United States Mint and Royal Mint announce collaborative design

Washington / Wales — The United States Mint and the Royal Mint today announced the collaborative design created by both mints’ Chief Engravers for the 2024 Liberty & Britannia Program. Following a successful joint project in 2021 featuring the 400th Anniversary of the Mayflower Voyage coins and medals, the United States Mint and the Royal […]

Inside the Mint: Greatest Generation commemorative coin ceremoniously struck at Philadelphia

The following is excerpted from an Inside the Mint article by Sharon McPike The United States Mint hosted representatives from the Friends of the WWII Memorial to ceremoniously strike coins for the 2024 Greatest Generation Commemorative Coin Program. Public Law 117-162 authorizes the U.S. Mint to issue $5 gold coins, $1 silver coins, and half dollar clad […]

2024 Greatest Generation commemorative coin strike ceremony at Philadelphia

The following was sent in an e-mail to the numismatic press. The United States Mint will host a ceremonial strike for the 2024 Greatest Generation Commemorative Coin Program on Wednesday, December 13, at 11:00 am. United States Mint Deputy Director Kristie McNally will be joined by Ms. Jane Droppa, Chair, Friends of the National World […]

2024 Harriet Tubman commemorative coins strike ceremony slated for Philadelphia Mint on November 28

The following was sent in an e-mail to the numismatic press United States Mint Director Ventris C. Gibson will welcome honored guests to the Philadelphia Mint on Tuesday, November 28, at 10 a.m., for the ceremonial striking of the 2024 Harriet Tubman commemorative coins. Director Gibson will be joined by Robert Portman, former U.S. Senator […]

United States Mint wins “Best Collectible Silver Coin” award at the 2023 Mint Directors Conference

The following was sent in an e-mail to the numismatic press The United States Mint today announced it has been honored with the “Best Collectible Silver Coin” award for the 2019 Apollo 11 50th Anniversary five-ounce Proof silver dollar at the 2023 Mint Directors Conference in Ottawa, Canada, yesterday. The obverse (heads) design features the […]

Whitman Publishing seeks U.S. Philippine die varieties for Cherrypickers’ Guide, sixth edition, volume III

(Pelham, Alabama) — The sixth edition, volume II, of the Cherrypickers’ Guide to Rare Die Varieties was officially launched at the American Numismatic Association World’s Fair of Money in Pittsburgh, August 8–12, 2023. Whitman Publishing has announced that the final volume of the sixth edition will debut in 2024, and the book’s editors are seeking […]

Ten autographed Cherrypickers’ Guides will be raffled at the ANA World’s Fair of Money

(Pelham, Alabama) — Whitman Publishing is launching the new sixth edition, volume II, of the Cherrypickers’ Guide to Rare Die Varieties at the American Numismatic Association World’s Fair of Money in Pittsburgh, August 8–12, 2023. A small quantity will be sold at the show, with a limit of one copy per customer. Ten copies will […]

New third edition of Q. David Bowers’s Guide Book of Barber Silver Coinage will debut at the 2023 ANA World’s Fair of Money

(Pelham, Alabama)—Whitman Publishing will release the updated third edition of the Guide Book of Barber Silver Coins, by Q. David Bowers, in August 2023. The 400-page book is volume 20 in the popular Bowers Series of numismatic references. It will debut at the American Numismatic Association World’s Fair of Money in Pittsburgh, August 8–12. After […]

Interview: Ventris Gibson, Director of the United States Mint

By Michael Alexander Michael Alexander of the London Banknote and Monetary Research Centre had an opportunity to speak with Ventris Gibson, Director of the United States Mint, during the World Money Fair in Berlin. They discussed the challenges faced by many world mints as a continuing trend sees the demand for cash and coin diminishing […]

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