New books and hobby supplies from Whitman Publishing in 2023

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(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, Whitman is the world’s leading producer of numismatic reference books, supplies, and products to display and store coins and paper money. The company will release new folders and albums for the American Women quarters and other United States Mint coins, and continues its Glorifier Series of magnetic-closure acrylic display cases.

Several volumes of Whitman’s best-selling “Bowers Series” will be updated in new editions in 2023. These include guide books on Morgan silver dollars; Liberty Seated silver coins; the dimes, quarters, and half dollars designed by Charles E. Barber; Franklin and Kennedy half dollars; Lincoln cents; and $20 double eagle gold coins.

The newest volume in the Bowers Series (no. 27), the Guide Book of American Silver Eagles, by Joshua McMorrow-Hernandez, is now available.

The 15th edition of R.S. Yeoman’s Catalog of Modern World Coins, 1850–1964, has been updated and fully revised by editor Arthur L. Friedberg and a team of pricing specialists from around the world.

The Guide Book of United States Coins and the Handbook of United States Coins—the hobby’s best-selling “Red Book” and “Blue Book”—will be released this spring in their 77th and 81st editions, respectively.

The 9th edition of Mega Red, the 1,504-page deluxe version of the Red Book, features a detailed coin-by-coin study of quarter eagle gold coins, along with its usual expanded coverage of every U.S. coin series.

The latest Cherrypickers’ Guide will debut in 2023—the 6th edition, volume II, covering die varieties of half dimes, dimes, twenty-cent pieces, and quarter dollars, 1800s to date.

The 2nd edition of James A. Haxby’s Guide Book of Canadian Coins and Tokens will roll out for the holiday season. This follows on Harvey B. Richer’s 100 Greatest Canadian Coins and Tokens, published in 2022.

John Kraljevich’s Freedom Will Be Ours: Medals and Money in Black America is an exploration of the experience of Black Americans as commemorated by, described by, or related to numismatic material culture—tokens, medals, coins, paper money, privately issued scrip—and tangential but important items such as slave tags and military awards.

Famed collector and antiquities dealer Kenneth W. Rendell, a founding member of the Rittenhouse Society and a contemporary of Q. David Bowers, will share his memoirs in Safeguarding History: Trailblazing Adventures Inside the Worlds of Collecting and Forging History.

In the world of stamp-collecting, H.E. Harris & Co., a Whitman subsidiary, will publish a number of new philatelic supplements in 2023. Its annual US/BNA Postage Stamp Catalog will be available in November. Billed as “America’s Best-Selling Stamp Price Guide,” US/BNA covers stamps of the United States and U.S. possessions, the United Nations, and British North America (Canada and its provinces).


Whitman Publishing is the Official Supplier of the American Numismatic Association. As a benefit of membership in the ANA, members can borrow Whitman books for free from the Association’s Dwight N. Manley Numismatic Library, and also receive 10% off all Whitman purchases. Details are at www.money.org.

More detailed information will be released about individual new books and products as their release dates approach.

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Comments

  1. DaveSWFL says

    Unusual day – gold, silver and the dollar all very strong.
    Something’s gotta give . My money’s on the dollar strengthening and the metals resting.
    Just a guess. I’m out of all three right now.

    Snagged a roll of uncirculated 2000 P Kennedy half’s at the bank today. Best half’s I’ve seen in quite a while. Silver halves few and far between for the last 3-4 years 😢

  2. A&L Futures says

    Off topic — Did anyone else happen to catch the American Silver Eagle worn on the necklace of House reading clerk Susan Cole during tonight’s 14th/15th vote for Speaker of the House?

  3. VinnieC says

    I have been waiting for the new edition of the Cherrypickers’ Guide. It has been announced several times before. I wonder 2023 is for real.

  4. cagcrisp says

    @DaveSWFL says,”Unusual day – gold, silver and the dollar all very strong.”

    The USD was weaker.

    Closed @ 103.91 down 1.13 or 1.08%…

  5. cagcrisp says

    Just how weak was the USD yesterday?

    Weakest since 12/13/2022 when it was down 1.09%

    On 12/13/2022 Gold was Up $28.00…

  6. cagcrisp says

    From ^ “Weakest since 12/13/2022 when it was down 1.09%”

    That is on a Percentage basis…

  7. cagcrisp says

    In the last 365 days the USD has only been weaker, on a percentage basis, 12 times than it was on 01/06/2023…

  8. CaliSkier says

    “Monthly NFT Sales Are 80% Lower Than Last Year, Digital Collectibles Interest Plummeted in 2022” (BitcoinNews)

  9. CaliSkier says

    More NFT stats, “For instance, last month, there was roughly $534 million in NFT sales compared to the $2.77 billion in NFT sales sold in Dec. 2021.”

  10. DaveSWFL says

    Thanks, Cag! Sharpcharts must be very slow to update their daily chart – I see the big meltdown off the open. Makes sense now. I checked the chart just after 4 pm.

    Daily chart looks to me like $ is trying to stabilize. Weekly chart, however, looks TERRIBLE

  11. DaveSWFL says

    NFT – more figments of the imagination as far as I’m concerned. More P. T. Barnum stuff.?
    I’ll leave it to the grandkids….

  12. CaliSkier says

    Warning, other “coin” talk.

    The US Mint will need to show their cards re: how quick they can develop and produce coins on short notice? As of yet there are no commemoratives slated for 2023. I know, cry me a River, right? The US Mint has previously been tasked with producing a coin from inception to finish previously, so it can be done. However, is or will it be worth Congress’s, the US Mint, or our time???

    HarryB said: “HarryB says
    DECEMBER 14, 2022 AT 5:24 PM
    @ Cali: ever since the USMC silver comm of 20 years ago was an instant best seller with an extra 100k above the authorized mintage of 500k being struck to satisfy demand the Mint has searched for other “home runs” …. Other than the 2014 Baseball, the V75s and the 2021 Morgans, nothing has generated that type of interest. I know the iconic Flag raising on Iwo was the success of that coin…….I doubt another USMC themed coin will catch fire…..”

    After looking at the below link to US Mint Commemorative Coins, the only other one that even remotely successful by those standards were the Apollo coins IMO. Honorable mention, the 2009 Lincoln Commems. As I reminisced about all of the Modern Commems I p/u from 2008-2019, all I can say is I’ve accumulated an ok amount of “working stock” for silver ware or fishing lures! LOL

    https://www.usmint.gov/learn/coin-and-medal-programs/commemorative-coins

    PS One could say I’m “trolling” for future “lure” customers? Haha I think I’ve missed the boat? There are approximately 60 million anglers in the U.S. of which 46 million are estimated to fish in a given year. Hmmmm.:…

  13. Caliskier says

    US Mints numismatic projected sales, less in 2023. Projecting 500,000 less units sold.

    “Numismatic (Collector Coins and Medals)
    The numismatic program provides high-quality versions of circulating coinage, precious metal coins, commemorative coins, and national medals for sale to the public. FY 2021 numismatic revenue was up 66.6 percent compared to FY 2020. Numismatic revenue was $577.4 million, a $230.8 million increase. The 2021 American Eagle One Ounce Silver Proof and the 2021 United States Mint Proof Set were the most popular sellers (in terms of units) this year, selling a combined 1,216 thousand units. Sales for these products were 63.8 percent higher than they were last year. Gold and platinum numismatic products generated the largest share of revenue (57.2 percent) during FY 2021 compared to the other numismatic products. This category generated $330.0 million in numismatic revenue compared to $247.4 million revenue generated by the other categories. Total units increased by 20.9 percent from 3.4 million in FY 2020 to 3.7 million in FY 2021. FY 2022 and FY 2023 numismatic revenues are projected to be $448.6 million and $339.6 million, respectively, based on projected demand for numismatic products of 3.5 million units in FY 2022 and decreasing to 3.0 million units in FY 2023.”

  14. HarryB says

    @cali: With all the “units” of Morgan and Peace dollars planned, how can the Mint sell 500 thousand units less than last year? Any idea what is being reduced or discontinued?

  15. CaliSkier says

    @ HarryB, Well for starters, there were 62 line item units for 2022 on the US Mints schedule and there are only 50 slated for 2023(so far).

    With the sadly executed, poorly thought out/approved(Ventris?) , designed, NLB Commemorative coins accounting for 9 and 8 belonging to the PH Commems for a total of 17, alone right there. We all know that doesn’t account for all 500,000? Total commemorative units sold as of January 2 were, 132,300 for the PH program and 97,128 units for the NLB Program. That’s 229,428. Gotta round up to 250,000 for Mint math? Then you only need to account for 250,000? Think expired/anniversary type products from 2017-2021? Quite a few? What were they thinking on those NLB Ag $1’s?

    Yet the AWQ’s bags alone(P&D X 5) are going to potentially produce an additional 60,000 bags/units of 100 coin bags? (“The 100-coin P & D bags increase by 6,000, from 1,860 to 7,860.”)

    Just remember, at the US Mint, it’s always fun with numbers….

    PS The Mint could simply have used the entire potential 2023 Commemorative Coin programs sales forecast and projected they would have or could have sold 500,000 Commemorative products/units, had 2 programs been approved for 2023? Never say never?

  16. Jack says

    Monthly NFT Sales Are 80% Lower Than Last Year, Digital Collectibles Interest Plummeted in 2022” (BitcoinNews)

    Narrow minded thinking will get you know where.

    Crypto isn’t just NFTS

    Crypto is larger than NFT.

  17. CaliSkier says

    Absolutely love skiing!

    How ever I’m ecstatic to say, I’ve never had to trudge through a “Crypto Winter” 🥶! My friend almost talked me into trying to ski/skate onto the frozen pond, however thankfully I stayed away as the the pond warmed rapidly, thawed, 😳 and million$ and million$ fell through the ice into the pond!

    Although reenforced ,cash and paper don’t hold up all that well under water?

    Now where’s that P ATB Saratoga, that I’m going to turn into lures?

    Narrow minded thinking will get you know where. NFT’s are “collectibles” and so are coins. It was literally, as simple as that. A place to spend, store, flip, speculate, invest, lose your “donkey” etc.

    How one plays the game is entirely up to the individual?

  18. CaliSkier says

    Other numbers to consider:

    “2021, 89.8 percent of U.S. households were food secure throughout the year. The remaining 10.2 percent of households were food insecure at least some time during the year, including 3.8 percent (5.1 million households) that had very low food security. Food insecurity was unchanged from 10.5 percent in 2020. Food insecurity increased from 10.7 percent in 2001 to nearly 12 percent in 2004, declined to 11 percent in 2005–07, then increased to 14.6 percent in 2008. Food insecurity peaked at 14.9 percent in 2011 and has declined since.”

    I wonder how those in the Food Insecurity camp feel about “Crypto”?

  19. CaliSkier says

    More fun with numbers…..

    When you really start to look at things??? A poll says “Just 8% of Americans have a positive view of cryptocurrency as of Nov. 2022, according to the CNBC All-America Economic Survey.”

    Yet approximately 43% approve of the current POTUS? Even good ole’ “Tricky Dick” finished with a 24% approval rating. What does that say about the fact only “8% of Americans have a positive view of cryptocurrency”

    Yep, it says we are confused and all over the place!

    Now take this headline: “Half of Americans have given up saving for retirement because of inflation, study says” with this as well, “Soaring inflation has squeezed Americans’ purchasing power this year, as costs from entertainment to health care to getting divorced have jumped.

    And the pressure continues to grow. Inflation is still much higher than the Federal Reserve’s 2% target, and in September it accelerated once again, with consumer prices rising 8.2% from a year earlier.”

    Hard to invest, leap into the water, save, etc when food costs alone are literally and figuratively “eating away” anything extra you may have?

    It’s hard to believe in what you can not see or touch, that takes faith, and now we are back on that “slippery slope”? I should just keep to my “gravity sports” with my head in the clouds, gleefully schussing down the mountain?

    Gotta love that Vermont AI $1!

  20. CaliSkier says

    More fun with US Mint numbers and mintages?

    For the “Native American $1 Coin 2023 Rolls, Bags, and Boxes” here is the Mintage and HHL information:

    Mintage Limit: None
    Product Limit: Yes, 23NA-14,000, 23NB-14,000, 23NC-1,710, 23ND-1,620, 23NE-1,700, 23NF-1,700
    Household Order Limit: Yes (10 for Rolls, Bags and Boxes)

    Mintage limit is as such due to other products containing the NA$1, so the shocker is the HHL. Another “whamy” to the collector and “slap” of the “flipper”!

    For comparison here is the listing for “Native American $1 Coin 2022 Rolls, Bags, and Boxes”
    Mintage Limit: None
    Product Limit: None
    Household Order Limit: None

    Surely there will not be additional restrictions placed on those “Big Boys” and their 10%? Hmmmm…… favoritism. Nah just SOP?

    Eventually, I predict it nary impossible for the layman to receive firsts or “Top Quality”(70’s)unless you go through the “Big Boys” in order to secure top grades on your baubles??? I guess I’m a bit jaded with all of the extra “hoops” the Mint has put in place to obtain “Circus Coins”? Circus coins, as that, is the only place to see the “act” since they do not circulate? More or less a “token” vs coin?

    Looking forward to the 2027 Chuck E Cheese commemoratives? We’ve got an arcade AI $1 that needs some company, while on the “Midway”?

    At HarryB, this is another way to reduce that 3.5 million down to 3 million. Just make purchasing from the US Mint continually more unattractive and eventually they won’t make “any” coins”? They’ll just sit back, collect raises and answer phones about, “What has happened to our US Mint”?

  21. CaliSkier says

    Kind of “nuts” IMO” to essentially turn the entire US Mint offerings, in this day of technology, into a strictly “mail order/“Subscription “ business, with zero ability to react to a market where people were and are literally “throwing” money at money???

    So how does a business plan work, where you continue to reduce production, run out of popular products, unable to procure raw materials, inability to increase production on the fly, yet want and expect raises, additional FTE’s(full time employees) and maintenance costs continue to bleed the system dry?

    If you can’t see the writing on the wall, you’d best turn on the light or start a fire for some ambient light? I believe the US Mint has opted for the latter! “We don’t need no water, let the _______ burn”

    Get your coins while you can, “US Digital currency will be here before you know it and are ready???

    Good luck and “keep your powder dry”?

  22. IJTR says

    Just received an email from the mint touting the Negro Baseball coin.
    A bit late to waste bandwidth on that.
    But for sure the advertising agency will still get paid for shooting out the barrage this morning.

  23. cagcrisp says

    @HarryB says.”@cali: With all the “units” of Morgan and Peace dollars planned, how can the Mint sell 500 thousand units less than last year? Any idea what is being reduced or discontinued?”

    Those numbers are from a congressional budget justification report.

    Budget numbers are usually pretty far off from actual numbers.

    From the same report exact wording “Demand for bullion is forecasted at 20.8 million ounces
    for both FY 2022 and FY 2023. Bullion revenue is forecasted to be $2.0 billion in FY 2022 and
    $1.95 billion in FY 2023.”

    Those numbers are Not even close to being accurate for FY2022 for Bullion actual ounces sold or Bullion actual revenue…

  24. cagcrisp says

    The Secure Act 2.0 portion of the newly signed 2022 Omnibus bill was budgeted for $55 Billion,

    That budget number will Not be close to Actual numbers when you take into account how the government scores budgeting numbers…

  25. CaliSkier says

    I IJTR says: “ Just received an email from the mint touting the Negro Baseball coin.”

    Cag says: “ Budget numbers are usually pretty far off from actual numbers.”

    Whaaaaaaaaattt!???? 😂

    Any here ever take a peak at the National Debt Flock/Federal and State Debt clock? Whoa? No wonder budgets are Sooooooh far off, yet they get approved and it’s never enough? ZERO accountability, unless you sell over $600/year on EBay?

    https://www.usdebtclock.org/

    Interesting, however he frequency/how often numbers and statistics are thrown around here on MNB as fact or missing the additional information, in order to accurately assess what is being said or implied??? Just saying….

    Ponder…..

    Just don’t know, what, who, why or when to believe, them; they, him/her, or????

  26. CaliSkier says

    Cag says: “ That budget number will Not be close to Actual numbers when you take into account how the government scores budgeting numbers…”

    Wait, whaaaaaat?

    “ how the government scores budgeting numbers” LOL

    Hurry, Hurry, Hurry, be the first one over the “Bridge to no/know where”!?&$@ Good times! Can’t make this stuff up…..

  27. CaliSkier says

    Really? LOL “Improve system functionally and customer experience”

    2023 Estimate

    “Order Management Services +$3,103,000 / +0 FTE
    We anticipate an increase of approximately $3.1 million for operating and maintenance costs for labor rate, digital media, and software to improve system functionality and customer experience.”

    “Launching American Women Quarters Program +$1,300,000 / +0 FTE
    The new quarters program was launched in FY 2022. These costs will support our efforts to inform the public of the program by investing in various media platforms, marketing and education.”

    “Pay Raise (4.6%) +$9,004,000 / +0 FTE
    Funds are required for a 4.6% average pay raise in January 2023.”

    “Non-Pay +$5,280,000 / +0 FTE
    Funds are required for non-labor expenses such as travel, contracts, rent, supplies, and equipment.
    Program Decreases”

    “Department of the Treasury United States Mint
    Congressional Budget
    Justification and Annual Performance Plan and Report FY 2023”

    https://home.treasury.gov/system/files/266/22.-Mint-FY-2023-CJ.pdf

    Remember, I didn’t write the budget, however “somebodies” with much higher education levels, have been tasked with writing budgets, where according to Cag, the accounting numbers “do not line” up, nor are they expected to??? Like the Miscellaneous category that’s in the Negative millions annually at the US Mint?

    Wait, please tell us more about the “accepted accounting practices”!

  28. CaliSkier says

    Good thing we’re just talking numbers and not parsing words? Wait what? We are doing both?

    Guess that’s why most(?) politicians are Lawyers or come from a legal background? Got to know how to word and number shuffle, until it doesn’t make cents or makes cents? Up is down, left is right(?), right is left, wrong is right, and right is wrong?

    Ever hear of a “punk” group, by the name of the “Circle Jerks”???

  29. CaliSkier says

    On topic: wait what?

    Besides the usual go to, “Red Book”, for a lot of hobbyists, collectors, accumulators, numismatists, does or can anyone suggest a possible “Great” book on coins that you’d recommend buying from our friends hosting this site?

    PS I’m leaning towards one specializing in Type sets, ASE’s, or Classic Commemoratives? Or one focusing on the 1849 “Gold Rush” up to and including, post Civil War?

  30. HarryB says

    @cag: thanks for the unit production forecast sourcing for the Mints upcoming year……you are 100% correct with budget numbers, often bears little resemblance to reality in my observation.

  31. cagcrisp says

    The United States Mint used 750,000 mintage limit for the 2022 National Purple Heart 💜 Half Dollars for BUDGETING purposes.

    Budgeting numbers have No correlation to production numbers.

    Never has been a correlation for Years

    Accounting gimmick…

  32. CaliSkier says

    Count the numbers, no don’t count the numbers? “Oh”, do those numbers go into the current, amended, forecasted or real number column? Doesn’t matter as “actual” accounting, where numbers and words are quantifiable, is just an “Illusion”?

    Oh you meant those numbers, oh “we’”ll”, just make an adjustment later???

    Numbers, schmubers, dictionary, schmictionary!

  33. CaliSkier says

    Cag says: “Accounting gimmick…”

    I’m thinking, more like, “Accountability Gimmicks”!

    Hence this statement, soliciting answers versus action??? “Rep. Mooney is demanding Yellen and Gibson provide answers to the following questions:”

    Oh! They are demanding answers to the “hand cuffs/handcuffing” of the US Mint that only Congress, has the keys to??? Weird? Seriously, SMH

    Who’s on first, what’s on second, I don’t know who’s on third? No who’s on first? Round and round on the “Merry go Round” we go!

  34. cagcrisp says

    From ^ post : “ Demand for bullion is forecasted at 20.8 million ounces for both FY 2022 and FY 2023. Bullion revenue is forecasted to be $2.0 billion in FY 2022 and $1.95 billion in FY 2023.”

    Same Bullion ounces forecast for FY2023 vs. FY2022 yet revenue is Budgeted to go Down $50 Million.

    How is the FY2023 Revenue Budgeted number working out?

    Since FY2023 started Gold is Up 12.3% and Silver is Up 25.6%.

    Obviously the United States Mint has Already blown its FY2023 Bullion revenue forecast IF the Mint produce same number of ounces as FY2022…

  35. cagcrisp says

    I’m Finance chair of an Arkansas nonprofit…

    Two weeks into fiscal year 2023, and my FY2023 budget (Submitted and Approved October 2022) is already blown on the revenue side …

  36. CaliSkier says

    Above referenced report in relation to what IJTR said: “Just received an email from the mint touting the Negro Baseball coin.
    A bit late to waste bandwidth on that.
    But for sure the advertising agency will still get paid for shooting out the barrage this morning.”

    “In FY 2021, the CSI was 84.5 percent, failing to reach its 90.0 percent target. The Mint fell short of the target due to COVID-19 as the call center and distribution warehouse experienced labor shortages and high labor turnover, impeding fulfillment of phone call and shipping volumes. The Mint has set the target for this metric at 84.5 percent for FY 2022 and at 85.0 percent for FY 2023. The Mint is implementing new and exciting technology to our marketing services to help meet these targets. This technology will enable more and better customer engagement and allow us to connect with a broader audience across multiple channels.”

    Yeah, nice work at engaging, promoting and soliciting sales of a discontinued/Not Available/OFF sale product? Very engaging??? Nice use of the “technology” at their disposal???

    “The Mint is implementing new and exciting technology to our marketing services to help meet these targets. This technology will enable more and better customer engagement and allow us to connect”

    Good thing they are not using “old”, dull and boringTechnology in order to connect and engage? Hay Carrumba!

  37. cagcrisp says

    • cagcrisp says
    December 29, 2022 at 2:49 pm
    The United States Mint has already profited over $4 Million on the 2023 Morgan and Peace without selling a coin…

    After the initial pop on enrollments, Overall the demand for the 2023 Morgan and Peace Silver dollars have been less than I anticipated. Since I think the Mint will produce and eventually sell All 1.85 million coins, I see More and More pressure for the Mint to raise prices to maintain the profit margin they could get without selling a coin…

  38. CaliSkier says

    Cag says: “Overall the demand for the 2023 Morgan and Peace Silver dollars have been less than I anticipated. Since I think the Mint will produce and eventually sell All 1.85 million coins,”

    Any thoughts on tinkering with mintages prior to release? Another question, would tinkering with wording of Mintages of any given US Mint product, possibly make more “cents”?

    Just was thinking, that perhaps a more “Cliff Hanger” type mintage/production limit? Mintage Limit: Based on Demand Product Limit: TBD (or vice versa)

    Guess that would make things, at the very least, exciting?

    Also, any thoughts from a business standpoint on whether the US Mint can or should patch up the “hole” that allows customers to track or monitor the US Mint sales data?

    I’m torn as from a business standpoint, I’m not sure it’s a good idea to allow coin customers to see the sales data, for the obvious reasons. It’s one thing to have sales numbers per week sold vs showing the “cards” left/available in the deck? From a customer standpoint, I’d imagine you have to “love” being able to check the data? I know that, since I can not due to the technology at my disposal, I have solicited, #’s here before and personally like being able to have an amount of transparency, especially when from a business standpoint, I can “not wrap my head” around, why that information being available isn’t detrimental, to their ability to have an “inside edge”?

    Lastly, I wonder how many units have “not” been sold because of perceptions created from slow sellers, as compared to announced mintages? I do realize this is all quite complex when you take a peak from many angles?

    Truly a fine line between creating FOMO, satisfying market demand, and creating products that collectors “really” want? Especially when the “Executive Chef” is Congress and they seem to have forgotten all the recipes for creating properly proportioned “treats”? A little heavy on the “Mint”ages and a bit too high in calories, due to the amount of “cheese” they charge?

    Just increase prices, wages, “Mintages” is no longer a recipe for success? That only works when demand continues to increase and although that is the “goal”, this is not likely?

    PS I think a price increase wouldn’t be as tough to swallow, if the mintages on the 2023 Peace-/Morgan issues were lower/lowered?

  39. cagcrisp says

    Approximate enrollments in the last 30 days…

    2023 Morgan Uncirculated Silver Dollar = 3,877 (86,348 left; 31.4% of stated 275,000 mintage)
    2023 Morgan Proof Silver Dollar = 4,700 (164,052 left; 41.0% of stated 400,000 mintage)
    2023 Peace Uncirculated Silver Dollar = 3,465 (91,056 left; 33.1% of stated 275,000 mintage)
    2023 Peace Proof Silver Dollar = 4,233 (174,798 left; 43.7% of stated 400,000 mintage)
    2023 Morgan & Peace Two-Coin Reverse Proof Set= 5,748 (51,832 left; 20.7% of stated 250,000 mintage)

  40. cagcrisp says

    The United States Mint is making the same mistake with the 2023 Morgan and Peace offerings as it did in FY2014

    Demand Inelasticity for Silver.

    People that purchase Gold are Not the same people that purchase Silver.

    You can see that by the premiums paid for American Silver Eagles vs. premiums paid for American Gold Eagles…

  41. CaliSkier says

    Cag, w/the numbers posted above, the biggest surprise for me is the 2023 PF Peace? One of the few in the 2023 Morgan/Peace offerings(other than its 400,000 mintage) that would seem or be pegged to generate, true collector demand?

    Never, ever, has there been a PF Peace dollar? RP is trivial to some degree IMO and the success so far, lies in the fact, it has lowest Mintage among all 2023 Peace/Morgan offerings.

    BTW sales(subscribers) increase have been roughly 1,500 per week for the past month(1-2 wk?) or so? (???Silver Wolverine YT)

    I know you said their budget due to materials increase in cost, should warrant a price increase, however that would be a “slippery slope” and it could be hard to stop an “Avalanche” of cancelled “Subscriptions”? If they are gonna mess with the price, it had best happen, sooner, than later? No? (Prior to producing coins, that won’t be able to find a home? ) I’m thinking along the lines of 2022 S ASE’s Uncirculated coins produced that even the AP’s didn’t seem to really want???

    How about, blowing up social media with a 2023 over 2022 W Uncirculated ASE? That would blow at least “some” people away, assuredly?

  42. HarryB says

    @cag: more pressure on the Mint to raise prices to maintain the profit margin they could get without selling a coin….What a profound commentary on where the US Mint is today….also, you are most correct that Silver buyers and gold buyers of US Mint products are different people.

  43. CaliSkier says

    Lofty expectations?

    Morgan Peace dollars for 2023 are slated for 1.6 million total units, which will make up the Mintage of 1.85 million coins.

    As a comparison(yes different, since the ASE Is 1oz), the 2022 ASE’s so far, across all options, as of the January 2nd 2023 sales report, have sold a total of 1,174,594 total coins. This mintage consists of 120,160 S PF’s from 40-coin option, 199,528 Individual, S PF’s, 39,480 W uncircs from 40-coin, 156,034 indiv. W uncircs, 164,400 W PF’s from 40-coin trays & 494,992 indiv. W PF’s.

    2022 S PF’s 319,688
    2022 W Uncircs 195,514
    2022 W PF’s. 659,392

    I’m having a more and more difficult time with the 1.85 million mintage slated for the 2023 Morgan Peace offerings, as I delve deeper?

    So they have problems procuring planchettes for the “Federally Mandated” ASE bullion rogram and are unable to meet demand as well as them being in “violation of Chapter 31, Section 5112(e) of the United States Code that directs the secretary to ensure the minting and issuance in qualities and quantities to meet public demand for the 1-ounce .999 fine silver bullion coins.”

    The US Mint is forecasting for 2023, an inability, to meet the demand for ASE bullion coins?

    Yet, they are going to offer up 1.85 million numismatic products in a non- 1oz Ag coin??? They can’t meet the required production for bullion and are focusing on a “Non-mandated”; “Non Anniversary”, coin that has been unable to draw enough attention to fill “Subscriptions/enrollments” after basically 8 months?

    I’m predicting that there will be no Morgan and Peace dollar program in 2023???

    What say you?

  44. CaliSkier says

    ^W” not S. “I’m thinking along the lines of 2022 S ASE’s Uncirculated coins produced that even the AP’s didn’t seem to really want???”

  45. SteveW says

    Cali, I say there will be a Peace Morgan program this year. Mint needs the money. No commemoratives to pull from the planchet supply so stock would be available and if need be, they would make less Eagles and rework that silver.

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