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$5 Lincoln Freedom Notes: San Francisco, Philadelphia, Kansas City and St. Louis

$5 Lincoln Freedom Notes: San Francisco, Philadelphia, Kansas City and St. LouisThe Bureau of Engraving and Printing (BEP) is now offering the second installment of its $5 Lincoln Freedom Collection featuring crisp notes representative of Federal Reserve Districts located in San Francisco, Philadelphia, Kansas City and St. Louis. The price for each is $29.95.

The entire collection is also available through the BEP’s Lincoln Freedom Subscription Program. For $299.40, each of the 12 Series 2006 $5 Notes will be shipped when available. Read the rest of this entry »

2009 $2 Single Notes: Boston, New York, Philadelphia, Cleveland and Dallas

2009 $2 Single Note Collection - First Installment

The Bureau of Engraving and Printing (BEP) has launched the first installment of 2009 $2 Single Notes featuring crisp banknotes representative of Boston, New York, Philadelphia, Cleveland and Dallas. The price for each is $7.95.

A single note subscription program is also available where the BEP’s entire collection of 10 Federal Reserve Bank notes may be purchased for $79.50. (Notes not yet released are shipped when available.)

To place orders, collectors may visit the BEP online page 2009 $2 Single Note Collection - First Installment. Once there, customers are directed to download a PDF order form, complete the purchase information, and then e-mail (moneyfactory.sales@bep.treas.gov) or fax (1-888-891-7585) the order to the BEP. Orders may also be placed by phone at 1-800-456-3408. Read the rest of this entry »

Another Repeat, 2008 Philadelphia $2 Single Note Sells Out

2008 Philadelphia First Day $2 Single Notes, sold outThe 2008 Philadelphia $2 Single Note sold out within hours, replicating previous collector $2 note sell out performances. The Bureau of Engraving and Printing (BEP) placed the limited 10,000 notes on sale at 9:00 AM and they were gone before 11:30 AM.

The sale of Philadelphia notes were initially delayed by the BEP in June due to system maintenance. Whether their postponement helped heighten their demand is difficult to know given past $2 banknote offering from the Reserve Banks Atlanta, New York, San Francisco, Chicago, Dallas, Richmond and Cleveland also sold out within a few short hours.

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BEP Sends 2008 Philadelphia $2 Single Note Reminder

2008 Philadelphia First Day $2 Single Note PackagingThe 2008 Philadelphia $2 Single collector note will be released Monday, October 20 at 9 A.M. EDT, a Bureau of Engraving and Printing (BEP) e-mail sent Thursday reminded customers. These are the same notes that were delayed in June due to BEP system maintenance.

The banknotes are priced at $7.85 each, with a limit of "25 units" per household.

Collectors will want to mark their calendar and be on their toes for the sprint to place orders, as each of the previous $2 notes were sold out within hours.
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2008 Cleveland $2 Single Notes are SOLD OUT!

2008 Cleveland First Day $2 Single Notes, sold outThe 2008 Cleveland First Day $2 Single Notes went on sale Wednesday at 7:30 A.M. EDT, and were gone within hours. “Sold-Out” was the Bureau of Engraving and Printing (BEP) message that customers saw online Wednesday morning.

With the Cleveland notes having a limited 10,000 quantity, and each in crisp, uncirculated condition with a beginning serial number of “2008xxxxD,” the banknotes were quickly grabbed up — just as this year’s previous Atlanta, New York, San Francisco, Chicago, Dallas and Richmond collector $2 offerings.

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New Sale Dates for Cleveland and Philadelphia $2 Notes

2008 Cleveland and Philadelphia $2 Collector NotesThe Bureau of Engraving and Printing (BEP) has announced new sale dates of October 1 for the 2008 Cleveland $2 Single Notes and October 20 for the 2008 Philadelphia $2 Single Notes. Both collector notes will be available on their respective days at 7:20 A.M. EDT. Each has a price tag of $7.95.

In May, the BEP delayed Cleveland note sales "due to system maintenance." That was followed in June by a similar announcement delaying Philadelphia notes. The two were actually skipped over with the release of the Richmond $2 singles in late July.

The $2 collector series are extremely popular. Each previous offering from designated Reserve Banks Atlanta, New York, San Francisco, Chicago, Dallas, and Richmond sold out within a few short hours.

The single notes feature:

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Philadelphia Note Joins Cleveland $2 Single Delay

Philadelphia $2 Single Note Joins Cleveland DelayThe Bureau of Engraving and Printing (BEP) announced the release of the 2008 Cleveland $2 Single Notes for collectors only to later announce its delay. Today, the BEP notified its customers that the Philadelphia $2 Single Note would be delayed as well.

The announcement said,

 

The BEP will postpone the release of the 2008 $2 Single Philadelphia Note previously scheduled for Monday, June 23.

No date has been determined for rescheduling the release of this product. This postponement is due to system maintenance improvements.

 

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Wyoming First Day Coin Covers Available

The Wyoming Official First Day Coin Cover is available now from the United States Mint. 35,000 are available for sale.The United States Mint has released the 2007 Wyoming Official First Day Coin Cover.

These limited edition covers hold two Wyoming state quarters that were each minted on the very first day of the coin’s production.

Just like the Jefferson $1 Coin Cover recently released, one coin included is from the United States Mint at Philadelphia while the other is from Denver.

Also placed on the cover is an American Flag postage stamp and a postmark date of September 4, 2007, which indicates the day the Wyoming state quarters were first released to the public.

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