Last week, on April 8, the U.S. Mint released rolls and bags containing Innovation dollars for Alabama. These $1 coins feature a design depicting a Saturn V rocket lifting off against the background of the Moon. Offered in options of 25-coin rolls and 100-coin bags, priced at $34.50 and $117.50 respectively, the products logged starting […]
On Monday, April 15, the United States Mint revealed 14 potential designs for the 2026 Native American $1 Coin, gearing up for their assessment before the Citizens Coinage Advisory Committee (CCAC) on April 16 and the Commission of Fine Arts (CFA) on April 18. All the provided line art images offer designs emblematic of the […]
A young numismatist from Coeur D’ Alene, Idaho, Donivan Floyd, 19, is the winner of the 2024 Professional Numismatists Guild’s (www.PNGdealers.org) annual scholarship award competition. "The PNG scholarship will cover airfare, tuition for one of the two June 2024 American Numismatic Association (www.money.org) Summer Seminar sessions, meals, and dormitory accommodations on the campus of Colorado […]
One of the finest collections of high-end Sovereigns to come to market in the last decade will shimmer in the spotlight when the collection of Ayden Ezen is sold in Heritage’s CSNS World & Ancient Coins Platinum Session and Signature® Auction May 8-10. What began as a hobby with the purchase of an 1836 Sovereign […]
The Citizens Coinage Advisory Committee (CCAC) will hold a two-day public meeting on April 16 and 17 to review and discuss candidate designs for multiple medals and coins. Among the designs up for review are those proposed for commemorative coins celebrating the 250th anniversary of the Marine Corps in 2025, American Liberty gold and silver […]
Last week, the United States Mint started selling their 5-coin set of silver 2024 quarters honoring Rev. Dr. Pauli Murray, Honorable Patsy Takemoto Mink, Dr. Mary Edwards Walker, Celia Cruz, and Zitkala-Ša. It was released on April 2 for $80, and it posted 6-day opening sales of 33,792 units, making it the U.S. Mint’s best weekly […]
The United States Mint has started selling Rosie the Riveter bronze medals, which are now available in 1.5-inch and 3.0-inch sizes. These medals share the same designs as the congressional gold medal honoring "Rosie the Riveter," the women who worked or volunteered in support of the war efforts during World War II. Congress authorized the […]
A previously unreported, nearly complete date set of 19th-century United States $1 denomination gold coins assembled by legendary Philadelphia dealer Henry Chapman has been revealed by Matador Rare Coins (www.MatadorRareCoins.com) in New York City. Stored until recently in a Philadelphia bank vault and safe deposit boxes for more than a century, the formerly hidden collection […]
A rare 1921 Saint-Gaudens Double Eagle, MS62 PCGS sold for $144,000 to lead Heritage’s March 28-31 US Coins Signature® Auction to $6,241,741. The event’s top lot came after the coin drew 39 bids from among the 2,723 bidders who took part in the sold-out event. "This was an exceptional result for an exceptional coin," says […]
Celebrating the invention of the Saturn V rocket in Alabama and its importance to NASA’s Apollo space program for human exploration to the Moon, the United States Mint today at noon ET releases the newest strike in its American Innovation® $1 Coin Program. The dollar depicts the power and force of the Saturn V rocket, […]