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Ranger gold medal ceremony set for June 26

1 week ago | coinworld.com | Paul Gilkes

A concurrent resolution introduced May 5 in the Senate by Sen. Mitch McConnell, R-Kentucky, seeks to reserve Emancipation Hall in the Capitol Visitor Center to present the congressional gold medal authorized in 2022 to recognize United States Army Rangers WWII Veterans. The measure received approval from the House of Representatives. The ceremony is scheduled for June 26. Authorized June 7, 2022, by President Joe Biden, signed as Public Law 117-132. The original legislation was introduced as S.
Dubious double denomination examined by coppers experts

1 week ago | coinworld.com | Paul Gilkes

Experts on early United States copper coins conclude that a half cent struck over a struck genuine 1851 Coronet cent is likely counterfeited. Copper collector Henry T. Hettger acquired the piece from a recent eBay auction online and had the piece examined by noted copper specialists J.R. “Bob” Grellman, from M & G (McCawley and Grellman) Auctions, and Jack Young, who serves as moderator of the Facebook group Dark Side: Counterfeits and Fakes.
Jefferson's Virginia home offers a new visitor experience

1 week ago | coinworld.com | Paul Gilkes

In preparation for the celebration of the nation’s 250th anniversary in 2026, the Thomas Jefferson Foundation — the private, nonprofit organization that owns and operates Monticello in Charlottesville, Virginia — announced the May 23 launch of Founding Friends, Founding Foes, a new, guided tour experience that invites guests to learn about the complicated relationship between Thomas Jefferson and John Adams.
Uncut note sheets available from U.S. Mint website

2 weeks ago | coinworld.com | Paul Gilkes

An uncut 50-note sheet of Series 2021 $5 Federal Reserve notes is among the numismatic products produced by the Bureau of Engraving and Printing and offered via the United States Mint’s website. The product retails for $335 for the $250-face-value sheet of notes and can be ordered online at https://www.usmint.gov/5-50-note-sheet-B9610.html. Series 2021 notes are the first United States paper money to carry the facsimile signatures of two women as treasurer and Treasury secretary.
Don Mackay-Coghill of Perth Mint, 83, passes

2 weeks ago | coinworld.com | Paul Gilkes

Don Mackay-Coghill — who as chief executive of the Perth Mint directed the 1987 introduction of the Australian Nugget gold bullion coin — has died. Mr. Mackay-Coghill served as the first chief executive officer of the Mint’s corporate identity under the Gold Corp. banner from 1986 to 2003 and as board chairman from 2015 to 2018.
Latest American Women quarter to be released in June

2 weeks ago | coinworld.com | Paul Gilkes

Bags and rolls of circulation quality 2025 American Women, Dr. Vera Rubin quarter dollars will be offered for sale by the United States Mint beginning at noon Eastern Time June 3. Product options, maximum number offered, and retail pricing follow:* 100-coin bag from Denver Mint or Philadelphia Mint, 8,250 bags offered from each, $47.25 apiece. * Two-roll set, 40 coins per roll, one roll apiece from th Denver and Philadelphia Mints, 7,000 2-roll sets offered, $42 per set.
Release date for Taft silver medal remains uncertain

2 weeks ago | coinworld.com | Paul Gilkes

Still to be announced by the United States Mint is a specific fall release date for the silver Presidential medal depicting the 27th president of the United States, William Howard Taft. Collectors who register as Mint customers may place advance orders now for the medal through the bureau’s subscription program. The medal’s designs will replicate those that appeared on the Mint’s original bronze medal in 1909. That medal’s obverse was executed by the sixth chief engraver, Charles E.
U.S. Mint draws peer recognition for circulating coin

2 weeks ago | coinworld.com | Paul Gilkes

The 2023 American Women, Jovita Idár quarter dollar from the United States Mint was recognized during the April 27 to 29 Mint Directors Conference in Cape Town, South Africa, as the Best Circulating Coin. The coin was the ninth in the four-year, 20-coin America Women Quarters Program launched in 2021 and scheduled to end later in 2025. The reverse subject’s depiction was designed and sculpted by U.S. Mint Medallic Artist John P.
Numismatic leader David L. Ganz passes at 75

2 weeks ago | coinworld.com | Paul Gilkes

David L. Ganz, a prominent numismatic attorney, author, Democratic politician in New Jersey and a former president of the American Numismatic Association Board of Governors, died May 20 in New Jersey at age 75. For a number of years, Mr. Ganz battled Parkinson’s disease, but did not let its progressive effects slow him down. Mr. Ganz earned his bachelor of science degree in foreign service from Georgetown University in 1973 and his law degree in 1976 from St. John’s University.
Silver demand shown to outpace supply in 2024

1 month ago | coinworld.com | Paul Gilkes

Industrial demand established a record high 680 million ounces during calendar year 2024, a 4% jump over the previous year, according to “World Silver Survey 2025,” released April 16 by The Silver Institute. The survey was prepared on behalf of The Silver Institute by Metals Focus, a precious metals consultancy headquartered in London, England. Industrial demand for silver reached record highs in each of the last four calendar years.