WASHINGTON - On November 12, 2009, the United States Mint will release to the Federal Reserve Bank millions of one-cent coins bearing the fourth-and final-new reverse (tails side) design in the 2009 Lincoln Bicentennial One-Cent Program.  The design is emblematic of Lincoln's presidency in Washington, D.C.  For a limited time only, the agency will offer the 2009 Lincoln Cent Two-Roll Set - "Presidency" at its online catalog, http://www.usmint.gov/catalog, beginning at noon Eastern Time (ET) on November 12.  Orders are limited to five units per household.

WASHINGTON - The United States Mint announced today that the limited-edition U.S. Virgin Islands Official First Day Coin Cover will be available online at http://www.usmint.gov/catalog beginning at noon Eastern Time (ET) on November 10, 2009.  The agency will offer for sale only 20,000 units.

WASHINGTON - President Obama today presented former U.S. Senator Edward William Brooke III with the Congressional Gold Medal for his unprecedented and enduring service to the Nation.  The ceremony was held in the U.S. Capitol Rotunda.

WASHINGTON - The United States Mint announced today that it will begin accepting orders for the one-ounce 2009 American Buffalo Gold Proof Coin at noon Eastern Time (ET) on October 29, 2009.  Its price will be based on the United States Mint's pricing structure for numismatic products containing precious metals.  To view current pricing information, visit  http://www.usmint.gov/pressroom/index.cfm?flash=yes&action=goldplat.

WASHINGTON - The commemorative quarter-dollar coin honoring the United States Virgin Islands was officially launched today in Charlotte Amalie, St. Thomas, United States Virgin Islands.  United States Mint Deputy Director Andy Brunhart and United States Virgin Islands Governor John P. deJongh Jr. hosted the ceremony. 

WASHINGTON - Sales of the 2009 United States Mint Lincoln Coin and Chronicles Set will begin October 15, 2009, at noon Eastern Time (ET).  Orders for the set, priced at $55.95, will be limited to one unit per household.  The product limit is 50,000 sets.  

WASHINGTON - The United States Mint announced today that it will offer for sale 2009 one-ounce American Buffalo Proof Gold Coins and one-ounce American Eagle Platinum Proof Coins.  The release dates for these products are tentatively October 29 and December 3, 2009, respectively.  In addition, the agency will release the one-ounce 2009 American Buffalo Gold Bullion Coin on October 15 and the fractional 2009 American Eagle Gold Bullion Coins-in the one-half ounce, one-quarter ounce, and one-tenth ounce weights-on December 3.

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.

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 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 - 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 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.

WASHINGTON - The United States Mint will open sales of the 2009 United States Mint Presidential $1 Coin and First Spouse Medal Set^TM (James K. Polk - Sarah Polk) on September 17, 2009, at noon Eastern Time (ET). 

WASHINGTON - The United States Mint today announced the nation will honor 56 national sites to be honored through the United States Mint America the Beautiful Quarters Program.  In 2010, the first year of the program, the agency will mint commemorative quarter-dollar coins honoring the Hot Springs National Park in Arkansas, Yellowstone National Park in Wyoming, Yosemite National Park in  California, Grand Canyon National Park in Arizona and Mount Hood National Forest in Oregon.  

PAGO PAGO, American Samoa - The United States Mint celebrated the launching of the American Samoa commemorative quarter-dollar coin yesterday at the Samoana High School Gym in Pago Pago, the territory's capital city.  United States Mint Deputy Director Andy Brunhart and American Samoa Governor Togiola T.A. Tulafono led the celebration of the fourth coin in the 2009 District of Columbia and U.S. Territories Quarters Program.

WASHINGTON - The United States Mint will release a gold coin in honor of Sarah Polk at 12 noon Eastern Time (ET) on September 3, 2009.  The one-half ounce 24-karat Sarah Polk First Spouse Gold Coin will be available in proof and uncirculated versions.  Pricing will be based on the United States Mint pricing structure, available at http://usmint.gov/pressroom/index.cfm?flash=yes&action=goldplat

WASHINGTON - The United States Mint is inviting artists from throughout the United States to apply for participation in its Artistic Infusion Program (AIP) to help enrich and invigorate the design of coins and medals. 

WASHINGTON - The United States Mint today announced the designs for the 2010 American Veterans Disabled for Life Silver Dollar at the Disabled American Veterans (DAV) National Convention in Denver.  United States Mint Director Ed Moy unveiled the designs.  Under the American Veterans Disabled for Life Commemorative Coin Act (Public Law 110-277), the agency will mint and issue commemorative coins in honor of veterans who became disabled for life while serving in the U.S. Armed Forces. 

WASHINGTON - The United States Mint announced today that its 2009 Fall Gift Catalog will be mailed to customers beginning on August 27, 2009.  This year's catalog offers an assortment of products, including the 2009 Ultra High Relief Double Eagle Gold Coin, First Spouse Gold Coins, the 2009 Louis Braille Bicentennial Silver Dollar and 2009 Lincoln Bicentennial One-Cent Two-Roll Set -- "Professional Life."

COLUMBIA, Tenn. - Visitors to former James K. Polk's ancestral home today were the first in the Nation to get Presidential $1 Coins bearing his portrait.  The coins were made available following the United States Mint's ceremony to officially present the coin to the Nation.  To commemorate the event, each child 18 years old and younger received a newly minted James K. Polk Presidential $1 Coin.  Adults at the ceremony exchanged their currency for rolls of the new coin.

WASHINGTON - The United States Mint will begin accepting orders for its 2009 Lincoln Bicentennial One-Cent Proof Set on August 26, 2009, at noon Eastern Time (ET).  A household order limit of five sets will be in effect.  

WASHINGTON - Sales for the 2009 United States Mint Presidential $1 Coin and First Spouse Medal Set^TM (John Tyler-Julia Tyler) will begin August 25, 2009, at noon Eastern Time (ET). 

WASHINGTON - The United States Mint will open sales for rolls of James K. Polk Presidential $1 Coins on August 20, 2009, at noon Eastern Time (ET). 

SPRINGFIELD, Ill. - The United States Mint launched the third 2009 Lincoln Bicentennial One-Cent Coin today on the grounds of Springfield's historic Old State Capitol.  The new coin, placed into circulation today, bears a reverse (tails side) design that honors Abraham Lincoln's professional life in Illinois. 

LOS ANGELES - The United States Mint announced today that it is working with the Smithsonian's National Museum of American History to develop a traveling numismatic exhibition.  United States Mint Director Ed Moy and Brent Glass, director of the museum, discussed plans for the exhibition during a press conference at the American Numismatic Association's World's Fair of Money® in Los Angeles.