The brilliant colors and panoramic landscapes of the Grand Canyon will be the backdrop as the United States Mint and National Park Service introduce the fourth coin in the America the Beautiful Quarters® Program.
2010 Grand Canyon National Park Quarter
The new quarter-dollar coin, featuring Grand Canyon National Park, will be officially presented at a ceremony on September 21 at 1:30 p.m. (MST), on the park's South Rim, between Hopi House and Verkamp's Visitor Center. [click to continue…]
Collectors may begin ordering James Buchanan's Liberty First Spouse Gold Coin at noon Eastern Time on September 2, 2010.
James Buchanan's Liberty First Spouse Gold Coins
The one-half ounce 24-karat gold coin, struck at the United States Mint at West Point, will be available in proof and uncirculated qualities.
The Presidential $1 Coin Act of 2005 contains a provision for the continuity of the First Spouse Coin Program in the event that a President served without a spouse. [click to continue…]
The American Numismatic Association urges its members to contact their members of Congress and ask to repeal a law that could significantly increase the paperwork burden on dealers and increase the risk of identity theft for all collectors who buy and sell numismatic material.
Under Section 9006 of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, commonly known as health care reform legislation, businesses will be required to report all goods and services purchased in excess of $600 with an IRS 1099 form.
As written, the law would, beginning in 2012, require all coin dealers to report on IRS form 1099 all goods and services (totaled across a taxable year) they purchase from other dealers and customers in excess of $600...
Full Article: Collectors Urged to Help Repeal New 1099 Requirements - CoinNews.net
Global strategic branding firm Siegel+Gale, announced the development of a new brand promise and identity for the United States Mint, a bureau of the United States Department of the Treasury.
New United States Mint Logo
The new brand promise, Connecting America through Coins, communicates the widespread influence the United States Mint has on Americans’ everyday lives—highlighting coins as not only a powerful link between American values and commerce, but the basis for everyday moments shared among us. [click to continue…]
Collectors and gift givers may begin ordering the 2010 United States Mint Silver Proof Set at noon Eastern Time (ET) on August 26, 2010.
U.S. Mint image of the 2010 Silver Proof Set
This year's set, priced at $56.95, contains the following: [click to continue…]
Odyssey Marine Exploration, Inc. (NasdaqCM: OMEX) filed its Reply to Spain’s Response in the “Black Swan” case, currently pending in the United States Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit in Atlanta, Georgia.
This is expected to be the last round of written pleadings at the appellate court level. Odyssey’s filing is available for review at http://www.shipwreck.net/blackswanlegal.php.
Odyssey is appealing the district court’s dismissal of the case based on the court’s finding of lack of federal jurisdiction. [click to continue…]
Beginning August 19, the Nation will see Presidential $1 coins bearing the image of James Buchanan, the Nation's 15th President.
To commemorate the release of the new coin, the United States Mint hosted a launch ceremony on the grounds of Wheatland, Buchanan's beloved home, in Lancaster, Pennsylvania.
"In a few short weeks, Americans will begin to see James Buchanan Presidential $1 Coins and will be reminded of his place in history," said United States Mint Deputy Director Andy Brunhart.
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The United States Mint will accept orders for rolls of James Buchanan Presidential $1 Coins starting noon Eastern Time (ET) August 19, at its online catalog, http://www.usmint.gov/catalog.
The rolls, priced at $35.95 each, contain 25 circulating quality coins that were struck on the main production floors of the United States Mint facilities at Philadelphia or Denver.
The coins are wrapped in specially designed packaging that displays the mint of origin (P or D), the face value of the contents ($25) and the United States Mint logo. [click to continue…]
The spotlight will be on James Buchanan August 19, when the United States Mint introduces the new Presidential $1 Coin struck in his honor.
Buchanan, also known as "Old Buck," was our Nation's 15th commander-in chief.
The launch ceremony will be held at 10 a.m. Eastern Time (ET) on the grounds of Wheatland, the former president's historic estate in Lancaster, PA. [click to continue…]
