United States Mint to Hold Apostle Islands National Lakeshore Quarter Launch Ceremony on April 11

Apr 2, 2018 | Announcements, U.S. Mint

WHAT: The United States Mint (Mint) and the National Park Service will launch the America the Beautiful Quarters® Program coin honoring Apostle Islands National Lakeshore in Wisconsin on Wednesday, April 11, 2018, at 10 a.m. CDT. The ceremony will take place at the...

PNG Calls For 2018 Awards Nominations

Apr 2, 2018 | Announcements, PNG

Temecula, California) April 2, 2018 — Nominations now are being accepted for the 2018 Professional Numismatists Guild (www.PNGdealers.org) awards, according to PNG Executive Director Robert Brueggeman and President Barry Stuppler. “Each year the PNG publicly...

NCS and NGC Selected to Conserve and Grade SS Pulaski Coins

Mar 29, 2018 | Announcements

NCS and NGC have been selected by Endurance Exploration Group and Blue Water Ventures International to conserve, attribute and grade coins recovered from the wreck of the SS Pulaski. The SS Pulaski sank in 1838 off the coast of North Carolina while sailing from...

Greg Allen new ACTF Steering Committee chair

Mar 29, 2018 | Announcements, ICTA

World Mint Work Group joining anti-counterfeiting effort Industry Council for Tangible Assets Chairman Philip N. Diehl has announced the appointment of Greg Allen as chair of the Anti-Counterfeiting Task Force Steering Committee. ACTF Steering Committee members serve...

Literary Awards Competition Open to Young Numismatists

Mar 28, 2018 | ANA, Announcements

Entries are now being accepted for the 2018 American Numismatic Association’s (ANA) Young Numismatist Literary Awards competition. The awards program encourages young writers and promotes future numismatic authors and researchers. All submissions must be postmarked by...

222 Years of U.S. Dimes are Featured in Whitman Publishing’s New 4th Edition of MEGA RED

Mar 27, 2018 | Announcements

(Pelham, Alabama) — The fourth edition of MEGA RED (the Deluxe Edition of the Guide Book of United States Coins, also known as the Red Book) will officially debut April 10, 2018, with retail pre-orders being shipped on that date. The 1,504-page MEGA RED retails for...

United States Mint Opens Sales for 10-Coin Set of Uncirculated Quarters on March 29

Mar 22, 2018 | Announcements, U.S. Mint

WASHINGTON – The United States Mint will accept orders for the 2018 America the Beautiful Quarters Uncirculated Coin Set™ (product code 18AA) beginning on March 29 at noon Eastern Time (ET). This set contains five uncirculated quarters from the Philadelphia Mint and...

Summer Seminar Early Registration Discount Ends Soon

Mar 21, 2018 | ANA, Announcements

Hobbyists interested in attending the American Numismatic Association’s (ANA) 50th annual Summer Seminar in Colorado Springs, Colo. can now register for the event online. The two one-week sessions will be held June 16-28. ANA members who register by Mar. 31 will...

2018 Breast Cancer Awareness Commemorative Coin Program

Mar 15, 2018 | Announcements, U.S. Mint

SUPPORT RESEARCH. SAVE LIVES. The United States Mint is proud to introduce the Breast Cancer Awareness Commemorative Coin Program and its role in funding treatment advances and finding a cure. This 3-coin program includes a clad half dollar, a silver dollar and a $5...

PCGS Donates to Breast Cancer Research Foundation

Mar 15, 2018 | Announcements

The U.S Mint has released three unique coins to commemorate the journey towards the cure for breast cancer. All Breast Cancer Awareness Commemorative coins submitted to PCGS for authentication through the ‘Submissions for a Cure’ program will include a...