At 12 noon Eastern Time on Tuesday, April 19, the latest America the Beautiful Quarters Uncirculated Set was launched by the United States Mint for $21.95.

This set consists of 10 quarters — five uncirculated quarters minted at Denver and five uncirculated quarters minted at Philadelphia, which equals two strikes for each design. The uncirculated finish means the coins are not business strikes like those found in every day change. Instead, they go through a special minting process for collectors. Continue reading 2011 Uncirculated Quarters Set →

The United States Mint is launching the Grand Canyon National Park Quarter Three-Coin Set on Wednesday, April 13, 2011 at 12 noon Eastern Time (ET) for $14.95.

The set contains one clad proof quarter minted at the US Mint facility in San Francisco and two clad uncirculated quarters — one from Philadelphia and the other from Denver. Each collector strike bears their corresponding mintmark. The sets make it easier for collectors to obtain unblemished numismatic versions of each Grand Canyon National Park Quarter without purchasing more expensive annual sets. Continue reading Grand Canyon National Park Quarter Three-Coin Set →

Two United States Mint 2010 silver proof sets which include national site and national park quarters are temporarily unavailable.

Last year’s silver proof sets are still listed in the Mint’s online store, but a statement in red font by each of the products says ‘This product is temporarily unavailable‘. No further information is provided.

However, the last time such a statement was affixed to one of the sets in March it was to adjust its pricing after silver had reached over $35 an ounce. Continue reading 2010 Silver Proof Sets with National Park Quarters Temporarily Unavailable →

The United States Mint on Friday, April 1, will make available the 2011 America the Beautiful Quarters Silver Proof Set for $41.95.

The sets contains 90% silver versions of this year’s National Park Quarters. These coins are struck in collector proof qualities and minted at the United States Mint facility in San Francisco. As such, each quarter bears an "S" mint mark. Continue reading 2011 Quarters Set Includes 90% Silver Proof National Park Quarters →

Coin collectors grabbed a substantial amount of newly released 2011 America the Beautiful Quarters Proof Sets, according to sales figures released by the United States Mint this week.

The 2011 Quarters Proof Set sales debut was 53,944, although that was lower than last year’s issue which totaled 75,558 over the same amount of days. The debuting sales totals cover a period of time between their release on a Thursday to the following Sunday. In the case of the 2011 America the Beautiful Quarters Proof Set, it was released on March 17, 2011. The 2010-dated set launched on May 13, 2010. Continue reading 2011 Quarters Proof Set Sales Debut →

The United States Mint on Friday implemented price increases on three proof sets that include national site and national park quarters composed of 90 percent silver.

The US Mint raised their prices because silver has risen substantially in March, and it did not want to be in a position where the melt values of the coins within the sets exceeded what it was charging for them. The Mint increased the prices on two proof sets already released and on one it expects to offer at the end of this month. Continue reading US Mint Hikes Quarters Silver Proof Set Prices →

Collectors anxious to get all five of the new 2011 quarters will have an opportunity on Thursday, March 17, at 12 noon Eastern Time.

The United States Mint is issuing the 2011 America the Beautiful Quarters Proof Set, which contains collectible proof versions of all five quarter-dollars minted for the year. They include the: Continue reading US Mint 2011 America the Beautiful Quarters Proof Set Release →