US Mint 2010 Silver Product Release Schedule

The United States Mint has released a preliminary schedule for its 2010 offerings. With nearly 40 products listed, several items stand out relating to US Mint silver coins.

The 2010 Silver Commemoratives Coins are front and center. While no firm dates are listed, the Mint has provided February and March as the respective launch months for the American Veterans Disabled for Life Silver Dollar and the Boy Scouts of America Centennial Silver Dollar.

These two programs are similar in that they each has the same coin specifications, 350,000 mintage limits and authorized striking of both proof and uncirculated options. Many collectors expect that the BSA coins will sell out, making their release one of the most anticipated in years.

The Mint will wait until summer to issue annual sets. The 2010 America the Beautiful Quarters Silver Proof Set is scheduled for release in "May/June," with an issue price of $29.95. It will include the first year (one of eleven) of the 90% silver quarter-dollars to honor national parks and national sites. The 2010 quarters feature:

• Hot Springs National Park in Arkansas,
• Yellowstone National Park in Wyoming,
• Yosemite National Park in California,
• Grand Canyon National Park in Arizona and
• Mt. Hood National Forest in Oregon.

The 2010 Mint Silver Proof Set has a "August/September" release timeframe. The set, priced at $52.95, will include silver proof versions of the 14 coins that circulate during the year. The dime, half-dollar and five quarters (same as above) will be struck in 90% silver.

Notably absent from the Mint schedule are the proof and uncirculated 2010 American Silver Eagle Coins, and the 2010 Mint Annual Uncirculated Dollar Coin Set, which includes an uncirculated Silver Eagle. The 2009s were canceled in favor of producing more bullions versions. On the new schedule, the Mint links to the same notice it offered for the 2009 eagles:

Production of United States Mint American Eagle Silver Proof and Uncirculated Coins has been temporarily suspended because of unprecedented demand for American Eagle Silver Bullion Coins. Currently, all available silver bullion blanks are being allocated to the American Eagle Silver Bullion Coin Program, as the United States Mint is required by Public Law 99-61 to produce these coins "in quantities sufficient to meet public demand .."

The United States Mint will resume the American Eagle Silver Proof and Uncirculated Coin Programs once sufficient inventories of silver bullion blanks can be acquired to meet market demand for all three American Eagle Silver Coin products

The 2010 Silver Eagle Bullion sales date was provided last week by the Mint. These "non collector," or investor silver coins will be available Tuesday, January 19.

Rounding out the silver coin offerings for the year will be America the Beautiful Silver Bullion Coins. These enormous five ounce, .999 fine silver coins will be replicas of the new quarter designs. Releases dates have yet to be set for them. The Mint states they "will be available for sale during the year in which its corresponding circulating quarter-dollar coin is issued."

The following is the Mint schedule as it stands now:

Availability Date	US Mint Product Description
12/30/2009	Zachary Taylor $1 Coin Cover (P32)
1/12/2010	Northern Mariana Islands Official First Day Coin Cover
1/22/2010	2010 Native American $1 Coin Rolls
1/29/2010	2010 Kennedy Half-Dollar Bag and Two-Roll Set
February	2010 United States Mint Presidential $1 Coin Proof Set™
February	Millard Fillmore $1 Coin Rolls
February	2010 American Veterans Disabled for Life Silver Dollar
March	First Spouse Series One-Half Ounce Gold Coin – Abigail Fillmore
March	Abigail Fillmore Bronze Medal 1 5/16"
March	2010 Boy Scouts of America Centennial Silver Dollar
March/April	United States Mint Presidential $1 Coin & First Spouse Medal Set™ – Millard Fillmore
April	Millard Fillmore $1 Coin Cover
April	2010 Presidential $1 Coin Uncirculated Set (P&D)
April	America the Beautiful Quarters™ Bags and Two-Roll Set – Hot Springs (AR)
May	2010 United States Mint America the Beautiful Quarters Proof Set™
May	Franklin Pierce $1 Coin Rolls
May/June	2010 United States Mint America the Beautiful Quarters Silver Proof Set™
June	America the Beautiful Quarters™ Bags and Two-Roll Set – Yellowstone (WY)
June	First Spouse Series One-Half Ounce Gold Coin – Jane Pierce
June	Jane Pierce Bronze Medal 1 5/16"
June	United States Mint Presidential $1 Coin & First Spouse Medal Set™ – Franklin Pierce
July	Franklin Pierce $1 Coin Cover
July	2010 United States Mint Uncirculated Coin Set®
July/August	2010 United States Mint Proof Set®
July/August	America the Beautiful Quarters™ Bags and Two-Roll Set – Yosemite (CA)
August	2010 American Eagle Platinum Proof Coin
August	James Buchanan $1 Coin Rolls
August/September	2010 United States Mint Silver Proof Set™
September	First Spouse Series One-Half Ounce Gold Coin – Buchanan’s Liberty
September	Buchanan’s Liberty Bronze Medal 1 5/16"
September	America the Beautiful Quarters™ Bags and Two-Roll Set – Grand Canyon (AZ)
September	United States Mint Presidential $1 Coin & First Spouse Medal Set™ – James Buchanan
September/October	James Buchanan $1 Coin Cover
November	America the Beautiful Quarters™ Bags and Two-Roll Set – Mount Hood (OR)
November	Abraham Lincoln $1 Coin Rolls
December	First Spouse Series One-Half Ounce Gold Coin – Mary Todd Lincoln
December	Mary Todd Lincoln Bronze Medal 1 5/16"
December	First Spouse Bronze Medal Series: Four-Medal Set
December	United States Mint Presidential $1 Coin & First Spouse Medal Set™ – Abraham Lincoln
December	Abraham Lincoln $1 Coin Cover

 

It’s important to remember that times can change, as the Mint has done in the past and specifically states: "All dates are subject to change by the United States Mint without prior notice."

Current Mint products on sale, as well as the always latest schedule, are available at http://catalog.usmint.gov/.

For more information on the new US quarters, also see America the Beautiful Quarters.