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Listen up collectors, we have a big release from the United States Mint happening today! Available at 12pm EST, the fourth coin in the American Eagle One-Ounce Palladium coin series will be ready for the taking!

Starting in 2017 with the bullion edition, the Mint has followed the series up with a collector Proof Palladium coin in 2018 and a Reverse Proof in 2019. For the first time ever, they will now be offering the 2020 coin in an Uncirculated finish containing one ounce of .9995 palladium.

Minted at West Point, the obverse of the coin will be in high relief and focus...read more

Since the small cent’s inception in 1856, its numerous design changes proved to display just how important not only a small cent coin was to the public, but a cent coin in general. From Flying Eagle cents to Indian Head cents, the coins endured a number of composition changes, design changes, and varieties. It was in 1909 that the decision to change the small cent design once again was made and it came just in time for the 100th anniversary of the birth of our nation’s 16th President of the United States, Abraham Lincoln.

Lincoln, Wheat Ears Reverse (1909-1958)

Based on precedence, officials avoided the depiction of presidents whether...read more

With all of the products delayed this year due to the ongoing complications of COVID-19, we were never really sure when things would see the light from the United States Mint. Progressively, the Mint would finally start releasing products and releasing dates. More recently, they updated a lot of items from “Fall 2020” status to specific days and times. One of those dates is October 13th and will feature the third release overall of the American Silver Eagle program for 2020.

Bearing the “S” mintmark representing the San Francisco Mint from which it was produced and struck, this Proof American Silver Eagle will be the third consecutive annual release for the program that started in 2018. Comprised of one Troy ounce of .999 fine...read more

It is pretty safe to say that in a series like the 100 Greatest American Currency Notes that a majority of the notes will be classified as rare. That would make a lot of sense, mainly because of all the series and types of currency out there, narrowing them down to a list of only 100 would almost certainly mean that those chosen would have a requirement of rarity. This next note certainly does classify as such.

Along with authors Q. David Bowers and David M. Sundman, we will explore the next note in this blog series that happens to have cracked the top 50. In the only edition of the publication from Whitman Publishing, this note is not only rare now, but it was rare...read more

“A day to remember that extraordinary heroes are often disguised as ordinary people and that spirit and soul are unbreakable.” - Stacey Alcom

Just 19 years ago, our nation witnessed and endured one of the most heinous terrorist attacks on American soil that ever took place. Nearly 3,000 men, women, and children lost their lives during and after that disastrous day on September 11, 2001.

As millions of Americans across the country take the time to remember and honor the victims of that fateful day every year, we offer remembrance a different way here at SilverTowne. This Patriot Day, not to be confused with Patriot’s Day that commemorates the battles...read more