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US Mint Sales: Wisconsin Cray-1 Dollar Quickly Unavailable

Mike Unser — Wed, 15 Apr 2026 13:24:08 +0000

The newly released 2026 American Innovation dollar for Wisconsin led sales at the United States Mint, with new Cray-1-themed coin bearing a Liberty Bell "250" privy mark quickly becoming unavailable as sales neared the limits. Released April 7 in U.S. Mint-branded rolls and bags, the dollar opened with sales of 977,675 coins across its product […]

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U.S. Mint First-Quarter 2026 Coin Production Falls Nearly 50%

Mike Unser — Mon, 13 Apr 2026 12:10:49 +0000

The United States Mint produced 973.7 million coins for circulation in the first three months of 2026, marking the opening quarter of its 1776 ~ 2026 Semiquincentennial coin rollout. That was nearly 50% fewer than in the same period last year, though cents were still being produced then and they accounted for 923.4 million coins […]

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2027 Half Dollar to Pair New Kennedy Portrait With Wheelchair Basketball

Mike Unser — Fri, 10 Apr 2026 18:16:08 +0000

Next year’s half dollar will bring President John F. Kennedy back to the obverse after this year’s Semiquincentennial Enduring Liberty half dollar became the first one since 1964 without his portrait. From 2027 through 2030, the half dollar’s reverse will spotlight a different Paralympic sport each year, beginning with wheelchair basketball, while a new quarter […]

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PNG Awards Six nexGen Scholarships for 2026 ANA Summer Seminar

CoinNews.net — Fri, 10 Apr 2026 01:56:26 +0000

The Professional Numismatists Guild (www.PNGdealers.org), with generous support from eBay (www.eBay.com) and the National Silver Dollar Roundtable (www.NSDR.org), awarded six scholarships to talented young numismatists as part of PNG’s nexGen annual scholarship program, supporting the growth and integrity of the numismatic community. Recipients will each attend a week-long session of the American Numismatic Association (www.money.org) […]

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ACEF Adds Cash Stipends to 2026 Alan Kreuzer Award

CoinNews.net — Fri, 10 Apr 2026 01:55:48 +0000

ACEF is boosting its 2026 Alan Kreuzer Award, adding cash stipends of $1,500 to $2,000 to accompany the annual award’s traditional 3-inch bronze medal. Named in memory of the late Alan "Al" Kreuzer, the annual award recognizes collectors, dealers, law enforcement agents, and others who volunteer their time and resources to combat counterfeit coins and […]

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US Mint Sales: Revolutionary Quarter Overtakes Mayflower

Mike Unser — Wed, 08 Apr 2026 19:31:38 +0000

Despite limited availability, this year’s Semiquincentennial-themed releases again led the U.S. Mint’s weekly sales charts, paced by 1776 ~ 2026 Revolutionary quarters and 1776 ~ 2026 Proof American Gold Eagles. Declared unavailable soon after their March 27 release, Revolutionary War quarter sales jumped 132,200 to 2,153,640 coins, overtaking this year’s first Semiquincentennial quarter honoring the […]

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U.S. Mint Launches 2026 Wisconsin $1 With Cray-1 Design and Liberty Bell Privy

Darrin Lee Unser — Tue, 07 Apr 2026 14:41:08 +0000

With a special Liberty Bell "250" privy mark, the United States Mint today launches the 2026 Wisconsin Innovation dollar. Its reverse design features the Cray-1, the Wisconsin-built machine widely recognized as the first commercially successful supercomputer. Available in rolls and bags, the coin is the 30th issue in the Mint’s American Innovation® $1 Coin series […]

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Perth Mint Releases Queen Elizabeth II 100th Birthday Coins

Darrin Lee Unser — Tue, 07 Apr 2026 00:49:58 +0000

Queen Elizabeth II-themed products lead The Perth Mint of Australia’s April 2026 releases, with several issues marking what would have been her 100th birthday. Highlights include a 2 oz gold proof high-relief coin, a 1/4 oz gold proof coin, a silver proof coin, a gilded silver proof coin, and a silver three-coin set. Also featured […]

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Heritage’s March U.S. Coins Auction Brings Nearly $12 Million

CoinNews.net — Mon, 06 Apr 2026 17:06:50 +0000

Heritage Auctions realized $11,948,630 in its March 26-28 U.S. Coins Signature® Auction, led by a 1796/5 BD-1 Half Eagle, MS64 NGC that brought $256,200 and an 1879 Flowing Hair Stella, PR65 Cameo NGC that realized $201,300. "The results in this auction reaffirmed the demand among collectors for important coins in the early U.S. gold series," […]

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Most Early 2026 U.S. Mint Coins Now Unavailable

Mike Unser — Sat, 04 Apr 2026 15:51:44 +0000

Many 2026 U.S. Mint products have become unavailable shortly after release. Most carry Semiquincentennial elements such as the dual date 1776 ~ 2026, one-year-only anniversary designs, or both. Through early April, the United States Mint has released 23 product options, with only 7 still available. The table below shows current availability and the latest sales […]

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