2013 Girl Scouts of the USA Centennial Silver Dollar Designs

Final design selections for the commemorative 2013 Girl Scouts of the USA Centennial Silver Dollar were unveiled Saturday by officials of the organization.

Girl Scouts of the USA National President Connie L. Lindsey and Chief Executive Officer Anna Maria Chávez presented the chosen designs at the 100th Anniversary Experience Exhibition Preview and Dinner Under The Stars hosted by Girl Scouts of Northeast Texas. Read More…

2012-P Hawaii Volcanoes 5 Ounce Silver Uncirculated Coin Available

At Noon (Eastern), today, September 24, 2012, the United States Mint began selling the 2012-P Hawaii Volcanoes National Park 5 Ounce Silver Uncirculated Coin.

Like other currently available strikes of the U.S. Mint’s America the Beautiful Silver Uncirculated Coin™ series, the new release is being sold for $204.95, plus the Mint’s standard shipping and handling charge of $4.95 per order. Read More…

2012 Australian Kangaroo at Sunset Silver Proof Coin

The Royal Australian Mint continues an extremely popular numismatic silver series with the one-fifth ounce 2012 Kangaroo at Sunset Silver Proof Coin.

As indicated by the name of the strike, the reverse design of the coin showcases the elegantly simplistic image of a kangaroo against a setting sun. Read More…

Silver Coin in Annual Uncirculated Dollar Coin Set Not Sparking Sales

The 2012 Annual Uncirculated Dollar Coin Set, containing a 2012-W Uncirculated Silver Eagle along with five other clad dollars, advanced by 1,606 during its first full week of availability. Combined with its initial sales, the total number of sets purchased by collectors crept up to 6,547.

It represents a much slower start than that of the previous silver set release, the Making American History Coin and Currency Set that debuted in August. Read More…

Lions Clubs International Commemorative Coin Act Nearing Law

Commemorative coins recognizing the centennial of Lions Club International are closing in on reality.

The U.S. House of Representatives just passed its version (H.R. 2139) of the Lions Clubs International Century of Service Commemorative Coin Act on September 10, 2012 and the U.S. Senate passed its version (S. 1299) on July 26, 2012.

Now, one of the nearly identical bills need only be approved in both the House and Senate and get signed by the President to become law. That should happen within weeks. Read More…

Canadian 2012 $20 Silver Magical Reindeer Commemorative Coin at Face Value

The Royal Canadian Mint unveiled the final coin in its "Exchange $20 for $20" series. Collectors may place their orders now for the holiday-themed 2012 $20 Silver Magical Reindeer Commemorative Coin for $20 and shipping will start in November.

This extremely popular "Exchange $20 for $20" program started in 2011 and has been a huge success for the Mint with sell outs of all five prior coins in the series. Read More…

2012 Proof Silver Eagle Sales Top 600K, Trumping Annual $1 Coin Set

Collectors last week focused a great deal of attention on the U.S. Mint’s 2012-W Proof Silver Eagle, based on the bureau’s recent coin sales stats.

At the same time, however, orders for this year’s 2012-W Uncirculated Silver Eagle seemed grim, as its sales plunged by thousands — more than the debut sales of the 2012 Annual Uncirculated Dollar Coin Set that contains one of the coins. Read More…

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