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Coin Information Some 2009 Lincoln Cents will be minted in a special composition, which is identical to the original composition used for the first Lincoln Cents released in 1909. These special numismatic versions were authorized under the same legislation which specified the four rotating reverse designs. The US Mint has stated that they will include [...]

2009 Gold Buffalo Proof Coin The status of the 2009 Gold Buffalo Coin had been in doubt for much of the year. In May 2009, the United States Mint announced that the proof version of the coin would be delayed until the second half of the year due to the limited availability of 24 karat [...]

2009 Silver Proof Set The 2009 United States Silver Proof Set will released by the US Mint on July 17, 2009. This is a special version of the proof set which contains 90% silver coins. The set is expected to be priced at $52.95, which will represent an increase of $8.00 from last years price. [...]

2009 Mint Set The 2009 United States Mint Set was released by the US Mint on October 1, 2009. The release date was later than typical for this product due to unique tarnish issues encountered by the US Mint for the 2009 Lincoln Cents, which were struck with a special composition. The sets were priced [...]

Coin Information The Liberty Nickel represented the second design for the new five cent piece. It followed the relatively short lived Shield Nickels series, which was the first five cent piece struck in an alloy of copper and nickel. Prior to this combination, the five cent piece took the form of the half dime, which [...]

Coin Information The 2010 Lincoln Cent features a brand new reverse design, which will replace the prior Lincoln Memorial reverse design for the foreseeable future. The  new design is issued following the four different reverse designs used on the 2009 Lincoln Cents, which highlighted the different stages of Abraham Lincoln’s life. The design for the [...]

The nickel as it came to be known today, began with the Shield Nickel series. This represented the first five cent piece which were struck in an alloy of copper and nickel, as opposed to the half dime, which was struck in 90% silver. The specifications of 75% copper and 25% nickel with a weight [...]

Platinum Coin Information The 2009 Proof Platinum Eagle was released by the United States Mint on December 3, 2009. It marked the first coin of a new six year program of reverse designs to be featured on the collectible version of the platinum coins. Each design will highlight one of the core concepts of American [...]

2009 Proof Set The 2009 United States Proof Set was released by the US Mint on June 1, 2009. The sets were priced at $29.95 and included a total of 18 different proof coins. This is the largest number of coins included in the standard proof set since they first started being offered. The large [...]

Gold Coin Information The 2009 American Gold Eagle was released during a time of increased demand for gold bullion coins and limited supply of precious metals blanks for the United States Mint’s suppliers. This had implications for the Gold Eagles that the US Mint was able to produce and offer during the year, most notably [...]