How does the US Mint release new coins?

Question by xMileHighSalute: How does the US Mint release new coins?
I was looking at the new “state parks collection” coins and I was wondering, how do they “release new coins.” I mean they got the state collection of quarter out pretty well, so that pretty much every other quarter is a state quarter.

Do they give them to employees to spend or do they hand them out, or toss them on the street and let people grab them? What do they do?
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Where can I get uncirculated versions of current US coins for about face value, excluding mint sets?

Question by Terry S: Where can I get uncirculated versions of current US coins for about face value, excluding mint sets?
I am interested in uncirculated presidential dollars, the new nickels, and other new coins that are being released. I want to collect these in albums and I am not interested in buying mint sets and breaking them up. I also do not want to pay much more than face value, if possible.

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Answer by newfromold2keepmy bank got me a roll of all the quarters as they came . . . → Read More: Where can I get uncirculated versions of current US coins for about face value, excluding mint sets?

Can you use coins from the san francisco mint?

Question by Eric Cheng: Can you use coins from the san francisco mint?
Now I know that I’d be stupid to use coins from the S mint, but I’m just curious.

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Answer by curtisports2Being exclusively collector proof coins since 1971, it would indeed be foolish to spend them at face value. But they are legal tender and can be used (and often are, when family collections are broken into by young kids who want money and know nothing – even the most strung-out crackhead or meth freak knows there’s more than face . . . → Read More: Can you use coins from the san francisco mint?

What years did the Carson city Colorado mint produce coins?

Question by monkeywrench: What years did the Carson city Colorado mint produce coins?
I have ben unable to find this information anywhere else .

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Answer by PixieA new branch facility was opened in Carson City, Nevada in 1870; it operated until 1893, with a four-year hiatus from 1885 to 1889.

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what does it cost the united states mint to manufacture coins of all dominations.?

Question by Skip A 9791: what does it cost the united states mint to manufacture coins of all dominations.?
if cost the mint 1.23 cents to manufacture. the cost of the nickel is 5.73. what does the united states mint charge the wholesalers who buy the coins as oppose to the retail buyers

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Answer by TaipingYou have a misconception as to US coinage used in everyday circulation. The federal reserve orders the coins as they need them to serve the banks in their district. There are 12 districts. They in reality do . . . → Read More: what does it cost the united states mint to manufacture coins of all dominations.?

State Quarters – the Easiest Way to Start a Coin Collection

State Quarters – the Easiest Way to Start a Coin Collection

Nothing in recent years has done more to popularize coin collecting than the 50 State Quarter Program Act of 1997. This unique Act runs from 1998 until 2008 is easily the most popular minted coin series in the history of the U.S. Mint.


Beginning in 1998, five new state quarters are released each year for a ten year period with a new quarter released approximately every ten weeks. The quarters are minted for a ten week period and are never issued to . . . → Read More: State Quarters – the Easiest Way to Start a Coin Collection

The High Demand of the Canadian Silver Maple Leaf Coin

The High Demand of the Canadian Silver Maple Leaf Coin

They decided to package, the silver maple leaf coin in tubes of 25, due to the high demand.

Many minted coins displayed the national symbol of Canada, the mapleleaf. The face values made for the beautiful coin are pennies, five, ten, and twenty cents. Canada introduced the silver dollar in 1935. In 1870, they removed from circulation; melted down, the twenty-cent coin, minting them, into a twenty-five cent coin. They introduced a matching fifty-cent coin the same year. Before 1920, they minted Canadian . . . → Read More: The High Demand of the Canadian Silver Maple Leaf Coin

Where can I find the value of my set of commemorative coins from Franklin Mint (see below)?

Question by 99.4% Chimp: Where can I find the value of my set of commemorative coins from Franklin Mint (see below)?
I have a full set of uncirculated bronze 1970 Governor’s Edition States of the Union coins from the Franklin Mint, but I can’t find any information on what it’s worth.

Can anyone tell me the approximate value of this set, or possibly direct me to a reputable online price guide for coins wherein I may find the price?

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Answer by nahadanahttp://www.coinsite.com/content/cdanswers/cdarchive43.asp

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How do I go about buying case lots of rolled coins issued from the us mint?

Question by rascal: How do I go about buying case lots of rolled coins issued from the us mint?
The us mint neither rolls nor sells coins by the case so who would I contact to purchase them, besides the ones found on Ebay ?

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Answer by iroc70Hi:

try the following websites :

http://catalog.usmint.gov/webapp/wcs/stores/servlet/TopCategoriesDisplay?storeId=10001&catalogId=10001

http://www.collectibleamerica.com/category.asp?c=117&sid=USMINT&EID=GLK083106041

www.shopping.com

http://www.ustreasurycoins.com/?OVRAW=United%20states%20mints&OVKEY=united%20state%20mint&OVMTC=standard

http://www.rivercitycoins.com/usmintsets/usmintsets.html

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What US mint did not mark its coins in the 19th and early 20th centuries?

Question by abbigold60: What US mint did not mark its coins in the 19th and early 20th centuries?
In researching the value of some inherited coins, I find that many listed for sale on the internet have specific mints marked, like “D” for Denver, “P” for Philadelphia, or “O” for New Orleans. Many of my coins don’t have a mint mark. I wonder if this also affects the coins values?

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Answer by Aron RWith a few exceptions, coins minted at the Philadelphia Mint, the nation’s primary mint, did not bear . . . → Read More: What US mint did not mark its coins in the 19th and early 20th centuries?

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