WASHINGTON — Collectors may place their orders for rolls, bags and boxes containing Benjamin Harrison Presidential $1 Coins beginning August 16, 2012, at noon Eastern Time (ET). Available product options and their prices are as follows.
| PRODUCT OPTION |
PRICE |
| Presidential $1 Coin 25–Coin Roll | $32.95 |
| Presidential $1 Coin 100–Coin Bag | $111.95 |
| Presidential $1 Coin 250–Coin Box | $275.95 |
| Presidential $1 Coin 500–Coin Box | $550.95 |
All product options contain circulating quality coins that have never been released into circulation from either the United States Mint facility at Philadelphia or Denver. Packaging displays the name of the President, the mint of origin (“P” or “D”) and the face value of the contents.
The obverse (heads side) design of the Benjamin Harrison Presidential $1 Coin is by United States Mint Sculptor–Engraver Phebe Hemphill. In addition to President Harrison’s portrait, the design includes the inscriptions BENJAMIN HARRISON, IN GOD WE TRUST, 23rd PRESIDENT and 1889–1893. The reverse (tails side) design, by United States Mint Sculptor–Engraver Don Everhart, features a dramatic rendition of the Statue of Liberty and the inscriptions UNITED STATES OF AMERICA and $1. The inscriptions 2012, E PLURIBUS UNUM and the mint of origin are incused on the edge.
Orders will be accepted at the bureau’s website, http://www.usmint.gov/catalog, or at 1–800–USA–MINT (872–6468). Hearing– and speech–impaired customers may order by calling 1–888–321–MINT (6468). All domestic orders will be assessed a shipping and handling fee of $4.95 per order. In addition to the standard shipping and handling fee, there is an additional shipping charge of $7.95 per box of 500 coins because of their weight.
Customers may also purchase rolls of future Presidential $1 Coins through the bureau’s Online Subscription Program. For more information about this convenient ordering method, please visit http://www.usmint.gov/catalog.
The United States Mint was created by Congress in 1792. This year marks the bureau’s 220th anniversary. The United States Mint is the Nation’s sole manufacturer of legal tender coinage and is responsible for producing circulating coinage for the Nation to conduct its trade and commerce. The United States Mint also produces proof, uncirculated and commemorative coins; Congressional Gold Medals; and silver, gold and platinum bullion coins.
Note: To ensure that all members of the public have fair and equal access to United States Mint products, orders placed prior to the official on–sale date and time of August 16, 2012, at noon ET, shall not be deemed accepted by the United States Mint and will not be honored. For more information, please review the United States Mint’s Frequently Asked Questions, Answer ID #175.