February 8, 2017 -
Press Release HOLD FOR RELEASE ON FRIDAY, AUGUST 18, 1972 The cupro-nickel specimen of the circulating Eisenhower dollar coin will be included in the 1973 proof coin sets produced by the U.S. Mint, Mrs. Mary Brooks, Director of the Mint,...
February 8, 2017 -
Press Release August 3, 1972 The first strike of the New Orleans Mint medal was made at the Philadelphia Mint on August 3, 1972. The new bronze medal, 1-1/2 inch in diameter, is the first of a series of Mint...
February 8, 2017 -
Press Release June 12, 1972 At White House ceremonies this afternoon, Tricia Nixon Cox received the first copy of the U.S. Mint’s newest publication, titled “Our American Coins,” Mrs. Mary Brooks, Director of the Mint, announced today. Mrs. Brooks, members...
February 8, 2017 -
Press Release April 19, 1972 Mrs. Mary Brooks, Director of the Mint, today presented the first Philadelphia Mint Woman-of –the-Year Award to Mrs. Mary Taylor, supervisor of the janitorial staff. Mrs. Taylor, who supervises a predominantly male staff, is responsible...
January 13, 2017 -
Press Release, Office of the White House Press Secretary March 23, 1972 The President has announced transfer of the old San Francisco Mint from the General Services Administration to the Treasury for restoration and for use by the Federal Government...
January 13, 2017 -
Press Release March 10, 1972 Frank H. MacDonald, Deputy Director of the Mint, on behalf of the Director of the Mint, Mrs. Mary Brooks, today presented Special Service Awards to 90 employees of the Numismatic Service Division of the San...
January 11, 2017 -
Press Release December 15, 1971 Mrs. Mary Brooks, Director of the United States Mint, announced today that the San Francisco Assay Office will discontinue the acceptance of orders for 1972 Proof Coin sets when the total reaches three and a...
January 11, 2017 -
Press Release September 16, 1971 President Nixon has appointed Mrs. Mary Brooks, Director of the Mint, to the President’s commission on School Finance. Mrs. Brooks was nominated by Secretary of the Treasury John B. Connally to represent the Department of...
January 23, 2017 -
Press Release December 28, 1965 FOR RELEASE: P.M. NEWSPAPERS WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 29, 1965 Production of the new half dollar, authorized by the Coinage Act of 1965, will start on Thursday, December 30, at 10:00 a.m. at the Denver Mint. The...
January 11, 2017 -
Press Release August 22, 1970 ADVANCE FOR RELEASE AT 10 A.M. CDT, SATURDAY, AUG. 22, 1970 Mrs. Mary T. Brooks, Director of the Mint, announces the appointment of Charles Roy Hoskins III, effective August 13, 1970, to serve as a...
