produced by the San Francisco Mint. In Heritage’s in-house condition census of the surviving 12, this example is rated fifth overall."
Just 246 examples of the 1854-S quarter eagle were struck since the San Francisco Mint focused on making larger denominations such as the eagle and double eagle, and the relative "small change" denomination of the gold dollar, leaving the quarter eagle and half eagle relatively neglected. Despite the tiny mintage for the 1854-S quarter eagle, the coins that were produced found ready acceptance in California commerce; virtually the entire mintage was lost through attrition...
Full Article: Historic 1854-S Quarter Eagle Highlights Heritage August LA Rare Coins Auction
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2009 Lincoln Rail Splitter pennies, formally known as the "Formative Years" cents, are exceedingly popular with the American public.
Released US Mint sales figures continue to show exceptional demand for the second of four redesigned 2009 pennies that commemorate the birth of President Abraham Lincoln.
The Rail Splitter penny was launched on May 14. While the coins have been extremely difficult to find in circulation, they are available...
Full Article: Lincoln Formative Years Cents Reach 27.6M in June - 2009 Lincoln Pennies
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Standing out in the latest batch of US Mint sales figures is an eyebrow raising increase for the 18-coin clad 2009 Proof Set.
After a double-take, the numbers were verified as true. Another 106,987 were purchased during the prior seven days ending on Sunday.
The new total stands at an impressive 684,412 sold in the first 28 days. The increase was the best ever, with the exception of launch week. Why the jump? Look to Mint marketing. Postcards advertising the sets hit collector mailboxes en masse last week, reminding the public to buy. They did...
Full Article: US Mint Sales: 2009 Proof Sets Surge - CoinNews
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In typical fashion of late, the demand for US silver coins and sets flows differently depending on the week, with both ups and downs.
Of the six silver products sold, the latest US Mint sales figures have four with modest increases and two easing lower. The down shifters were...
Full Article: US Mint Silver Coin Sales Fluid - Silver Coins Today
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First Spouse Coin sales were again mixed last week but trended a touch higher, according to new US Mint data.
Four of eight coins climbed, two were unchanged and two slid, when comparing the week prior and week-over-week percent increases for the gold coin series. None moved in either direction by any significant factor.
The biggest gainer in the group was the proof Anna Harrison First Spouse coin, rising by...
Full Article: First Spouse Gold Coins Sales Mixed - First Spouse Coins
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Proof sets seem to be up, up and away this week. Sales of the 2009 18-coin clad set are up by nearly 107,000, 2009 six-quarter silver sets are up 6,173, six-quarter sets are up 6,275 and four-coin presidential sets are up 4,433.
Presidential dollars, on the other hand, remained steady. In 25-coin rolls, Van Buren increased by 191, Jackson and Jefferson increased...
Full Article: Mint Stats: Proof Sets Heat Up, Pres. Dollars Steady - NumisMaster
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