Last Year, Gem, D-Mint, $20 Libs Although authorized as a U.S. branch mint in the 1860s, the Denver Mint operated as an assay office for its first four decades until coins were finally minted there in 1906. Liberty double eagles were only produced at the Colorado facility in 1906 and 1907, with a total production…
Courtesy of Numismatic News by RICHARD GIEDROYC ■ Why is “The” missing from the inscription “United States of America” on our coins? Section 10 of the Mint Act of April 2, 1792, says, “…with this inscription, ‘UNITED STATES OF AMERICA,’…” Once this tradition was established, nobody saw any need to change it. Particularly in the…
Several hundred proof (or pattern) Flying Eagle cents were made in 1856, and delivered to congress for approval on the proposed size reduction of the denomination. When collectors became aware of these pieces, demand grew rapidly, and so the Mint struck more of the 1856-dated cents in the following few years for direct sale to…
J-84 Restrike. These popular and rare Gobrecht dollars were struck between June 1859 and 1863. They were struck on orders of Mint Director James Ross Snowden as trade pieces for rare Washingtonia needed for the Mint Cabinet Collection. To date, only two Original 1838 Gobrecht dollars are known, one is in the Smithsonian and the…
March 28, 2019 The following chart includes the year to date totals for 2019 Gold and Silver American Eagle Sales from the U.S. Mint as of 5pm on March 28th. The chart also shows the difference in sales from our last report on March 22nd. Gold and Silver American Eagle Sales Gold Coin Sales in oz. /#coins + from 3/21/2019 One…
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