WASHINGTON – The United States Mint is seeking applicants for appointment to the Citizens Coinage Advisory Committee (CCAC). There are two open positions-one who is specially qualified in American history and one who is specially qualified in medallic arts or sculpture. The application deadline is November 13, 2009. The United States Mint will review all applications and forward recommendations to the Secretary of the Treasury for consideration and appointment.
WASHINGTON – The United States Mint is pleased to offer the public a special Braille Education Set that will be available for purchase beginning noon Eastern Time (ET) October 8, 2009. The set is a tri-fold binder containing one uncirculated 2009 Louis Braille Bicentennial Silver Dollar, educational material and readable Braille. The coin is struck in 90 percent silver.
This is the third in the series of four for this year! Purchase this product today!
This year's United States Mint Uncirculated Coin Set includes 36 coins. There are 18 coins from the United States Mint at Philadelphia and 18 coins from the United States Mint at Denver! Buy this remarkable set now!
United States Mint Braille Education Set will be available next Thursday!
WASHINGTON – Sales of the 2009 United States Mint Uncirculated Coin Set will begin on October 1, 2009, at noon Eastern Time (ET). The set includes two folders, each containing 18 coins from the United States Mint at Denver and the United States Mint at Philadelphia. The coins include six commemorative quarter-dollar coins honoring the District of Columbia and five U.S. territories: the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, Guam, American Samoa, the United States Virgin Islands and the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands; four Presidential $1 Coins honoring former Presidents William Henry Harrison, John Tyler, James K. Polk and Zachary Taylor; four Lincoln Bicentennial One-Cent Coins recognizing the bicentennial of former President Abraham Lincoln's birth; one Native American $1 Coin; one Jefferson 5-cent coin; one Roosevelt dime; and one Kennedy half-dollar.
WASHINGTON – The United States Mint will accept orders for the James K. Polk $1 Coin Cover beginning noon Eastern Time (ET) October 1, 2009. The limited-edition coin cover, priced at $14.95, includes two circulating quality James K. Polk Presidential $1 Coins from the first day of mintage at the United States Mint-June 1, 2009, for the United States Mint at Philadelphia and June 15, 2009, for the United States Mint at Denver. The two $1 coins are mounted on a handsome display card with a 44-cent postage stamp. The postmark of August 20, 2009, marks the day the James K. Polk Presidential $1 Coins were first released to the public.
WASHINGTON – The United States Mint will accept orders for numismatic products containing the United States Virgin Islands commemorative quarter-dollar coin beginning noon Eastern Time (ET) September 28. The options, available for approximately 10 weeks, include a two-roll set containing 40 coins per roll and bags of 100 and 1,000 coins.
Online Subscription Programs for the United States Mint America the Beautiful Quarters™ Program are now available for customers to sign up to receive products when they become available next year. Subscriptions include quarter proof sets and bags and two-roll sets. Sign up today!
he last numismatic blast of the summer of 2009 went off with an $18.4 million flourish in Heritage Auctions’ combined Long Beach U.S. Coin, Currency and World Coin events, Sept. 10-13. The successful trio of auctions further heartened erudite collectors as the world reflects on a year ago as financial markets buckled. U.S. Coins saw solid results with a total of more than $9.4 million, while U.S. Currency’s strong showing amounted to more than $5.7 total, and World Coins continued its robust climb with more than $3.2 million in prices realized.
Wednesday, September 30, 2009
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