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Witness a Different Kind of Presidential Inauguration on December 5

The United States Mint Launches the Presidential $1 Coin Honoring Martin Van Buren

The media, reporters and public are invited to join United States Mint Deputy Director Andy Brunhart for the ceremonial launch of the Martin Van Buren Presidential $1 Coin at 9:30 a.m. (ET) on Friday, December 5, 2008. The launch is part of [...]

Martin Van Buren’s Liberty First Spouse Gold Coin Available November 25

WASHINGTON – The United States Mint began accepting orders for Martin Van Buren’s Liberty First Spouse Gold Coin at noon Eastern Time on November 25, 2008. The 24-karat gold collectible coin is available in a proof version priced at $549.95 and an uncirculated version priced at $524.95.
Martin Van Buren was the third President to serve [...]

Adna G. Wilde Jr. Funeral Arrangements and Scholarship Fund Announced

The funeral for Retired Lt. Col. Adna G. Wilde Jr., former president, executive director,
treasurer and parliamentarian for the American Numismatic Association, will be held at 9
a.m. EST, Jan. 26 at Arlington National Cemetery. The ANA will hold a separate memorial
service the same day at 10 a.m. MST at its headquarters in Colorado Springs.
Wilde was born [...]

HISTORIC FIRST STRIKE OF NATION’S MOST BEAUTIFUL COIN

United States Mint at West Point Begins Producing 2009 Ultra High Relief Double Eagle Gold Coin

WEST POINT, N.Y. -The United States Mint at West Point invited officials from numismatic organizations and reporters to witness the historic first production strike of the highly anticipated 2009 Ultra High Relief Double Eagle Gold Coin today. The [...]

Abraham Lincoln Commemorative Silver Dollar Coin Designs Unveiled on 145th Anniversary of the Gettysburg Address

GETTYSBURG, Pa. – United States Mint Deputy Director Andrew Brunhart today unveiled designs for the 2009 Abraham Lincoln Commemorative Silver Dollar during the annual Dedication Day Ceremony at Soldiers’ National Cemetery in Gettysburg, Pennsylvania. The unveiling took place on the 145th anniversary of the dedication of Soldiers’ National Cemetery, where Abraham Lincoln delivered his [...]

Design agency hits a six with Mint’s websites

Design agency CRE8IVE has come away with two wins for the Royal Australian Mint at this year’s Print and Graphic Excellence (PAGE) Awards.
The Mint enlisted CRE8IVE to develop interactive websites to support two of this year’s commemorative collector coins – The Don: 100th Anniversary of Sir Donald Bradman’s birth and Australia II: 25th Anniversary of [...]

Royal Canadian Mint’s Vancouver 2010 Commemorative Circulation Coin Program Continues with Figure Skating

OTTAWA, ONTARIO — November 18, 2008 — The Royal Canadian Mint’s newest coin in the Vancouver 2010 collection is here! The sport of figure skating is depicted on the coin, which is the ninth of 17 circulation coins to commemorate the Vancouver 2010 Olympic and Paralympic Winter Games. The launch of the coin was celebrated [...]

Adna G. Wilde Jr. Dies

Retired Lt. Col. Adna G. Wilde Jr., former president, Board member, executive director,
treasurer and parliamentarian of the American Numismatic Association, died on the
morning of Nov. 17 in Colorado Springs. He was 88.
“This is a sad time for our Association,” ANA President Barry Stuppler said. “Adna will be
remembered as one of the most important leaders in [...]

United States Mint to Unveil Abraham Lincoln Commemorative Coin Designs on 145th Anniversary of the Gettysburg Address

United States Mint Deputy Director Andy Brunhart will unveil the 2009 Abraham Lincoln Commemorative Coin designs on Wednesday, November 19, 2008, at 10:30 a.m. (ET), during the Dedication Day Ceremony at Soldiers’ National Cemetery in Gettysburg, Pennsylvania.  The ceremony and unveiling will take place on the 145th anniversary of the day that Abraham Lincoln delivered [...]

Citizens Coinage Advisory Committee Meets November 24

Tony Blair, Treasury Secretary and United States Mint Director Medal Designs to be Reviewed

The Citizens Coinage Advisory Committee (CCAC) will hold a public meeting at noon (ET) on Monday, November 24, 2008, at the Thayer Hotel, 674 Thayer Road, West Point, New York, 10996.  The purpose of the meeting is to conduct business related to [...]