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The Mint Struck 250 Silver Quarters on the Fourth of July, and Numbered Every One
On the Fourth of July, while the rest of the country was lighting fireworks, the presses at the Philadelphia Mint were running.…
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Best of the Mint: The U.S. Mint Revives MacNeil’s Standing Liberty Quarter in Gold for America’s 250th
The United States Mint will release the Best of the Mint 1916 Standing Liberty Quarter Dollar Gold Coin and Silver Medal Set…
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NGC Puts a $2,500 Bounty on the First July 4th Privy Quarter Found in Circulation
There is a quarter worth $2,500 somewhere in America’s loose change, and nobody knows whose pocket it will land in. Numismatic Guaranty…
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2026 United States Mint Uncirculated Coin Set. A Year That Rewrote America’s Pocket Change
The annual uncirculated set is usually the most predictable product on the U.S. Mint’s calendar: the same denominations, the same satin finish,…
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The Libertas Americana Returns: Monnaie de Paris Reimagines Franklin’s Medal for America’s 250th
In 1783, a French engraver named Augustin Dupré finished a medal that Benjamin Franklin had dreamed up entirely on his own, no…
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Monnaie de Paris Marks America’s 250th by Reviving the Libertas Americana
The Monnaie de Paris has opened its tribute to the 250th anniversary of American independence, and it has done so by going…
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The Royal Mint Strikes a Coin for American Independence, and Buries the Rebellion in the Relief
There is a quiet irony in this release that the marketing copy never quite says out loud. To mark 250 years since…
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U.S. Mint to Slip 250,000 “July 4th” Privy-Mark Quarters Into Pocket Change for America’s 250th
The U.S. Mint has found a way to make a coin nobody can buy. On June 23, the Mint announced it will…
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The US Mint Breaks the Mold: Bell Shaped “Freedom Ringing – Liberty Bell” Coins Lead the 250th Anniversary Lineup
For the first time in recent U.S. history, the United States Mint is striking a coin that isn’t round. On July 16,…
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U.S. Mint Opens Orders for the Declaration of Independence Quarter Rolls and Bags
The third of this year’s five Semiquincentennial quarters reaches collectors in quantity this week. The United States Mint will begin accepting orders…
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The 2026 U.S. Mint Silver Proof Set Goes on Sale, Carrying the Nation’s 250th Anniversary Designs
The 2026 United States Mint Silver Proof Set went on sale on June 11, priced at $245.00. Its ten coins were struck…
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U.S. Mint Opens Its 250th-Anniversary “Best of the Mint” Series With a Gold Mercury Dime
The United States Mint will release the Best of the Mint 1916 Mercury Dime Gold Coin and Silver Medal Set on June…
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Enduring Liberty Half Dollar Rolls and Bags Go on Sale May 26, The First Non Kennedy Half Rolls Since the Design Debuted
The U.S. Mint will open sales of the 2026 Enduring Liberty Half Dollar two roll sets and bags at noon Eastern on…
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Declaration of Independence Quarter Heads to Circulation June 1, with a Jefferson Portrait Borrowed from 1801
The U.S. Mint will begin shipping the third of its five 2026 Semiquincentennial quarters to the Federal Reserve on June 1, putting…
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U.S. Mint Tops One Billion Coins in a Month for the First Time Since 2023, Without a Single Cent
The U.S. Mint struck more than 1.16 billion circulating coins in April 2026, the first billion coin month since August 2023 and…
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