Subscription options open for 2025-S Silver Proof set - https://www.coinworld.com/news/us-coins/subscription-options-open-for-2025-s-silver-proof-set The U.S. Mint will open subscriptions for the 2025-S Silver Proof set at noon ET on August 7. This 10-coin set—including six coins struck in .999 fine silver—carries the “S” mint mark, is limited to 185,002 sets at $150 each, and has no household order limit. #USMint #SilverProof #Numismatics #CoinCollectors #2025SilverProof #SanFranciscoMint #ProofCoins #SubscriptionOpen #CoinNews

July sale date for 20-coin 2025 Uncirculated set - https://www.coinworld.com/news/us-coins/july-sale-date-for-20-coin-2025-uncirculated-set The U.S. Mint will begin selling the 20-Coin 2025 Uncirculated Set at noon ET on July 17. Priced at $33.25 with up to 190,000 sets available and no household limit, each set includes two 10-coin folders—one from Philadelphia (“P” mint mark) and one from Denver (“D” mint mark—featuring Uncirculated-finish cents through dollars, the final five American Women quarters, and this year’s Mary Kawena Pukui Native American dollar. #USMint #UncirculatedSet #Numismatics #CoinCollectors #AmericanWomenQuarters #MintMarkD #MintMarkP #2025CoinSet #PaperMoney #CollectibleCoins

Metals Focus projects mixed movements for platinum group metals in 2025: platinum is set to average $970 (+1%), palladium to drop 5% to $930, rhodium to rise 8% to $5,000, iridium to fall 14% to $4,100, and ruthenium to climb 26% to $550. These forecasts, based on supply deficits, above-ground stocks, and demand trends, come from the 116-page Platinum Group Metals Focus 2025 report released May 19. #PreciousMetals #PGMs #Platinum #Palladium #Rhodium #Iridium #Ruthenium #MetalsFocus #MarketOutlook #CommodityForecast

Privy mark to honor United States Army on silver eagles - https://www.coinworld.com/news/us-coins/privy-mark-to-honor-united-states-army-on-silver-eagles The U.S. Mint will release on June 13 a limited-edition Proof 2025-W American Eagle silver dollar honoring the U.S. Army’s 250th anniversary. Struck at West Point with a privy mark featuring elements of the Army seal behind Liberty and an anti-counterfeiting edge notch, this 1 oz coin will be capped at 100,000 pieces (three per household during the first 24 hrs). #USMint #AmericanEagle #USArmy250 #PrivyMark #SilverDollar #Numismatics #CoinCollectors

Automotive styling inspires French coin design - https://www.coinworld.com/news/world-coins/automotive-styling-inspires-french-coin-design To celebrate the 70th anniversary of the Citroën DS, Monnaie de Paris released a trio of collector coins on June 3. The €20 tenth-ounce gold issue (mintage 1,000) and its silver €10 and €20 counterparts feature the DS’s fluid silhouette and aerodynamic lines, brought to life in high relief by engraver Joaquin Jimenez. #MonnaieDeParis #CoinDesign #WorldCoins #Numismatics #CoinCollectors #AutomotiveDesign

Whitman Publishing has appointed veteran numismatist Noal White as co-editor of the Cherrypickers’ Guide, kicking off work on its ambitious, all-in-one 7th edition—spanning half cents through double eagles, classic commemoratives, bullion issues, and U.S.-Philippine coins. White’s 20+ years of variety expertise and leadership at CONECA will help refresh diagnostics, photography, and layout for collectors. #CherrypickersGuide #Numismatics #WhitmanPublishing #NoalWhite #CoinVarieties #CoinCollecting #ReferenceBooks

Bulgaria will officially adopt the euro on January 1, 2026, following a positive convergence report from the European Commission and ECB—making it the 21st eurozone member and bringing fresh national designs for collectors. #Bulgaria #EuroAdoption #Eurozone #Numismatics #CollectibleCoins #PaperMoney #CurrencyNews #EuropeanCentralBank #EuropeanCommission #NewEuroCoins

Monday Morning Brief for June 9, 2025: Coins are recyclables - https://www.coinworld.com/news/us-coins/monday-morning-brief-for-june-9-2025-coins-are-recyclables Coin World highlights a push to treat everyday coins as recyclable assets—deposit your loose change to keep coins moving, reduce “cash as trash,” and even earn interest—while the debate over the penny’s fate continues in our increasingly digital payment world. #Numismatics #CoinCirculation #CashRecycling #PennyDebate #CoinWorld #Coinstar #MoneyMatters

At noon ET, the U.S. Mint released the 2025-W $50 Uncirculated American Gold Eagle, struck at West Point in a limited mintage of 7,500. Each 1 oz 22-karat gold coin featured Saint-Gaudens’ full-length Liberty on the obverse (refined in 2021) and Jennie Norris’s eagle profile on the reverse, with variable reeding on the edge for anti-counterfeiting. It was packaged in a black Mint case with a gold-foil Liberty sleeve and certificate of authenticity, and was offered for $4,170 directly from the U.S. Mint (price adjusted with the gold market). #AmericanGoldEagle #USMint #GoldCoin #WestPointMint #Numismatics #CoinCollectors #Bullion #Uncirculated #SaintGaudens #JennieNorris

New polymer 20-dinar notes in Libya feature revolutionary Omar Al-Muktar and advanced security elements, while Cape Verde’s new 1,000- and 2,000-escudo bills highlight Codé di Dona and Cesária Évora with upgraded anti-counterfeit features. Thailand has also issued a pink 100-baht commemorative note celebrating the Ministry of Finance’s 150th anniversary dated April 14, 2025. #BankNotes #CurrencyNews #LibyaCurrency #CapeVerdeCurrency #ThailandCurrency #Numismatics #PaperMoney #CollectibleBanknotes #CurrencyCollectors #AntiCounterfeitFeatures

Medal honor sought for pioneer Henrietta Lacks - https://www.coinworld.com/news/us-coins/medal-honor-sought-for-pioneer-henrietta-lacks Congressional bills in both the House (H.R. 3498) and Senate now seek to honor Henrietta Lacks with a posthumous Congressional Gold Medal for her HeLa cells, which—harvested without her consent in 1951—have driven groundbreaking advances in medical research and patient care. The legislation recognizes her profound impact on global health and the need to credit her legacy properly. #HenriettaLacks #HeLaCells #CongressionalGoldMedal #MedicalResearch #PatientRights #ScienceHistory #GlobalHealth

The U.S. Mint is now offering two bronze medals honoring President Joe Biden—a 1 5/16″ version (\$20) and a 3″ version (\$160). The obverse features Biden’s portrait and signature (“JFM” for engraver Joseph Menna), and the reverse by Phebe Hemphill depicts the White House and Capitol with the inscription on defending democracy . #JoeBidenMedal #USMint #PresidentialMedal #Numismatics #CoinCollecting

Today, June 2, the U.S. Mint began shipping the 2025 Dr. Vera Rubin quarter to Federal Reserve Banks for distribution, making this tribute to the pioneering astronomer who provided crucial evidence of dark matter available in circulation. The reverse design features Dr. Rubin gazing upward amid a spiral galaxy and celestial bodies, with “DARK MATTER” inscribed below to honor her transformative work in astrophysics. #VeraRubinQuarter #DarkMatter #USMint #WomenInScience #CoinNews #NewRelease #Astrophysics

Whitman Brands has introduced its Prestige™ coin album line, sized at 7.8×9.4″ with soil-resistant grained leatherette covers and protective slipcases. Each album uses archival-quality pages with clear slides, thumb notches, labeled openings, and mintage data to organize series from Lincoln Cents and State Quarters to Morgan and Peace Dollars—while future titles like Buffalo Nickels and Mercury Dimes are already in development. #WhitmanPrestige #CoinStorage #Numismatics #CollectorTools #CoinAlbums #ArchivalQuality #CoinOrganization

The U.S. Treasury will end penny production by early 2026 following a directive from President Trump, citing high costs. First minted in 1793, the penny will remain legal tender but be phased out. #USMint #PennyPhaseOut #CoinNews