U.S. Mint 2025 Superman Coin and Medal Images
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I didn't see these posted so here are the images for the upcoming Superman coins and medals.
1/2-ounce $50 gold coin (.9999 fine / 24-karat)
2.5-ounce and 1-ounce silver medals (.999 fine)
1.2-inch clad medals
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They looked better than I would have expected.
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50s era truck and passenger plane? perhaps they are making a statement but those two don't say hope and strength
Superman has been my favorite “caped hero” since the 1950s when George Reeves was playing the part. As much as I admire the character, I’m going to pass on this.
Looks good to me!
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With the current price of gold and the expected markup beyond bullion value I doubt if many of the gold coins will be sold.
Thanks for posting. I like the Superman, the reverse is typical spousal coin reverse-style of overdone, oversaturated, and too much stuff going on.
That's from the old Kirk Allen serial. There were two of them, and I was surprised to learn that they were among those popular serials of all time.
For those who are not familiar with this, when you were a kid, you had to go to the movies 16 times to see all of the chapters. Noel Neill, who followed Phylis Coats in the TV show played Lois Lane. This was a little before my time, but the two serials were put on DVDs over a decade ago. They were campy fun.
Looks like Superman’s on steroids.
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A privy mark featuring the SuperMan logo would be cool!
I hope the mint doesn't go overboard with it like other countries, fwiw
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50s era truck and passenger plane? perhaps they are making a statement but those two don't say hope and strength
From the U.S. Mint site:
“The reverse (tails side), designed by Mint Medallic Artist Joseph V. Norwegian, portrays a young Clark Kent contemplating his future, with his father looking on, highlighting the duality of Superman’s identity. Inscriptions include "UNITED STATES OF AMERICA," "E PLURIBUS UNUM," "$50," "½ oz." ".9999 fine gold" (gold coin); "LIBERTY" and "2025" (silver medals); and "SUPERMAN, HOPE, AND STRENGTH" (clad medal).”
Mark Feld* of Heritage Auctions*Unless otherwise noted, my posts here represent my personal opinions.
I couldn't figure out the airplane and then I remembered the "Look. Its a bird, its a plane, no it's Superman" line. I then looked for the bird and sure nuff.....
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contemplating the future
he has xray vision, not the ability to see the future
As a long time comic collector, preferring DC and Superman/Batman, if gold weren't at current levels, with the mint charging such high premiums, I would jump all over the 1/2oz gold.
Sadly, I'll pass.
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anyway, his physical abilities to see physical things is a distraction from where i was going originally. what message they are selling there is not hope and strength.
the written message is physically written for the intangible. the contemplation is played out with the physical
and then there is this:
Hate them.
Despise the thematic motifs like this... would prefer sticking to more Jingoistic themes...
But, I guess, there are only so many ways to do war heroes, Eagles, Buffalos etc etc
They haven't announced the comic coins for the following two years, but it looks like they may be going down the list by popularity.
"The nine most popular DC Comics characters, based on their prominence, appearances, and general public awareness, are:
Batman– The Dark Knight is the most featured and iconic DC character with over 5,000 comic appearances, widely recognized as a cultural icon.
Superman– The Man of Steel is DC’s flagship hero and a symbol of hope, with thousands of comic appearances and immense mainstream recognition.
Wonder Woman– A founding member of the Justice League and a feminist icon, she is one of DC’s Trinity and highly popular in comics and media.
The Flash– Primarily Barry Allen, the Flash is a key character in DC’s multiverse stories and a fan favorite for his speed powers.
Green Lantern– Especially Hal Jordan, Green Lantern is a core Justice League member with a strong fan base and significant comic presence.
Nightwing– Dick Grayson, formerly Robin, who became a major hero in his own right and a beloved character among fans.
Aquaman– Known widely thanks to recent movies, Aquaman is a major DC hero with strong recognition beyond comics.
Joker– While a villain, Joker is one of the most famous characters in DC’s universe and often considered alongside heroes in popularity.
Harley Quinn– Originally a villain from Batman: The Animated Series, Harley has become a hugely popular antiheroine with a broad cultural impact.
Took me a minute to find the bird. Will be interested in seeing if the medals will be proof or uncirculated or both. Prefer unc. I’ll buy the one ounce and clad.
I'm on the fence with this one. But I'm saving up for next year [points to the left].
I'm hold out for the Flash Gordan coin.
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You see, this how it happens. Allow the poorly thought out and regulated “commemorative” program to be overdone, co-opt the Washington Quarter and move on to cartoons.
This is laughable and I can’t believe members aren’t embarrassed by it. It makes me wanna puke.
I like them
I'm not buying these mint tokens. I'd rather buy the comic book.
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One helluva big San Francisco mintmark.
Key coin if that were to happen but the subject should trump that.
I might over pay for a silver
My favorite Superman joke....The scene begins with an excited group of people standing outside pointing to the sky, mouths hanging open... "Look it's a BIRD! No, It's a Plane!" Just think about that for a second, why would a large group of people be so excited to see a bird? Have you ever seen people pointing to the sky saying, "Look at that...a bird!!!!"
Pass
If the gold price does not come down, I bet the mint's price for the gold piece will be $2,500.
I wonder if these tokens will be more popular than the First Spouse series, which was a flop.
I remember those days when a lot of the forum members, myself included, lovingly termed them the First Hags Gold Series.
I reflect on the time the Mint made VDB remove his initials because there were too large and distracting. I guess JVN didn't learn that lesson.... his initials on the fence are as large as the young Superman's head!
I am a newer collector (started April 2020), and I primarily focus on U.S. Half Cents and Type Coins. Early copper is my favorite.
hey now. spouses a worthy series and i guess i wouldn't say the reverses are busy so much, but they are very space filling. the reverses use more real estate than the obverse portraits. they are kind of in your face.
to be honest, if done well, the lower priced ones may do well. i'd think the price may be the thing holding back the gold sales
TBD. The subject matter is certainly more popular, and they are aimed at a different demographic.
That said, they want to price product like the Perth Mint or Royal Canadian Mint, while producing 10x+ more product. A recipe for disappointment at $3,400 gold. Silver is a different story, since it's more attainable to more people, even if wildly overpriced for what it is.
As I said, TBD. A few years ago, $2,000 per ounce in gold ago, I'd have been all over it.
At these prices, after the games they played last year with the Flowing Hair product, and given the premiums they want nowadays, I'm not so sure, and honestly won't think I'm missing out on anything if I take a pass. No matter how they do.
The large group of people would be excited to see whatever it was, flying that way. And there might even have been a loud whooshing sound, too, that made it even more exciting.😉
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Meh, pass. Gonna hold out for the Wonder Woman in HR.
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Not for me!
I’m waiting for the Richie Rich gold issue - is that next year?
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Pointless waste of effort. Joke coins? Who dreams this crap up?????
People who look at attendance figures at Comic-Cons, as opposed to coin shows, and people who look at sales results from world mints that have offered similar items in the past. That's who.
Anyone who doesn't get it simply isn't in the target demographic. Which is fine, and is why Baskin-Robbins has historically offered 31 flavors when traditionalists never saw a need for anything beyond vanilla and chocolate.
The real Superman was George Reeves, star of "Adventures of Superman", the 1950's TV series. The '50s were a great time to be a kid.
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I don't hate it, but I won't buy it. I prefer the simplicity of this particular Canadian version.
If we were all the same, the world would be an incredibly boring place.
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Silver? What?? I heard the mint was making these out of 99.99 pure Kryptonite.
Don't forget that the mint is also releasing BATMAN too this summer. I wonder what that design will look like, so many versions of Batman through the years...
On the Canadian 1 ounce silver Superman, I bought it in rolls at the outset and I like it!
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I had a booth at a major "comic-con" event once. Lots of people, more than any coin show. But they were all just looking - mostly at each other (costumes). No buyers. I don't think that demographic has a lot of disposable income.
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The US Mint will have to pay royalties to DC Comics for the use of the character.
I don't think this is the type of thing that they should be doing.
The gold piece is a legal-tender coin, so Congress must have been the initiator of the decision to make these.
Respectfully disagree. I'm sure the higher-ups at the Mint saw what the Royal Canadian Mint and Perth Mint were doing, and the money they were making, with American intellectual property, being sold primarily to American customers, and decided to get in on the fun.
They don't need specific Congressional approval for the gold because they have discretion to do what they want with gold coins, but not silver. Which is why all the silver issues, other than those specifically authorized by Congress, are medals while the gold are always coins.
The numismatic program is a profit generating enterprise entirely run by the US Mint. You absolutely do get Congress people lobbying for commemoratives for special interests near and dear to their hearts, but there is no reason to think this, or what they are doing with the video game privy ASEs, didn't come from the Mint itself.
going by the group of offerings, this looks like another "we can do it because the way the us code is written" thing like the Liberty gold coins and silver medal offerings
I think you'd be surprised. Maybe not to buy what you were selling, but there is a ton of money in comics, and those folks travel all around the country, spending tons of money to attend those shows.
And, as you said, there are a lot of them. I happen to think the Mint is piggy selling (or trying to sell) tens of thousands of numismatic gold coins at around a $1,000 per ounce premium to historically high gold, so I just don't know what the market will be for those. But I suspect the silver medals will be popular, with the comic-con demographic as well as with whoever was buying from the foreign mints.
DC knows what it is doing with licensing. They wouldn't get involved if they thought it would tarnish their franchises in any way. Having these bomb would be a terrible look for them.
The Mint isn't taking a huge chance, based on what other mints have already done. The only wild card is the pricing, since the Mint will be seeking to sell many times what the foreign mints produced, at similar premiums, and at much higher spot metal prices.