New Silver Eagle Reverse Engraver Michael Gaudioso Inks Exclusive Signature Label Deal With NGC
American Silver Eagle reverse, has agreed to sign certification labels exclusively for
Numismatic Guaranty Corporation (NGC). The addition of Gaudioso is the perfect complement to NGC’s long-standing exclusive signature arrangement with
John Mercanti, engraver of the original Silver Eagle reverse.
To mark the 35th anniversary of the flagship bullion coins of the
United States, the
United States Mint is updating the reverse of the Silver Eagle in 2021 as well as that of its companion coin, the
American Gold Eagle. This is the first major design change to the American Eagles since the coins were introduced in 1986. Incredibly, both the original reverse and the new reverse will be issued in 2021 another first for collectors.
United States 1980 (P) Lincoln Cent
The
juxtapenultimate date struck from the majority-copper alloy in use since the early 1960s,
1980 Lincoln cents were struck and issued against a backdrop of uncertainty about the denomination, as successive administrations tested new compositions and pondered its elimination.
The coins themselves are not remarkably rare by any measure, but the years surrounding their issuance saw a shortage of cents in circulation, a problem that had dogged the
Treasury Department and the
United States Mint for years. This, alongside a major collectible, doubled die variety of the date and condition rarities at the upper end of the grading scale, make the 1980 Lincoln cent quite a bit more interesting to the collector than meets the eye.
The United States Mint will begin accepting orders for product options containing South Carolina American Innovation $1 Coins beginning on January 19 at
WASHINGTON Explaining they were excited to “kick things up a notch,” officials from the U.S. Mint announced Friday a new seven-cent coin to bolster citizens’ math skills. “Let’s face it, we made it way too easy the first time,” said U.S. Mint Director David J. Ryder, who shared the bureau’s hopes that the new denomination, which would be called a ‘septi,’ would provide a greater challenge. “The nation has lagged behind other countries in terms of core addition, subtraction, and multiplication skills for years, but it’s not because we’re ‘stupid’ or bad at math we just need a little practice. It’ll just require a little more focus next time you’re doing laundry or buying groceries. We believe in you guys. And don’t use a calculator, that just defeats the whole purpose.” At press time, Ryder added the U.S. Mint would also be introducing a new irrational number dollar bill next year, valued at the square root of 5, to help citizens brush up on their alg
The Mexican Coin Made at the New Orleans Mint
New Orleans Mint was one of the first three original branch mints established by the
United States Mint in 1838. Throughout its history of making coins, much of the bullion used for coinage production came from foreign coin deposits – often in the form of Mexican coinage. Yet, while the New Orleans Mint’s sole task during most of its years of operation was to produce United States coinage, there was one exception: the
Mexico 1907 20 Centavos coin.
Mexico 1907-M Curved 7 20 Centavos PCGS MS64. Images courtesy
PCGS
The first priority of the United States Mint was to produce circulation coinage for domestic commerce, but the U.S. government began accepting contracts in the 1800s to produce coins for other nations. These contracts were often quite lucrative, with various foreign and private mints seeking out this work. While the U.S. Mint went on to produce more than 1,000 different coins for over 40 countries, only one such coin