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Bicentennial Coin for War of 1812 and National Anthem Moves Forward
Legislation passed in the House of Representatives and now pending before the Senate would create a $1 silver coin commemorating the battle of Baltimore...
ANA Announces World’s Fair of Money Classes, Seminars and Workshops
The American Numismatic Association is offering a range of Technical Series Classes, Collector Series Classes, a Professional Development Seminar and Free Convention Workshops during...
Court Rules U.S. Currency Discriminates Against Blind
The U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit upheld a 2006 district court ruling that could result in new...
United States Mint Selects New Deputy Director, Andrew D. Brunhart
Andrew D. Brunhart has been named the Deputy Director of the United States Mint in an announcement today by the Mint. According to an...
American Samoa Quarter Designs Ready for Final Reviews
Three American Samoa commemorative quarter finalist designs have been prepared by the United States Mint and will now receive their final reviews in Washington...
Thieves Steal More Than $200,000 in Rare Coin Heist
A heavy vault door wasn't enough to stop thieves from stealing more than $200,000 in rare coins from a local Benbrook, Texas coin shop....
Katie Couric’s "Notebook" Commentary on Pennies and Nickels
Katie Couric, CBS Evening News anchor, today discussed in her "Notebook" commentary the costs to mint pennies and nickel, and the recently passed...
Georgia Teenager Wins 2008 PNG YN Scholarship
(Fallbrook, California) – An Atlanta area high school freshman, Dustin Reynolds, 15, is this year’s winner of the Professional Numismatist Guild’s (PNG) Young Numismatist...
Successful Coin Collecting Format Adopted for Stamps, Free PSE "U.S. Design...
To attract new stamp collectors and assist novices who may be confused by a huge number of complicated, nearly-identical, minor varieties, Professional Stamp...
House Backs Boy Scouts Commemorative Coin with Passage of H.R. 5872
A commemorative Boy Scouts silver coin just moved closer to becoming reality. On May 15, the House of Representatives passed H.R. 5872, an act "To require the Secretary of the Treasury to mint coins in commemoration of the centennial of the Boy Scouts of America, and for other purposes."
They did so with strong bipartisan support similar to their very recent passage of the palladium Saint-Gaudens double eagle coin legislation. Although 8 Democrats voted against the bill, they were easily overwhelmed with the support of 215 Democrats and 186 Republicans.
Legislation must now pass in the Senate and then get signed by the President to become law.
US Mint Coin Production Jumps in September Amid America 250
U.S. Mint coin production rebounded sharply in September amid continued production of special designs celebrating the nation's 250th anniversary. The Mint struck 342.5 million...
