On Nov. 26, the U.S. Mint will begin taking orders for the Frank Church River of No Return National Park quarter three-coin set. This will contain circulation-quality strikes from the Denver, Philadelphia, and San Francisco mints, and be sold at a hefty premium over face value.
To order coins from the U.S. mint, visit their website at www.usmint.gov, or call them at 1 – 800 – USA – MINT.
There will be a coin show on Nov. 24 at the Springhill Hotel at Devens (two miles north of Exit 37 off Route 2 from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. There is free off-street parking, but an admission fee is charged.
The U.S. Postal Service has announced most of its stamp program for 2020. Among the commemorative stamps will be ones for journalist Gwen Ifill, golfer Arnold Palmer, Women’s Suffrage centennial, the 400th anniversary of the Pilgrims’ landing at Plymouth, the bicentennial of Maine statehood and the 50th anniversary of Earth Day.
Regular themes on stamps will include the Chinese New Year of the Rat, hearts for Valentine’s Day, Wild Orchids, American Gardens, and the usual holidays at year’s end.
Next week, we will begin our annual series of columns with advice for holiday gift giving for collectors of the hobbies discussed in this column. It will include advice on price guides, periodicals, collecting supplies, and stamps, coins and sports cards.