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Sales of US Mint 2011 Commemorative Silver Dollars End Friday
December 13, 2011 by Rhonda Kay · Leave a Comment
This is the last week for several 2011 commemorative coins, including four silver dollars. The United States Mint plans to take them off sale on Friday, December 16, 2011 at 5 PM Eastern Time. As stated in a SilverCoinsToday.com article in October, the United States Mint posted a ‘Last Opportunity‘ section on its online store […]
2012 America the Beautiful 5 Ounce Silver Coins Designs Announced
December 9, 2011 by Rhonda Kay · 1 Comment
The United States Mint has released the final designs for the five 2012 America the Beautiful Quarters. By extension, the announcement also indicates what designs will be showcased on the associated 2012 America the Beautiful 5 Ounce Silver Bullion Coins (discussed here) and the 2012 America the Beautiful 5 Ounce Silver Uncirculated Coins (discussed here). Both series […]
Mark Twain and March of Dimes Commemorative Silver Dollars Sought
December 8, 2011 by Darrin Lee Unser · Leave a Comment
Once again, two new pieces of legislation have been introduced in the Senate that would authorize the U.S. Mint to strike commemorative silver dollars to honor Mark Twain and also the March of Dimes. Sen. Richard Blumenthal (D-CT), proposed a new version of the Mark Twain Commemorative Coin Act, numbered S.1929, to the Senate last […]
Olympic 5 Ounce Silver Uncirculated Coin Sales Begin at 8,662
December 6, 2011 by Silver Coins Today Staff · Leave a Comment
The 2011-P Olympic 5 Ounce Silver Uncirculated Coin debuted last week and sparked greater collector activity for other United States Mint silver products. Every available item saw increases over the prior week’s gains. The biggest mover, though, was not the new Olympic uncirculated coin. It was the 2011 Silver Proof Set. It racked in another […]
Australian Proof Silver Coin Celebrates Queen’s Diamond Jubilee
December 5, 2011 by Darrin Lee Unser · Leave a Comment
The 2012 Queen Elizabeth II Diamond Jubilee Proof Silver Coin has been released by the Perth Mint of Australia (http://www.perthmint.com.au/) to celebrate the sixty-year reign of Her Majesty The Queen. Each coin is struck from one ounce of 99.9% pure silver and features a colorized reverse emblematic of a famous painting of the Queen from […]
Silver Eagle Bullion Coin Sales in November Rank Last in 2011
December 3, 2011 by Silver Coins Today Staff · Leave a Comment
Sales dropped sharply in November for the American Silver Eagle bullion coin. In fact, it was the worst sales month so far for the year and, further, the slowest since July 2008. United States Mint authorized purchasers ordered 1,384,000, a level that was down 49.98% from March which had been the slowest. Although November is […]
US Mint Sales: 2011 Silver Eagle Uncirculated Coin Nears Milestone
November 30, 2011 by Silver Coins Today Staff · Leave a Comment
Another sales milestone is close for a popular United States Mint silver product. 199,848 orders have been placed for the 2011 Silver Eagle uncirculated coin between its launch on September 15 and November 28, leaving the coin’s total just 152 away from an even 200,000. The latest US Mint weekly sales report showed buyers scooped […]