Coin Collectors News

United States Mint Releases the Final America the Beautiful Five Ounce Silver Uncirculated Coin™ on April 8

Apr 2, 2021 | Announcements, U.S. Mint

WASHINGTON–The United States Mint (Mint) will accept orders for the America the Beautiful Five Ounce Silver Uncirculated Coin™ honoring the Tuskegee Airmen National Historic Site in Alabama beginning on April 8 at noon EDT. This is the 56th and last five ounce silver coin to be released in the America the Beautiful Quarters™ Program. Mintage is limited to 20,000 units, with no household order limit.

The coin’s reverse (tails) design depicts a Tuskegee Airman pilot suiting up to join the fight during World War II, with the Moton Field control tower in the background. The pilot looks upward with pride and confidence as two P-51 Mustangs pass overhead. The inscription “THEY FOUGHT TWO WARS” is arced across the top as a reference to the dual battles the Tuskegee Airmen fought—fascism abroad and racial discrimination at home. Inscriptions are “TUSKEGEE AIRMEN,” “ALABAMA,” “2021,” and “E PLURIBUS UNUM.” The obverse (heads) design features a 1932 restored portrait of George Washington.

Each encapsulated coin comes with a Certificate of Authenticity.

The 2021 America the Beautiful Five Ounce Silver Uncirculated Coin—Tuskegee Airmen National Historic Site is priced at $229.00. To set up a REMIND ME alert for this product, please visit https://catalog.usmint.gov/tuskegee-airmen-national-historic-site-2021-uncirculated-five-ounce-silver-coin-21AJ.html?cgid=america-the-beautiful-quarters#start=1 (product code 21AJ).

The America the Beautiful Five Ounce Silver Uncirculated Coins are also available for purchase through the Mint’s Product Enrollment Program. Visit us online at https://catalog.usmint.gov/shop/enrollments/ for details.

The Mint launched the America the Beautiful Quarters Program in 2010 as authorized by Public Law 110–456, the America’s Beautiful National Parks Quarter Dollar Coin Act of 2008 (Act). The Act called for the Mint to issue 56 quarter-dollar coins with reverse designs depicting national parks and other national sites in each state or territory and the District of Columbia. 2021 marks the final year of the program.

About the United States Mint

Congress created the United States Mint in 1792, and the Mint became part of the Department of the Treasury in 1873. As the Nation’s sole manufacturer of legal tender coinage, the Mint is responsible for producing circulating coinage for the Nation to conduct its trade and commerce. The Mint also produces numismatic products, including proof, uncirculated, and commemorative coins; Congressional Gold Medals; silver and bronze medals; and silver and gold bullion coins. Its numismatic programs are self-sustaining and operate at no cost to taxpayers.

Note: To ensure that all members of the public have fair and equal access to United States Mint products, the United States Mint will not accept and will not honor orders placed prior to the official on-sale date and time of April 8, 2021, at noon EST.

To reduce the risk of employee exposure to COVID-19 in the workplace, the Mint’s sales centers are closed until further notice. Please use the United States Mint catalog site https://catalog.usmint.gov/ as your primary source of the most current information on product and service status.

American Numismatic Association Selects Colorado Springs for 2022 National Money Show

Apr 2, 2021 | ANA, Announcements

The American Numismatic Association (ANA) has selected Colorado Springs, Colo., as the host city for the 2022 National Money Show® (NationalMoneyShow.com). The event is scheduled for March 10-12, 2022 at the historic Broadmoor resort (Broadmoor.com).

“We’re excited to host the 2022 National Money Show in the ANA’s backyard,” says Kim Kiick, ANA executive director. “The Broadmoor will offer attendees a true resort experience, but without the customary resort pricing. Collectors will be pleased with the unmatched accommodations and amenities the property offers.”

The Broadmoor is an iconic Colorado resort and is one of the most celebrated hotels in the world. Its distinctive blend of history, luxury and impeccable service has made it the longest-running consecutive winner of both the AAA Five-Diamond and Forbes Five-Star awards.

The ANA has negotiated extremely favorable room rates for National Money Show attendees: $169 for classic rooms, $179 for superior rooms and $199 for premier rooms. The daily resort fee of $32 per room has been waived, and overnight guests will be provided complimentary self-parking and free in-room internet.

The resort offers 17 restaurants, cafes and lounges, legendary golf, 19 distinctive retail outlets, and an array of resort programs for guests of all ages and interests. Its 315,000 square feet of innovative event space has hosted numerous national and international conferences.

National Money Show attendees also will welcome the news that Southwest Airlines is now servicing Colorado Springs with 13 daily flights to Denver, Dallas, Chicago, Phoenix and Las Vegas, with connections to 80 cities. Other airlines servicing the Colorado Springs Airport include American Airlines, Delta, Frontier and United.

The National Money Show provides coin collectors access to hundreds of dealers offering extensive numismatic inventory at all price levels, a live auction, exhibits of rare and historical treasures, and educational programming for both beginning and seasoned hobbyists. The show is hosted by the nonprofit, Colorado Springs-based American Numismatic Association, which is dedicated to encouraging the study and collection of coins and related items. The ANA helps its 28,000-plus members and the collecting public discover and explore the world of money through an array of instructional and outreach programs.

Additional information about the American Numismatic Association is available by visiting money.org or calling 719-632-2646. National Money Show info is available at NationalMoneyShow.com, by calling 800-482-9828 or emailing convention@money.org.

Rare 1822 Coin Graded by PCGS Sets World-Record Price for United States Mint Gold Coins

Mar 30, 2021 | News

An 1822 Capped Bust Half Eagle Graded AU50 by Professional Coin Grading Service Sells for $8.4 Million in Stack’s Bowers Galleries Las Vegas Auction

(Santa Ana, California – March 29, 2021) – An 1822 Capped Bust Half Eagle graded AU50 by Professional Coin Grading Service (www.PCGS.com) hammered as the world’s most valuable gold coin struck by the United States Mint. The rare gold coin, sold by Stack’s Bowers Galleries in Las Vegas alongside a PCGS coin show on March 25, 2021, took $8,400,000 (including a 20% buyer’s premium) and is the only example available for private ownership.

“We are thrilled to see this coin cross the auction block to set a world-record price,” says PCGS President Brett Charville. “We graded this coin AU50 when it was owned by the late, great collector D. Brent Pogue, and this specimen was formerly owned by the legendary Virgil Brand and Louis Eliasberg. The 1822 Capped Bust Half Eagle has been offered for sale only a few times in the last century, and therefore it’s no surprise this unique piece just became the most valuable gold coin ever made by the United States Mint.”

Despite a mintage of 17,796 specimens, the 1822 Half Eagle offers only three known survivors. Two are permanently housed at the Smithsonian Institution in Washington, D.C., leaving just this one specimen for which collectors can vie. Being a necessary coin for any collector wanting a complete collection of half eagles, this 1822 trophy coin has long achieved outstanding auction prices. When it previously sold in 1982, it realized $687,500 – then an astronomical sum when no coin had yet crossed the seven-figure threshold at auction.

Among other prestigious PCGS-graded coins to exchange hands alongside the 1822 Capped Bust Half Eagle at the Stack’s Bowers Galleries auction in Las Vegas are a PCGS MS66 1797 Draped Bust Half Dollar, Small Eagle, considered one of the rarest of all half dollars and taking $1,680,000. Several other rarities took six figures, including a 1796 PCGS MS66RB Liberty Cap Half Cent that fetched $288,000 and an 1845-O PCGS MS63 Liberty Head Quarter Eagle that sold for $117,000.

About Professional Coin Grading Service

Professional Coin Grading Service (PCGS) is a third-party coin and banknote grading company that was launched in 1986. Over 35 years, PCGS has examined and certified more than 45 million U.S. and world coins, medals, and tokens with a combined value of over $41.7 billion. For more information about PCGS products and services, including how to submit your coins for authentication and grading, please visit www.PCGS.com or call PCGS Customer Service at (800) 447-8848.

Whitman Publishing Releases New Expanded Check List and Record Book of United States and Canadian Coins

Mar 27, 2021 | Announcements

(Pelham, Alabama) — Whitman Publishing announces the release of the newly updated and expanded Check List and Record Book of United States and Canadian Coins, a resource to help hobbyists keep track of their collections. The 304-page softcover book is available from booksellers and hobby shops nationwide, as well as online (including at www.Whitman.com), for $9.95.

The Check List and Record Book of United States and Canadian Coins is a convenient way to keep track of a coin collection. Its 6 x 9–inch size packs a large amount of information into a handy resource that can be carried in a bag or briefcase, or stored in a safe deposit box. Collectors take the book to coin shops and conventions while they’re on the hunt for new numismatic acquisitions, checking each box as they add a coin or upgrade to a better specimen. The book also has room to write notes on when and where specific coins were bought, their grades, pricing, and any other information the collector wants to record.

The Check List and Record Book features actual-size illustrations of each coin type, mintage records for circulation-strike and Proof coins, and coin-by-coin listings of every date and mint. The coins covered include U.S. half cents through gold double eagles, 1790s to date; classic and modern commemorative coins; government-issued commemorative sets; Proof sets and Mint sets; Canadian coins from the 1850s to date; and silver, gold, platinum, and palladium bullion coins. There are sections to keep track of collections of Hard Times tokens; Civil War tokens; other tokens and medals; Hawaiian coins; Puerto Rican coins; coins struck for the Philippines under U.S. sovereignty; misstrikes and error coins; and American Arts gold medallions. The Canadian chapters cover large cents; small cents; five-cent pieces and other circulating denominations; silver and modern coins; commemorative issues; dollar coins; and bullion.

Professional numismatists, appraisers, coin dealers, and experienced collectors know the importance of keeping an accurate inventory. Beth Deisher devotes an entire chapter to the subject in her award-winning book Cash In Your Coins: Selling the Rare Coins You’ve Inherited. Tom Bilotta, in Collecting Coins in Retirement: An Action Guide and Estate Advice for Hobbyists and Their Families, also stresses the value of maintaining accurate records.

“The Check List and Record Book helps you organize and build a better collection,” said Whitman publisher Dennis Tucker. “It can also be useful for tax and insurance purposes, and as a valuable record for your children and grandchildren to understand and appreciate your coins.”

The new Check List and Record Book covers the United States Mint and the Royal Canadian Mint up through 2021, with extra space to keep track of later coins.

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Check List and Record Book of United States and Canadian Coins
ISBN 0794849040
Softcover, 6 x 9 inches, 304 pages. Retail $9.95 U.S.
https://whitman.com/check-list-and-record-book-of-united-states-and-canadian-coins/

Celebrate “Money, Big & BOLD” During 2021 National Coin Week

Mar 26, 2021 | ANA, Announcements

Activities Offer Hobbyists a Chance to Win Prizes

Collecting silver dollars has long been a favorite of coin collectors. One hundred years ago, the U.S. Mint reintroduced the Morgan dollar to circulation after a 16-year absence. Later that year, production began on a new silver coin, the Peace dollar. Fifty years ago, minting of the Eisenhower dollar commenced. These numismatic milestones will be celebrated during the 98th annual National Coin Week, April 18-24, with the theme, “Money, Big & BOLD.”

Sponsored by the nonprofit American Numismatic Association (ANA) to foster the enjoyment of coins and paper money collecting, National Coin Week celebrates the historical, cultural, artistic and economic importance of money.

The ANA will host a variety of National Coin Week online activities prior to and during the week-long event:

A writing challenge where members can share their research and big, bold collections on the ANA Blog for a chance to win a 2021 Morgan or Peace dollar.
A youth activity to create something edible – sweet or savory – that resembles money.
ANA eLearning Academy webinars each day with topics focusing on the Morgan, Peace and Eisenhower dollars, the coinage of Julius Caesar, the Lafayette dollar, the 1913 Federal Reserve Act and more.
Online daily trivia challenges. Every day of National Coin Week, a new question will be released on the ANA’s Facebook, Twitter and Instagram accounts and online at www.NationalCoinWeek.org. Participants submit their answers online for a chance to win prizes.
The annual coin club trivia challenge, where ANA member clubs test their numismatic knowledge and compete for prizes.
Online resources including articles from The Numismatist, promotional documents, links and suggestions from the ANA library.

“National Coin Week is a great time to spread the word about the joys of collecting coins and paper money,” says National Coin Week coordinator Andy Dickes. “We will be celebrating big, bold coins, designs and ideas during the week and all year long.”

Prizes for the design contest and club trivia challenge include: