Posts Tagged ‘U.S. Mint’
My Two Cents’ Worth: Has the Buck Really Stopped?
Reports of the demise of “mini-dollar” coins appear to have been premature. Fifty weeks after the Obama Administration administered last rites to the Presidential $1 Coin program, a hearing in the House of Representatives served notice that in supporters’ eyes, the series might yet be revived as circulating coinage. Continue reading here.
The 2012 American Eagle One Ounce Silver Uncirculated Coins Are Coming
Straight form the U.S. Mint’s press release: WASHINGTON – The United States Mint will begin accepting orders for the 2012 American Eagle One Ounce Silver Uncirculated Coin on August 2, 2012, at noon Eastern Time (ET). The current price of the coin is $45.95; however, as with all products sold by the United States Mint ...
New Sales Figures
The United States Mint added two new products to its latest sales figures report. The El Yunque quarters three-coin set debuted on February 7, and the 2011-P on February 9. The products were the top two sellers of the week. In its first six days of sales, the Mint sold 11,391 El Yunque quarters sets. ...
September Quiz Answers
None of the entries received for the September quiz were valid. All were close, but none were entirely correct. The correct answers are posted here. 1) Who is the current U.S. Treasurer? Rosie Rios 2) How many planes were hijacked, and where did they ultimately crash? Four (4) planes: Two into the Twin Towers of ...
U.S. Mint Highlights World Teachers’ Day
United States Mint Highlights Free Resources for Educators on World Teachers’ Day WASHINGTON – Beginning in 1994, October 5 was set aside to commemorate the vital role that teachers play in providing quality education. In recognition of World Teachers’ Day, the United States Mint is highlighting the free resources for teachers at its online learning ...
Citizens Coinage Advisory Committee Meeting
The Citizens Coinage Advisory Committee (CCAC) is scheduled to hold a public meeting at 9:00 a.m. (ET) on Tuesday, September 27, 2011, at United States Mint Headquarters, 801 9th St. NW, Washington, D.C. 20220. Citizens Coinage Advisory Committee Meets September 27
New Facebook Poll
COINage has received several recent press releases regarding the national parks quarters, the America the Beautiful Quarters® Program, as it’s officially called. The fact that we’ve seen so many quarter-related headlines begged the question in-house: Are you or someone you know collecting the America the Beautiful quarters? And, just for kicks, we took it outside ...
Andrew Johnson $1 Coin to Enter Circulation
On February 17, the United States Mint will issue into circulation the 17th release in the presidential $1 coin program. To mark the Andrew Johnson $1 coin’s release, the bureau will hold a ceremonial launch and coin exchange on the same day, at the Andrew Johnson National Historic Site in Greeneville, Tennessee. The coin was designed ...
2011 Uncirculated Sets Available Tomorrow
[WASHINGTON, D.C.] Sales of the 2011 United States Mint Uncirculated Coin Set will begin on February 8 at noon Eastern Time (ET). This year’s set contains two folders of 14 coins each-one each from the United States Mint facilities at Denver and Philadelphia-for a total of 28 coins. Each includes uncirculated versions of the following ...
Ceremony Scheduled
The United States Mint announced today that it will hold a launch ceremony to celebrate the release of the new quarter honoring Gettysburg National Military Park on Tuesday, January 25 at 11 a.m. Eastern Time (ET). The ceremony will be held at the Gettysburg National Military Park Museum and Visitor Center. Following the event, the ...
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