Thursday, December 27, 2007
Mint Reveals 2008 Presidential $1 Coin Designs
U.S. Mint Reveals What the New 2008 Presidential $1 Coins Will Look Like
WASHINGTON - Jingling in your pockets in 2008 will be Presidential Dollar Coins bearing the images of James Monroe, John Quincy Adams, Andrew Jackson and Martin Van Buren-the fifth, sixth, seventh and eighth Presidents of the United States. The United States Mint released photographs of the four coins today.
The United States Mint will be putting a new Presidential Dollar Coin into circulation every three months in 2008 beginning with the James Monroe Presidential Dollar Coin on February 14. The John Quincy Adams Presidential Dollar Coin will follow May 15. Then look for the Andrew Jackson Presidential Dollar Coin on August 14 and the Martin Van Buren Presidential Dollar Coin on November 13.
"We hope the next four Presidential Dollar Coins will not only jingle in pockets but be spent as well," said United States Mint Director Ed Moy. "These coins are convenient. Each Presidential Dollar Coin weighs less than four quarters, and they're especially useful for vending machines and mass transit."
The United States Mint is launching a business-to-business pilot program in metropolitan Washington, D.C., to increase the use of Presidential Dollar Coins and to stimulate business and bank customer demand nationwide.
WASHINGTON - Jingling in your pockets in 2008 will be Presidential Dollar Coins bearing the images of James Monroe, John Quincy Adams, Andrew Jackson and Martin Van Buren-the fifth, sixth, seventh and eighth Presidents of the United States. The United States Mint released photographs of the four coins today.
The United States Mint will be putting a new Presidential Dollar Coin into circulation every three months in 2008 beginning with the James Monroe Presidential Dollar Coin on February 14. The John Quincy Adams Presidential Dollar Coin will follow May 15. Then look for the Andrew Jackson Presidential Dollar Coin on August 14 and the Martin Van Buren Presidential Dollar Coin on November 13.
"We hope the next four Presidential Dollar Coins will not only jingle in pockets but be spent as well," said United States Mint Director Ed Moy. "These coins are convenient. Each Presidential Dollar Coin weighs less than four quarters, and they're especially useful for vending machines and mass transit."
The United States Mint is launching a business-to-business pilot program in metropolitan Washington, D.C., to increase the use of Presidential Dollar Coins and to stimulate business and bank customer demand nationwide.
Labels: Presidential-Dollars
2009 Quarters to Honor D.C. and Territories
New Quarters in 2009 to Honor District of Columbia and U.S. Territories
WASHINGTON - The District of Columbia and the five U.S. territories will get their own commemorative quarter-dollars in 2009, under new legislation signed by President Bush.
"The 50 State Quarters Program has been the most popular coin program in U.S. history, generating billions of dollars that have been used to pay down the National debt," said United States Mint Director Ed Moy. "We look forward to honoring the District of Columbia and the U.S. Territories by minting and issuing six quarters in 2009 that will build upon the success of a program that has educated a generation in state geography and history."
An estimated 147 million people collect the 50 State Quarters coins, a ten-year program introduced in 1999 that will end in late 2008 with the issuance of the Hawaii commemorative quarter, marking the 50th State to be honored.
Congress has now added a provision to the 2008 Consolidated Appropriations Act that calls on the United States Mint to produce six newly designed quarters in 2009 honoring the District of Columbia and the 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. The new quarter program will continue to feature images of President George Washington on the obverse (heads side) of each quarter. The image on the reverse (tails side) will commemorate the history, geography or traditions of the District of Columbia and each territory.
The first quarter to be issued in the 2009 program will be the one honoring the District of Columbia. The five United States territories will follow throughout 2009.
WASHINGTON - The District of Columbia and the five U.S. territories will get their own commemorative quarter-dollars in 2009, under new legislation signed by President Bush.
"The 50 State Quarters Program has been the most popular coin program in U.S. history, generating billions of dollars that have been used to pay down the National debt," said United States Mint Director Ed Moy. "We look forward to honoring the District of Columbia and the U.S. Territories by minting and issuing six quarters in 2009 that will build upon the success of a program that has educated a generation in state geography and history."
An estimated 147 million people collect the 50 State Quarters coins, a ten-year program introduced in 1999 that will end in late 2008 with the issuance of the Hawaii commemorative quarter, marking the 50th State to be honored.
Congress has now added a provision to the 2008 Consolidated Appropriations Act that calls on the United States Mint to produce six newly designed quarters in 2009 honoring the District of Columbia and the 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. The new quarter program will continue to feature images of President George Washington on the obverse (heads side) of each quarter. The image on the reverse (tails side) will commemorate the history, geography or traditions of the District of Columbia and each territory.
The first quarter to be issued in the 2009 program will be the one honoring the District of Columbia. The five United States territories will follow throughout 2009.
Labels: State-Quarters
