tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-68937591506362149772024-02-06T21:42:47.610-08:00Silver and Gold Proof CoinsRandom news about U.S. Proof Coins and SetsGeorgehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12067580847637893961noreply@blogger.comBlogger45125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6893759150636214977.post-83946362861999876572009-11-29T06:00:00.000-08:002009-11-29T06:00:02.975-08:00Lincoln Bicentennial Proof Set<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><a href="http://catalog.usmint.gov/webapp/wcs/stores/servlet/ProductDisplay?catalogId=10001&storeId=10001&productId=14920&langId=-1&parent_category_rn=42003" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; cssfloat: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgV-1uEWhvTqlWXRke2M6FizxLHh8SWTJzAI8Hejf0yY4arWDAyIhTDbpillrRL29FMucS5mPXUpI4nDqpG4siVTz6nqHNoxRmZoWDE_jNE3YqAdYl96keIOLn2wEryh-olkL7yHcHL4jc/s320/lincolnbicentennial.jpg" vr="true" alt="The Lincoln Bicentennial Proof Coin Set has 4 themes. The themes are: Birth; Formative Years; Professional Life and Presidency"/></a>It's not gold or silver but it is proof. The Lincoln Bicentennial One Cent Proof Set goes on sale tomorrow. The reverse has a scene symbolic of Lincoln's life. The themes are: Birth; Formative Years; Professional Life and Presidency.<br />
</div>Georgehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12067580847637893961noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6893759150636214977.post-56973564612767732552009-11-28T06:00:00.000-08:002009-12-09T07:34:50.229-08:00Lincoln Bicentennial Penny: The Presidential Years<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgqwEByhYM7Pykbf1VtjHEtkhn8Bej9g2gODnG3Nb0otIEpnO2ZV1k57VbkAgDjvSkQoOS36zmTtm38wbpQymPTXo6t3l_U-7YoM0Ooya6LZnjMNduCErTIWVHvxMwDLvHDEudmW-RS4g4/s1600-h/Lincoln2009PresidentialCoin.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; cssfloat: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="The Lincoln Presidential Penny has the Capitol Dome under construction which was finished before his death." border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgqwEByhYM7Pykbf1VtjHEtkhn8Bej9g2gODnG3Nb0otIEpnO2ZV1k57VbkAgDjvSkQoOS36zmTtm38wbpQymPTXo6t3l_U-7YoM0Ooya6LZnjMNduCErTIWVHvxMwDLvHDEudmW-RS4g4/s400/Lincoln2009PresidentialCoin.jpg" vr="true" /></a><br />
</div>The fourth and last in a series of Lincoln Bicentennial Pennies. It <a href="http://www.usmint.gov/mint_programs/lincolnRedesign/index.cfm?action=lincolnPenny&Aspect=4">is the not yet completed Capitol Dome</a>.<br />
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Why does the penny show an unfinished dome? From the U.S. Mint: <br />
"It was in front of the rising dome that Lincoln began his Presidency and under the completed dome that his body lay in state..."Georgehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12067580847637893961noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6893759150636214977.post-18680547917462634182009-11-27T06:00:00.000-08:002009-11-27T06:00:04.387-08:00Lincoln Bicentennial Penny: The Professional Years<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhvYROeW35eczCIA4YgA7B-3S8j58xj8jzUcMsJ1vYmYH7dbSv49_cHviet6TpMBOigiAjET8NHkwu0qBYXXKGoZ2N3jJXWLY2u-fC-MHBfSE0iBd8mtNOnefT7AkvVVnfgYcpPqLaDDVk/s1600-h/Lincoln2009ProfessionalLifeCoin.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; cssfloat: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img alt="Lincoln Bicentennial Penny - Professional Life in Illinois" border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhvYROeW35eczCIA4YgA7B-3S8j58xj8jzUcMsJ1vYmYH7dbSv49_cHviet6TpMBOigiAjET8NHkwu0qBYXXKGoZ2N3jJXWLY2u-fC-MHBfSE0iBd8mtNOnefT7AkvVVnfgYcpPqLaDDVk/s400/Lincoln2009ProfessionalLifeCoin.jpg" vr="true" /></a>This coin <a href="http://www.usmint.gov/mint_programs/lincolnRedesign/index.cfm?action=lincolnPenny&Aspect=3">commemorates Lincoln's professional life in Illinois</a>.<br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">His office in <a href="http://showcase.netins.net/web/creative/lincoln/sites/law.htm">Springfield is still standing and has been restored</a>.<br />
</div>Georgehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12067580847637893961noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6893759150636214977.post-74274336435057697232009-11-26T06:00:00.000-08:002009-11-26T06:00:09.430-08:00Lincoln Bicentennial Penny: The Formative Years<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgYqQGz86iyXOA4FbrYUuiKqIN7LI3-3IwrDjjU32AXXUZyzDsMj1kfZpF19UK0O8Qgbqu0R6j8zAd28vu0rhYJCAep_-1SV9nCb_WIOxOWgW-TLt5aeoAOGsth5Wro5pAvbIaua9th3vI/s1600-h/Lincoln2009FormativeYearsCoin.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; cssfloat: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img alt="Lincoln Bicentennial Penny - The Formative Years" border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgYqQGz86iyXOA4FbrYUuiKqIN7LI3-3IwrDjjU32AXXUZyzDsMj1kfZpF19UK0O8Qgbqu0R6j8zAd28vu0rhYJCAep_-1SV9nCb_WIOxOWgW-TLt5aeoAOGsth5Wro5pAvbIaua9th3vI/s320/Lincoln2009FormativeYearsCoin.jpg" vr="true" /></a><br />
</div>This penny represents <a href="http://www.usmint.gov/mint_programs/lincolnRedesign/index.cfm?action=lincolnPenny&Aspect=2">Lincoln's formative years</a> according to the US Mint. There is a <a href="http://www.nps.gov/libo/historyculture/index.htm">National Park in Indiana commemorating Lincoln's time there.</a>Georgehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12067580847637893961noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6893759150636214977.post-62142698108595199882009-11-25T06:00:00.000-08:002009-11-25T06:00:00.441-08:00Lincoln Bicentennial Penny: Birth and Early Childhood<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgNVSkyP6U4zQ7KJVDltFmOIjaLQ387e-SVBIvM7e-Hctt__cIhJk7XAojhHSrEDVD1kMwBSGE3WITkBf5Vp3gCGZhIXpfU5gI7UDayDVabvsIZE49h0wbvm3_3hmCKnreSsvLneqPXGic/s1600-h/Lincoln2009BirthCoin.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; cssfloat: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgNVSkyP6U4zQ7KJVDltFmOIjaLQ387e-SVBIvM7e-Hctt__cIhJk7XAojhHSrEDVD1kMwBSGE3WITkBf5Vp3gCGZhIXpfU5gI7UDayDVabvsIZE49h0wbvm3_3hmCKnreSsvLneqPXGic/s400/Lincoln2009BirthCoin.jpg" vr="true" alt="Lincoln Bicentennial Penny: Log Cabin" /></a>The <a href="http://www.usmint.gov/mint_programs/lincolnRedesign/index.cfm?action=lincolnPenny&Aspect=1">infamous log cabin</a>. The Lincoln <a href="http://www.nps.gov/abli/planyourvisit/boyhood-home.htm">Birthplace National Park has a replica</a>.<br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><a href="http://www.nps.gov/abli/planyourvisit/images/log-cabin-KC.gif" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; cssfloat: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" height="300" src="http://www.nps.gov/abli/planyourvisit/images/log-cabin-KC.gif" vr="true" width="400" alt="Picture of a log cabin at Lincoln's birthplace - Knob Creek Farm."/></a><br />
</div>Georgehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12067580847637893961noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6893759150636214977.post-28787986503489944172009-11-23T06:00:00.000-08:002009-11-23T06:00:09.066-08:00On This Day In 1905Mint employee George Edward Adams <a href="http://www.usmint.gov/historianscorner/index.cfm?action=timeline&century=1900">was arrested for stealing</a> gold from deposits awaiting assay. He was <a href="http://query.nytimes.com/mem/archive-free/pdf?_r=1&res=9C02E6DE1E3BE631A25754C0A9609C946797D6CF">arrested in Seattle and would pose as a prospector and sell the gold in San Francisco</a>.Georgehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12067580847637893961noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6893759150636214977.post-83707054721878300072009-11-18T06:00:00.000-08:002009-11-18T06:00:05.997-08:00Zachary Taylor $1 Coin Releases TomorrowReligionists got the U.S. Mint to move "In God We Trust" to the front of the coin. Apparently it was the work of Satan to have it on the reverse.Georgehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12067580847637893961noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6893759150636214977.post-82719317660626401462009-11-16T06:00:00.000-08:002009-11-16T06:00:03.047-08:00Happy Birthday, Oklahoma!<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEicwWGlCEG2DdIeAHPpnCE4ff1bOi6i9s0EpwmXut1OuUG8He4A7yElZtodFroovkc6OPSL_ACGBMbesgaCuUh1nMEs1gH8e5HObkj87kdHNtD2Ucq6C9blEf90oGj2EdDQPMFe66tgY1U/s1600/2008OklahomaProofQuarter.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; cssfloat: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEicwWGlCEG2DdIeAHPpnCE4ff1bOi6i9s0EpwmXut1OuUG8He4A7yElZtodFroovkc6OPSL_ACGBMbesgaCuUh1nMEs1gH8e5HObkj87kdHNtD2Ucq6C9blEf90oGj2EdDQPMFe66tgY1U/s320/2008OklahomaProofQuarter.jpg" yr="true" alt="Oklahoma 2008 Silver Proof Quarter" /></a><br />
</div>102 years ago today Oklahoma was admitted to the Union.Georgehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12067580847637893961noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6893759150636214977.post-3302420918332341182009-11-15T06:00:00.000-08:002009-11-15T06:00:05.522-08:00On This Day In 1990President George H. W. Bush signed the Silver Proof Set law.Georgehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12067580847637893961noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6893759150636214977.post-15790458585147054542009-11-12T06:00:00.000-08:002009-11-12T06:00:04.368-08:00On This Day in 1790<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjSxaMqZFZbmIt0Acg5je5wVlcrcIZtfpVpe3CWKaoIjsE46xd7IQ4TcTpceI9_g00UKRevRZMq7ExANttxkn-8Yt6oMPkrwtI5mS65gwSHcfRiwkBiuuZHy9dVGhXoMg6FGfb1D80jCOs/s1600-h/LetitiaTyler_proof_obverse3.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; cssfloat: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img alt="Letitia Tyler born Nov 11, 1790 has her image on a gold proof coin released in 2009." border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjSxaMqZFZbmIt0Acg5je5wVlcrcIZtfpVpe3CWKaoIjsE46xd7IQ4TcTpceI9_g00UKRevRZMq7ExANttxkn-8Yt6oMPkrwtI5mS65gwSHcfRiwkBiuuZHy9dVGhXoMg6FGfb1D80jCOs/s320/LetitiaTyler_proof_obverse3.jpg" vr="true" /></a><br />
</div><a href="http://www.firstladies.org/biographies/firstladies.aspx?biography=10">Letitia Tyler</a> was born. Her Presidential Spouse coin was released this year on July 2nd. The <a href="http://catalog.usmint.gov/webapp/wcs/stores/servlet/ProductDisplay?catalogId=10001&storeId=10001&productId=15025&langId=-1">half ounce gold coin is still available for around $700</a>. If that is out of your budget <a href="http://catalog.usmint.gov/webapp/wcs/stores/servlet/ProductDisplay?catalogId=10001&storeId=10001&productId=14947&langId=-1">there is a non-proof bronze medal available for $3.50</a> as well.Georgehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12067580847637893961noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6893759150636214977.post-11803453205429759942009-11-11T08:00:00.000-08:002009-11-11T08:00:09.288-08:00Lincoln Bicentennial Penny: Presidency<a href="http://catalog.usmint.gov/webapp/wcs/stores/servlet/ProductDisplay?catalogId=10001&storeId=10001&productId=14923&langId=-1&parent_category_rn=10111">Two rolls of uncirculated pennies</a>, one from Philadelphia and one from Denver will be released for sale tomorrow at Noon E.S.T.Georgehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12067580847637893961noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6893759150636214977.post-52328544615497942592009-11-11T06:00:00.000-08:002009-11-11T06:00:08.249-08:00On This Day In 1907<a href="http://www.religioustolerance.org/nat_mott.htm">President Theodore Roosevelt wrote in a letter</a> about "In God We Trust" <br />
<blockquote>My own feeling in the matter is due to my very firm conviction that to put such a motto on coins, or to use it in any kindred manner, not only does no good but does positive harm, and is in effect irreverence, which comes dangerously close to sacrilege...It is a motto which it is indeed well to have inscribed on our great national monuments, in our temples of justice, in our legislative halls, and in building such as those at West Point and Annapolis -- in short, wherever it will tend to arouse and inspire a lofty emotion in those who look thereon. But it seems to me eminently unwise to cheapen such a motto by use on coins, just as it would be to cheapen it by use on postage stamps, or in advertisements.<br />
</blockquote>Georgehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12067580847637893961noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6893759150636214977.post-34683410660141117862009-11-08T06:00:00.000-08:002009-11-08T06:00:02.970-08:00Happy Birthday, Montana!<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.usmint.gov/historianscorner/images/montStquarProof_rev.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="Montana Quarter - The Treasure State" border="0" src="http://www.usmint.gov/historianscorner/images/montStquarProof_rev.jpg" vr="true" /></a><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;">November 8th, 1889<br />
</div>Georgehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12067580847637893961noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6893759150636214977.post-52907689831601159512009-11-07T06:00:00.000-08:002009-11-07T06:00:05.181-08:00On This Day In 1916<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.usmint.gov/historianscorner/images/montStquarProof_rev.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://www.usmint.gov/historianscorner/images/montStquarProof_rev.jpg" vr="true" alt="Montana Quarter" /></a><br />
</div>The first woman was elected to Congress on Nov 7, 1916 representing Montana. <a href="http://www.bing.com/search?q=jeanette+rankin">Jeannette Rankin</a>, a Republican, lobbied for health care and was a pacifist.Georgehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12067580847637893961noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6893759150636214977.post-43012659715146891372009-11-06T06:00:00.000-08:002009-11-06T06:00:04.993-08:00On This Day In 2000The <a href="http://www.c-spanarchives.org/congress/?q=node/77531&id=8784956">United States Mint Numismatic Coin Clarification Act of 2000</a> allowed inclusion of the "golden" $1 coins in the Silver Proof set. Apparently there wouldn't have been any silver proof sets that year if the amendment hadn't passed.Georgehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12067580847637893961noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6893759150636214977.post-58586533805548527512009-11-05T06:00:00.000-08:002009-11-05T06:00:01.765-08:00On This Day In 1872<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.usmint.gov/historianscorner/images/susanba_obv.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; cssfloat: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://www.usmint.gov/historianscorner/images/susanba_obv.jpg" vr="true" alt="Susan B. Anthony" /></a><br />
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<a href="http://www.law.umkc.edu/faculty/projects/ftrials/anthony/sbahome.html">Susan B. Anthony voted in the Presidential election on Nov 5th, 1872</a> which led to the charges of illegal voting against her. <a href="http://www.usmint.gov/pressroom/index.cfm?action=press_release&id=102">Coincidentally, Nov 5th 1999 was when the U.S. Mint lifted the order limits</a> on the Susan B. Anthony Dollar Proof and Uncirculated sets.Georgehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12067580847637893961noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6893759150636214977.post-82968201404772853002009-11-04T06:00:00.000-08:002009-11-04T06:00:09.410-08:00On This Day In 1842This is the year of the Lincoln Bicentennial. <a href="http://home.att.net/~rjnorton/Lincoln49.html">He married Mary Todd on Nov. 4th, 1842</a>.Georgehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12067580847637893961noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6893759150636214977.post-57383908486852870242009-11-03T06:00:00.000-08:002009-11-03T06:00:08.022-08:00On This Day in 2008<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjuO15_1NmTWujSP2GGQ2c9R0AZYlMay8vkspkg1z4V4ngdT1Nj11ES3sFbt2szTNv32DVO7meCUsvcfR6G_MHdfpiPKMDCa4CvsS4TtkcojgNHqT5KvTpJ_RSIeK_oHNGgyDS4etvntxU/s1600-h/hawaiistatequarterreverse.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; cssfloat: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjuO15_1NmTWujSP2GGQ2c9R0AZYlMay8vkspkg1z4V4ngdT1Nj11ES3sFbt2szTNv32DVO7meCUsvcfR6G_MHdfpiPKMDCa4CvsS4TtkcojgNHqT5KvTpJ_RSIeK_oHNGgyDS4etvntxU/s320/hawaiistatequarterreverse.jpg" vr="true" /></a><br />
</div>The final State Quarter - Hawaii - was released.Georgehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12067580847637893961noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6893759150636214977.post-7652689703192102082009-11-01T06:00:00.000-08:002009-11-01T19:23:17.114-08:002009 Is Drawing To A Close<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://catalog.usmint.gov/webapp/wcs/stores/servlet/ProductDisplay?catalogId=10001&storeId=10001&productId=14780&langId=-1&parent_category_rn=10211" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; cssfloat: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="Silver Proof Quarters commemorating Washington D.C. and U.S. territories: Puerto Rico, Guam, American Samoa, the U.S. Virgin Islands and the Northern Mariana Islands" border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi6yUg0UY_AQOkacD9pqa1rJIvYipSF6XwJQNiAGynjLudc6Jj8M3oEkFVLcqBPR5iP-iz4Rm_Je3HOgSVeMF2YhZ-l658gRfSSfuU3p1-WXMRuHGKTP-mIcMVQ5KdMgZCZMfbjWuAXd3s/s200/2009quarters.jpg" vr="true" /></a><br />
</div>After the 50 states quarter collection comes the D.C. and territories collection. The Washington D.C. quarter has Duke Ellington on the reverse. That will be a winning trivia question.<br />
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This set is probably going to be hard to find in a few years. If nothing else it will be valuable to students wanting to learn the names of U.S. territories: Puerto Rico, Guam, American Samoa, the U.S. Virgin Islands and the Northern Mariana Islands. I must admit even I forgot about the Northern Mariana Islands.Georgehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12067580847637893961noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6893759150636214977.post-17514519872265676352009-10-31T18:32:00.000-07:002009-10-31T18:32:52.864-07:002009 American Buffalo Gold Proof Coin On Sale<a href="http://catalog.usmint.gov/webapp/wcs/stores/servlet/ProductDisplay?catalogId=10001&storeId=10001&productId=16049&langId=-1">$1360 as of this writing</a>. It is available in 1 ounce only. The fractional denominations are no longer offered.Georgehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12067580847637893961noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6893759150636214977.post-77798693832677000902009-10-31T17:21:00.001-07:002009-10-31T18:04:12.109-07:00I'm Back In Mint ConditionWork and other commitments kept me busy.Georgehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12067580847637893961noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6893759150636214977.post-50914501448786870622007-06-24T21:17:00.000-07:002007-06-24T21:22:35.028-07:00Fast Women<a href="http://www.usmint.gov/pressroom/index.cfm?action=press_release&ID=795">Martha and Abigail apparently sold out in three hours at the mint</a>. Those lucky enough to get in are selling on eBay for approximately double a few days later. <a href="http://catalog.usmint.gov/webapp/wcs/stores/servlet/CategoryDisplay?langId=-1&storeId=10001&catalogId=10001&identifier=8500"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 150px;" src="http://www.usmint.gov/images/pressroom/thumbFSMarthaWashingtonProof.jpg" border="0" alt="" /></a>Georgehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12067580847637893961noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6893759150636214977.post-41967164260123340672007-05-08T06:58:00.000-07:002007-05-08T07:01:45.282-07:00The Eagle Flies On TuesdayProof <a href="http://catalog.usmint.gov/webapp/wcs/stores/servlet/ProductDisplay?catalogId=10001&storeId=10001&productId=13960&langId=-1&parent_category_rn=10120">Silver Eagles are shipping starting today, May 8th</a>. If you can't get me Canada's <a href="http://proof-coins.blogspot.com/2007/05/add-this-to-my-wish-list.html">largest gold coin from my wish list</a> then I will settle for a silver eagle.Georgehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12067580847637893961noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6893759150636214977.post-47648199866932904862007-05-06T22:57:00.000-07:002007-05-06T22:58:08.847-07:00The Good Old DaysSecurity<a href="http://www.biblio.com/books/67687824.html"> was much more lax back then</a>. <blockquote>Further, the original Mint was located adjacent to a small lot owned by a private individual who maintained rights of passage through Mint property, thus disrupting daily work.</blockquote>Georgehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12067580847637893961noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6893759150636214977.post-73474669900848151742007-05-05T22:08:00.000-07:002007-05-06T22:57:42.671-07:00Scandal?George Washington's Second Director of the Mint, <a href="http://usmint.gov/mint_programs/$1coin/index.cfm?printer=yes&flash=no&action=Washington&criteria=">Henry William de Saussure</a>, served only four months. The first gold coin was minted during his short tenure. Political rivals <a href="http://www.coinfacts.com/historical_notes/history_of_the_silver_dollar.htm">Jefferson and Hamilton both wanted control of the mint</a>. Mr. de Saussure <a href="http://books.google.com/books?id=Zwr600rQohkC&pg=PA390&lpg=PA390&&source=web&ots=F_yD7ClSLf&sig=b5wWqjTIASf7a6D0emIxETDMLHc#PPA391,M1">wrote a letter defending his job as director of the mint</a>. However, it is diffcult to find details of the controversy.<br /><br />The University of South Carolina has a <a href="http://www.sc.edu/uscmap/bldg/desaussure.html">college named after de Saussure</a>. There is no hint of scandal at the mint on that page.Georgehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12067580847637893961noreply@blogger.com0