EXCLUSIVE! New 2017 American Liberty Silver Medals Unveiled at the Whitman Baltimore Expo
March 31, 2017 By Dennis Tucker 1 Comment
On Wednesday, March 29, the United States Mint announced that it will begin selling its 2017-dated American Liberty $100 gold coin on April 6.
The next day, Thursday, March 30, the Mint unveiled a beautiful new set of silver medals based on the designs of the gold coin. The medals were unveiled in a revolving turntable display in the Mint's impressive exhibit at the Whitman Coin and Collectibles Expo, held in the Baltimore Convention Center.
A sneak preview of the 2017 silver medals set (hover cursor to zoom).
Each of the .999 fine silver medals will be struck at a different mint facilityPhiladelphia, Denver, San Francisco, or West Pointand each sports a distinctive finish: Uncirculated ("Burnished"), Proof, Reverse Proof, or Enhanced Uncirculated. This is similar to the set of silver Kennedy half dollars struck to mark the 50th anniversary of that coin in 2014.
Collectors will remember the excitement when the Mint's first issue of American Liberty silver medals rolled out on August 23, 2016. Demand was so strong that the one-ounce, .999 fine medals sold out in six minutes. Mintage of those medals (all in Proof format) was capped at 12,500 from West Point and 12,500 from Philadelphia, with customers limited to ordering two of each per household, at $34.95 apiece.
I spoke with James Pressley, the Mint's retail sales manager, at the Baltimore Expo. He told me that mintage and household ordering limits aren't being publicized yet. Stay tuned for more details.
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