- March 22
- A US 1885 5-cent coin, MS-67 PCGS, sells for US$170,000, record for a mint state coin of the 1883-1912 series. [358.4]
- April 2
- The US Mint releases the 2012 Chaco Culture National Historic Park quarter dollar coin to circulation. [295.10] [328.56] [356.56] [364.46]
- April 19
- At the Central States Numismatic Society convention, Heritage conducts a coin auction. A USA 1792 Silver Center cent pattern, MS-61 PCGS, third-finest known, one of 14 known, sells for US$1.15 million. [361.54] [363.18]
- April 26
- The US Mint launches the 2012 Chaco Culture National Historic Park quarter dollar coin at the park in New Mexico. [364.46]
- June 11
- The US Mint releases the 2012 Acadia National Park quarter dollar to circulation. [295.10] [328.56] [355.50] [370.20] [373.10]
- June 20
- Representatives Lamar Smith of Texas and Fred Upton of Michigan introduce H.R. 5977 the "Collectible Coin Protection Act", to amend the Hobby Protection Act with additional aids in protecting the coin collecting hobby from counterfeit coins and packaging. [373.14] [374.4]
- June 26
- The US Mint launches the 2012 Acadia National Park quarter dollar at Acadian National Park, Maine. [373.10]
- June 29
- At the Whitman Baltimore Coin and Collectibles Expo, Stack's Bowers Galleries auctions a 1907 Saint-Gaudens, Roman Numerals, Ultra High Relief, Lettered Edge gold $20 double eagle, PR-69 PCGS, for US$2.76 million. [374.4]
- August 2
- (to August 5) Heritage Auctions in Philadelphia. Total auction sales: $27.5 million. Some highlights:
- 1907 $20 pattern, Ultra High Relief, Roman Numerals, Sans Serif Edge, PR-58 PCGS: $1,057,500;
- 1920-s $10, MS-66 PCGS: $329,000;
- 1802 $1, PR-65 Cameo PCGS: $851,875;
- 1921 $20, MS-65 PCGS: $587,500;
- 1796 $2.50, Stars, MS-63 PCGS: $329,000;
- 1864 $20, PR-65 Ultra Cameo NGC: $352,500;
- 1887 $20, PR-67+ Cameo NGC: $411,250.
[379.18,20] [380.52]
- August 9
- At the American Numismatic Association World's Fair of Money in Philadelphia, Stack's Bowers Galleries auctions the Battle Born Collection of coins. Some highlights:
- 1796 1/2-cent, With Pole, MS-64 PCGS: $402,500;
- 1796 $2.50, No Stars, MS-61 PCGS: $402,500;
- 1876-CC 20-cent, MS-64 PCGS: $460,000;
- 1871-CC quarter dollar, MS-65 PCGS: $345,000;
- 1876-CC $5, MS-66 PCGS: $477,250;
- 1870-CC $20, AU-53 NGC: $345,000;
- 1873-CC dime, no arrows, unique, MS-65 PCGS: US$1.84 million, record for a dime.
[379.1] [380.52] [451.2] [457.7]
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- August 29
- The US Mint launches the 2012 Hawai'i Volcanoes National Park quarter, in Volcano, Hawaii. [382.1]
- September 9
- NASA's Curiousity rover takes its first photograph of the US 1909 1-cent coin it carried to Mars as part of a calibration target. [383.56]
- (month unknown)
- Bob R. Simpsons pays $1 million to acquire the finest known bronze 1943-S Lincoln cent, in a private transaction. [412.28]
- October 18
- (to October 19) Heritage Auctions conducts the ANA National Money Show auction. Total auction sales: US$21 million. Some highlights:
- 1802 silver dollar, PR-64 PCGS: US$411,250;
- 1794 half dime, flowing hair, SP-67 PCGS: US$367,775;
- 1793 cent, flowing hair, wreath, vine and bars, SP-66 NGC: US$329,000;
- 1792 copper disme pattern, with reeded edge, PR-62 NGC: US$587,500.
[413.60] [417.4] [418]
- November 5
- The US Mint releases the 2012 Denali National Park quarter dollar to circulation. [295.10] [328.56] [355.50] [382.5] [415.4] [421.5]
- November 15
- The US Mint launches the 2012 Denali National Park and Preserve quarter dollar in Healy, Alaska. [421.5]
- The US Mint releases the 2012 Grover Cleveland Presidential dollar to circulation. [295.10]
- December 21
- Joan Langbord and sons file an appeal to the US Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit in Philadelphia, over their loss of ten 1933 Saint-Gaudens gold $20 coins to the US Mint. [430.57]
2013
- January 10
- At the Florida United Numismatists convention in Orlando, Florida, Heritage Auctions conducts their Platinum Night auction. Some highlights:
- US 1792 half disme, MS-64: $528,750;
- US 1803 dollar, PR-66 PCGS: $851,875;
- US 1838-O half dollar, PR-64 PCGS, one of nine known: $734,375;
- US 1880 $4, Flowing Hair, PR-66 NGC: $440,625;
- US 1792 half disme, SP-67 PCGS: $1.41 million.
[429.52] [432.1] [433.18,58] [459.44]
- January 14
- Representative Greg Walden of Oregon introduces H.R. 220 the Stop the Coin Act in the House of Representatives, seeking to amend the law to limit the face value of US coins to $200. [434.50]
- January 23
- Senator David Vitter of Louisiana introduces S. 94 in the US Senate, seeking termination of the Presidential dollar coin program. [435.10]
- January 24
- Stack's Bowers Galleries conducts the New York Americana auction. Some highlights:
- 1792 half disme, MS-68 NGC, finest known: $1,145,625;
- 1793 cent, Flowing Hair, Chain, "AMERICA", No Periods, MS-65 PCGS: $998,750;
- 1793 cent, Flowing Hair, Wreath, Vine and Bars, MS-69 PCGS: $558,125;
- 1794 cant, Liberty Cap, Head of 1793, MS-64 PCGS: $881,250;
- 1794 dollar, SP-66 PCGS, with silver plug, possibly first US dollar struck: $10,016,875, new record for a single US coin.
[420.46] [434.1] [467.45]
- January 28
- The US Mint releases the 2013 America the Beautiful - White Mountain National Forest quarter dollar coin to circulation. [419.32] [428.24] [434.58]
- February
- A couple in California unearth 8 metal cannisters containing total 1427 US gold coins dating 1847-94, with estimated value $10 million. [456.4]
- February 21
- The US Mint launches the 2013 White Mountain National Forest quarter-dollar coin in Plymouth, New Hampshire, and releases the coin to circulation. [434.58] [452.4]
- April 1
- The US Mint releases the 2013 America the Beautiful - Perry's Victory and International Peace Memorial quarter dollar coin to circulation. [419.32] [428.24] [436.5] [477.1]
- April 20
- The US Mint launches the 2013 Perry's Victory and International Peace Memorial quarter dollar at Put-in-Bay, Ohio. [436.5] [477.1]
- April 25
- At the Central States Numismatic Society 74th Annual Convention in Schaumburg, Illinois, Heritage Auctions conducts the Platinum Night sales.
- George O. Walton specimen of the 1913 Liberty Head 5-cent coin, PCGS PR-63: $2.7 million plus 17.5% buyer's fee, sold to Jeff Garrett of Mid-American Rare Coin Galleries of Lexington Kentucky.
- 1783 Nova Constellatio quint (500 cents) pattern, unique, type II: $1,000,000 + 17.5% buyer's fee.
[454.6] [477.1] [478.1,42]
- June 10
- The US Mint releases the 2013 America the Beautiful - Great Basin National Park quarter dollar coin to circulation. [419.32] [428.24] [478.4]
- June 20
- At Great Basin National Park Visitor Center in Baker, Nevada, official coin launch of 2013 Great Basic National Park quarter dollar. [478.4]
- (month unknown)
- The Saddle Ridge hoard of several tin cans of coins is discovered in California. Over 1400 gold coins, mostly double eagles. [476.115]
- August 26
- The US Mint releases the 2013 America the Beautiful - Fort McHenry National Monument and Historic Shrine quarter dollar coin to circulation. [419.32] [428.24]
- October
- The Philadelphia Mint sets a daily production record of 38.28 million coins struck in one day. [487.25]
- November 4
- The US Mint releases the 2013 America the Beautiful - Mount Rushmore National Monument quarter dollar coin to circulation. [419.32] [428.24]
2014
- April 15
- Odyssey Marine Explorations recovers over $1 million in gold ingots and US coins from the wreck site of the SS Central America off South Carolina. [456.14]
- April
- In Saint Cloud, Florida, a house is demolished. Found in the walls are glass jars containing a total of 2000 silver coins, worth US$19,000 in silver value alone. [489.27]
- July 24
- The US Mint in Philadelphia surpasses its record for number of coins struck in a single day: 42.44 million. [487.25]
- August 5
- (to August 9) At the Donald E. Stephens Convention Center in Rosemont, Illinois, the American Numismatic Association holds the 2014 World's Fair of Money. 12,600 people attend. The U.S. Mint launches the commemorative dual-dated gold Kennedy half dollar. Some auction highlights:
- 1861 Liberty Head Paquet reverse double eagle: US$1,645,000;
- 1792 half disme, Specimen-67 PCGS, 2nd best known,: US$1,292,500;
- 1797 Draped Bust half dollar, MS-65+ PCGS: US$1,292,500;
- Garrett Class III 1804 dollar: US$1,888,000.
[476.11] [485.2] [488.70]
2016
- May
- Stack's Bowers Galleries auction. USA 1-dollar 1795 Draped Bust, Off-Center Bust, Specimen 66: just over US$1 million. [463.51]
2019
- April 1
- The US Mint releases first coins for circulation struck at the West Point mint. [482.26]
- (month unknown)
- At the ANA World's Fair of Money, Stack's Bowers conducts an auction. 1894-S Barber dime, Branch Mint Proof 63 PCGS: US$1.32 million. [474.32]
2021
- August 18
- Heritage Auctions' American Numismatic Association Platinum Night auction. 1794 dollar, Flowing Hair, MS-66+ PCGS: US$6.6 million. [467.37]
- September 30
- US Mint Director David J. Ryder resigns. [473.5]
2022
- January 27
- In a private transaction, GreatCollections sells a 1794 dollar, Flowing Hair, Specimen 66 PCGS, possibly first coin struck at Philadelphia Mint, for US$12 million. [467.45]
- March 6
- GreatCollections auction. USA Trade Dollar 1884 Proof 63 PCGS: US$375,000 (US$421,875 total). [463.8]
- March 21
- The US Mint announces that 2022 American Women, Dr. Sally Ride quarter dollars have been shipped to the Federal Reserve for general circulation distribution. [464.1] [468.1]
- April 5
- Stack's Bowers conducts an auction of the Dr. Paul and Rosalie Zito collection. Total of the 88 lots: US$4,298,400. 1907 Indian Head eagle pattern, Rounded Rim, Periods, MS-67 PCGS: US$1.14 million. 1907 Indian Head eagle pattern, Wire Rim, Periods, MS-68 NGC: US$840,000. [463.51] [472.26]
- April 19
- The Citizens Coinage Advisory Committee recommends designs for the 2023 Native American dollar and five 2023 American Women quarter dollars. The recommended them for the dollar reverse is "Maria Tallchief American Indians in Ballet". Recommended individuals to be recognized on the quarters are American pilot Bessie Coleman, journalist Jovita Idár, Hawaiian composer Edith Kanaka'ole, and former First Lady Eleanor Roosevelt. [471.1]
- April 21
- The Commission of Fine Arts recommends designs for the 2023 Native American dollar and five 2023 American Women quarter dollars. All designs are those recommended by the Citizens Coinage Advisory Comittee. [472.1]
- June 15
- The US Senate votes to approve Deputy US Mint Director Ventris C. Gibson as Mint Director for a five-year term. [480.5]
- June 22
- Ventris C. Gibson takes the oath of office as director of the U.S. Mint. [483.28]
2023
- January 29
- GreatCollections auctions the Stewart Blay coin collection of Lincoln cents. 1955 doubled die US$255,250. 1958 doubled die, finest of three known, US$1.13 million. [484.24]
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