America the Beautiful Silver Bullion Coins a Production Challenge, Says US Mint Director

With only a few months before the anticipated release of the first America the Beautiful Quarter honoring Hot Springs National Park, the United States Mint appears to be struggling with production issues regarding the companion silver bullion series. Dictated by the same law that authorized the quarters, the US Mint is required to produce five-ounce […]

US Mint Sales: Silver Eagles Strolling at 1.25 Million

With the United States Mint headquarters closed down due to winter storms during the first four business days of last week, coin sales were not reported last Wednesday. This week’s report, therefore, includes two weeks worth of data instead of the normal one.

2010 Commemorative Silver Dollar Prices: Boy Scouts and Disabled Vet Coins

The United States Mint has published the prices for its two 2010 Commemorative Silver Dollar Coins. As it has done in the past, the US Mint will offer reduced, introductory pricing. The 2010 American Veterans Disabled for Life Commemorative Silver Dollar launches first on February 25, 2010, in proof and uncirculated conditions for $39.95 and […]

US Mint Sales: Silver Products Fall to Three

The portion of the weekly sales report from the United States Mint covering silver coins is getting smaller and smaller. Last week’s Annual Uncirculated Dollar Set sell out brought the amount of US Mint’s silver related offerings down to three — two collector driven products released last year, and the new 2010 American Silver Eagle […]

US Mint 2009 Annual Report: Silver Coins Revenue

Silver coins, while certainly not the main focus of the United States Mint 2009 Annual Report, did figure prominently in many of the sales results shown within its pages. Almost without a doubt, the insatiable appetite for precious metals displayed by investors last year created the biggest impact on US Mint operations. With demand for […]

2008 US Annual Uncirculated Dollar Set Sells Out

It is atypical to talk about a two-year-old-dated US Mint product only selling out now, but that is exactly the case with the 2008 United States Mint Annual Uncirculated Dollar Coin Set. The Mint set sold out on Thursday, with the most recent sales figures showing that 98,896 were snapped up by Monday, January 25, […]

US Mint Sales: 2010 American Silver Eagles Break Record

Demand during the last several days has declined for all United States Mint silver products, according to the latest sales stats. Still, investors and collectors this month have given more than enough attention to the newly released bullion 2010 American Silver Eagle coins. January sales are at an all-time, record-smashing high.

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