World Mint Coins

Perth Mint Releases USS Constitution 1 Oz Silver Proof Coin

World Mint Coins Staff — Tue, 07 Feb 2012 10:14:53 +0000

The USS Constitution 1 Oz Silver Proof Coin was released by the Perth Mint of Australia today, February 7, 2012. The 99.9% pure silver coin features a reverse design emblematic of the USS Constitution, a wooden-hulled, three-masted, heavy frigate of the United States Navy. Each Constitution Silver Proof Coin is struck as the fourth release [...]

Polar Bear Commemorative Coin Released As Third $20 for $20 Pure Silver Coin

World Mint Coins Staff — Fri, 03 Feb 2012 16:41:02 +0000

The Royal Canadian Mint has released the third strike in what has become one of its most popular series - the "Exchange $20 for $20" program. The $20 Pure Silver Polar Bear Commemorative Coin continues that series and like its predecessors is struck from 99.99% pure silver and is sold for an amount equal to [...]

Royal Canadian Mint Launches War of 1812 Bicentennial Silver Dollars

World Mint Coins Staff — Mon, 30 Jan 2012 15:48:12 +0000

The Royal Canadian Mint has issued a new silver dollar emblematic of the 200th anniversary of the War of 1812. The War of 1812 Bicentennial Proof Silver Dollar is the first collector coin issued by the Mint this year. Each coin is struck from 99.99% pure silver and features a maximum mintage of 40,000. The [...]

New 2012 Commemorative Coin Products Unveiled With Pricing

World Mint Coins Staff — Thu, 26 Jan 2012 18:45:44 +0000

The United States Mint indicated that new products would be released in 2012 in association with the commemorative coins planned for the year. In addition, the price points of those products as well as the individual coins are now known. Special commemorative coin packaging or multi-coin sets associated with commemorative strikes have not been issued [...]

Royal Canadian Mint Releases Gold and Silver Year of the Dragon Coins

World Mint Coins Staff — Sun, 22 Jan 2012 17:48:45 +0000

The Royal Canadian Mint has released two new strikes celebrating the Year of the Dragon taken from the Chinese Zodiac. Both the Year of the Dragon 1/10 Oz Gold Coin and the Year of the Dragon 1/2 Oz Silver Coin showcase the same reverse design of the mythical creature and are available now for ordering. [...]

Mint Indicates 2011 American Eagle Gold Uncirculated Coin Sold Out

World Mint Coins Staff — Thu, 19 Jan 2012 17:31:11 +0000

The United States Mint has indicated that the 2011 American Eagle Gold Uncirculated Coin has attained a sell-out. Effective January 17, 2012, the coins were moved to the "No Longer Available" section of the Mint's online store. 2011 American Eagle Gold Uncirculated Coins are a collector version of the highly popular American Eagle Gold Bullion [...]

US Mint Establishes Price for 2012 Proof Silver Eagles and Other Products

World Mint Coins Staff — Mon, 16 Jan 2012 17:54:43 +0000

While the United States Mint has yet to offer a complete Product Schedule for 2012 letting the public know when to expect certain products, it has released a list of issue prices for some of those products. Collectors will be happy to learn that many of those 2012 issue prices are lower than their 2011 [...]

US Mint Releases Vicksburg Silver Uncirculated Coin

World Mint Coins Staff — Fri, 13 Jan 2012 16:42:04 +0000

The United States Mint yesterday, Thursday, January 12, 2012, released the 2011 Vicksburg Silver Uncirculated Coin. These strikes feature a reverse design emblematic of Vicksburg National Military Park located in the state of Mississippi and are available now for $204.95, plus the US Mint's standard shipping and handling charge. The 2011 Vicksburg Silver Uncirculated Coin [...]

Prosperity, Longevity and Success Year of the Dragon Gold Coins Issued by Perth

World Mint Coins Staff — Mon, 09 Jan 2012 15:36:05 +0000

The Perth Mint of Australia has issued three new gold coins as part of the year long celebration of the Year of the Dragon. These new 2012 Year of the Dragon Gold Coins depict the Chinese characters of Fu, Lu and Shou on their reverse, symbolizing the concepts of Prosperity, Longevity and Success. Each of [...]

Kapyong 1 Oz Silver Proof Coin Issued by Perth Mint

World Mint Coins Staff — Thu, 05 Jan 2012 17:04:35 +0000

The fourth release of the popular Famous Battles in Australian History series has been issued by the Perth Mint of Australia. Called the Kapyong 1 Oz Silver Proof Coin, the strike recalls the Battle of Kapyong fought during the Korean War in April of 1951. Each silver proof coin is struck from one ounce of [...]

Bullion 2012 Gold and Silver Eagles Launch January 3

World Mint Coins Staff — Mon, 02 Jan 2012 15:39:47 +0000

The United States Mint will begin accepting orders for the 2012 bullion Gold and Silver Eagles tomorrow, January 3rd, 2012 from its network of authorized purchasers (APs). The announcement of the debut of the 2012-dated coins was made in a memo last week to the APs and also included additional details as well as alluded [...]

Prices Lowered By US Mint On Five Numismatic Silver Products

World Mint Coins Staff — Fri, 30 Dec 2011 18:24:39 +0000

On Tuesday, December 27, 2011, the United States Mint lowered the price on five of its numismatic silver products. The five products affected by the new price points include the uncirculated American Silver Eagles and the four currently available America the Beautiful Five Ounce Silver Uncirculated Coins. These price drops were lead by a continued [...]

2011 US Mint Commemorative Coin Final Sales

World Mint Coins Staff — Tue, 27 Dec 2011 17:08:02 +0000

The United States Mint stopped selling the 2011 Commemorative Coins at 5PM on Friday, December 16, 2011 in order to allow it time to insure all orders for the strikes were completed before the end of the year. As required by law, the coins could no longer be sold after 2011. Now that the coins [...]

Release for 2012 Bullion Gold and Silver Eagle Coins Scheduled

World Mint Coins Staff — Fri, 23 Dec 2011 17:01:45 +0000

Sales of the 2012 American Eagle Gold Bullion Coin and the 2012 American Eagle Silver Bullion Coin will begin on Tuesday, January 3, 2012 according to the United States Mint. On that date, the Mint will begin accepting orders for the bullion Eagles from its network of Authorized Purchasers. The Authorized Purchasers (APs) are responsible [...]

2012 America the Beautiful Quarter and Silver Coin Designs Released

World Mint Coins Staff — Tue, 20 Dec 2011 18:31:26 +0000

Line-art imagery of the upcoming 2012 America the Beautiful Quarters and Silver Coins has been released by the United States Mint. These images include the reverse designs for 2012 strikes that will honor El Yunque National Forest of Puerto Rico, Chaco Culture National Historical Park of New Mexico, Acadia National Park of Maine, Hawai'i Volcanoes [...]

US Mint Introduces Star-Spangled Banner Commemorative Coin Designs

World Mint Coins Staff — Sat, 17 Dec 2011 17:24:57 +0000

The United States Mint this week introduced the designs for the upcoming 2012 Star-Spangled Banner Commemorative Coins. Released as part of the program will be $5 gold coins and silver dollars, both struck to proof and uncirculated conditions. Congress authorized the series as part of the Star-Spangled Banner Commemorative Coin Act (Public Law No: 111-232) [...]

Two Days Remain for 2011 US Mint Commemorative Coin Sales

World Mint Coins Staff — Wed, 14 Dec 2011 17:20:19 +0000

The United States Mint will cease offering the 2011 Commemorative Coins on Friday, December 16, 2011 beginning at 5PM Eastern Time. Affected US Mint products include six 2011 U.S. Army Commemorative Coins and four 2011 Medal of Honor Commemorative Coins. The US Mint forewarned of the end date for sales back in October when it [...]

Partial 2012 US Mint Product Schedule Available

World Mint Coins Staff — Sat, 10 Dec 2011 20:03:12 +0000

Several upcoming products have a preliminary release date posted thanks to an updated 2012 US Mint Product Schedule available on the US Mint website. According to the Scheduled Products Listing offered on the site, at least seven new products will be issued in the first two months of 2012. Of those seven, three will be [...]

Perth Mint Releases 2012 Platypus Platinum Coin

World Mint Coins Staff — Wed, 07 Dec 2011 18:27:17 +0000

The Perth Mint of Australia released the 2012 Australian Platypus Platinum Bullion Coin on December 5, 2011. The strike contains one ounce of 99.95% pure platinum and features a diameter of 32.60 mm. This new platinum release marks the second time the Perth has issued a coin in the platypus series. The first Platypus Platinum [...]

Royal Canadian Mint Poised to Release 0.5 g Cougar Gold Coin

World Mint Coins Staff — Sun, 04 Dec 2011 18:25:21 +0000

The Royal Canadian Mint will be adding another precious metal coin featuring the elusive cougar when its begins issuing the Cougar 0.5 g Gold Coin later this month. The strike is composed of half a gram of 99.99% pure gold and features a diameter of 11mm. Shown on the reverse of the strike is an [...]

US Mint Releases Olympic Five Ounce Uncirculated Coin

World Mint Coins Staff — Wed, 30 Nov 2011 15:33:41 +0000

Marking the third 2011-dated issue of the series, the United States Mint released the 2011 Olympic Silver Uncirculated Coin yesterday, November 29, 2011 beginning at Noon (Eastern). The strike also marks the eighth in the America the Beautiful Five Ounce Silver Uncirculated Coin™ series overall which debuted with five 2010-dated strikes. Shown on the reverse [...]

2011 Proof Silver Eagle Declared Sold-Out

World Mint Coins Staff — Sun, 27 Nov 2011 18:08:47 +0000

Collectors and gift-givers looking to purchase 2011 American Eagle Silver Proof Coins will have to turn to the secondary market to fulfill their needs as the United States Mint officially declared the strikes sold out last week. The Proof Silver Eagles apparently reached their maximum mintage forcing the Mint to declare a sell-out on Tuesday, [...]

Perth Mint Releases Two Queen Elizabeth II Diamond Jubilee Coins

World Mint Coins Staff — Tue, 22 Nov 2011 21:37:04 +0000

Scheduled for release earlier this month, the Perth Mint of Australia has struck two new coins to mark the 60th Anniversary of the ascension of Queen Elizabeth II of England to the throne. The Queen Elizabeth II Diamond Jubilee Coins mark the occasion with extremely limited mintages and are available now directly from the Perth. [...]

Austrian Mint Issues Crown of Saint Wenceslas Gold Coin

World Mint Coins Staff — Sat, 19 Nov 2011 15:41:39 +0000

The Austrian Mint has issued the latest release of its "Crowns of the House of Habsburg" Gold Coin Series. Issued beginning on November 9, 2011, the Crown of Saint Wenceslas Gold Proof Coin marks the fourth release of the House of Habsburg Crown series. Featured on both the obverse and reverse of the coin are [...]

Perth Mint Releases Mayflower Silver Proof Coin

World Mint Coins Staff — Wed, 16 Nov 2011 19:14:35 +0000

The Perth Mint of Australia has released the Mayflower 1 Oz Silver Proof Coin. This strike continues the successful Ships That Changed the World Series which has experienced sell-outs since first debuting earlier this year. Shown on the reverse of the Mayflower Silver Proof Coin is a colorized image depicting the famous Mayflower Ship. Each [...]