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...
December 28, 2016 -
Dear Friend: It is with a sense of privilege I reply to your recommendation that a coin of the United States be struck in honor of our late President, John Fitzgerald Kennedy. The Mint is receiving hundreds of suggestions, such...
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 28, 2016 -
Nuggets from the Vault July 2006 In 2009, the United States Mint will join the nation in celebrating the bicentennial of Abraham Lincoln’s birth. Our 16th President was a man who, in a time of great division, remained wholly dedicated...
November 29, 2016 -
By Sharon McPike November 23, 2016 More than 1,000 people, including 300 school children, gathered at Fort Moultrie on Sullivan’s Island in South Carolina to witness the launch of the United States Mint’s newest quarter honoring their state. The Fort...
December 20, 2016 -
The U.S. Olympic Cauldron Five Dollar coin was released in 1996 to support the Atlanta Centennial Olympic Games and the programs of the United States Olympic Committee.
January 22, 2024 -
Image Library Download high-resolution images of the America the Beautiful Quarters for use in publications. Read the Mint’s design use policies and other information regarding the use of these images. For more information about the coins, visit the America the...
