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1 week ago | 
coinnews.net | Mike Unser
The 2025 Proof Set of 10 clad coins reclaimed the U.S. Mint’s top-selling spot in the week ending May 5, followed by the 2025-W Proof American Silver Eagle. Meanwhile, the five-coin proof set of 2025 silver quarters saw a decline of 3,474, bringing its total to 24,294 in its first full week. For the Mint, drops like this have become almost routine as new products settle in after release.
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1 week ago | 
coinnews.net | Mike Unser
The United States Mint received global recognition at the 32nd Mint Directors Conference (MDC) in Cape Town, where the 2023 Jovita Idar quarter was honored in the Best Circulating Coin or Coin Series category. Struck as the ninth release in the U.S. Mint’s American Women Quarters™ Program, the coin features a unique reverse design by Mint Medallic Artist John P. McGraw. Idar – an influential Mexican-American journalist, teacher, activist, and suffragist – is depicted with clasped hands.
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2 weeks ago | 
coinnews.net | Mike Unser
Last week, the United States Mint began selling its 5-coin proof set of 2025 silver quarters honoring Ida B. Wells, Juliette Gordon Low, Dr. Vera Rubin, Stacey Park Milbern, and Althea Gibson. Released on April 22 for $95, the set posted six-day opening sales of 27,768 units, representing 79.4% of the possible 34,980 sets and making it the Mint’s best weekly seller.
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3 weeks ago | 
coinnews.net | Mike Unser
The 2025 Proof Set climbed past 220,000 to once again lead United States Mint sales for the week. Meanwhile, rolls and bags with the new Juliette Gordon Low quarter moved in the opposite direction. Five U.S. Mint products logged declines, two more than the prior week. One dipped only slightly. The Low quarter saw the sharpest drop – not unexpected for a product settling in after release. Sales of Juliette Gordon Low quarters fell by 114,460 to a new total of 1,820,340.
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3 weeks ago | 
coinnews.net | Mike Unser
The United States Mint has released images of its upcoming 2025 Superman coin and silver medals, marking the debut of its new Comic Art Coin and Medal Program. This initiative, developed in collaboration with Warner Bros. Discovery Global Consumer Products, celebrates iconic superheroes and aims to engage a broader audience in numismatics.
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4 weeks ago | 
coinnews.net | Mike Unser
The United States Mint produced just over 1.88 billion coins for circulation in the first three months of this year, reflecting an uptick from last year’s first-quarter pace, which marked the slowest start since 2010. In March, U.S. coin production rose to a five-month high, marking the second-highest monthly total over the past year, according to newly released U.S. Mint manufacturing data.
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1 month ago | 
coinnews.net | Mike Unser
The United States Mint today released sales figures for its numismatic products through the week ending April 13, offering the first results for the second American Innovation dollar of the year and the 26th release overall. Issued on April 8, the Michigan innovation dollar honors Ransom Olds and his groundbreaking assembly line concept. Available in 25-coin rolls and 100-coin bags, the products posted opening sales of 887,225 coins – a solid mid-range start among recent issues.
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1 month ago | 
coinnews.net | Mike Unser
No new numismatic products were released by the U.S. Mint last week, so collector favorites – proof coins and proof sets – saw the strongest sales gains. They accounted for seven of the eight most purchased products for the week ending April 6. Leading them all was the 2025 Proof Set, up 3,020 to 211,633, building on the prior week’s gain of 1,382. The set still has ground to recover after a 13,918 drop in sales three weeks ago.
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1 month ago | 
coinnews.net | Mike Unser
The United States Mint released sales figures for its numismatic products through the week ending March 30, providing the first results for the new Juliette Gordon Low quarter. Released on March 25, the Low quarter marks the seventeenth installment in the U.S. Mint’s four-year series honoring the accomplishments of American women. It is the second of five quarters scheduled for release this year. Combined sales of rolls and bags of this latest quarter in the opening days reached 1,818,780 coins.
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1 month ago | 
coinnews.net | Mike Unser
Last week, the United States Mint introduced its collection of 2025-W Proof American Gold Eagles. The annually issued gold pieces are available in four individual proof sizes, along with a four-coin set that includes all of them. Released on March 20 with prices ranging from $430 to $7,182.50 – which have since been increased, the newest gold issues saw a combined 8,648 coins ordered within four days.
