On March 2, the Mint made the 2017 American Eagle gold Proof coins available for sale on its website. The annual issues, all struck at West Point and carrying the W mintmark, consist of the 1-ounce (17EB, $1,560), 1/2-ounce (17EC, $795), 1/4-ounce (17EE, $410), and 1/10-ounce (17EF, $175) Proof coins, as well as the Proof Set containing all four sizes (17EF, $2,890).
A host of precious-metal coins will be released next week. On Tuesday, March 7, the Mint will offer the year’s first 5-ounce America the Beautiful Uncirculated silver coin (17AJ, $149.95). The design, which celebrates the subtle, difficult-to-capture Effigy Mounds National Monument, is the 36th in the ATB series. A collection of all 36 coins to date contains 180 ounces—nearly 12.5 pounds—of .999 fine silver.
On Thursday, March 9, the Boys Town Centennial commemorative coins will be released. Introductory pricing (which lasts for one month) has been established for the clad and silver coins. After 30 days, each item’s price goes up by $5. Prices include a $35 surcharge on the sale of each gold $5 coin, $10 on each silver $1, and $5 on each clad half dollar, with the proceeds going to Boys Town to help it carry out its mission. Introductory prices are as follows:
Silver $1, Proof (17CC)
$47.95
Silver $1, Uncirculated (17CD)
$46.95
Clad half dollar, Proof (17CE)
$21.95
Clad Half dollar, Uncirculated (17CF)
$20.95
Prices for the gold $5 coins (Proof, 17CA; Uncirculated, 17CB) and the three-coin Proof set (17CG), which contains one gold $5 Proof, have not yet been established. However, if the average price of gold remains between $1,200 and $1,249.99, the Mint’s pricing grid will set the introductory prices for the Proof coin at $400.45, the Uncirculated coin at $395.45, and the three-coin set at $461.45.
The last two products to be released in March are the American Eagle 2017 one-ounce silver Proof coin (17EA, $53.95), which will be released March 23; and the Mint’s annual Proof Set (17RG), released March 29. Last year, the Proof Set was priced at $31.95. This year, the set will be priced at $26.95, since it will contain three fewer dollar coins (the Presidential $1 coin program having concluded last year).
U.S. Mint updates its online catalog for April
In prior years, the Mint established its product calendar at the beginning of the year. This year, the Mint’s m.o. is very different: it has announced its tentative quarterly plans for 2017 and 2018, but is setting its specific product schedule just one month at a time. The April calendar is now out, and includes the following products (pricing will be established closer to the sale dates):
April 3
2017 ATB quarters, Frederick Douglass National Historic Site rolls and bags (17ABD, -E, and -F; 17ARD, -E, and -F)
April 4
2017 Congratulations Set (17RF)
April 6
2017 American Liberty 225th Anniversary Gold Coin (17XA)
April 10
2017 ATB quarters, Uncirculated Set (17AA)
April 24
2017 ATB quarters, Frederick Douglass National Historic Site, three-coin set (17AE)
Planned for May and June are the American Buffalo gold Proof coin; the annual Silver Proof Set and Uncirculated Set; the American Eagle gold and silver Uncirculated coins; and the American Liberty silver medal.
Pricing grid established for 2017 American Liberty gold coin
Our final Mint news item is this week’s release of a standalone pricing grid for the 2017 American Liberty coin, which will be released April 6 (see above):
Weekly average gold price
Price
$1,000.00 to $1,049.99
$1,440.00
$1,050.00 to $1,099.99
1,490.00
$1,100.00 to $1,149.99
1,540.00
$1,150.00 to $1,199.99
1,590.00
$1,200.00 to $1,249.99
1,640.00
$1,250.00 to $1,299.99
1,690.00
$1,300.00 to $1,349.99
1,740.00
$1,350.00 to $1,399.99
1,790.00
$1,400.00 to $1,449.99
1,840.00
$1,450.00 to $1,499.99
1,890.00
$1,500.00 to $1,549.99
1,940.00
$1,550.00 to $1,599.99
1,990.00
$1,600.00 to $1,649.99
2,040.00
$1,650.00 to $1,699.99
2,090.00
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