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Westward Journey Nickel Series

January 7, 2021 - In 2004 and 2005, the Jefferson nickel featured four different designs to commemorate the bicentennials of the Louisiana Purchase and the Lewis and Clark expedition. The images were evocative of the historic expedition into the Louisiana Territory. The series was...

Native American $1 Coin Program

December 7, 2023 - In 2009, the U.S. Mint began minting and issuing $1 coins as part of the Native American $1 Coin Program. The coins feature designs recognizing the important contributions made by Native American tribes and individual Native Americans to the history...

America the Beautiful Quarters® Program

June 30, 2023 - About the Program America the Beautiful Quarters Site and Design Selection Process Silver Bullion Quarters About the Program From 2010 through 2021, the U.S. Mint issued 56 quarters as part of the America the Beautiful Quarters Program. The reverse designs...

American Buffalo Coin Program

October 3, 2019 - In 2006, the United States Mint released the American Buffalo Gold Coin, its first 24-karat denomination, under Public Law 109-145 (the Presidential $1 Coin Act). The American Buffalo Gold Coin’s obverse and reverse designs feature images by noted American sculptor...

Cumberland Gap National Historical Park Quarter Launch

September 7, 2016 - By Office of Corporate Communications April 27, 2016 Hundreds of historical re-enactors and a large cadre of National Park Service (NPS) rangers converged on the grounds of Cumberland Gap National Historical Park April 9th – 11th for An American Memoir:...

2016 National Park Service 100th Anniversary Commemorative Coins

April 17, 2017 - By Office of Corporate Communications April 13, 2016 The 100th Anniversary of the National Park Service Act (public law 113-291) was signed into law December 19, 2014, directing the United States Mint to strike and issue commemorative coins honoring the...

Designs Unveiled for 2016 Commemorative Coin Programs

April 17, 2017 - by Office of Corporate Communications January 6, 2016 The eagerly anticipated commemorative coin designs for 2016 were officially unveiled at two ceremonies in November. Designs for the Mark Twain Commemorative Coin Program were unveiled at the Mark Twain Boyhood Home...

Saratoga Celebrates Its New Quarter

September 6, 2016 - By Office of Corporate Communications November 25, 2015 The small town of Schuylerville, New York, hosted the fifth and final America the Beautiful quarter launch of 2015 on Tuesday, Nov. 17. The ceremonial launch of the Saratoga National Historical Park...

Speaker Boehner Presents His Last Congressional Gold Medal

June 21, 2023 - By Brian J. Martin November 4, 2015 Speaker of the House John Boehner is known for being a passionate, often emotional speaker. Addressing hundreds of attendees during the presentation ceremony on Oct. 22 at the U.S. Capitol’s Emancipation Hall, Boehner...