WASHINGTON — The United States Mint announced today that it will occupy booth # 1461 at the Whitman Coin and Collectible Spring Expo March 27–30, 2014, at the Baltimore Convention Center in Baltimore, Maryland. Admission is free to the public.
Baltimore Orioles Hall of Famer Brooks Robinson will be at the United States Mint’s booth on March 27 from 3–4 p.m. to support the release of the 2014 National Baseball Hall of Fame Commemorative Coins, the first curved coins from the bureau. National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum President Jeff Idelson also will be present. The 2014 National Baseball Hall of Fame Commemorative Coins will go on sale March 27 at noon (EDT). A limited supply of the new commemorative coins will be available for purchase at the Mint’s booth, while supplies last.
United States Mint Associate Director of Sales and Marketing Marc Landry will host a public coin forum at the expo in the Charles Street VIP Suite March 28 at 11 a.m. The coin forum is an opportunity for the public to express their views about future coinage and to learn about upcoming United States Mint coin programs and initiatives. Other activities at the Mint’s booth include an America the Beautiful Quarters® coin exchange, education table featuring free educational materials and a computer kiosk featuring fun, educational games from the Mint’s kid’s website at http://www.usmint.gov/kids/.
Many of bureau’s most popular products will be available at the booth including.
- Products in the 2014 Civil Rights Act of 1964 Silver Dollar Program in proof and uncirculated qualities.
- New 2014 products including American Eagle Silver Proof Coins; the Happy Birthday, Congratulations, and Birth Sets; America the Beautiful Quarters® Program coin sets, rolls, and bags; Presidential $1 Coin sets, rolls, and bags; and other products.
With the purchase of $75 or more, the United States Mint will offer a complimentary reusable bag bearing the bureau’s logo. The promotion, which began Feb. 20, will apply to orders placed at the Whitman Spring Expo, as well as orders placed through the bureau’s online catalog, toll–free number and retail sales locations. There is a one bag limit per customer per $75 order.
United States Mint products are also available for purchase via its online catalog at http://www.usmint.gov/catalog or by calling 1–800–USA–MINT (872–6468). Hearing– and speech–impaired customers with TTY equipment may order by calling 1–888–321–MINT (6468).
About the United States Mint
The United States Mint was created by Congress in 1792 and became part of the Department of the Treasury in 1873. It 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 numismatic products, including proof, uncirculated, and commemorative coins; Congressional Gold Medals; and silver and gold bullion coins. The United States Mint’s numismatic programs are self–sustaining and operate at no cost to the taxpayer.