2009 Platinum Eagle Coin Design - Click to Enlarge
WASHINGTON - The United States Mint announced today that it will begin accepting orders for the 2009 American Eagle One-Ounce Platinum Proof Coin at noon Eastern Time (ET) December 3, 2009. Orders will be limited to five units per household.
The reverse (tails side) of the 2009 American Eagle One-Ounce Platinum Proof Coin features the first design in a new six-year program that commemorates the core concepts of American democracy by featuring the six principles of the Preamble of the United States Constitution.
Themes for the reverse designs in the new series of American Eagle One-Ounce Platinum Proof Coins are inspired by narratives prepared by the Chief Justice of the United States, John G. Roberts, Jr., at the request of the United States Mint. Coin designs reflecting the remaining principles of the Preamble will be released as follows: To Establish Justice (2010); To Insure Domestic Tranquility (2011); To Provide for the Common Defense (2012); To Promote General Welfare (2013); and To Secure the Blessings of Liberty to Ourselves and our Posterity (2014).
The 2009 design depicts four faces representing the diversity of our Nation, with the clothing and hair weaving together symbolizing the principle, To Form a More Perfect Union. [click to continue…]
Beginning in 1990 with the polar bear and ending in 2003 with the walrus, the Royal Canadian Mint has issued annual sets of four platinum coins in $30, $75, $150 and $300 denominations honoring Canadian wildlife.
Animals honored are: polar bear, snowy owl, cougar, Arctic fox, sea otter, Canadian lynx, peregrine falcon, bison, grey wolf, muskox, pronghorn, harlequin duck, great blue heron and walrus. I would like to tell you about the 1996 peregrine falcon (Falco peregrinus) and the 2001 harlequin duck (Histrionicus histrionicus) in this column...
Full Article: Canadian Platinum Honors Falcon, Duck - Numismatic News
2009 Lincoln Dollar sales continue to be brisk, although slower than previous weeks. Ultra High Relief (UHR) Eagle Gold coins pass the 52,000 mark. To the numbers…
Lincoln Commemorative Dollars are still the hottest US Mint collector coins, but sales have cooled somewhat compared to prior weeks. The proof and uncirculated dollar numbers increased 14.1 percent and 12.4 percent, respectively, versus last week’s reported 45.9 percent and 35.1 percent surge.
The latest US Mint sales figures show 45,534 more Lincoln silver dollars have been purchased for a total of 380,585 since they were first offered on Feb. 12.
Full Article: US Mint Gold and Silver Coin Sales Figures - Mar 12, CoinNews
Sales of Lincoln Bicentennial Dollars are screaming along and Ultra High Relief (UHR) Double Eagle Gold coins hit a new milestone.
Lincoln Bicentennial Silver Dollar sales figures blasted forward, with the proof coins surging an impressive 45.9 percent higher than the prior numbers and the uncirculated coins rising 35.1 percent.
A combined 99,803 were purchased in the last several days, pushing the total sold to 335,051 since the commemoratives first went on sale Feb. 12. That is within reach of the 500,000 mintage limit. More over, an amount within the 500,000 is also reserved for a yet to be announced special set.
Full Article: US Mint Gold and Silver Coin Sales Figures - Mar 5, CoinNews
US Mint sales of 1/2 oz uncirculated 2008-W American Eagles gold coins surged from the last report, rising an impressive 104.5 percent. The coin was the final remaining 2008-dated gold eagle from the Mint until it sold out Wednesday.
49,788 Ultra High Relief Gold coins have been sold. Sales increased 3.7 percent since the prior report, but the pace has slowed somewhat. 1,789 were purchased by collectors compared to the previous 2,579.
Lincoln Silver Dollars jumped again. Proof versions went up to 159,634 while the uncirculated option hit 75,614. The US Mint first offered the commemoratives on Thursday, Feb. 12.
Full Article: US Mint Gold and Silver Coin Sales Figures - Feb 26, CoinNews
The US Mint is left with two 2008-W American Eagles gold coins in the uncirculated collector series inventory. The 1 oz option sold out Wednesday. Sales were respectable with an increase of 799, or 9.3 percent.
The biggest jumper in the series was the 1/4 oz option, rising 11.4 percent. The 1/4 oz size settled down with an increase of just 0.6% following last week’s reported surge of 48.1 percent. After the current inventory is exhausted, these two coins will not be sold by the Mint again.
Full Article: US Mint Gold Coin Sales Figures - Feb 19, Coin News
The latest collector gold coin sales figures compare the most recent US Mint reported numbers to those provided on Jan. 29, when a change in American Eagle Gold Uncirculated coins was last seen.
Additionally, the Ultra High Relief columns contrast the most recent figures to those reported from the first four days of sales.
While sales are no longer blazing along for these gold pieces like they were during their first few days, 45,420 total sold is not insignificant considering its price tag has been increased twice by the Mint. (The Mint did not adjust coin prices this week since no threshold levels were breached by gold prices during the last several days.)
Full Article: US Mint Gold Coin Sales Figures - Feb 12, Coin News
No sales figure changes were reported this week for the remaining 2008-W American Eagle Gold Uncirculated Coins. Unusual, given other collector coins moved and coins did sell. In fact, the gold eagle four-coin set sold out Tuesday.
It will be another week of waiting to see how the US Mint updates the numbers next week. For the second consecutive week, the 2009 Ultra-High Relief and uncirculated 2008-dated American Eagle gold coins went up in price on Thursday.
Full Article: US Mint Gold, Platinum and Silver Coin Sales Figures - Feb 5, Coin News
Two US Mint collector coins sold out since the last reported sales figures — individual 2008-W American Eagle Silver Uncirculated Coins and 2008-W Eagle Gold Proof Coins.
The former showed a zero increase in sales, as was the case in the last report and still noted as unusual. The latter gold proof coins expectedly rose. Sales increased by 2,503 coins, or by 18.4 percent compared to last week’s reported 16.4 percent increase.
Susan Headley from About.com: Coins wrote Tuesday of her finding from the Mint that Ultra-High Relief Double Eagle coin sold figures were at 41,664 (as of 11:59 p.m. ET on Tuesday), with 28,173 gone within the first day of the modern Double Eagle release. Reports were abound that sales were on fire, and that looks to be affirmed.
Full Article: US Mint Gold, Platinum and Silver Coin Sales Figures - Jan 29, CoinNews
