United States Mint News

WASHINGTON – The United States Mint (Mint) will open sales for the U.S. Coast Guard 1.5-inch Bronze Medal on May 11 at noon EDT. This is the bronze version of the U.S. Coast Guard Silver Medal issued through the United States Armed Forces Silver Medal Series that honors the proud history and unique traditions of each branch of the Armed Forces. Designs featured on this medal are emblematic of the history and mission of the U.S. Coast Guard. The obverse (heads) design depicts a Coast Guard national security cutter at full throttle, speeding head-on toward the viewer. The inscriptions “U.S....

WASHINGTON – The United States Mint (Mint) will begin shipping the second coin in the 2023 American Women Quarters™ (AWQ) Program. The Mint facilities at Philadelphia and Denver manufacture these circulating quarters honoring Edith Kanakaʻole. Edith Kanakaʻole preserved Native Hawaiian knowledge, culture, traditions and history through Hula and chanting. Her efforts and work preserved the history, culture heritage, and way of life of an entire people. Her commitment to preserving Native Hawaiian traditional knowledge, teaching environmental conservation to future generations, serving the Hawaiian community at large, and applying a new lens to academic science, makes her a clear role model...

WASHINGTON – The United States Mint (Mint) will accept orders for the 2023 American Eagle Silver Proof Coin (W) beginning on March 2 at noon EST. This one ounce proof coin is minted to demand, with orders limited to 25 coins per household for the first 24 hours of sale. Produced at the United States Mint at West Point since 1986, American Eagle Silver Proof Coins are collector versions of the official United States Mint American Eagle Silver Bullion Coins. These popular silver collectibles were updated in 2021 with a refreshed obverse (heads) and a completely redesigned reverse (tails) to...

WASHINGTON – The United States Mint (Mint) is pleased to announce the selection of its 2021 American Liberty High Relief Gold Coin™ as Best Gold Coin in Krause Publication’s Coin of the Year (COTY) competition. The annual award program recognizes coins worldwide for their excellence in coin design and craftsmanship. Launched in 2015, the American Liberty High Relief Gold Coin and Silver Medal series features designs with modern interpretations of the representation of American Liberty. The obverse (heads) of the 2021 gold coin and corresponding silver medal (released in 2022) portrays Liberty as a wild American Mustang horse, bucking off...

WASHINGTON – The United States Mint (Mint) announced today that it is releasing the third coin in the five-year First Amendment to the United States Constitution Platinum Proof Coin Series on February 23, 2023, at noon (EST). Mintage is limited to 12,000 coins. There is no household order limit. Launched in 2021 and continuing through 2025, the First Amendment to the United States Constitution Platinum Proof Coin Program reflects the five freedoms enumerated in the First Amendment to the United States Constitution: “Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof; or abridging...