April 18, 2017 -
By Sharon McPike May 1, 2015 The Kisatchie National Forest quarter, the 27th coin in the America the Beautiful Quarters® Program, made its official debut at the Alexandria Riverfront Center in Alexandria, La., on April 22, 2015. More than 1,500...
June 21, 2023 -
By Sharon McPike April 15, 2015 WASHINGTON – Members of the Doolittle Tokyo Raiders were awarded the Congressional Gold Medal collectively during a ceremony on April 15 in Emancipation Hall in the U.S. Capitol Visitor Center. The medal was awarded...
September 7, 2016 -
By Kenya White April 1, 2015 Members of the House and Senate presented the Congressional Gold Medal to Jack Nicklaus in a ceremony on Tuesday, March 24. House Speaker John Boehner, an avid golfer and fellow Ohio native, hosted the...
September 6, 2016 -
By Sharon McPike March 11, 2015 Do you ever wonder where those gleaming images and illustrations of U.S. coins and medals you see in Mint brochures, on the Internet and other places come from? You might be surprised to know...
September 7, 2016 -
By John Cochran March 4, 2015 Each department of the United States Mint supports the overall mission to serve the American people by manufacturing and distributing circulating, precious metal and collectible coins and national medals, and securing assets entrusted to...
September 6, 2016 -
By Sharon McPike February 18, 2015 The Homestead National Monument of America quarter, the 26th coin in the America the Beautiful Quarters® Program, made its official debut at Beatrice High School (BHS) in Beatrice, Neb., on Feb. 10, 2015. More...
September 6, 2016 -
By Sharon McPike February 4, 2015 Did you know that the edge lettering orientation is random on uncirculated Presidential $1 coins because the edge lettering is performed after the coin is struck? That is because the coin’s orientation is random...
June 21, 2023 -
By Sharon McPike January 28, 2015 The U.S. Marshals Service 225th Anniversary Commemorative Coins will be on sale Jan. 29 at the United States Mint’s website and via Customer Service at 1-800-USA-MINT (872-6468). Organizations who are authorized to benefit from...
April 17, 2017 -
By Sharon McPike January 14, 2015 The 2015 Native American $1 Coin reverse commemorates the contributions of the Kahnawake Mohawk and Mohawk Akwesasne communities to “high iron” construction work. If you have ever seen an ironworker stride in the open...
September 6, 2016 -
December 31, 2014 The United States Mint recently released its 2014 Biennial Report to Congress on the research and development (R&D) of alternative metals for the nation’s circulating coins. This report is the second released under the Coin Modernization, Oversight,...