Issued by the United States Mint in 1997 to commemorate the 50th anniversary of Jackie Robinson breaking the color barrier in major league baseball was the 1997 Jackie Robinson Commemorative Silver Dollar. These commemorative silver coins honored Robinson as the first African American to play in the major leagues since the 1880’s and because he […]
2019 Silver Proof Set
The 2019 United States Mint Silver Proof Set™ will likely be issued by the US Mint containing seven coin struck from 90% silver. In addition to those seven coins, at least an additional three strikes should also be included that are struck from their standard clad composition so that the completed set contains coins representative […]
2021 America the Beautiful Quarters Silver Proof Set
The 2021 United States Mint America the Beautiful Quarters Silver Proof Set™ may actually not be issued by the US Mint. That is because the original America the Beautiful Quarters® Program is only scheduled to release one new quarter dollar that year completing the fifty-six coin series that debuted in 2010. Each previous year in […]
US Mint Annual Silver Sets: 2010-2021
The United States Mint has been releasing annual sets created solely for collectors for many years with those series containing examples of circulating coins issued that year. Among the most popular of these are the US Mint Annual Silver Sets. These contain proof quality examples of circulating coins which are typically struck from a clad […]
2010 Silver Sets
2010 was the inaugural year for the US Mint’s America the Beautiful Quarters® Program and, as such, the 2010 Silver Sets hold an important position in the history of the collections. Sets had been issued before containing previous quarter series such as the 50-State Quarters® Program and the D.C. & U.S. Territories Quarters, but the […]
2010 Silver Proof Set
The 2010 United States Mint Silver Proof Set™ marked one of two annual coin sets released by the US Mint that year to contain strikes composed of 90% silver. The set included a total of fourteen coins, seven of which were struck from the precious metal. These sets were first released from the US Mint […]
2010 America the Beautiful Quarters Silver Proof Set
The 2010 United States Mint America the Beautiful Quarters Silver Proof Set™ was released by the US Mint and contains five coins struck to proof quality from 90% silver. Those five coins represent the inaugural year releases of the US Mint’s America the Beautiful Quarters® Program. Together, the five coins have a total silver composition […]
2020 America the Beautiful Quarters Silver Proof Set
The 2020 United States Mint America the Beautiful Quarters Silver Proof Set™ may possibly be the last such set to contain five strikes of the US Mint’s America the Beautiful Quarters® Program. That is because the 2020 America the Beautiful Quarters mark the fifty-first through fifty-fifth coins in the original fifty-six coin series which debuted […]
2019 America the Beautiful Quarters Silver Proof Set
The 2019 United States Mint America the Beautiful Quarters Silver Proof Set™ will mark the tenth year in which the US Mint created such a set containing just 90% silver proof quality examples of the America the Beautiful Quarters® it issued that year. This silver proof release will also mark the tenth year for the […]
1997 National Law Enforcement Officers Memorial Commemorative Silver Dollars
The 1997 National Law Enforcement Officers Memorial Commemorative Silver Dollars were issued by the United States Mint in 1997 to commemorate the sacrifice of law enforcement officers and their families in preserving public safety. The National Law Enforcement Officers Memorial was dedicated in Washington D.C. on October 15, 1991 to honor the 14,000 officers slain […]
