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New Issues & Mint News
New coin releases, design changes, security upgrades, and official mint announcements.
The Presidential Dollar Coins Program: A Retrospective
August 29, 2026
In 2007 the U.S. Mint set out to do for the presidency what the 50 State Quarters had done for the map: put a rotating cast of familiar faces into everyday pockets and get the country collecting again. The quarters worked. The presidential dollar coins did not, at least not the way Congress hoped. What […]
The 50 State Quarters Program: A 10-Year Retrospective
August 19, 2026
Reach into a jar of loose change and there is a fair chance you will find one. For ten years, from 1999 through 2008, the United States Mint released a new quarter every ten weeks or so, each one carrying a different state on its back. Kids filled cardboard folders with them. Parents who had […]
The Silver Eagle Shortage Nobody Is Watching Yet
August 12, 2026
Silver Eagles aren't disappearing from America's coin shops - not yet. But new-coin flow from the U.S. Mint has slowed dramatically, including a zero print in May, and today's inventory churn could become tomorrow's premium problem.
How the U.S. Mint Decides Which Coins to Make
August 6, 2026
Ask most people where a new coin comes from and they picture engravers at the Mint sketching ideas and picking winners. The reality runs the other way. The United States Mint makes coins, but with very few exceptions it does not choose which ones. That decision belongs to Congress, and the road a coin travels […]
What Is the Enhanced Uncirculated Silver Eagle?
July 24, 2026
On July 21, the U.S. Mint opened orders for the 2026 American Eagle One Ounce Silver Enhanced Uncirculated Coin, a one-year-only issue tied to the country’s 250th birthday. If you have been trying to sort out where it fits among the bullion coins, proofs, and privy-marked releases stacking up this year, here is the plain […]
After Years of Drift, the U.S. Mint Gets a Real Numismatist
December 19, 2025
🧭 Editor’s Note: The U.S. Mint has been drifting without a steady hand — long on optics, short on coin sense. With Paul Hollis confirmed as Mint Director, that era may finally be ending. In this breakdown, I’ll explain who Hollis really is, why his background matters, and why this appointment is a sharp course…
The Final U.S. Penny: Historic Sendoff or Auction-House Theater?
December 17, 2025
Editor’s Note:The penny didn’t die quietly — it went out in a blaze of headlines, gold plating, and six-figure auction bids. In this breakdown, Jacob Barton cuts through the nostalgia and auction hype to explain what those $16.7 million “last pennies” really represent… and what they absolutely do not mean for everyday collectors and investors.…
The 1776–2026 Silver Eagle Is Real — The Question Is What You’ll Pay for the Privy
December 6, 2025
Editor’s Note:The Mint is dangling a shiny new anniversary carrot — a dual-dated Silver Eagle with a Liberty Bell privy — and the crowd is already lining up. Before you sprint to the checkout button, Jacob Barton breaks down what’s actually scarce, what’s just dressed up, and where collectors usually overpay when symbolism meets subscription…
The 2025 Morgan & Peace Reverse Proof Set: Solid Coins, Softer Signals
December 5, 2025
Editor’s Note:The U.S. Mint rolled out its 2025-S Morgan & Peace Reverse Proof set with plenty of hype and solid early sales — but slower than last year. Jacob Barton breaks down what those numbers actually mean, why “sellouts” don’t equal profits, and how collectors can avoid mistaking Mint marketing for real market demand. The…