Modern US Coins

In 1966, the United States Mint was at the nadir of what was perhaps the worst American coinage crisis of the 20th century. Only...

On Tuesday, January 3, the United States Mint began shipping the first coin in the 2023 American Women Quarters (AWQ) Program. The Mint facilities...

By Mike Byers for Mint Error News ......   1973-S Proof Kennedy Half Dollar Struck on Copper Planchet on Obverse (Bonded Pair) NGC PF 67 UNIQUE * * * This bonded pair...

After the production of Proof Franklin half dollars began in 1950, two years after the introduction of the series, the United States Mint saw...

By Bullion Shark LLC ......   Gold bullion coins are coins whose value is primarily based on their gold content and are aimed mainly at gold...

The United States Mint has officially announced the designs for the 2023 American Innovation $1 Coin Program. This multi-year series that started in 2018...

Even though the United States had no real need for a large dollar coin at the start of the 1970s, the gaming industry developed...

By Mike Byers for Mint Error News ......   Mated Pair of Proof Ike Dollars Struck Off-Center on 1¢ Planchets NGC Proof 67 RB & Proof 66 RB UNIQUE *...

Authorized by Section 524 of Public Law 104-284, American Platinum Eagle coins were first issued in 1997. The Proof and bullion coin program was...

A modern Proof coin, the United States Mint struck the 1979-S Roosevelt dime for inclusion in the annual Mint Set offered to collectors. Since...

With a mintage of 217,775,000 coins, the 1949 Lincoln cent is a relatively common type. Unlike the issuances from the San Francisco and Denver...

By Tyler Rossi for CoinWeek .....   In May 2000, Frank Wallis of Mountain View, Arkansas, found what has been called the “Holy Grail of U.S....

By Tyler Rossi for CoinWeek .....   On July 23, 1965, President Lyndon B. Johnson spoke from the White House Rose Garden announcing the Coinage Act...

PCGS MS-69 $48 – $52 Annual Rate of Return Since 2014: 1.86% PCGS POP MS-69: 12,256 Population Growth Since 2014: 112.67%▲ (MS-69 Population in 2014: 5,763) NGC MS-69 $43 – $47▲ Annual...

GreatCollections is a currently auctioning off one of the most sought after modern U.S. Mint errors: a high-grade 1969-S Lincoln Cent Doubled Die Obverse....

As part of a major innovative PR campaign, the United States Mint partnered with the American food company General Mills to promote the new...

On August 9, 2022, Ventris C. Gibson, Director of the United States Mint, invited members of the numismatic media to a press roundtable at...

By Charles Morgan and Hubert Walker for CoinWeek .....   #1. David Rittenhouse (April 1792 - June 1795) The term “polymath” is usually employed to describe the...

Greatcollections.com is offering collectors a fantastic opportunity to bid on a very rare Kennedy Half dollar variety. Graded as PR 69 DCAM, this 1964...

President Franklin Delano Roosevelt's portrait on the dime was a fitting choice in 1946. He was a revered figure for many of the "Greatest Generation":...

The Real Diehl is a select column by former United States Mint Director Philip N. Diehl, exclusively for CoinWeek .....   This series of articles will give readers an insider’s...

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By Mike Byers for Mint Error News ......   One of the most controversial categories of U.S. coins is Mint Errors. Many dealers and collectors, as...

The Birth (and Death) of the Modern Small Dollar Of all of the coins struck over the long career of the United States Mint, no...

By Joshua McMorrow-Hernandez for CoinWeek.com .....   1968-2018 Proof coinage has been a fixture in American numismatics since the 19th century and a regular hobby staple since...

In the grand scheme of things, the recession of 1958, which has come to be known as the "Eisenhower Recession", was relatively minor. Even...

The United States Mint began accepting orders for the 2022 American Innovation $1 Coin Reverse Proof Set on November 14 at noon EST. The...

By Bullion Shark LLC ......   In the years since silver was removed from our circulating coinage in 1964, there have been multiple attempts to create...

By Bullion Shark ......   Since its beginnings in 1986, the American Silver Eagle has become one of the world’s most popular coins. Its stunning...

First released in 1948, the Franklin half dollar was the last circulating U.S. denomination to adopt the portrait of a real individual, instead of...