2020 US First and Early Releases® Cutoff Dates
Posted on 12/31/2019
First and Early Releases Overview
World First and Early Releases Cutoff Dates
To qualify for First Releases or Early Releases, all coins must generally be received by NGC or an NGC-approved depository on or before the Cutoff Date listed to be eligible for the First Releases or Early Releases designation.
Note: The Early Releases label will be the default for submissions, so be sure to request the First Releases label if applicable.
Coins held in NGC-approved depositories must be submitted for certification no later than six months after the coin's release date.
* An asterisk (*) indicates the cutoff date was extended due to the coronavirus (COVID-19) situation. For more information, click here.
The table below can be sorted automatically by clicking on the column headers. Issues that are currently eligible for the Early or First Releases designation are shown highlighted in blue.
| Official U.S. Coins & Medals | Private Tokens & Medals |
| Category | Coin | Cutoff Date |
|---|---|---|
| Burnished Gold Eagle | 2020 W $50 Eagle (MS) | Monday, December 21, 2020 |
| Mayflower Voyage 400th Anniversary | 2020 Silver Reverse Proof Medal (RP) | Thursday, December 17, 2020 |
| Mayflower Voyage 400th Anniversary | 2020 W Reverse Proof Gold $10 (RP) | Thursday, December 17, 2020 |
| Mayflower Voyage 400th Anniversary Two Coin Set | 2020 Gold £25 Coin (PF) | Thursday, December 17, 2020 |
| Mayflower Voyage 400th Anniversary Two Coin Set | 2020 W Gold $10 (PF) | Thursday, December 17, 2020 |
| Mayflower Voyage 400th Anniversary Coin & Medal Set | 2020 Silver Medal (PF) | Thursday, December 17, 2020 |
| Mayflower Voyage 400th Anniversary Coin & Medal Set | 2020 Great Britain Silver £2 Coin (PF) | Thursday, December 17, 2020 |
| End of WWII 75th Anniversary | 2020 W Tallgrass Prairie National Preserve - V75 Privy 25C (MS) | Wednesday, December 16, 2020 |
| America the Beautiful | 2020 S Tallgrass Prairie National Preserve 25C (MS) | Tuesday, December 15, 2020 |
| End of World War II 75th Anniversary | 2020 W G$25 (PF) | Monday, December 9, 2020 |
| End of World War II 75th Anniversary | (2020) Silver Medal (PF) | Monday, December 9, 2020 |
| End of World War II 75th Anniversary | 2020 W G$50 Eagle V75 Privy (PF) | Monday, December 7, 2020 |
| End of World War II 75th Anniversary | 2020 W S$1 Eagle V75 Privy (PF) | Monday, December 7, 2020 |
| ATB 5oz | 2020 ATB 5oz Tallgrass Prairie Preserve - Silver 25C (MS) | Friday, November 13, 2020 |
| Silver Eagle | 2020 S American Silver Eagle S$1 (PF) | Thursday, November 12, 2020 |
| American the Beautiful Quarters | 2020 W Marsh-Billings Rockefeller National Historical Park V75 Privy 25C (MS) | Wednesday, November 4, 2020 |
| Burnished Palladium Eagle | 2020 W Eagle High Relief Pd$25 (MS) | Monday, October 26, 2020 |
| ATB 5oz | 2020 P 5oz Silver Salt River Bay National Historical Park 25C (SP) | Tuesday, October 20, 2020 |
| Basketball Hall of Fame | 2020 P Colorized S$1 (PF) | Monday, September 28, 2020 |
| Basketball Hall of Fame | 2020 S Colorized 50C (PF) | Monday, September 28, 2020 |
| First Spouse Gold Proof Coin | 2020 W Barbara Bush G$10 (PF) | Monday, September 21, 2020 |
| First Spouse Gold Uncirculated Coin | 2020 W Barbara Bush G$10 (MS) | Monday, September 21, 2020 |
| Women's Suffrage | 2020 P S$1 (MS) | Thursday, September 17, 2020 |
| Women's Suffrage | 2020 P S$1 (MS) | Thursday, September 17, 2020 |
| Women's Suffrage | 2020 P S$1 (PF) | Thursday, September 17, 2020 |
| Official US Coin & Medal Set | (2020) Women's Suffrage Silver Medal and S$1 (PF) | Thursday, September 17, 2020 |
| WWII Privy Mark | 2020 W 'V75' Salt River Bay National Historical Park 25C (MS) | Wednesday, September 9, 2020 |
| ATB 5oz | 2020 5oz Silver Rockefeller National Park 25C (MS) | Friday, September 4, 2020 |
| Basketball Hall of Fame | 2020-S Colorized 50c (PF) Tip Off Releases | Friday, September 4, 2020 |
| Basketball Hall of Fame | 2020-S Colorized S$1 (PF) Tip Off Releases | Friday, September 4, 2020 |
| Basketball Hall of Fame | 2020 S Kids Set 50C (MS) | Thursday, September 3, 2020 |
| American Innovation | 2020 S Connecticut Gerber Variable Scale $1 (RP) | Thursday, August 20, 2020 |
| Basketball Hall of Fame | 2020 S Kids Set 50C Tip Off Releases (MS) | Thursday, August 13, 2020 |
| Burnished Silver Eagle | 2020 W S$1 (MS) | Friday, August 7, 2020 |
| Basketball Hall of Fame | 2020 D 50C (MS) | Wednesday, July 8, 2020 |
| Basketball Hall of Fame | 2020 S 50C (PF) | Wednesday, July 8, 2020 |
| Basketball Hall of Fame | 2020 P S$1 (MS) | Wednesday, July 8, 2020 |
| Basketball Hall of Fame | 2020 P S$1 (PF) | Wednesday, July 8, 2020 |
| Basketball Hall of Fame | 2020 W $5 (MS) | Wednesday, July 8, 2020 |
| Basketball Hall of Fame | 2020 W $5 (PF) | Wednesday, July 8, 2020 |
| ATB 5oz | 2020 P ATB 5oz Weir Farm Historic Site Silver 25C (SP) | Monday, June 29, 2020 |
| ATB 5oz | 2020 ATB 5oz Salt River Bay National Park - Silver 25C (MS) | Monday, June 15, 2020* |
| Basketball Hall of Fame | 2020 D 50C Tip Off Releases (MS) | Monday, June 15, 2020 |
| Basketball Hall of Fame | 2020 S 50C Tip Off Releases (PF) | Monday, June 15, 2020 |
| Basketball Hall of Fame | 2020 P S$1 Tip Off Releases (MS) | Monday, June 15, 2020 |
| Basketball Hall of Fame | 2020 P S$1 Tip Off Releases (PF) | Monday, June 15, 2020 |
| Basketball Hall of Fame | 2020 W $5 Tip Off Releases (MS) | Monday, June 15, 2020 |
| Basketball Hall of Fame | 2020 W $5 Tip Off Releases (PF) | Monday, June 15, 2020 |
| Gold Eagle | 2020 Eagle G$5 (MS) | Thursday, June 11, 2020* |
| Gold Eagle | 2020 Eagle G$50 (MS) | Thursday, June 11, 2020* |
| Platinum Eagle | 2020 Eagle P$100 (MS) | Friday, June 5, 2020* |
| First "W" Mint Mark Rev Proof Nickel | 2020 W 5C (RP) | Wednesday, June 3, 2020* |
| Silver Proof Half Dollar | 2020 S 50C (PF) | Wednesday, June 3, 2020* |
| WWII Privy Mark | 2020 W 'V75' American Samoa Park 25C (MS) | Monday, June 1, 2020* |
| WWII Privy Mark | 2020 W 'V75' Weir Farm Historic Site 25C (MS) | Monday, June 1, 2020* |
| Gold Buffalo | 2020 W Buffalo .9999 Fine G$50 (PF) (PF) | Wednesday, May 27, 2020* |
| ATB 5oz | 2020 ATB 5oz Weir Farm Historic Site - Silver 25C (MS) | Tuesday, May 26, 2020* |
| American Gold Eagle | 2020W G$5 (PF) | Tuesday, May 5, 2020* |
| American Gold Eagle | 2020W G$10 (PF) | Tuesday, May 5, 2020* |
| American Gold Eagle | 2020W G$25 (PF) | Tuesday, May 5, 2020* |
| American Gold Eagle | 2020W G$50 (PF) | Tuesday, May 5, 2020* |
| ATB 5oz | 2020 ATB 5oz American Samoa 25C (MS) | Friday, April 17, 2020* |
| First "W" Mint Mark Nickel | 2020W 5C (PF) | Friday, April 10, 2020* |
| Presidential Silver Medal | (2020) Andrew Jackson - Silver 1oz (MS) | Thursday, April 9, 2020* |
| First "W" Uncirculated Nickel | 2020 W 5C (MS) | Tuesday, April 7, 2020* |
| ATB 5oz | 2020 P ATB 5oz - American Samoa National Park 25C (SP) | Tuesday, March 24, 2020* |
| Platinum Commemorative | 2020 W Preamble to the Declaration of Independence - Pursuit of Happiness P$100 (PF) | Monday, March 2, 2020 |
| Official US Mint Set | 2020 S America the Beautiful Quarters 2020 Proof Set - 25C (PF) | Thursday, February 13, 2020 |
| Congratulations Set | 2020 W Eagle S$1 (PF) | Monday, February 10, 2020 |
| Silver Eagle | 2020 W Eagle S$1 (PF) | Monday, February 10, 2020 |
| American Innovation | 2019 S Light Bulb $1 (RP) | Thursday, February 6, 2020 |
| Official US Mint Set | 2020 Happy Birthday Set (PF) | Monday, February 3, 2020 |
| Official US Mint Set | 2020 Birth Set (PF) | Monday, February 3, 2020 |
2020 — Private Tokens & Medals
| Category | Coin | Cutoff Date |
|---|---|---|
Additional issues will be added as their release is announced and confirmed.
* Cutoff date extended due to the coronavirus (COVID-19) situation. For more information, click here.
** Regular submissions of the following coins to NGC in the United States are not eligible for the First Releases designation: Mint State American Silver Eagles, Mint State American Gold Eagles, Mint State Chinese Silver Pandas and Mint State Chinese Gold Pandas. The First Releases designation may be made available for these coins to select bulk submitters only.
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