Mint releases 28th ATB quarter

The United States Mint released the 28th America the Beautiful quarter, the Blue Ridge Parkway, on June 29, marking the halfway point for the series. As of July 5, collectors…

The United States Mint released the 28th America the Beautiful quarter, the Blue Ridge Parkway, on June 29, marking the halfway point for the series. As of July 5, collectors ordered 1,890 Philadelphia, 2,004 Denver and 2,954 San Francisco 100-coin bags along with 7,106 Philadelphia and Denver roll sets, 2,970 San Francisco 40-coin rolls and 6,727 three-roll sets, featuring a roll from each mint. The quarter’s three-coin set was then released July 2, with 9,371 purchased by July 5.

On June 30, the Truman Coin and Chronicles set was released to a quick sellout as collectors bought 16,825 sets by July 5, with the remaining 175 sets on hand to fulfill returns.

Authorized Purchasers are still going after bullion as the Mint reported it sold 26,000 one-ounce, 2,000 half-ounce, 6,000 quarter-ounce and 15,000 tenth-ounce gold Eagles as well as 2,609,000 one-ounce silver Eagles between July 1 and July 7.