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U.S. Mint Launches 1776-2026 Enhanced Uncirculated Gold Eagle

Darrin Lee Unser — Thu, 28 May 2026 12:35:54 +0000

The 2026-W Enhanced Uncirculated American Gold Eagle launches today from the United States Mint, carrying a premium price but also several features that will make it one of the year’s most watched collector coins. Most notably, it is the first American Gold Eagle struck with the Mint’s enhanced uncirculated finish. This special treatment combines laser […]

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US Mint Sales: 1776-2026 Gold Coins Lead as Prices Ease

Mike Unser — Thu, 28 May 2026 03:20:18 +0000

Semiquincentennial gold coins led the U.S. Mint’s weekly sales report, helped by further price reductions, the absence of new product launches, and limited availability among lower-cost 2026 items. The 1776 ~ 2026-W Proof American Gold Buffalo was the week’s top seller, in its second full week of availability following its May 7 launch. Sales rose […]

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U.S. Mint Releases Semiquincentennial Half Dollar Rolls and Bags

Darrin Lee Unser — Tue, 26 May 2026 11:19:09 +0000

The United States Mint today releases rolls and bags of 2026 Enduring Liberty half dollars, one of its major coins celebrating the nation’s 250th anniversary. Featuring dual dates of 1776 ~ 2026 and a one-year-only design — the first for the denomination without President John F. Kennedy’s portrait since 1964 — the coins are offered […]

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Whitman to Release 80th Edition of Red Book in June 2026

CoinNews.net — Tue, 26 May 2026 03:06:50 +0000

Whitman Brands will release the 80th edition of The Official Red Book: A Guide Book of United States Coins in late June 2026, marking eight decades for one of the hobby’s most widely used references. The 2027 Red Book will include more than 13,000 coins, tokens, medals, sets and collectibles, with over 1,000 new additions. […]

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U.S. Mint 2026 Semiquincentennial Coin Production Explodes

Mike Unser — Fri, 22 May 2026 14:07:17 +0000

U.S. Mint production topped 1 billion coins in April for the first time since August 2023. The expanding 1776 ~ 2026 Semiquincentennial rollout lifted the month’s output to more than twice the combined total from January through March. The milestone is especially striking because it came without cents, which often accounted for more than half […]

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Kelleher Auctions to Present $20 Million Exhibit at Boston 2026 World Expo

CoinNews.net — Fri, 22 May 2026 14:00:18 +0000

Kelleher Auctions will present a $20 million collectibles exhibit at the Boston 2026 World Expo, with coins, a Colonial-era bank note and the PCGS All-Time Finest set of circulation-strike Walking Liberty half dollars among the highlights. The public exhibit, scheduled for May 23 – 30 at the Boston Convention and Exposition Center, will feature the […]

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US Mint Sales: Steve Jobs California $1 Hits 1.17M, Unavailable

Mike Unser — Thu, 21 May 2026 18:26:15 +0000

Rolls and bags of the California Innovation dollar featuring Steve Jobs and a Liberty Bell "250" privy mark proved popular, becoming unavailable soon after launch. They also filled four of the top five spots in the United States Mint’s weekly sales report. Only the Warren G. Harding Presidential Silver Medal placed higher, though the California […]

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Whitman’s Double Eagle Gold Coins Guide Returns in Full Color

CoinNews.net — Tue, 19 May 2026 17:40:57 +0000

Whitman Brands has released a full-color second edition of Double Eagle Gold Coins by Q. David Bowers, updating the classic reference on America’s $20 gold pieces with new research, more than 550 images and current market pricing. The new volume arrives more than 20 years after the first edition helped establish Whitman’s Red Book Series. […]

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Australian Bullion Sales Mixed in April, Perth Mint Reports

CoinNews.net — Tue, 19 May 2026 02:46:21 +0000

The Perth Mint’s bullion sales were mixed in April, with gold products gaining from March as silver products fell to their lowest monthly total in eight months. Precious metals prices were volatile throughout the month, though both gold and silver still ended higher. LBMA figures in U.S. dollars show gold rising 0.1%, or $3, to […]

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U.S. Mint Sends 2026 Semiquincentennial Coins to Space

Mike Unser — Sat, 16 May 2026 19:06:24 +0000

Selected 2026 U.S. circulating coins honoring the nation’s 250th anniversary launched Friday aboard a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket on a mission to the International Space Station. The coins lifted off Friday, May 15, at 6:05 p.m. EDT from Space Launch Complex 40 at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Florida. The launch was part of […]

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