December 28, 2016 -
Press Release June 10, 1971 Mrs. Mary Brooks, Director of the Mint, praised Philadelphia’s school children for collecting the nearly 80,000 pennies that Reginald E. Beauchamp molded into his “talking” sculpture of Benjamin Franklin which she unveiled today. “The nation’s...
January 23, 2017 -
December 1970 Frank Gasparro, the U.S. Mint’s chief sculptor and engraver, designed the front and back of the Eisenhower dollar coin. He began working on the obverse drawing for the coin in the spring of 1969 and settled on using...
February 2, 2017 -
Press Release March 29, 1971 HOLD FOR RELEASE AT 11:00 AM, PST WEDNESDAY, MARCH 31, 1971 The first strike of the Eisenhower silver dollar coin took place today at the United States Assay Office in San Francisco, California. Eugene T....
December 28, 2016 -
Press Release August 13, 1971 Mrs. Mary Brooks, Director of the Mint, will present to Dr. John E. Wickman, Director of the Dwight D. Eisenhower Library in Abilene, Kansas, a pair of the galvanos of the new Eisenhower dollar coin...
January 23, 2017 -
Press Release December 31, 1970 The 1970 coinage legislation provides for the minting of a dollar coin bearing the likeness of former President Dwight D. Eisenhower, removing the silver content from the half dollar and the sale on a bid...
December 28, 2016 -
Press Release January 19, 1971 For the first time in its history, the U.S. Mint is permitting the news media to witness the trial strike of a coin as well as the designing and engraving process. On Monday, January 25,...
December 28, 2016 -
Dear Friend: Thank you for your recent letter: As you know now, the Congress overwhelmingly approved legislation proposed by President Johnson, to place the likeness of our late President on the fifty cent piece. The Kennedy coin is not a...
January 23, 2017 -
Dear Friend: Thank you for your recent inquiry: On December 30, 1963, President Johnson signed into law a bill directing the Mint to proceed with the production of a new half dollar bearing the likeness of President John F. Kennedy....
January 23, 2017 -
Letter to Director Adams from Acting Philadelphia Mint Superintendent April 30, 1964 Miss Eva B. Adams Director of the Mint Washington, D.C. 20220 Dear Miss Adams: In response to your telephone request of April 27, 1964, enclosed are Mr. Roberts’...
December 7, 2016 -
WASHINGTON – The 2016 United States Mint (Mint) Annual Uncirculated Dollar Coin Set (product code 16RB) will be available for purchase starting on December 14 at noon Eastern Time (ET). Priced at $49.95, this set contains the following uncirculated quality...
