US Mint 2010 Release Dates

The US Mint has revealed the product release schedule for the rest of 2010. You can start ordering each item at noon Eastern Standard Time.

PRODUCT ON-SALE DATE
United States Mint Presidential $1 Coin & First Spouse Medal SetTM – Franklin Pierce 06/24/10
Franklin Pierce $1 Coin Cover 07/01/10
2010 United States Mint Uncirculated Coin Set® 07/15/10
2010 United States Mint Proof Set® 07/22/10
America the Beautiful QuartersTM Bags and Two-Roll Sets – Yosemite (CA) 07/26/10
2010 American Eagle One Ounce Platinum Proof Coin: Preamble Series 08/12/10
James Buchanan Presidential $1 Coin Rolls 08/19/10
2010 United States Mint Silver Proof SetTM 08/26/10
First Spouse Series One-Half Ounce Gold Coin – Buchanan’s Liberty 09/02/10
Buchanan’s Liberty Bronze Medal 1 5/16″ 09/02/10
America the Beautiful QuartersTM Bags and Two-Roll Sets – Grand Canyon (AZ) 09/20/10
United States Mint Presidential $1 Coin & First Spouse Medal SetTM – James Buchanan 09/23/10
James Buchanan Presidential $1 Coin Cover 09/30/10
America the Beautiful QuartersTM Bags and Two-Roll Sets – Mount Hood (OR) 11/15/10
Abraham Lincoln Presidential $1 Coin Rolls 11/18/10
First Spouse Series One-Half Ounce Gold Coin – Mary Todd Lincoln 12/02/10
Mary Todd Lincoln Bronze Medal 1 5/16″ 12/02/10
First Spouse Bronze Medal Series: Four-Medal Set 12/02/10
United States Mint Presidential $1 Coin & First Spouse Medal SetTM – Abraham Lincoln 12/23/10
Abraham Lincoln $1 Coin Cover 12/30/10

2009 UHR Gold Double Eagle Sales End December 31

If you had your heart set on picking up the 2009 Ultra High Relief Gold Double Eagle for your collection but just keep putting it off, your time is running out. The US Mint has announced that sales of the 2009 UHR will end at 3:00 pm Eastern Standard Time on December 31. This is, of course, not really a surprise, as 2009 ends just hours later. Over 108,961 coins have been sold so far. Final mintage figures will be published in January.

American Buffalo Gold Proof Released 10-29-09

The Mint announced today that the 24-karat American Buffalo Proof gold coin will begin sales on Thursday, October 29 at 12:00 pm Eastern Standard time. If gold remains between $1,050 and $1,099.99 per ounce, the coins will be priced at $1,360 each. There is no order limit and no announced mintage limit, apparently the Mint is not suffering any shortage of 24-karat blanks, in contrast to the 22-karat blanks used for the American Eagle coins. Demand seems likely to be high for this coin! This could mean the production figures for this coin will be relatively high, which in turn could limit the secondary market value compared to last year’s more limited mintage.

On a related note, the Mint has already sold 86,000 American Buffalo bullion coins as of today (10-22-09) since they went on sale October 15. That is a very robust figure, particularly in comparison to 2008, when 172,000 coins were sold in the entire year. This is a definite indication of strong demand that seems likely to include the proof coins as well.