The latest round of United States Mint sales figures introduce the first results for the 2010 America the Beautiful Quarters Silver Proof Set™.
They were made available May 27, which was a Thursday. 73,756 were ordered by Sunday, May 30, representing a more than respectable debut. In fact, they were better than the opening numbers for the 2009 quarters silver proof sets.
The clad America the Beautiful Quarters Proof Sets™ topped the 100,000 barrier after having been available for just over two weeks (released on May 13). (...) Read the rest of US Mint Coin Sales: 2010 Quarters Silver Proof Sets Debut (1,115 words)
The United States Mint this morning released production figures for the Hot Springs National Park Quarter — the first issue in the new America the Beautiful Quarters™ Program.
The mintage total for the quarter is 59.6 million, with 29 million struck in Denver and 30.6 million from Philadelphia.
While the U.S. Mint clearly indicates that the numbers are preliminary and that the final ones will be issued in January 2011, the current levels represent the lowest of any quarter in decades — from either Mint facility ...
Archaeologists in Jaffa have uncovered a rare gold coin bearing the likeness of French Emperor Napoleon III, the Israel Antiquities Authority (IAA) said Sunday.
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Italy will return to Bulgaria 1,200 ancient coins that have been smuggled out of the country. The coins will come home through the Bulgarian embassy in Rome. This emerged on the last day of PM Boyko Borissov's four day visit to Rome and the Vatican. This is the third collection of ancient coins ...
In the mid 19th century many collectors searched in vain for an 1815 copper cent. True enough, the Mint report for that year stated that none was struck but this did not stop determined people from searching for the unobtainable. In some cases, however, the demand was met but only with altered date coins that started out life, for example, as an 1813 coin.
Although a lesser effort, collectors also looked for a 1799 half cent because the Mint report said that just over ...
Latin America has been another destination for many United States coins. In 1835 the nation of Venezuela received permission to purchase and import 1.1 million copper cents from the Philadelphia Mint, though no documentation has been found proving this exchange was made. Researcher John Wright has observed, however, that half of the ...
Annual America the Beautiful Quarters™ Sets have opened to stronger sales than their companion 2009 quarters sets.
This year's first two sets recently launched and while their sales cycles are young, the fact that they debuted to stronger demand despite their later than normal releases and during historically slower months for the coin collecting community bodes well for their acceptance. As mentioned, two annual sets featuring the new quarters have thus far been released...
The latest round of United States Mint sales figures introduce the first results for the 2010 America the Beautiful Quarters Silver Proof Set™.
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