Press Release
February 29, 1968
The Joint Commission on the Coinage will meet Friday, March 1, at 10:00 a.m. in room 4121 of the main Treasury Building, Washington.
The purpose of the meeting will be to review the coinage and silver situation since the Commission’s last meeting on September 18, 1967. It is expected that discussions will include a review of coinage production, inventories of coins and silver, silver prices, silver sales, and the redemption and retirement of silver certificates.
The Joint Commission on the Coinage, created by the Coinage Act of 1965, consists of 24 members, including 12 from the Congress, four from the Executive Branch, and eight public members. Secretary of the Treasury Henry H. Fowler is Chairman.