US Mint Sales: Steve Jobs California $1 Hits 1.17M, Unavailable
From coinnews.net
Rolls and bags of the California Innovation dollar featuring Steve Jobs and a Liberty Bell "250" privy mark proved popular, becoming unavailable soon after launch. They also filled four of the top five spots in the United States Mint’s weekly sales report. Only the Warren G. Harding Presidential Silver Medal placed higher, though the California dollar products represented far more coins sold. Released May 13 at $164, the 1-ounce .999 fine silver medal honoring the 29th U.S. president opened with sales of 10,352. That start was slightly below the previous issue, the Woodrow Wilson Presidential Silver Medal, which ...
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