Boy Scouts revise Coin Collecting Merit Badge requirements

In January 2024, the Boy Scouts of America’s advancement committee rolled out revisions to the requirements of the Coin Collecting Merit Badge. The requirements are available online now and a new booklet will be available shortly. These are the first major revisions to the requirements since the mid-2000s. These revisions expand a scout’s collecting experience […]

U.S. Mint sales report: week ending October 1, 2023

This U.S. Mint numismatic sales report covers the week ending October 1, 2023. The Mint’s best-selling product last week was the Ulysses S. Grant one-ounce Presidential silver medal (S818), which sold 12,517 units. In second place was the 2023-S U.S. Mint Proof Set (23RG), with 11,360 sold. The third best-selling item last week was the 2023-S U.S. Mint […]

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 […]

New books and hobby supplies from Whitman Publishing in 2023

(Pelham, Alabama) — Whitman Publishing announces a slate of new books and hobby supplies that will be available in 2023. The lineup includes titles on U.S. and world coins, tokens and medals, numismatic history, and memoirs, as well as archival-quality Whitman and H.E. Harris folders, albums, and other display and storage products. Founded in 1916, […]

U.S. Mint sales report: Week ending September 26, 2021

This U.S. Mint numismatic sales report covers the week ending September 26, 2021. The Mint’s best-selling product last week was the 2021-S one-ounce American Silver Eagle $1 Proof coin, Flying Eagle (21EMN), which sold 59,972 units. In second place was the 2021-S U.S. Mint Proof Set (21RG) with 4,548 sold. The third best-selling item last week was […]

George H.W. Bush Coin and Chronicles Set available on September 17

Washington — The United States Mint (Mint) will begin accepting orders for the Coin and Chronicles Set — George H.W. Bush on September 17 at noon EDT. This special set includes: One 2020 George H.W. Bush Presidential $1 Reverse Proof coin (available only in this set) One George H.W. Bush Presidential 99.9 percent silver medal […]

U.S. Mint sales report: Week ending December 27, 2020

This U.S. Mint numismatic sales report covers the week ending December 27, 2020. The Mint’s best-selling product last week was the 2020 George H.W. and Barbara Bush Presidential $1 Coin & First Spouse Medal Set (20PK), which sold 6,384 units. In second place was the 2020-S Limited Edition Silver Proof Set (20RC) with 2,907 sold. The […]

United States Mint Medallic Artist Michael Gaudioso retires

The following comes from an e-mail sent to the numismatic press One of Philadelphia’s and the U.S. Mint’s finest, Medallic Artist Michael Gaudioso, has retired after creating designs of the nation’s coins and medals since 2009. Gaudioso, a graduate of the University of the Arts in Philadelphia, earned his Master of Fine Arts from the […]

United States Mint introduces new storage box for collectible coin rolls on May 18

Washington — The United States Mint (Mint) will roll out the new Coin Roll Collector Box (product code K65) on May 18 at noon Eastern Daylight Time (EDT). The new storage box replaces the Quarter Roll Collector’s Box (K61) and the Dollar Coin Rolls Collector’s Box (K62). Priced at $16.25, the Coin Roll Collector Box […]

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