Welcome back to Something About Coins! The U.S. Mint temporarily suspended one of its silver proof sets due to rising silver coin prices. The mint is also researching possible new coin materials. The Royal Mint unveiled new Prince William and Kate Middleton wedding coins. Enjoy!
US Mint Reevaluates Silver Coin Prices, silvercoinstoday.com
Investors and coin collectors are not the only ones taking a new look at silver coins with the price of silver at levels not seen in over thirty years. The US Mint is reevaluating the prices for its silver products. In fact, the US Mint has halted sales of one of its silver related products, namely the 2010 America the Beautiful Quarters Silver Proof Set. As of last week, the set could no longer be ordered. A short notice was placed on the Mint's online store stating: ... Click for coin article
US Mint Reviews Product Pricing for Silver Coins and Sets, coinnews.net
The United States Mint is reviewing the pricing of its products due to soaring silver prices, according to a US Mint official. Sales of at least one of its sets have been suspended until the review process is complete. The Mint currently has a pricing policy in place for its numismatic gold coins. Based on it and the prevailing cost of gold, the US Mint may adjust collector gold coin prices weekly. It does not have a similar pricing system in place for its numismatic silver ... Click for coin article
US Mint Wants Input on Possible New Coin Compositions, coincollectingnews.org
The United States Mint today announced that it is requesting public comment from all interested persons on factors to be considered in conducting research for alternative metallic coinage materials for the production of all circulating coins. These factors include, but are not limited to, the effect of new metallic coinage materials on the current suppliers of coinage materials; the acceptability of new metallic coinage materials, including physical, chemical, metallurgical and .... Click for coin article
Royal Mint Unveils Wedding Coin For Prince William And Kate Middleton, goldcoinsecrets.com
The 5 pound official wedding coin that will commemorate the wedding of Prince William and Kate Middleton has been unveiled by the Royal Mint. The wedding coin was made official this past Thursday and has William and Kate’s effigy on one side and has Queen Elizabeth II on the other. The coin has ‘William and Catherine, 29, April, 2011′ also written on it. It has been said that Prince William himself gave the final say on the wedding coin and features Kate in a ... Click for coin article
The Royal Mint Announce Collector Coins To Celebrate Royal Wedding of Prince William and Kate Middleton, eurocollections.blogspot.com
The Royal Mint has released information on the soon-to-be-issued commemorative £5 platinum, gold and silver coins, struck to high quality standards, to celebrate the royal wedding of Prince William and Catherine Middleton, to be held on April 29, 2011. From The Royal Mint press release: As excitement builds across the UK and internationally ahead of the April wedding of Prince William and Catherine Middleton, Buckingham Palace have confirmed the issue of an ... Click for coin article
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