Coin Collecting News & Notes

Bounty Offered for July 4 Quarter

July 4, 2026

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Professional Coin Grading Service is offering a $5,000 reward to the first person who submits a “July 4” privy mark quarter.

Bounty Offered for July 4 Quarter

Quarter Error Discovered

July 2, 2026

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Professional Coin Grading Service has certified a unique 2022-D Wilma Mankiller quarter error struck on the wrong planchet.

Quarter Error Discovered

Legal Concerns Mark Trump $250 Note

July 2, 2026

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Funding for a proposed, but not yet legal, $250 note bearing President Donald Trump’s portrait is raising eyebrows.

Legal Concerns Mark Trump $250 Note

World Record Set for Heaviest Silver Coin

July 1, 2026

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Texas Precious Metals and Sunshine Minting set a world record with a coin that weighs as much as an average adult.

World Record Set for Heaviest Silver Coin

Golden State Mint America 250

June 29, 2026

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The Golden State Mint has created an America 250 collection with silver and copper commemoratives depicting American landmarks.

Golden State Mint America 250

ANS Medal Celebrates 250 Years of American Enterprise

June 27, 2026

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The American Numismatic Society (ANS) has released a commemorative medal celebrating the 250th anniversary of the United States.

ANS Medal Celebrates 250 Years of American Enterprise

Let Freedom Ring

June 27, 2026

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The U.S. Mint is ringing in the 250th anniversary of the United States with Liberty Bell coins and medals.

Let Freedom Ring

First-Strike Ceremony for WFM Commemorative Coins

June 26, 2026

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Minted Assets, in partnership with the ANA, has announced the release of commemorative coins for the ANA’s 2026 World’s Fair of Money.

First-Strike Ceremony for WFM Commemorative Coins

A Declaration Commemorative

June 25, 2026

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In honor of the 250th anniversary of the United States Declaration of Independence, the Royal Mint has released commemorative coins.

A Declaration Commemorative

Limited-Edition 4th of July Quarters

June 24, 2026

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The United States Mint will release 250,000 semiquincentennial 2026 Declaration of Independence quarters with special “July 4” privy marks.

Limited-Edition 4th of July Quarters

Caribbean Icons on Paper

June 23, 2026

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The Eastern Caribbean Currency Union will release bank notes featuring prominent Caribbeans, like Olympic athlete Kirani Zeno James, in 2027.

Caribbean Icons on Paper

Five Centuries of the Crown

June 22, 2026

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First introduced in August 1526, the gold crown is celebrating 500 years, and the Royal Mint has released commemoratives to honor the coin.

Five Centuries of the Crown