Apr 3, 2019 | Announcements, U.S. Mint
This video shows the production of circulating quarters at the West Point Mint and U.S. Mint Director David Ryder mixing the quarters into bulk bags for circulation at the Philadelphia Mint.
Do you see something strange in your change? For National Coin Week, the U.S. Mint is mixing things up and launching a limited amount of America the Beautiful quarters with the “W” mint mark into circulation – a first for the U.S. Mint in 227 years of minting coins. While West Point has produced quarters in the past, they didn’t have a mint mark and were indistinguishable from Philadelphia quarters.
The goal of the initiative is to create excitement about coin collecting by introducing rare coins into circulation, allowing anyone the opportunity to collect the quarters from their pocket change.
In total, the West Point Mint will strike 10 million quarters that will be mixed into bulk bags of quarters at the Philadelphia and Denver Mints. In early April, the first of the W mint mark quarters will be shipped and distributed to banks and financial institutions by the Federal Reserve. The coins will likely begin to appear in circulation within four to six weeks and will be available throughout 2019.
The announcement of the W mint mark quarters ties in with the American Numismatic Association’s National Coin Week from April 21-27, 2019. Also during the month of April, independent coin dealers will place approximately one million of their own collectible coins into circulation across the United States as part of the Great American Coin Hunt.
Mint Releases First Ever W Quarters Into Circulation
Since 1835, the Mint has issued coins with mint marks, which identify the facility that struck the coin. The most common mint marks are a “P”, which denotes coins made in Philadelphia or “D” for coins made in Denver. Typically, circulating coins are made in Philadelphia or Denver.
The two other mint marks currently in use are an “S” for coins struck in San Francisco and a “W” for coins produced at West Point. The San Francisco and West Point Mints primarily produce proof, commemorative, and/or bullion coins.
This year, however, the Mint is producing approximately 1% of the total circulating quarters at West Point, making the “W” mint mark quarters the first of it’s kind. This is a limited initiative, so go search for your W quarter today!
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Mar 29, 2019 | Announcements, U.S. Mint
WASHINGTON – The United States Mint (Mint) will begin accepting orders for the 2019 America the Beautiful Five Ounce Silver Uncirculated Coin honoring American Memorial Park in the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands (product code 19AK) on April 4 at noon EDT. The coin is priced at $154.95.
The America the Beautiful Five Ounce Silver Uncirculated Coins are struck in .999 fine silver at the Philadelphia Mint. These coins are three inches in diameter and bear the same designs featured on their America the Beautiful Quarters® Program Coin counterparts.
The reverse (tails) of the American Memorial Park five ounce coin depicts a young woman in traditional attire at the front of the Flag Circle and Court of Honor. She is resting her hand on the plaque whose text honors the sacrifice of those who died in the Marianas Campaign of World War II. Inscriptions are “AMERICAN MEMORIAL PARK,” “N. MARIANA ISLANDS,” “2019,” and “E PLURIBUS UNUM.” The obverse (heads) features a 1932 restored portrait of George Washington.
A presentation case holds each encapsulated coin, which comes with a Certificate of Authenticity.
The mintage limit for the America the Beautiful Five Ounce Silver Uncirculated Coin honoring American Memorial Park is set at 20,000 units.
The Mint accepts orders at www.catalog.usmint.gov and 1-800-USA-MINT (872-6468). Hearing and speech-impaired customers with TTY equipment may order at 1-888-321-MINT. Visit www.catalog.usmint.gov/customer-service/shipping.html for information about shipping options.
The America the Beautiful Five Ounce Silver Uncirculated Coins™ are also available for purchase through the Mint’s Product Enrollment Program. To learn more, visit us online at catalog.usmint.gov/shop/product-enrollments/ for details.
Mar 28, 2019 | Announcements, U.S. Mint
WASHINGTON – The 2019 United States Mint (Mint) Explore and Discover Coin Set™ (product code 19XGB) will be available for purchase beginning on March 28 at noon EDT. This is the second of three new youth-oriented products the Mint is offering this year. These products feature the Mighty Minters™—Kendra, Timothy, Sophie, Lina, Alex, Eli, and Layla—the Mint’s coin collecting ambassadors.
The 2019 United States Mint Explore and Discover Coin Set™ consists of a coin folder and activity book with a penny planchet (coin blank) and the following six coins:
- One America the Beautiful Quarter honoring Lowell National Historical Park (Massachusetts). The coin’s reverse (tails) design depicts a mill girl working at a power loom with its prominent circular bobbin battery. A view of Lowell, including the Boott Mill clock tower, is seen through the window. Inscriptions include “LOWELL,” “MASSACHUSETTS,” “2019,” and “E PLURIBUS UNUM.”
- One Native American $1 Coin with a reverse design honoring the contributions of Native Americans to the Space Program. The design depicts Mary Golda Ross writing calculations. Behind her, an Atlas-Agena rocket launches into space, with an equation inscribed in its cloud. An astronaut, symbolic of Native American astronauts, including John Herrington, spacewalks above. In the field behind, a group of stars indicates outer space. Inscriptions are “UNITED STATES OF AMERICA” and “$1.”
- One Kennedy half dollar
- One Roosevelt dime
- One Jefferson 5-cent coin (nickel)
- One Lincoln one-cent coin (penny)
The quarter, dollar, and half dollar have a proof finish from the San Francisco Mint, and the penny, nickel, and dime have an uncirculated finish from the Denver Mint. There are four openings for the remaining 2019 quarters, which young collectors can fill as they find the quarters in their change. A Mighty Minter magnifying glass and an activity booklet are also included with the set. The Mint’s Certificate of Authenticity comes with each set.
This product is limited to 50,000 units.
The United States Mint Explore and Discover Coin Set is priced at $19.95. Orders will be accepted at www.catalog.usmint.gov and 1-800-USA-MINT (872-6468). Hearing and speech-impaired customers with TTY equipment may order at 1-888-321-MINT. Visit www.catalog.usmint.gov/customer-service/shipping.html for information about shipping options.
The America the Beautiful Quarters Uncirculated Coin Set is also available for purchase through the Mint’s Product Enrollment Program. Visit catalog.usmint.gov/shop/product-enrollments/ to learn more about this convenient ordering option.
Mar 28, 2019 | News, U.S. Mint
WASHINGTON – The United States Mint (Mint) opened sales for the 2019 America the Beautiful Quarters Uncirculated Coin Set™ (product code 19AA). The set is priced at $13.95.
This ten-coin set consists of five uncirculated quarters from the Philadelphia Mint and five uncirculated quarters from the Denver Mint. The coins have reverse designs representing the 2019 America the Beautiful Quarters Program honorees:
- Lowell National Historical Park (Massachusetts)
- American Memorial Park (Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands)
- War in the Pacific National Historical Park (Guam)
- San Antonio Missions National Historical Park (Texas), and
- Frank Church River of No Return Wilderness (Idaho).
The obverse (heads) design of all coins features the 1932 portrait of George Washington by John Flanagan, which has been restored to bring out subtle details and the beauty of the original model.
The Mint accepts orders at www.catalog.usmint.gov and 1-800-USA-MINT (872-6468). Hearing and speech-impaired customers with TTY equipment may order at 1-888-321-MINT. Visit www.catalog.usmint.gov/customer-service/shipping.html for information about shipping options.
The America the Beautiful Quarters Uncirculated Coin Set is also available for purchase through the Mint’s Product Enrollment Program. Visit catalog.usmint.gov/shop/product-enrollments/ to learn more about this convenient ordering option.
Mar 22, 2019 | News, U.S. Mint
WASHINGTON – The United States Mint (Mint) is now accepting orders for the 2019 American Legion 100th Anniversary Commemorative Coin Program. Product options and pricing are below.
The Mint priced the gold coins according to its “Pricing of Numismatic Gold, Commemorative Gold, and Platinum Products” table at https://catalog.usmint.gov/coins/gold-coins. Introductory prices are in effect until April 15, 2019 at 3 P.M. EDT, after which regular pricing will take effect. Orders for the gold coins were limited to one per household for the first 24 hours of sales.
Later this year, the Mint will offer a limited edition American Legion Silver Dollar and American Veterans Medal Set (product code 19CQ) consisting of one American Legion Proof Silver Dollar and one 99.9% American Veterans silver medal. This set is limited to 10,000 units. The medal honoring veterans in this set will be struck in silver only for this set and will not be struck in silver again. A bronze version of the medal will be available in the future.
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The American Legion 100th Anniversary Commemorative Coin Act (Public Law 115-65) authorizes the United States Mint to strike and issue up to 50,000 $5 Gold Coins, 400,000 Silver Dollar Coins, and 750,000 Clad Half Dollar Coins. Each coin is available individually, with a proof or uncirculated finish. In addition, the Mint is offering a Three-Coin Proof Set with a product limit of 7,500 units.
Coin prices include surcharges of $35 for each gold coin, $10 for each $1 silver coin and $5 for each half-dollar coin. Surcharges collected from all coin sales are authorized to be paid to the American Legion to support the Legion’s programs for veterans, members of the Armed Forces, and other purposes specified by the authorizing legislation.
The Mint accepts orders at www.catalog.usmint.gov and at 1-800-USA-MINT (872-6468). Hearing- and speech-impaired customers with TTY equipment may order at 1-888-321-MINT. Shipping options are available at www.catalog.usmint.gov/customerservice/shipping.html.
Mar 19, 2019 | Announcements, U.S. Mint
WASHINGTON – The United States Mint is pleased to announce a call for artists to design the obverse (heads side) of commemorative coins celebrating the game of basketball. Public Law 115-343 authorizes the Secretary of the Treasury to mint and issue domed $5 gold coins, domed $1 silver coins, and domed half-dollar clad coins, in recognition of the 60th anniversary of the founding of the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame. The Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame is dedicated to the creator of the game, Dr. James Naismith. It is located in Springfield, Massachusetts, where the game was first played. The organization is recognized on a global scale as the institution that records and shares the history of basketball, including its greatest players, coaches, and contributors.
In accordance with the public law, the gold, clad, and silver coins will all share the same obverse (front) and reverse (back) designs. The design for the common obverse of these commemorative coins will be selected by the Secretary of the Treasury based on the winning design from a public design competition. The obverse design is required to be emblematic of the game of basketball. The winning artist will receive $5,000 and have his or her initials included on the coins. Competition details and entry can be accessed on the United States Mint’s website.
Program legislation requires that the common reverse design depict a basketball. The reverse design will be developed by the United States Mint and is not part of this competition.
“From pick-up games to professional athletes, basketball touches so many of us,” said United States Mint Director David Ryder. “The United States Mint will be proud to produce coins honoring a game that brings people together.”
The public competition has two phases. Phase One, which is open today through April 15, 2019, calls for artists age 18 and older to submit a digital portfolio, consisting of three to five examples of their existing work. Following a review of Phase One applications by an expert panel, up to 25 entries will be selected to participate in Phase Two. During Phase Two, artists will be paid a stipend of $1,000 to submit a two-dimensional digital design for the common obverse of the coin. The Citizens Coinage Advisory Committee (CCAC) and the U.S. Commission of Fine Arts (CFA) will review the designs at their public committee meetings. After considering input from the subject matter experts at the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame and recommendations from the CCAC and the CFA, the Secretary of the Treasury will select one artist’s design to serve as the basis for the obverse of the coins. The same design will be used on the gold, silver, and clad coins. The final winner will be announced later this year.
Upon selection of the winning design, the United States Mint will begin production of curved gold, silver, and clad commemorative coins for issue in 2020. Surcharges for this program are authorized to be paid to the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame to fund an endowment that will enable increased operations and educational programming.
Mar 12, 2019 | News, U.S. Mint
WASHINGTON – The 2019 United States Mint Proof Set® (product code 19RG) became available for purchase on March 1 at noon EST. The set is priced at $27.95.
This year, each United States Mint Proof Set comes with a 2019-dated premium penny bearing a “W” mint mark for the West Point Mint where it was produced. This special coin is packaged separately in clear United States Mint plastic wrap.
The 2019 United States Mint Proof Set is the first of three sets to include an additional premium penny with a “W” mint mark this year. The United States Mint Silver Proof Set® will include an additional premium penny in a reverse proof finish, and the United States Mint Uncirculated Coin Set® will include an additional premium penny in an uncirculated finish.
The proof set includes the following 10 coins from the San Francisco Mint:
- Five America the Beautiful Quarters® Program Coins honoring Lowell National Historical Park (Massachusetts), American Memorial Park (Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands), War in the Pacific National Historical Park (Guam), San Antonio Missions National Historical Park (Texas), and Frank Church River of No Return Wilderness (Idaho).
- One Native American $1 Coin with a reverse design depicting Mary Golda Ross writing calculations. Behind her, an Atlas-Agena rocket launches into space, with an equation inscribed in its cloud. An astronaut, symbolic of Native American astronauts, including John Herrington, spacewalks above. In the field behind, a group of stars indicates outer space. Inscriptions are “UNITED STATES OF AMERICA” and “$1.” The obverse design (heads) retains the central figure Sacagawea carrying her infant son, Jean Baptiste. The inscriptions are “LIBERTY” and “IN GOD WE TRUST.”
- One Kennedy half dollar
- One Roosevelt dime
- One Jefferson nickel and
- One Lincoln penny.
The lenses are packaged in a decorative carton that features an image of the Washington Monument at sunrise on the front. The back of the carton displays images of each America the Beautiful Quarters national site honored in 2019 (along with the year in which it was first established as a national site, its name, and the host jurisdiction), and the partial obverses of the remaining coins. A Certificate of Authenticity accompanies each set.
The Mint accepts orders at www.catalog.usmint.gov and at 1-800-USA-MINT (872-6468). Hearing- and speech-impaired customers with TTY equipment may order at 1-888-321-MINT. Shipping options are available at www.catalog.usmint.gov/customerservice/shipping.html.
The United States Mint Proof Set is also available for purchase through the Product Enrollment Program. Visit catalog.usmint.gov/shop/product-enrollments/ to learn more about this convenient ordering method.
Mar 11, 2019 | News, U.S. Mint
WASHINGTON – The nation’s coin maker began accepting orders for the United States Mint Rocketship™ (product code 19XGC) on February 28 at noon EST. This is the first of three new products for kids the United States Mint (Mint) is releasing in 2019.
Priced at $9.95, the United States Mint Rocketship comes with one uncirculated 2019 Kennedy Half Dollar and one proof 2019 Native American $1 Coin whose reverse (tails) design honors American Indians in the space program. The coins are encapsulated and mounted on the Rocketship, which glows in the dark, and is held upright by two easels. A slot is available for the young collector to insert a favorite quarter.
The colorful packaging for the Rocketship features images of Mighty Minters™ Timothy and Lina, two of seven new coin-collecting ambassadors. The delightful characters—who also include Kendra, Sophie, Alex, Eli, and Layla—are designed to pique the interest of kids seven to 12 years of age.
The Mint accepts orders at www.catalog.usmint.gov and at 1-800-USA-MINT (872-6468). Hearing- and speech-impaired customers with TTY equipment may order at 1-888-321-MINT. Shipping options are available at www.catalog.usmint.gov/customerservice/shipping.html.
Mar 6, 2019 | Announcements, U.S. Mint
WASHINGTON – The 2019 United States Mint (Mint) America the Beautiful Quarters Silver Proof Set™ (product code 19AQ) will be available for purchase on February 21 at noon (EST).
This set is priced at $36.95 and features all five 2019 America the Beautiful Quarters. Each coin is minted in 99.9 percent silver at the San Francisco Mint. Their reverse (tails) designs honor Lowell National Historical Park (Massachusetts), American Memorial Park (Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands), War in the Pacific National Historical Park (Guam), San Antonio Missions National Historical Park (Texas), and Frank Church River of No Return Wilderness (Idaho). The obverse (heads) of all coins bear John Flanagan’s 1932 portrait of George Washington. Inscriptions are “UNITED STATES OF AMERICA,” “LIBERTY,” “IN GOD WE TRUST,” and “QUARTER DOLLAR.” A Certificate of Authenticity comes with each set.
The Mint accepts orders at www.catalog.usmint.gov and at 1-800-USA-MINT (872-6468). Hearing- and speech-impaired customers with TTY equipment may order at 1-888-321-MINT. Shipping options are available at www.catalog.usmint.gov/customerservice/shipping.html.
Mar 6, 2019 | Announcements, U.S. Mint
WASHINGTON – The United States Mint (Mint) will open sales for the 2019 American Eagle Gold Proof Coins on March 7 at noon EST. Product options are below.
The individual coins and the four-coin sets are packaged in satin-lined burgundy velvet presentation cases housed inside a burgundy outer box. All options include a Certificate of Authenticity.
Coin prices are based on the range in which they appear on the Mint’s current pricing grid for numismatic gold, commemorative gold, platinum, and palladium products, available at catalog.usmint.gov/coins/gold-coins/.
American Eagle Gold Proof Coins are the collector versions of the Mint’s American Eagle Gold Bullion Coins. Launched in 1986, these 22-karat gold coins display the “W” mint mark of the West Point Mint where they are produced. The coins’ obverse (heads) design features a version of Augustus Saint-Gaudens’ full-length figure of Liberty with flowing hair, holding a torch in her right hand and an olive branch in her left. The reverse design (tails), by sculptor Miley Busiek, features a male eagle carrying an olive branch while flying above a nest containing a female eagle and eaglets.
The Mint accepts orders at www.catalog.usmint.gov and at 1-800-USA-MINT (872-6468). Hearing- and speech-impaired customers with TTY equipment may order at 1-888-321-MINT. Shipping options are available at www.catalog.usmint.gov/customerservice/shipping.html.
Do you see something strange in your change? For National Coin Week, the U.S. Mint is mixing things up and launching a limited amount of America the Beautiful quarters with the “W” mint mark into circulation – a first for the U.S. Mint in 227 years of minting coins. While West Point has produced quarters in the past, they didn’t have a mint mark and were indistinguishable from Philadelphia quarters.
