- February 25
- US President Bill Clinton signs into law Abraham Lincoln Bicentennial Commission Act, in part to consider minting of a Lincoln bicentennial cent. [460.66]
- April 5
- Glenna Goodacre, designer of the Sacagawea dollar coin design, receives her $5000 commission in the form of 5000 specially-produced Sacagawea dollar coins. [5.52] [78.50] [96.38]
- May 22
- The US Mint releases the 2000 South Carolina State quarter dollar coin to circulation. [69.70]
- (month unknown)
- Stack's auctions the Dexter-Dunham US 1804 dollar for $1.84 million. [124.78]
2001
- January 25
- The US government settles its legal claims with British coin dealer Stephen Fenton over a 1933 gold double eagle, allowing for the coin to be auctioned and owned privately. [52.83] [122.18] [135.163]
- February 24
- Ira & Larry Goldberg Coins & Collectibles sells at public auction a 1943 (P) Lincoln bronze cent for $97,750. [150.30]
- March 9
- At an auction in Salt Lake City, Utah, Superior Galleries sells a 1913 Liberty Head 5-cent coin to Dwight Manley for US$1.84 million. [135.18]
- March 12
- The US Mint releases the North Carolina quarter dollar to circulation. [93.38]
- May 21
- The US Mint launches the 2001 Rhode Island State quarter dollar. [69.70] [104.36]
- (month unknown)
- Superior sells at auction a US 1913 Liberty Head 5-cent coin graded Proof 66 for $1.84 million. [124.78]
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- July 26
- US Senate confirms Henrietta Holsman Fore as US Mint director. [117.38]
- October 29
- (to October 30) Sotheby's/Stack's conducts the auction of the Dallas Bank Collection. Some highlights:
- 1861 Coronet Paquet Reverse double eagle Choice About Uncirculated: US$345,000.
[43.108]
- November 12
- (to November 13) Stack's of New York sells at auction the finest known 1893-S Morgan dollar for US$414,000, second highest price paid for a Morgan dollar at auction. [78.5]
2002
- January 2
- The US Mint releases the 2002 Tennessee state quarter dollar to circulation. [149.81] [338.40]
- January
- Heritage Auction Galleries sells at public auction an 1856-O Coronet double eagle Proof for US$310,500. [113.5]
- March 11
- The US Mint launches the 2002 Ohio State quarter dollar coin. [69.70]
- March 16
- West Point unveils 2002 West Point Bicentennial commemorative dollar. [296.34]
- March 18
- The US Mint releases the 2002 Ohio quarter dollar coin to circulation. [358.52]
- April 9
- Florida Governor Jeb Bush appoints a nine-member State quarter dollar design committee. [1.B20]
- July 30
- Sotheby's in New York in conjunction with Stack's auctions the King Farouk specimen of the US 1933 Saint-Gaudens double eagle for $7,590,020, a world record for a single coin at auction. The $20 represents a $20 Federal Reserve note paid by auctioneer David Redden to Mint Director Henrietta Holsman Fore to officially monetize the coin. [43.68] [52.82] [97.64] [120.94] [135.79,164] [345.92]
- August 2
- The US Mint releases the 2002 Indiana quarter dollar to circulation. [119.32] [253.68]
2003
- January 2
- The US Mint launches the 2003 Illinois State quarter dollar coin. [69.70]
- January
- At the Florida United Numismatics convention, Heritage Auction Galleries sells a 1907 Indian Head With Periods Plain Edge gold eagle pattern PR-62 NGC (only one known) for $195,500. [43.20] [89.96]
- Legend Numismatics (New Jersey) purchases the Olsen specimen of the 1913 Liberty Head 5-cent piece for over $1.84 million from Spectrum Numismatics (California). [146.22]
- February 24
- Ira & Larry Goldberg Coins & Collectibles sells a 1943-D copper Lincoln cent graded MS-64 by PCGS for US$212,750, a record for any small cent. [54.93] [101.50] [150.34]
- Ira and Larry GoldBerg Auctioneers sell a unique 1959-D Lincoln Wheat cent mule, graded MS-60+ brown for US$48,300. [59.58]
- April 23
- US President George W. Bush signs legislation authorizing changes to the design of the circulating 5-cent coin through 2005, to commemorate the bicentennial of the Louisiana Purchase and the Lewis and Clark expedition. [18.7]
- May 23
- US coin dealer Paul Montgomery announces a $1 million bounty for the missing 1913 Liberty Head nickel. [34.84]
- June 2
- The US Mint releases the 2003 Maine quarter dollar coin to circulation. [45.42]
- June
- Stack's sale of the L.K. Rudolf Collection. 1870-S dollar, Seated Liberty, one of 12 known, BU: US$1,092,500 (including buyer's fee). [467.37]
- July 29
- Edward C. Lee buys the Eliasberg specimen of the 1913 Liberty Head nickel for nearly $3 million from the California Gold Marketing Group. [146.18]
- At the ANA World's Fair of Money in the Baltimore Convention Center, relatives of George O. Walton bring in a 1913 Liberty Head 5-cent coin for authentication. Three coin experts tentatively authenticate and identify the coin as the one that had been missing for 40 years. [44.14] [135.18] [454.6]
- July 30
- At the ANA World's Fair of Money in the Baltimore Convention Center, seven coin experts compare the 1913 Liberty Head 5-cent coin of relatives of George O. Walton to the four genuine examples, and declare it to be the authentic missing fifth coin. [44.14] [135.18]
- August 4
- The US Mint launches the 2003 Missouri State quarter dollar coin. [69.70]
- August 5
- The General Services Administration turns over the Old San Francisco Mint to the city of San Francisco. [253.68]
- August
- Bowers and Merena auctions the Adams-Carter specimen of the Class III 1804 Draped Bust dollar for US$1,207,500. [99.18]
- October 6
- Coin Values magazine debuts. [57.91]
- November 21
- The House of Representatives pass a resolution to preserve President Franklin Roosevelt's portrait on the dime. [130.24]
- December 2
- H.R. 3633 is introduced in the House of Representatives, seeking to change the portrait on the circulating dime from Franklin Roosevelt to Ronald Reagan. [122.20]
2004
- January 26
- The US Mint releases the 2004 Michigan State quarter dollar coin to circulation. [69.70] [341.92]
- March
- The US Mint releases a circulating 5-cent coin for the bicentennial of the Louisiana Purchase. [19.26]
- March 29
- The US Mint launches the 2004 Florida State quarter dollar. [69.70]
- April 25
- National Geographic's Ultimate Explorer TV show explores "Lost Gold of the SS Republic" [24.42]
- May 4
- US Treasury approves design of the New River Gorge for the West Virginia State quarter dollar coin. [198.58]
- May 20
- The Olsen specimen of the 1913 Liberty Head 5-cent piece (Proof 64 NGC) is sold for $3 million. [146.18] [257.18]
- May 21
- U.S. Court of Appeals rules that intentional systematic overgrading of coins is a criminal offence. [201.36]
- June 3
- Heritage Auction Galleries sells at public auction a US 1856-O Coronet double eagle gold coin Proof for US$542,800. [70.92] [113.5] [119.94]
- June 17
- Whitman Publishing releases the 2005 edition of the Guide Book to United States Coins. [29.48]
- July 8
- (to July 9) Bowers and Merena Auctions conduct the auction of Jim Gray's North Carolina Collection. Some highlights:
- 1870-S half dime, unique, MS-63 NGC: US$661,250.
- 1873-CC Seated Liberty dime, No Arrows, MS-65 NGC: US$891,250.
[42.78] [121.38] [371.28] [479.41]
- July
- DLRC Auctions sells a 1849-C Coronet, Open Wreath gold dollar graded MS-63 prooflike NGC for $690,000. [133.80]
- August 25
- An attorney for Joan Switt Langbord (daughter and inheritor of Israel Switt) and sons informs US Mint attorneys of the existence of ten 1933 Saint-Gaudens gold double eagles found in safety deposit box. [80.78] [122.18]
- September 7
- Representative Ray LaHood of Illinois introduces the Abraham Lincoln Bicentennial One-Cent Coin Redesign Act in the House of Representatives. [133.36]
- September 16
- The US Mint unveils the design of a new 5-cent coin showing a close-up of Thomas Jefferson, and two new reverse designs commemorating the Lewis and Clark expedition. [20.14] [53.80]
- September 22
- Joan Switt Langbord arranges the transfer of ten 1933 gold double eagles to the US Mint under the understanding that the Mint would authenticate the coins. [52.82] [80.78] [122.18]
- October 12
- Stack's conducts the Part V auction of the John J. Ford Jr. Collection, selling a Massachusetts 1787 cent with arrows in right eagle talons for US$260,000. [66.71]
- November 8
- Heritage Numismatic Auctions sells a US 50-cent coin, 1919-D MS-66 for US$270,250. [7.31]
- November
- A US 1885 Trade Dollar graded Proof-63 sells at auction for US$1,006,250. [112.56]
- American Numismatic Rarities auction. USA 1-cent 1793 Flowing Hair, Strawberry Leaf: US$414,000. [463.158]
- November 30
- American Coin Rarities auctions a 1793 Flowing Hair, Wreath, Strawberry Leaf cent for US$414,000. [85.4]
2005
- January 10
- American Numismatic Rarities auction. US 1866 dollar, Seated Liberty, No Motto, Proof 63: US$1,207,500. [467.37]
- January 12
- Steven Contursi and Donald Kagin purchase the unique 1787 Brasher gold doubloon for US$2,990,000, third highest price ever paid for a rare coin at public auction. [43.125] [135.79] [339.78]
- Heritage Auctions sells the Gold Rush Collection. An 1880 Coiled Hair Stella gold $4 pattern, one of 10-15 struck, Proof 66 NGC, sells for $977,500, highest price paid for any US $4 pattern. [458.4]
- January
- Heritage Auction Galleries sells a 1907 Saint-Gaudens, Ultra High Relief double eagle for nearly $3 million. [135.79]
- January 31
- California Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger launches 2005 California State quarter dollar into circulation. [342.52]
- February 10
- Representative Ray LaHood of Illinois introduces H.R. 767, the "Abraham Lincoln Bicentennial 1-cent Coin Redesign Act" in the House of Representatives. [343.80]
- June 2
- At the Long Beach Coin, Stamp & Collectibles Expo, a US $20 gold coin, 1927-D PCGS MS-66 sells for US$1.65 million. [9.28]
- June 8
- Representative Ray LaHood of Illinois introduces H.R. 2808 proposing a commemorative coin for the 200th anniversary of the birth of Abraham Lincoln in 2009. [88.20]
- June
- American Numismatic Rarities auctions a 1796 gold quarter eagle, no stars obverse, graded MS-65 PCGS, for $1,380,000. [135.79] [343.1]
- American Numismatic Rarities sells at auction a 1795 Flowing Hair silver dollar graded MS-65 for $322,000. [229.38]
- The US Mint informs Joan Switt Langbord that the ten 1933 gold double eagles are authentic, but no monetary settlement would be offered. [122.18]
- (month unknown)
- Steven Contursi of Rare Coin Wholesalers purchases the King of Siam Proof set (including Class I US 1804 dollar) for $8.5 million. [124.78]
- July
- An 1856-O Coronet double eagle graded AU-55 sells for US$431,250. [70.92]
- August 5
- The US Mint launches the 2005 Jefferson, Ocean in View 5-cent at Cape Disappointment, Washington. [44.67] [120.86] [135.68]
- August
- The US Mint announces that ten 1933 gold double eagles surrendered by the Joan Switt Langbord family in September 2004 are genuine, but will not be returned, as they are considered stolen chattel property of the Mint. [52.82]
- October 3
- The US Mint begins production on 2005 West Virginia State quarter dollar. [138.22]
- November 3
- Heritage Auction Galleries auctions the Philip Morse collection of Saint-Gaudens double eagles. A 1907 Saint-Gaudens gold $20 coin, Ultra High Relief, Lettered Edge, Roman Numerals, graded PR-69 by NGC and PCGS, sells for US$2,990,000. A 1802 dollar, Proof 64 PCGS, sells for US$316,250. [156.21] [338.78] [374.4] [413.60]
- November
- A US 1884 Trade Dollar graded Proof-65 sells at auction for US$603,750. [112.56]
- November 23
- The US Mint unveils designs for 2006 State quarter dollars for Nevada, Nebraska, Colorado, North Dakota, and South Dakota. [70.64]
- December 13
- The House of Representatives passes the Senate's revised version of the Presidential $1 Coin Act of 2005. [144.64]
- December 22
- President George W. Bush signs Senate bill S. 1047, the Presidential $1 Coin Act of 2005, into law as Public-Law 109-145, authorizing the Presidential $1 coin series, the American Bison gold $50 bullion coins, the First Spouse gold $10 coins, and four reverse designs for 2009 Lincoln cents. [135.113] [148.24] [336.38]
- December 29
- The Denver Mint makes first strikes of 2006 Jefferson, Return to Monticello 5-cent coins. [191.81] [337.52]
2006
- January 5
- Heritage auctions a 1817/4 half dollar for US$253,000. [375.34]
- January 16
- NASA launches the New Horizons spacecraft from Florida, on a mission to rendezvous Pluto and its Moon Charon. On board are US State quarters of Florida and Maryland, and a 1991 US postage stamp proclaiming "Pluto: Not Yet Explored". [71.4]
- March
- The Adams-Carter specimen of the Class III 1804 Draped Bust dollar is sold in a private transaction for US$2.475 million. [99.60] [104.4]
- April 29
- Heritage Auctions sells the Floyd Star specimen of the 1792 half disme, graded SP-67 PCGS, for $1,322,000. [51.60] [338.80] [429.53]
- (month unknown)
- 1861 gold $20, Paquet reverse, one of two known, MS-61 PCGS, sells at auction for $1.61 million. [456.28]
- October 17
- Stack's auctions the George Byers Collection of U.S. Half Dollars and Buffalo Nickels. An 1853-O half dollar sells for $368,000. [193.77]
- November 6
- The US Mint releases the 2006 South Dakota State quarter dollar coin to circulation. [69.70]
- December 6
- The Joan Switt Langbord family files suit against the U.S. Treasury Department seeking the return of ten 1933 double eagles surrendered to the Mint in 2004. [52.82] [122.18] (December 5 [80.78])
- December 14
- US Mint implements regulations to limit export or melting of 1-cent and 5-cent coins. [335.40]
- December 15
- US Treasury imposes a ban on melting 1-cent and 5-cent coins. [332.110] [338.76]
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