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United States Mint Opens Sales for 2020 America the Beautiful Quarters Circulating Coin Set™ On October 8

October 2, 2020 – WASHINGTON–The United States Mint (Mint) 2020 America the Beautiful Quarters Circulating Coin Set™ will be available for purchase beginning on October 8 at noon EDT. This is the final five-coin set in the America the Beautiful Quarters® Program, which ends...

United States Mint Introduces Rolls and Bags of Connecticut American Innovation™ $1 Coins on September 29

September 23, 2020 – WASHINGTON–The United States Mint (Mint) will open sales for Connecticut American Innovation™ $1 Coins packaged in collectible rolls and bags beginning on September 29 at noon EDT. These new additions to the Mint’s product lineup contain uncirculated $1 coins from...

How Coins Are Made: Bringing Coins Into Circulation

By Stephanie Meredith September 21, 2020 The U.S. Mint produces more than 10 billion circulating coins a year. But it doesn’t distribute circulating coins to the public. The Mint relies on Federal Reserve Banks to put the coins into circulation....

How Coins Are Made: Coin Production Terminology

By Stephanie Meredith August 26, 2020 Blank. Planchet. Upsetting. Burnishing. You may have heard these words before, but what do they mean? Learn about these terms to better understand how the U.S. Mint makes coins. To review the parts of...

U.S. Mint’s First Colorized Coins

By Stephanie Meredith August 17, 2020 Watch the video the learn more about the Basketball Hall of Fame Commemorative Coins. In August 2020, the U.S. Mint releases its first colorized coins as part of the Basketball Hall of Fame Commemorative...