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Tentative Settlement Reached in Denver Class Complaint

A Joint Press Release of the United States Mint and Class Counsel

The United States Mint and the female employees, who filed a class complaint alleging sex discrimination, harassment, and retaliation at the United States Mint’s Denver facility, have reached a proposed settlement. Agency counsel and class counsel have been engaged in productive mediation over [...]

United States Mint Offers Nebraska Quarters in Bags & Two-Roll Sets

WASHINGTON — The United States Mint announced today that commemorative quarter-dollar coins honoring Nebraska, the second coin in the United States Mint’s 50 State Quarters® Program to be released in 2006, will go on sale beginning April 3, 2006, at noon (ET), and will be available for approximately 10 weeks. The Nebraska quarter-dollars are available [...]

2006 Return to Monticello Nickel Official First Day Coin Cover Available March 28

WASHINGTON – The United States Mint today announced that limited-edition “Return to Monticello” Nickel Official First Day Coin Covers will be available online at www.usmint.gov beginning at noon (ET) on March 28, 2006. This product is limited up to 50,000 units.
Priced at $19.95, the Official First Day Coin Cover features two Return to Monticello nickels [...]

Newly Designed 2006 American Eagle Platinum Proof Coins Available March 24

WASHINGTON – The United States Mint announced today that the 2006 American Eagle Platinum Proof Coins will be available for sale on March 24, 2006, at 12:00 noon (ET).
The new 2006 reverse design is the first in a three-year series entitled The Foundations of American Democracy which celebrates the branches of government in the order [...]

Mitchell Sanders Reappointed to Citizens Coinage Advisory Committee

WASHINGTON – The United States Mint announced today that the Secretary of the Treasury has reappointed Mitchell Sanders of Rochester, New York to the Citizens Coinage Advisory Committee (CCAC) for a four-year term into 2010.
Sanders, who is one of three members appointed to represent the general public, has been a member of the CCAC since [...]

Nevada Official First Day Coin Cover Available March 13

WASHINGTON – The United States Mint announced today that 50,000 limited-edition Nevada Official First Day Coin Covers will be available online at www.usmint.gov, beginning at noon (ET) on March 13, 2006.
Priced at $19.95, the Nevada Official First Day Coin Cover features two Nevada commemorative quarter-dollar coins from January 3, 2006, the first day of mintage [...]