February 9, 2017 -
Press Release January 3, 1974 Judging of the 884 entries submitted in the national Bicentennial Coinage Design Competition will commence Wednesday, January 9, 1974, at the United States Mint, Fifth and Arch Streets, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, Mrs. Mary Brooks, Director of...
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 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...
February 2, 2017 -
Press Release September 13, 1968 FOR RELEASE SUNDAY NEWSPAPERS SEPTEMBER 15, 1968 Secretary of the Treasury Henry H. Fowler will officiate at the cornerstone laying ceremonies for the new United States Mint in Philadelphia at 3:00 P.M., EDT, Wednesday, September...
January 23, 2017 -
At the Philadelphia Mint Independence Mall, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania on June 8, 1971, at 11:30 A.M. PROGRAM Welcoming Remarks * * * * Nicholas Theodore, Superintendent of the Philadelphia Mint Introductory Remarks* * * Mrs. Mary Brooks, Director of the Mint...
December 28, 2016 -
Press Release August 31, 1970 The first of a new series of miniature Presidential medals are being struck at the U.S. Mint in Philadelphia, Mary T. Brooks, Director of the Mint, announced today. Miniature medals of President Nixon, Kennedy and...
December 28, 2016 -
Press Release June 10, 1971 Mrs. Mary Brooks, Director of the Mint, praised Philadelphia’s school children for collecting the nearly 80,000 pennies that Reginald E. Beauchamp molded into his “talking” sculpture of Benjamin Franklin which she unveiled today. “The nation’s...
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 -
Press Release May 24, 1971 Mrs. John B. Connally, wife of the Secretary of the Treasury, will assist Mrs. Mary Brooks, Director of the Mint, at the unveiling of seven historic Tiffany glass mosaics at 11:30 a.m., on Tuesday, June...
November 9, 2016 -
PHILADELPHIA – The United States Mint (Mint) today hosted a ceremonial strike event at its Philadelphia facility for the 2017 Lions Clubs International Centennial Silver Dollar. “The United States Mint is proud to honor one of the most well-known and...
