December 28, 2016 -
Press Release October 5, 1972 Secretary of the Treasury George P. Schultz will accept a plaque commemorating the Main Treasury Building in Washington as a national historic landmark at a brief ceremony at 2:00 p.m. on October 18. The event...
January 23, 2017 -
Press Release January 16, 1970 Two longtime career employees of the United States Mint have been issued a patent for the new clad metal combinations now being used in the production of dimes, quarters, and half-dollars. The inventors have assigned...
February 2, 2017 -
Press Release March 23, 1970 FOR RELEASE AFTER 11:00 A.M. PST MONDAY, MARCH 23, 1970 Director of the United States Mint, Mrs. Mary T. Brooks, today praised San Francisco Assay Office employees as she presented them with an Honor Award...
December 28, 2016 -
Press Release October 8, 1971 Mrs. Brooks, Director of the Mint, today announced that the Mint will begin mailing the 1971 Eisenhower silver proof dollars to the public on October 14, 1971. “October 14 is the birthday of our former...
December 28, 2016 -
Press Release March 24, 1971 The first strike of the Eisenhower silver dollar coins takes place at 11:00 a.m. on Wednesday, March 31, 1971, at the United States Assay Office, 155 Hermann Street, San Francisco, California. The Treasury Department’s Assistant...
January 23, 2017 -
Press Release January 29, 1971 Eugene T. Rossides, Assistant Secretary of the Treasury, Enforcement and Operations, today announced the following premium prices for special Eisenhower dollar coins to be made of a 40 percent silver alloy: $10.00 per coin for...
December 28, 2016 -
Press Release December 20, 1972 Mrs. Mary Brooks, Director of the Mint, announced today that the Mint will accept mail orders for 1972 Penny Bags from January 15 through February 15, 1973, or until the supply of 1972 cents is...
December 28, 2016 -
Press Release August 6, 1971 On Thursday, August 12, 1971, at 9:00 a.m., Mary Brooks, Director of the Mint, will open a new addition to the Exhibit Hall of the U.S. Treasury Department located in the main Treasury Building. Joining...
February 2, 2017 -
Press Release January 6, 1970 FOR RELEASE A.M. NEWSPAPERS FRIDAY, JANUARY 9, 1970 The Director of the United States Mint, Mrs. Mary Brooks, today announced that the Denver Mint has topped all previous production records in the Mint’s 177 year...
January 23, 2017 -
Press Release March 23, 1972 The President announced today the transfer of the old San Francisco Mint from the General Services Administration to the Department of the Treasury for restoration by the Bureau of the Mint for use by the...
