U.S. Mint Mints New And Rare Coins Perfect For Collectors

June 6, 2012 - PRLog -- U.S. Mint announced more info about the new five-ounce silver coin series. El Yunque coin will soon be released
and you can pre-order it right now. About 25,000 coins will be produced. Each El Yunque coin will sell for about $200. This price
is perceived as being too high by some collectors. They would prefer a price reduction because the price for silver
has also declined recently.

The San Francisco facility of U.S. Mint is 75 years old. Because of the anniversary, the U.S. San Francisco Mint will put up for sale
two-coin American silver eagle proof set and circulation-quality America the Beautiful quarters struck. U.S. Mint expects
to sell at the occasion 100 coin bags, 40 coin rolls and other products. Each roll will cost $18.95 and the bags will cost $34.95.

U.S. Mint has produced 5 new coin designs and it plans to multiply the prototype through mass production to 7 million coins.
The company also has enough production capacity to produce more coins if there will an increase in demand.

The last coins minted with San Francisco mintmarks were produced between 1968 and 1974. So this may prove itself to be a rare
buying opportunity for collectors.

Richard A. Peterso is the United States Mint Deputy Director. He declared: "Feedback we had received from customers was that
there was always great anticipation with products bearing the 'S' mint mark." 'S' stands for San Francisco.