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Hot Springs 5 Ounce Silver Uncirculated Coin Scheduled
Posted: 04 Apr 2011 12:17 PM PDT
The United States Mint has quietly added the first of the collector versions
of the 2010 America the Beautiful 5 ounce Silver Coins to their product
release schedule.
Now listed on the schedule with a release date of April 28, 2011 is "2010
America the Beautiful Five Ounce Silver Uncirculated Coins – Hot Springs
National Park".
Collectors have been eagerly awaiting any details on the low mintage
numismatic versions of the 5 ounce silver coins since the original
announcement in December 2010. At the time, the US Mint indicated that all
of the coins would be struck in 2010, but would not be available for sale
until the first quarter of 2011. (The first quarter ended last week on
Thursday.)
Since only the Hot Springs coin has been scheduled, it seems that the US
Mint will be releasing the coins one at a time.
The US Mint has not yet provided any indication of the pricing for the coins
, but it likely won't be anywhere close to the near spot prices that were
recently charged by some of the authorized purchasers for the bullion
versions of the coins.
There has also been no indication of the ordering limits that the US Mint
will impose, but I have the feeling it will be just one per household.
Ironically, this would be a stricter limit than imposed for the bullion
versions available through the authorized purchasers. Since the limit of one
per household for the bullion coins was imposed by each of the nine AP's,
collectors could have ordered one set from each AP and stayed within the
rules.
On Coin Update, I previously summarized the known information about the
numismatic offering. Each of the 2010 releases has a mintage of 27,000. The
coins will include the "P" mint mark and carry a special uncirculated finish
created through a vapor blasting technique. In terms of packaging, the
coins are encapsulated in plastic, accompanied by a presentation case and
Certificate of Authenticity.
Glacier National Park Quarter Bags and Rolls
Posted: 04 Apr 2011 11:47 AM PDT
Today April 4, 2011, the United States Mint began sales of the Glacier
National Park Quarter numismatic bags and rolls. This coincides with the
circulation release date for the seventh coin in the America the Beautiful
Quarters Program.
The reverse of the coin features a view of the northeast slope of Mount
Reynolds with a mountain goat on rocky slopes in the foreground. This was
designed by Barbara Fox and sculpted by Charles Vickers. The obverse
contains the portrait of George Washington by John Flanagan used for all
issues of the series.
Following the format of previous offerings, 100-coin bags are available from
either the Philadelphia or Denver Mint and two roll sets are available
containing one roll from each facility. The packaging indicates "Glacier
National Park", the state abbreviation, the mint mark, and the face value.
Pricing is double the face value, with the 100-coin bags priced at $49.95
and the two roll sets priced at $39.95.
An official launch ceremony for the Glacier National Park Quarter will be
held on April 13, 2011, 1:00 PM ET at Columbia Falls High School in Montana.
For anyone able to attend the event, the new quarters are usually available
through a coin exchange where $10 rolls can be purchased at face value.
For the America the Beautiful Quarters bags and rolls, the US Mint has
indicated that each release will remain available for one year after the
start of sales. The Hot Springs National Park Quarter bags and rolls went on
sale April 19, 2010. If the US Mint follows through with their statements,
sales for the Hot Springs bags and rolls should end in two weeks time. |
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