Hi Everyone, Does anyone know when the U.S. Mint releases coins to the banks? Also, is that information covered in the GreySheet. I am not a subscriber of GreySheet, but I am looking to subscribe. Thanks. Best Wishes, Matt
The Mint does not release coins to local banks. They "sell" them to the Federal Reserve banks which in turn sells them to local banks IF the banks order them. The greysheet in general does not list coins issued after silver stopped being used. There are exceptions but those don't include business strike coins. In other words: - no Memorial cents - no Jefferson nickels - no Roosevelt dimes - no Kennedy halves - no clad coins
I would suspect our government does as the auto industry does and makes coins well ahead of the so called release dates. I think they send spotter out to see just how desperate people are for the newest coins and if great, they start releasing them sooner. If not, they make you wait, wait, wait. If you look around you'll see posts already about the 2010 coins. Sort of like the Red Book. I suspect the 2020 edition is being printed now.
Beginning in 2010, the United States Mint will mint and issue a new one-cent coin with a reverse design emblematic of Lincoln's preservation of the United States as a single, unified country
